Greetings and Happy New Year!

In the beginning of January we went south to Bethel No. 106 Ukiah’s installation of officers where I had the pleasure of being the Installing Marshal – it was my first time as an installing officer and I had a great time learning the roll and leading people around.  Congratulations to Gracie on becoming Honored Queen and the other Bethel Daughters in their new stations! It was an amazing opportunity to strengthen our bonds of friendship  with our sister bethel. We in Bethel No. 86 look forward to future events together!

May 2nd – mark your calendars as we are hosting our Grand Bethel 2nd Messenger’s reception for Betsy. It will be at 2 o’clock in the afternoon. Formal attire is requested.

The last Sunday of January there were two Honored Queens at Ridgewood Lodge No. 146’s officer installation, and we both got to walk the flag of the United States in. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to be with another Honored Queen and have the two of us in full regalia.

Our first meeting in February is on Feb 2nd at the Humboldt Masonic Center in Eureka.  Come early and help us make Valentine’s Day cards for our elders in the Masonic homes.  We will have the supplies.  You bring the creativity!  The fun starts at 6:30 and you can stay for the meeting at 7.

Fundraising in February includes ticket sales for the Ulster Fry breakfast.  The breakfast is homemade breads served with eggs and meat.  It will be served on March 14th between 9 & 11.  Please see a member of the Bethel to reserve a spot.  There will be NO sales at the door to insure everyone gets their full meal.

If you have any questions or want to know more information about our group, please call the bethel guardian, Mrs. Pollard or feel free to email the Bethel at Bethel86@cajdi.org.

Jobie Love,

Logan P. Honored Queen Bethel No. 86, Eureka

Hello everyone! Our bethel would like to wish everyone a very happy New Year!

December was filled with many spirited and festive activities. Many big Jobie thank YOUs to all who purchased fresh lasagnas and personalized coasters and helped make these two fundraisers successful. The funds raised help us Daughters go to Grand Bethel and Leadership camp as well as many other fun service activities throughout the year. So, thank you for supporting our growth! You will want to mark your calendars and be on the lookout for our Ulster Fry breakfast fundraiser already on the books for March 14th!

It was such fun for our members to wrap gifts and then help Santa hand them out at Humboldt Lodge’s Christmas party this month. We had a great time as elves helping Santa find the perfect gift for all the children that came!  We are glad we could help.

Bethel 86 teamed up with Sequoia Park’s Ivy League and brought members of Humboldt lodge 79 and Six Rivers lodge 106 to spend the morning pulling ivy away from the trees of Sequoia Park & Zoo! We love our tall Sequoia redwood trees and want to help keep the ivy away! More big Jobie thank YOUs to those that joined to support our efforts and pull ivy! Many of us felt so good we are thinking about doing it again soon!

The following day our Bethel had its 192nd installation of bethel officers. It was a sweet Alice in Wonderland themed tea party! It was such a fun afternoon surrounded by Masonic friends and family! Huge Jobie thank yous to everyone who came to witness the installation!  This terms officers include: Logan P. Honored Queen, Lilith G. Treasurer, & Carla R. 2nd Messenger!

This new term, we are looking forward to having fun, learning new skills, and making new friends! We are looking forward to getting out and giving back to our community this term. Bethel No. 86 meets in Eureka at the Humboldt Masonic Hall on the 1st & 3rd Mondays of each month.  Our first meeting of the new year will be Jan 5th at 7PM.  If you have a daughter, a niece, or a neighbor that might be interested, email the bethel at Bethel86@cajdi.org and bring her to a meeting.  Hope to see you at our meetings and out in the community with us!

Logan P., Aubrey A., Lilith G., and Mrs. Glass wrap presents for Santa at Humboldt Lodge’s Christmas party.

Members and friends from Bethel 86, Humboldt lodge 79, and Six Rivers lodge 106 get ready to pull the invasive ivy away from the trees of Sequoia Park!

Lilith G., Carla R., Mrs. Pollard, Mrs. Hansen, along with a friend pull out and bag Ivy at Sequoia Park. 

Bethel No. 86’s 192nd installation of bethel officers!

Jobie Love,
Logan Pollard
Honored Queen
Bethel No. 86

November started us off serving breakfast for the Masonic Outreach Services where we learned there are many benefits to being part of the Masonic family – even for the very young! Afterwards we celebrated with a sweet treat at Ultimate yogurt.

