mother mick's bouquet Flashcards
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Mother Mick’s Bouquet ceremony.
when Mother Mick created Job’s Daughters in 1920 she called the members her “Buds of Promise.” As flowers grow from small buds into mature flowers, so too do the members of Job’s daughters. In honor of Mother Mick’s love for her “buds of Promise,” today we take the time to make her a bouquet of flowers that are significant to her life and our wonderful order.
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first messenger
Through both sides of her family, Mother Mick’s ancestry can be traced back to the Mayflower company. To honor Mother Mick’s heritage, we start our bouquet with the Mayflower. the Mayflower is a rare flower that grows where most plants fail to thrive. This is true of Job’s daughters; we are rare, but we thrive
second messenger
Mother Mick was born in Atlantic, Iowa on march 9,1881 as the youngest child of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Wead. In honor of her birth state, we add a Wild Rose the state flower of Iowa to the bouquet
third Messenger
daffodils are the flower of March, the month in which mother mick is born. daffodils have been known to symbolize eternal life. while mother mick is no longer with us, she lives on through all the members of job’s daughters. in remembrance of her we now add a daffodil to the bouquet
forth messenger
the red carnation is often used to honor physicians that have passed. before founding jobs daughters, mother Mick attended Creighton medical collage where she met her husband, William henry Mick, we now add a red carnation to the bouquet `in remembrance of Dr. Mick
fifth messenger
goldenrod is the state flower of Nebraska. Jobs daughters was founded in Omaha, Nebraska on October 20, 1920. we add now the goldenrod to our bouquet to honor our roots
chaplain
the rose is the officail flower of the United stated of America. Because Job’s daughters began its journey in this country we now add a rose tp the bouquet
musician
on August 6 1931, bethel no. 1 Vancouver British Columbia was instituted. to honor our sisters who made our beautiful order international, we will now add the maple Bud, the official plant of Canada to the Bouquet
librarian
on august 19 1950, bethel no.1 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia was instituted. the golden white Wattle is the official flower of Australia. to honor our sisters down under we now add one to the bouquet
treasurer
on nov 12 1956 the first bethel in the Philippines was instituted. the jasmine flower is the official flower of the Philippines. to honor our sisters in the Philippines we now add Jasmine to the bouquet
recorder
on march 13, 1993 the first bethel in Brazil was instituted in Rio de Janeiro. the flower if the golden trumpet is the official flower of Brazil To honor our sisters in Brazil we now add one to the bouquet.
outer guard
we mustn’t forget all the lessons we have learned through jobs daughters so we add the gladiolus to the bouquet because it symbolizes remembrance
inner guard
the white rose , especially in the Islamic faith, symbolizes virtue. one of the orders landmarks established by mother Mick states that virtue is a quality that highly adorns woman
senior custodian
we now add the yellow rose to the bouquet because it a symbol of friendship and caring. each of us is a true and loyal friend to everyone in the order
junior custotian
the emblematic flower of our order is the lily of the valley, is next. it is white which is an emblem of purity and sweetness. we now add it to the bouquet as a reminder to keep sweetness in our lives
marshal
the aster whose name comes from the ancient Greek for star is a purple flower that symbolizes patience. in the remembrance of the patience of job we now add one to the bouquet
guide
the laurel, while it is not the most beautiful flower has a great meaning. as a symbol of accomplishment and reward it reminds us of the reward received by job for his righteousness during the trial by the adversary
junior princess
the tiger lily symbolizes happiness and prosperity. in the first epoch we learn of the happiness and the prosperity gifted to job by god. may the tiger lily ever remind us of the lessons of the first epoch
senior princess
the blue iris symbolizes faith and hope. in the second epoch we learn of jobs faith in God. may the blue iris remind us of the lessons of the second epoch
honored queen
the forget me not has a special significance for free mason. it represents those whose love for the fraternity and its principles remained even during times of suffering and persecution. as jobs Daughters we can use this to remind everyone of who we are, why we are here and why we are never going away. now we add the final flower to the bouquet
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chaplain
may god continue to multiply his blessing on jobs daughters; may their life be long to serve god faithfully , and may they be steadfast and upright forever. amen.
