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Sis. Lolita Godbold, Grand Worthy Matron
Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, stand firm. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord because you know that your labor in the Lord is
not in vain. 1 Corinthians 15:58 NIV
Greetings Queen Beatrice Grand Chapter. What an honor, what a joy, what an awesome experience to serve as Grand Worthy Matron for one final year, 2025. Thank you for the opportunity to continue this journey with you. Queen Beatrice Grand Chapter, we are and will continue to be Sisters who figure it out, work it out and lay it out. This Grand Body works well together leaning on each other when the load gets heavy, continuing to move and produce.
The theme for 2025 is: Our momentum, our motivation is a manifestation of our love…always love one another.
In 2024 Queen Beatrice attended the 102nd Supreme Biennial Session in historic numbers. Queen Beatrice Grand Chapter proudly returned with Past Grand Matron Tonia B. Pace as the 1 st Associate Supreme Matron. See our momentum, see how they love one another. Every committee worked in harmony with achieving goals and setting goals for the future. 2024 was a year that not only were we charitable in our deeds, work, and scholarship, we were good to each other and for each other. The desire we share grants us the ability to maintain the strides made and charter new
adventures. Momentum keeps us looking ahead with excitement for the future, joy in the present and comfort with our past. In 2025 I encourage you all to tap into your “why.” I am assured that most of us found and know our “why,” yet we often forget to tap into our “why.” First, may your “why” be present in the commitment we make to our family and loved ones. May your “why” provide the momentum needed to show up in great ways for one another. May your “why” result in you showing up consistently in your subordinate chapter and lend your talents to the Grand Chapter. May your “why” allow you to show kindness to you
communities. Most importantly, may your “why” be evident in your dedication to Father God Almighty the provider of our strength and the fuel for our momentum. Let us move
with a great but gentle force, because our momentum, our motivation is a manifestation of our love, always love one another. As your Grand Matron, this year it is my intention to consistently demonstrate to You, that You, my sisters, this Grand Chapter are a large part of my “WHY.”
In Constant Sisterly Love,
Sister Lolita Godbold,
Grand Worthy Matron