At our 2nd meeting we had a chance to visit with a board member of HIKE (Hearing Improvement Kids Endowment) who shared with us how important this philanthropic project is for kids and what a lifelong difference it makes! 

We escorted the US flag for Arcata chapter OES installation and the Bethel flag for Camilla chapter OES installation. Our Honored Queen attended Grand Council and was able to escort the Bethel flag for the opening ceremony. It’s nice to be involved with the masonic family events.

Hurry to get your orders in, our coaster fundraiser is coming to a close the first week of December and $2 of every sale goes to HIKE – Job’s Daughters International philanthropic. A set of 4 slate coasters for $20 and a set of 6 for $30.  Designs include your choice of square & compass, OES star, or lily of the valley.  Choice of wording is your group & its number.  Email bethel86@cajdi.org to get your order in.

The last day to order lasagnas to go is Dec. 15. Talk to any one of our members to get your order in, or email bethel86@cajdi.org. There is also the option to have dinner on the night of Dec. 20th which comes with a roll, some salad, and a dessert. Dinner tickets are $20/ person, $35/ couple, and $10/ kids 10 & under. Please email the bethel to reserve your spot!December starts off with our business meeting on the 1st that all are welcome to attend. We meet at the Masonic Center at 517 G street starting at 7PM. On Saturday the 13th we will be pulling ivy for Sequoia Park & Zoo meeting on Glatt & T streets. Come join us with boots and gloves in your Masonic family shirt from 9-11. Bring a friend and let’s show off what we can do! The next day is our formal installation of bethel officers, Dec 14th at 2 in the afternoon. The theme is Alice in Wonderland with a light tea party reception. And, the following evening is our 1st regalia meeting of the new term at 7PM. December 20th you will find us making lasagnas for pick up and serving them at the hall at 5:30. Throughout the busy month of December, we look forward to seeing you at various events! 

Happy holidays!!Logan PHonored QueenBethel No. 86

Hello Masonic family,

To start off October, Job’s Daughters held their north state leadership camp in Camp Ayroyo in Livermore.  It was a full weekend of fun and growth!  We played games, made some great friendships, and learned many important skills that we brought home.
A week later Bethel No. 86 hosted a table at Zane Middle School.  We had a ton of pipe cleaners to teach the visitors how to make little pumpkins and talked about Job’s Daughters.

Starting off November, Bethel 86 will be serving breakfast on the first for the Masonic Outreach Services informational gathering at 8.  At noon on the same day, we invite friends to Ultimate Yogurt fro-yo social!  If you have a daughter, niece or even a neighbor who likes frozen treats she is welcome!  Email Bethel86@cajdi.org for more details.  Our open business meeting is on Nov. 3rd at 7.  If you come at 6:20, you can also get a tour of the lodge building!  Later in the month is Grand Council.  We also are planning to escort the flag for some upcoming OES installations.

Our current fundraiser is selling Masonic family coasters.  See the flier for more details.  Save the date in December for our Lasagna dinner sales.  December 20th we will be making lasagnas fresh to go, or you can buy dinner tickets and enjoy a lasagna dinner.  More information on the lasagna flier or email Bethel86@cajdi.org.  Tickets and sales will begin Nov 3rd.

There are two more important dates to save in your calendar coming in December.  We encourage everyone to bring gloves and help save the trees from the deadly ivy at the ivy pull at Sequoia Park on Glatt & T streets on Dec. 13th in the morning.  Come join us for a morning of service to our local park and beloved trees.  Let’s show everyone what the Masonic family can do!!  The following day is the installation of Bethel officers at 2 PM on Dec. 14th.  Look for more details in the December issue.

If you have questions or need more information, please email us at Bethel86@cajdi.org.  Our open business meetings are the first Monday and our regalia meetings are the third Monday of each month.  We start at 7PM both evenings.  We meet in Eureka at the Humboldt Masonic Center 517 G st.  We look forward to seeing you here and around and appreciate all your ongoing support!!

Jobie Love,
Logan P.
Honored Queen
Bethel No. 86 Eureka

Greetings from Bethel no. 86! Our Bethel hosted Bethel No. 46 Susanville and Bethel No. 106 Ukiah for a weekend on the coast. We visited the Sequoia Park Zoo in the morning. A highlight was seeing the bears from above on the skywalk! We shared meals and had a lovely Lily of the Valley ceremony for Brooke Hansen in the afternoon. For those not familiar, the Lily of the Valley is a new award awarded to those who show outstanding dedication to both her home Bethel and to Job’s Daughters International. To end the night we went to the beach and roasted s’mores at sunset. It was quite an eventful weekend with the 3 most northern California Bethels.

