Hello Everyone,
It’s hard to believe but it’s December already. This year has flown by and this is my last monthly update in our Bektash News. It seems like no time at all since we began working on the 2024 budget and planning the year ahead, and now our Chief Rabban is well into finalizing his budget submission for 2025.
As I sit and write this, we are coming to the end of a very successful Feztival of Trees. This year has been the best one ever with lots of members and friends donating their time and energy to making it a success. Thank you all for such a great team effort. Though the Feztival only lasts a week, the committee has been hard at work for months to make it happen.
Our Stated Meeting is on December 16th where we will elect our officers for 2025. This is an important time for our shrine and I would encourage everyone who can attend, to join us for refreshment and be a part of the election process.
The Christmas party will be held on December 21st and is a favorite event for Lady Susan and I. We have always enjoyed the amazing atmosphere of a Shrine Christmas and are looking forward to seeing as many as can make it. The tickets are on sale through our website or the front office.
My closing comments to this last post can only be a very big thank you, to all that have supported the Divan in 2024. Our Shrines success is truly a team effort.
From Lady Susan and I, we hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year.
Illustrious Alan Fillingham
Potentate 2024