Cinema Grotto

My Fellow Prophets,

Winter is coming…

… and by the time it has arrived, we will have a new Monarch!

Yes, the time has come for me to step down as the head of Cinema Grotto and allow a new sucker… I mean Brother… to take the helms and lead us onward. As cliché as it may sound, looking back, this year has gone by so fast. I am damn sure I will never forget it.

I hope everyone had a great Halloween and even though Christmas decorations are going up everywhere, let us not forget that that one little known holiday Thanksgiving falls somewhere in between those two.

At our next meeting on Friday, we will have Joey’s official visit to the Grotto as our Inspector, so everyone be on your best behavior. Let’s try to get as many of us to attend to see to that.

And next month, I will look forward to sitting in the audience with all of you.

As always: Stay safe and I’ll see you all at the Lodge.

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch (for the last time!) Levi Quintana

My Fellow Prophets,

Summer has passed, Fall is upon us and this Friday, so is our October meeting!

With our meeting this month, we will be finalizing the UCP Christmas Parties as well as the date for incoming Monarch Armen’s installation. On that note, I now segue into the other big event of the night – we will be voting on the new Officers for 2017! Please, we would like as many Prophets as possible to attend to cast your votes.

Lastly, as with all of the October meetings, it will be interesting to see some of our Prophets in costume. Just remember: Pants are not optional and there is no shame in waxing.

As always Prophets, stay safe and I’ll see you all at the Lodge.

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch Levi Quintana

My fellow Prophets,

Summer is almost over, the third Friday of the month is almost upon us, and that means our monthly meeting!

Though I wasn’t able to make the BBQ this past weekend, I would like to thank the Prophets that were able to attend. I am sure that the residents were stoked to have us there. At our next meeting, I’d like to discuss the Christmas events for the UCP homes that should be coming up in a few months.

One other thing I would like to cover at our next meeting is the Magic Castle trip and it’s status. There seems to be differing information about the dates as well as how many Prophets will actually be attending the event. I’m hoping we can sort this out at the meeting. So, please, let’s try to get as many Prophets as possible to attend the meeting.

I’ll see you all at the Lodge.

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch Levi Quintana

UCP BBQ – September 10, 2016

Prophets Campbell, Hood, Schneider, Jarnagin, Lahr, Taylor & AJ

(From left to right)

My fellow Prophets,

The third Friday of the month is almost upon us, and of course that means so is our monthly meeting!

Let me first start off this month’s message by saying we are happy to hear that Past Monarch Chad Goertz and his family are safe did not lose their home in the devastating fire that swept across the Santa Clarita area at the end of last month. While there was some damage sustained, thankfully, it wasn’t total.

Last month we had a discussion and a vote and it was agreed upon that the date for our Magic Castle trip this year would be set for September 23^rd (the week after our monthly meeting). At this month’s meeting, I would like as many Prophets to attend so we can finish discussing the possibility of reserving the Séance room for any Prophets that might be interested. I spoke to Prophet Michael Schneider earlier this month and he has all the details concerning the room. I hope to have all of the details for this year’s trip hashed out by the end of the night.

Lastly, as you may know, the UCP BBQ for this month was changed to next month for Saturday, September 10, 2016 at the Dronfield location. Same time, 11 AM – 2 PM. It’s our last BBQ of the Summer, so let’s try to get a big attendance once again!

As always, with our meetings being on Fridays, please drive safely as you navigate through that chaotic California traffic on your way up to Newhall.

I’ll see you at the Lodge.

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch Levi Quintana

My fellow Prophets,

Only a couple days until our monthly meeting!

I hope everyone had a wonderful and safe Fourth of July (and out of a gut feeling of patriotism gave England the tender finger.)

First off, I would like to thank our Chief Justice Armen Adzhemyan for organizing an excellent and very well attended BBQ for the UCP Homes!  These events we organize for the residents are truly a wonderful thing. It gives us the opportunity to extend the same spirit of fellowship we feel to the residents of the homes. It’s always a highlight of our year. Remember, our next scheduled BBQ is in August. One down, one more to go!

Our meeting last month was our first meeting held on the new day, and it had a great turnout. Let’s keep up the momentum!

At this month’s meeting, I would like to begin planning another Grotto Magic Castle trip to hopefully take place in September. Please be in attendance so we can settle on a date that can accommodate most of the Prophets.

Lastly, for the Prophets making the trek up to Newhall: Remember, our meeting is on a Friday and traffic is more chaotic than usual – Please drive safe.

I’ll see you at the Lodge.

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch Levi Quintana

My fellow Prophets,

I can’t believe the meeting for June is only a few days away! Kinda snuck up on us there.

As you may recall, at our last meeting we voted to graciously move our meetings to the third Friday of the month. It might take a little while to get used to the switch, but we have been through worse things and have come out on top; I have no doubt that we as a strong group based in fellowship can overcome this transition.

I would also like to remind you all that our first official summer BBQ for the UCP Homes is this Saturday at 11AM at Bradley House! Please refer to the Facebook invite for the address.

I am hoping that though the meeting date has changed, the awesome surge of attendance we are experiencing will not subside. Let’s keep it going!

One final thing:  please remember, as the meetings will be on Fridays and not Wednesdays anymore, the traffic for those of us driving up to Old West will most likely be a lot more congested. Please plan for your drive accordingly, and of course, be safe.

I’ll see you at the Lodge.

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch Levi Quintana

My fellow Prophets,

What an amazing meeting we had this month. I am glad to see more and more Prophets returning for our monthly meetings – let’s keep it up!

I would like to take a quick moment to congratulate our newest Prophet that we welcomed into the Realm, Bro. Ed Gonzaga! Our Grotto continues to grow and so does our fellowship. We are truly second to none.

At our May meeting, a favorable vote took place to change our meeting date to the 3rd Friday of the month. The date change will ultimately benefit the Grotto in the long run.

It was also announced that the dates have been set for the United Cerebral Palsy BBQ’s this summer. Here are the dates and locations:

Saturday, June 18, 2016 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Bradley House (13290 Bradley Ave, Los Angeles, CA 91342)

Saturday, August 13, 2016 – 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Dronfield House (13272 Dronfield Ave, Sylmar, CA 91342)

This year, we’ve kept up the momentum regarding our high attendance, and I certainly hope it continues despite the date change.

I’ll see you at the next lodge meeting – now every 3rd Friday of the Month.

*insert endless applause here*

Yours in fellowship,

Monarch Levi Quintana

Our newest prophet, Ed Gonzaga (left) and Monarch Quintana (right)