Sept 15th we had our first meeting after summer where we Daughters recommended adults for our Bethel’s council.

We are looking forward to ending the month with our Official Visit meeting and Majority ceremony. There will be photos in next month’s newsletter.

We are planning to have some fundraisers this autumn including a pancake breakfast and our famous lasagnas! Be on the look out for sales for both frozen lasagna to-go and a sit-down lasagna dinner.

Jobie Love,
Logan P. Honored Queen
Bethel No. 86 Eureka, JDI

Hello to our Masonic family,

August was filled with fun times in the Bethel.

The first weekend of August we traveled to Ukiah and had our Official Visit with Bethel No 106 Ukiah. It was fun to meet and get to know some of the new Grand Bethel Girls and talk with our Grand Guardian and Associate Grand Guardian. We had a great afternoon of chatting, making friends, eating and crafting. (1st photo)

Later that week we went on a Mystery Trip where I, as Honored Queen, got to plan a surprise destination for the Daughters. We started off in Old Town where we learned a bit of history about Eureka and explored some book shops, record shops, and met a sweet dog. Then we headed to Loleta for a behind the scenes look at how ice cream is made and got to taste some of the most creamy dessert ever! If you haven’t visited Jersey Scoops yet, I highly recommend their ice cream shop! They also sell a lot of other items such as wool, dairy, and meat products. (2nd photo)

The following week, our Bethel demonstrated the Story of the Robe for members of the Ferndale Chapter of Eastern Star at their open meeting. We learned a bit about their meetings and they learned some of ours. (3rd photo)

The next weekend some of us went to the Miss California Job’s Daughters Pageant that was held in San Francisco at the Scottish Rite center. It was interesting to listen to the Daughters who had competed in memory work, answer questions on stage in front of a lot of people! Very inspiring! (4th & 5th photos)

Coming up in September we have a big weekend ahead where Bethel No. 106 Ukiah and Bethel No. 46 Susanville are
 coming to explore the coast! We will show them our zoo with the skywalk, s’mores at the beach, and hopefully get some sleep at a sleepover.

On the same fun filled day of September 6th we are going to have a Lily of the Valley ceremony honoring Miss Hansen. It is an open ceremony and we would love for you to come witness it starting at 3 with light refreshments afterwards. Formal attire is requested.

Our Bethel meetings restart on Sept 15 at 7 PM at the Humboldt Masonic center in Eureka. We meet the 1st & 3rd Monday of each month. Though with Labor Day this first Monday, we are meeting on Sept 29.  If you know of a girl between the ages of 8 and 20 who might be interested in making new friends, gaining leadership skills, and having a lot of fun, please contact the Bethel Guardian, Leia Pollard at bethel86@cajdi.org

Bethel love,
Logan P.
Honored Queen
Bethel No. 86 Eureka

Summer greetings to you all,

It has been an active summer after returning from Grand Bethel at the end of June.  Our bethel joined the Shriners in Ferndale for their 4th of July parade, which is always a fun time to connect with more groups! The Bethel went to see How to Train Your Dragon in Eureka, as a fun activity.  It was such a cute live-action movie, and a great way to stay connected while we go dark for the summer!  Later in July, we headed down to California Job’s Daughters Day at the state fair.  For summertime in Sacramento, the heat was mostly bearable and only got up to 95F or so, which was a blessing as it can get BAD there! Thank goodness for A/C and pools!  As we write this, some are also at Job’s Daughters Supreme session in Glendale, AZ, braving the heat to represent us.  It will be exciting to hear of their travels when they arrive back the beautiful Humboldt fog!!

Looking further ahead, we are heading down to Ukiah for a picnic with our Grand Guardian and Bethel No. 106 on Aug 3rd.  The following week we will be presenting to Ferndale’s Order of the Eastern Star during their open meeting on the 13th.  And, we head down to the Miss Cal Pageant for a fancy dinner and get to listen to some empowering and motivating Job’s Daughters speakers, which is always such a great event to be at! We will find out who will be our new Miss California Job’s Daughter there. The following day some will be celebrating our Grand Director of Music with Bethel No. 15 Richmond.

