Contact DOK President Connie Brazell for a schedule of events and registration information.
673-6920 home or 882-4800 work
In the parish, Daughters set up, serve, and clean up for the Fifth Sunday Fellowship Dinners. They're serious about feeding our congregation physically and spiritually. Their cookbook, "Bless This Food," produced to help raise money for the building fund, is available from any Daughter for a cost of $10.00, or you may stop by the church office to get one. They make great gifts!
For more information on the Daughters of the King, please click on the link at the top of the page to connect to the National Office's web page.
ABOUT THE DAUGHTERS:
The order of the Daughters of the King is an international religious order for Episcopal women. Its purpose is to bring others into a living, loving relationship with Jesus, our Lord and Savior and to help strengthen the spiritual life of our parishes and missions. The requirements for membership in the Order are that a woman be a communicant in the Episcopal Church, be willing to participate in the preparation period and vow to accept the Rule of Life.
At the Service of Admission, a Daughter reaffirms the promises she made at confirmation: she pledges herself to a lifelong program of prayer, service and personal evangelism; she dedicates herself to the spread of Christ’s kingdom, and she assists in strengthening the spiritual life of her parish. A Daughter vows to uphold the two parts of the Rule of Life of the Order: the Rule of Prayer and the Rule of Service. The Rule of Prayer is mentioned first since it should come first in every Daughter’s daily life. Through the Rule of Prayer, Daughters promise to pray daily for the spread of Christ’s kingdom, for God’s blessing on all members of the Order and for the spiritual growth of their parishes. Through the Rule of Service, Daughters regularly take part in the worship, study and work of the church, undertake a personal relationship with Christ, and work with their clergy, as directed, for the spiritual up building of the parish.
At Christ Church, Daughters are actively involved in numerous church outreaches: the Prayer Shawl Ministry, corresponding with residents of the Mews (an assisted living facility in St. Marys), working with Camden House (a home for battered women to provide personal care items for the women and children there), are just some.
THE PRAYER OF THE ORDER
O eternal Father, you have sent us your Son to teach us things pertaining to your heavenly Kingdom; give your blessing to our Order wherever it may be throughout the world. Grant that we, your Daughters, ever may discern your truth and bear the cross through the battles of our earthly life. Give us strength to overcome temptation and the grace to work to spread your Kingdom and to gather your scattered sheep within your fold. Pour out upon us the sevenfold gift of the Holy Spirit that we may always remember it is your work we are called to do, that all we think, do or say may be pleasing in your sight. We ask it all for His sake, our King and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen
Motto of the Order
For his sake...I am but one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. What I can do, I ought to do. What I ought do to, by the grace of God I will do. Lord, what will you have me do?