It all began in 1885!
The Daughters of the King®
This year we celebrate 139 years of Prayer, Service and Evangelism.
Recently, Nathlyn and I were admitted into the St. Monnica’s Chapter of The Order of the Daughters of the King, at The Church of the Holy Communion. For more than a year we studied and met with each other and in discernment before taking our vows.
We have been on retreat together with Sue Cavanaugh our Chapter Leader and as we spend time studying the Word and learning what to be a daughter means and looks like in our life we now are to live and practice living the mission of the order.
You might ask: What is this order?
Well, “The Order of the Daughters of the King® is an order for women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church, churches in communion with it, or churches in the historic episcopate but not in communion with it. Our membership currently includes women in the Anglican, Episcopal, Lutheran (ELCA), and Roman Catholic churches.” (from the DOK website)
The Mission of The Order is the extension of Christ’s Kingdom through Prayer, Service and Evangelism.
The Motto of The Order is:
“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 to do, by the grace of God I will do.
Lord, what will you have me do?”
I wonder if you are aware that there is a Prayer Request Box located in the church near the pulpit, piano and baptistry. The prayer requests placed in this box are completely confidential and lifted in prayer by the chapter. We also have a private email for the same purpose.
It is: dokprayerrequests@holycomm.org
To find out more about the DOK you are encouraged to visit the website doknational.org I think you will find some interesting information there.
For His Sake, Stephanie Jellico
P.S. interesting fact: St. Monnica (original spelling) is the patron saint of Motherhood, Wives and Abuse Victims. She prayed for many years for the conversion of her wayward son, Sa