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Gala Day
April 18th - 21st

GALA DAY 2024

Hello ! Fun fact: The Imperial Council approved the first-ever Gala Day in 1944. Initially, the plan was to celebrate Deputy’s Day, but the Imperial Council renamed it Gala Day.

Southaven's Newest Temple | Oasis of Southaven

We would like to extend our warmest welcome and congratulations to our newest temple in the Desert of Mississippi Ramadan No. 127.

Daughters of Rissah Court No. 80 "All In A Day's Work"

A double shift work day for community service was pulled off by the Daughters of Rissah Court No. 80. Their morning started out by cleaning up their adopted section of Highway 18 in Jackson Mississippi.

Gala Day | Its History

Hello ! We would like to hear from you if you would like to be featured in our quarterly newsletter or if you have a special interest in the publication. Please contact Shadon Rollins, Chief Editing Director, at newsletter@desertofms.org.

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NEW ISSUE 04
SUMMER NEWSLETTER

COVID-19 LIABILITY WAIVER AND ASSUMPTION OF RISK

We recommend that you go over the Covid-19 Liability Waiver and Assumption of Risk form. As a condition of being allowed to participate in Temple events and activities, the attached-signed participant agrees to… Read More

Blast From The Past
Noble Shanks

As a prospector, Noble Shanks brings to light pieces of the past that have been lost. In digging through the rich threads of history, this 1958 event was uncovered… Read more

AL-Urdun No. 268
ILLUSTRIOUS POTENTATE
Byron Maxwell

Al-Urdun No. 268 | Illustrious Potentate Byron Maxwell explains the name for the temple and that it was located in a river town. Al Urdun is the Arabic name for Jordan… Read more

NEWEST COURT
AL-Mizan Court No. 248

Let us take this opportunity to congratulate our newest court, AL – Mizan Court #248…. Read more

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SPRING NEWSLETTER

eSTORE FOR VENDORS
COMING SOON

RECENT DOCUMENTS

DOCUMENTS

Deep South Meeting Proclamation 2024 May 8, 2024
Proclamation: Desert of Mississippi Conference January 18, 2024
New* Deep South Membership Form May 19, 2022
How to purchase a Deep South Blazer & Patch March 19, 2022
Convention Medical Information Oasis of St. Louis, Desert of Missouri November 19, 2021

DESERT CONFERENCE AGENDA

Please allow me to thank you all for your patience and understanding in the development of our Desert Conference agenda… Read more

DESERT/TEMPLE RINGS

Groups

Newest | Active | Popular | Alphabetical

Deep South Coalition (Nobles Only)

Active 4 months ago
MILITARY AND VETERAN AFFAIRS

Active 7 months ago
GALA DAY 2022

Active 1 year, 2 months ago
WORKSHOP

Active 1 year, 6 months ago
National Diabetes Initiative / Community Health Initiative

Active 1 year, 6 months ago

DEPUTY OF THE YEAR

Congratulations to Deputy Henry Coffiel for becoming the Deputy of the year! Thank you for representing the Desert of Mississippi.

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SUMMER/FALL NEWSLETTER

DESERT OF THE YEAR

The Desert of Mississippi was honored as the desert of the year during this year’s Imperial Session. Congratulations to all the desert team members.

ONLINE USERS

RECENTLY ACTIVE USERS

UPCOMING EVENT

EVENTS

SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATE

Newest | Active | Popular | Alphabetical

GALA DAY 2022

created 3 years, 3 months ago
Deep South Coalition (Nobles Only)

created 3 years, 4 months ago
POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

created 3 years, 5 months ago
DAUGHTERS OF ISIS (ONLY)

created 3 years, 5 months ago
SHRINERS AS MENTORS

created 3 years, 5 months ago

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Aleikum Es Salaam Desert of Mississippi,

I bring you fraternal greetings as the sixth Imperial Deputy of the Desert of Mississippi. Since taking over the reins of the Desert in August 2020, I have had the honor of interacting with some of the most gifted and talented Nobles and Daughters in the Imperial Domain. I want to personally thank each and every Noble and Daughter that I have encountered for their kindness and hospitality. It is with your continued love and support that we will continue to move the Desert of Mississippi forward.

Greetings and Welcome to the Desert of MS!

Since my appointment in June 2021, I have had to honor to meet and talk with Daughters from all over our great state. They have asked for changes to include more training, transparency, and accessibility. Their concerns are my concerns and we are working on being a Desert they can be proud of. Let’s move Mississippi forward!

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how lucky the State of Mississippi community is, I know that's a tricky thing to say after the devastating year we've had, and given the enormous challenges still ahead. But as 2020 drew to a close, I kept coming back to how fortunate we are to be in a profession filled organization with such resilient, thoughtful, dedicated, talented, and intelligent people.

For instance, I'm continually awed by the brilliance of people like our Imperial, State, Temple and Court leaders, who illuminated the intersection of the desire to serve and the restrictions of the pandemic in mind-blowing ways. I'm encouraged by the care so many have taken to make sure this organization survives, whether that means reimagining institutional systems to make our community more. inclusive or building creative alternatives when mainstays—like the traditional Imperial Session, Gala Day or, annual Potentate and Commandress Balls—proved impossible.

As we strive to achieve some degree of normalcy, The Rising Sun will serve as a source of light that will highlight the role that the Desert of Mississippi AEAONMS will play in giving ourselves back to our community.

As we ring in the new year, I think it's worth taking a moment to remember the Nobles, Daughters, and loved one's that we lost during the year 2020, we will forever cherish their memories. Together we will get through to the other end of this crisis—and build back stronger than ever.

Thank you,
Noble Shadon Rollins
(Chief Editing Director)