If you have a daughter, granddaughter, niece, or neighbor who is between the ages of 9 and 20, we invite you and them to our next business meeting on September 15th at 7PM at the Humboldt Masonic Center in Eureka.  She will meet new friends, have new experiences, and gain unmeasurable knowledge. California Jobs Daughters is a safe place for girls to bloom into confident women.  Girls learn valuable leadership skills in our meetings, service activities, and charitable events.  If you know someone who might be interested, please have them contact the Bethel Guardian, Leia Pollard at Bethel No. 86 Eureka’s email bethel86@cajdi.org.

Jobie love,
Logan P. HQ
Bethel No. 86

Bethel No. 86 Eureka is enjoying Grand Bethel as of this writing.  It is a very exciting convention this year with our own Brooke Hansen receiving a Lily of the Valley Award!  This is an award the recipient cannot know anything about, so she was really taken by surprise!  

Our own newest Past Honored Queen Betsy was selected as Grand Bethel 2nd Messenger for 2025-2026.  Extra interesting, that was her mother Virginia’s office several years ago.  Betsy was wearing her mother’s Grand Bethel Officer sheet dress on Friday night when she learned which office she was drawn for.  

CONGRATULATIONS both to Betsy and to Miss Hansen!

Dear Masonic Family,

Summer is approaching quickly!  This past May our cookie fundraiser was quite a successful fundraiser, selling over 100 boxes of homemade treats!  Thank you  for supporting our causes!  We also recently attended our worship service at First United Methodist Church in Eureka. Followed by some lessons on how to make corsages and boutonnieres for our upcoming installation.

We have a few upcoming events up in June!  The first of which is the formal installation of our bethel on June 7th. There is an invitation attached.  Please come witness the installation of Bethel No. 86, Eureka.  Saturday at 1 PM at the Humboldt Masonic Center 517 G street.  Following the ceremony will be a reception of small bites and an ice tea & lemonade bar.  The theme is “Studio Ghibli in Spring” and formal attire is requested.

And, towards the end of the month the bethel will go on a road trip to Modesto for Grand Bethel where Betsy W. will be going in as a Grand Bethel Officer for the year.  We won’t know what office she will get until Grand Bethel! So exciting!  Logan P. will be competing in an art competition with a coffee painting she did.  And, Lily G. & Carla R. will come too for fun and support!  Best wishes & safe travels!  Along the way, we plan on stopping by the San Francisco zoo to say hi to some sloths, wolves, and other of our favorite creatures as well.

If you have young women in your lives between the ages of 9 and 20, we would love to meet them and show them many aspects of Job’s Daughters International.  Bethel No. 86, of Eureka meets in the Humboldt Masonic Center on the 1st and 3rd Monday of every month except for July and August.  (In Sept. we will meet the 3rd and 5th Mondays as the 1st is Labor Day.) The following activities are happening at the Masonic Center to add to your calendar in June:

2 at 7PM  Business meeting
7 at 1PM  Formal Installation of Bethel Officers
16 at 7PM Regalia meeting

Kind regards,
Bethel No. 86, Eureka

Greetings, Spring is in full force!

In March we learned about a regional dish called an Ulter Fry.  It’s from the County of Ulster in Northern Ireland which is where our Associate Bethel Guardian, Mr. Pollard is from.  On March 15th the Bethel made and served it for a fundraiser breakfast. Thank you to everyone who came & supported our fundraising efforts. It was a successful turn out and we are looking at serving it again in the future!  This helps the Daughters go to Grand Bethel and Leadership camp later this year.

For those of you wondering about our night of cornhole on March 31st, it was a hole lot of fun!  We had an a-maize-ing night!  We are all ears for more game nights in the future!

In April we had a Majority Ceremony for Katy Baker (Quintrell) along with our Deputy’s Official Visit (pictured below).  We enjoyed a warming cup of hot chocolate and some popcorn while sharing conversations with old and new friends afterwards.  We also made a donation to the HIKE (Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment) fund.

Coming into May, the Bethel is having our 2nd annual Cookie Plate fundraiser.  There will be an assortment of homemade cookies on each plate.  A plate of cookies is $10.  They are a perfect gift for Mother’s Day and graduation coming up.

Looking forward, all are invited to witness the formal installation of Bethel 86 officers on June 7th at one in the afternoon at Humboldt Masonic Center, 517 G street in Eureka.  It would mean a lot to the daughters to have you in attendance.

Warm wishes,
Bethel No. 86 Eureka Job’s Daughters International