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The Junior Members of our Order are members who are ages birth through 17 years of age. These youth are an important part of our future.
International dues for Junior Members, age birth through 17 years of age, are only $2.00 per year. Juniors may become Junior Members of Senior Circles, or, with the support of Senior Members, start their own Circles with as few as three members. Additional information is available from the International Junior Director, Deb Hurd, at 419-222-4310 or e-mail at: ganddhur@woh.rr.com .
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FUN
FOR ST. PATRICK'S DAY DINNER
This is a fun thing to do for St. Patrick's Day - make all your food GREEN! You can eat green salad, and drink green Koolaid or add green food coloring to your water. If your parents are fixing mashed potatoes, have them add some green food coloring. It looks really weird but it still tastes the same! Have fun with it and use your imagination.
TOP OF THE MORNING TO YOU JUNIORS!
As LUCK would have it, we have some celebrating to do. We have a NEW Junior Circle in Columbia, Tennessee with 9 new members!!! YEA!! They are called the Margaret Yarborough Junior Circle. This is very exciting news and I'm sure the other Branches are GREEN with envy!
ST. PATRICK'S DAY is observed on March 17th every year. Do you know what some of the symbols mean? Let me try to explain some of them and see if you knew this.
1. The SHAMROCK is
a symbol of luck to some people. But to us, it represents the Trinity
- Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit. It represents three people but one
God.
2. The POT OF GOLD AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW - have you ever seen it?
The Rainbow as we know from the Bible, is a symbol from God that He will
never again destroy the earth. But to the Irish, the Pot of Gold at the
end represents treasures that each of us seek in life.
3. The color GREEN is a tribute to Ireland (land of the green hills) and
also represents good luck.
4. The LEPRECHAUN is an Irish fairy about 2 feet tall. He is unfriendly
to everyone and makes shoes for the people. He protects the Pot of Gold
from being found. People are said to follow him but he vanishes before
their eyes.
5. The CELTIC CROSS is a wonderful symbol. When Saint Patrick went back
to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity, he combined their beliefs,
both old and new. By doing so, Saint Patrick added the sun onto the Christian
cross to create the Celtic Cross we see today.
I would like to leave you with this thought…………………..May the Luck of the Irish be yours today!
HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!Deb Hurd
International Junior Director
ganddhur@woh.rr.com
The Sunshine Sisters from Texas .....
... giving baskets to the local fire stations
... the girls with their sponsors.
The Thoughtful Junior Circle from Texas give a delightful performance.
The Knights of the Trinity Junior Circle from Texas.
NEWS FROM "THE BRANCH" NEWSLETTER - TEXAS
Cleburne Charters New Junior Circle - the Sunshine Sisters
The Sunshine Sisters Circle was chartered on October 26, 2006. Lend A Hand Circle sponsored the newest junior circle along with Hearts of Gold Circle. The Sunshine Sisters consists of 9 members who are King's Daughters' legacies. This wonderful group of 5th graders are filled with the spirit and ready to work! Their first project was taking snack donations to the Johnson County Child Advocacy Center. They received a wonderful tour of the facility by Tammy King, the director. They are donating gifts to Cleburne City Union's Goodfellows and are helping pack the Goodfellow boxes. They also filled precious Christmas stockings to be included with some of the boxes. We hope that you will attend the State Convention this spring and meet these wonderful young ladies!
