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The Episcopal Community of
Daughters of the King

We are Daughters of the King in the Episcopal Church, dedicated to the structural integrity of the Order.

Vision Statement
 Our Vision as the Episcopal Community of Daughters of the King is to maintain our identity as an Episcopal Order while, at the same time, encouraging and supporting women in other faith communities who are also Daughters of the King as they seek to form their own organizational structures, procedures, and leadership.

We believe that we can continue to gather for prayer, service, and mutual support, while at the same time praying for the day when we can truly all come together around the Lord ’s Table to share in his Eucharistic Feast.

For additional information about the Episcopal Community of Daughters of the King please read the Statement for Inquirers.

NEW! CHECK OUT THE TRIENNIAL BLOG TODAY!
Unable to attend the Triennial Meeting in Anaheim in person? Keep up-to-date with everything going on through the Triennial Blog! Members of the Episcopal Community will write about their perceptions of each day's events, PLUS we will cover the days leading up to Triennial and what you can do at home to support our Order remaining connected to the Episcopal Church.

We have created a public forum for Daughters to discuss topics of their choice with one another. Participation is open to anyone who registers with an email address and user name. You may select your own user name and password. You will need to register in order to contribute to the discussion topics, but you may read what others have written without registering. To get started, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the script "For His Sake".

New! Letter from Presiding Bishop Katharine
Scanned image of original letter - 2 pages Page 1   Page 2
Text of the letter - PDF version   Word 2007   Word 97-2003

 
Bishop Katharine Speaks to Daughters

Listen to an audio file of PB Katharine thanking Daughters for our service of Prayer to the Church and asking us to continue. She spoke to Province IV Daughters of the King at Kanuga in Fall 2006. Province IV President Nancy Sheffield is introducing PBK. Bishop Bill Skilton, Province IV Chaplain, is speaking at the end.
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Your comments and suggestions about this web site are most gratefully appreciated. You will find a form with which to send your message on the Contact page.  If you would like to stay connected with other Daughters in the Episcopal community, an email newsletter has been created for this purpose.
 

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Newsletter Articles
Articles from our current newsletter are available in the Resources section.
 
Comments about a recent
Newsletter:

I have just read the article by Florence Krejci in your newsletter and thought "finally someone is making sense". As a new chapter since last September 2007, we have been astounded, confused, troubled, etc by reports we have heard on all sides of the issues and remain as confused as ever about what is really going on and why someone didn't just say "Stop! What are we doing to each other!" In an order with such a wonderful mission - to pray for others - it seemed to me that we ought to be able to solve problems in a more loving way. I hope that the leadership will take Florence's suggestions which seem to make such sense to me. Her timeline of events also made some issues much more clear to me. Thank you and hats off to you, Florence!

fHS,
Mary Dubberley, President
Emmanuel Chapter
Church of the Messiah, Pulaski, TN

Please thank Flo for her thoughtful letter about membership.  It reflects exactly  how I feel about membership in Daughters of the King.  I wish we could make her vision happen as soon as possible.  For His Sake, Caroline

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The DOK Motto For His sake,
I am but one, but I am one,
I cannot do everything,
But I can 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?

Read about our Motto here




History Mrs. Margaret J. Franklin, Founder and First President of the Order of the Daughters of the King wrote about the beginnings of the Alpha Chapter in 1894.
Read the article here
Devotion
JUNE 9, 2009

On June 9, 1549, the first Book of Common Prayer was used.  King Edward VI deemed that all public worship in the lands he ruled be changed from Latin to English that year, and a commission of scholars with Archbishop Thomas Cranmer were responsible for the creation of the first Book of Common Prayer.  The first Book of Common Prayer was based primarily upon the Latin worship tradition of the Use of Sarum (similar to, but not identical with, the Roman rite used by most Roman Catholic between 1600 and 1950), with some elements taken from the Greek liturgies of the Eastern Church, from ancient French rites, from the new Lutheran order of service, and from the Latin rite of Cologne.

Although over the years, Christians of every denomination have been influenced by this work.  The book, along with the English bible, were not well received in areas such as Ireland, Wales and Cornwall.  It was thought that they were being manipulated into using the English language.  Had a Gaelic version been also done, it may well have changed the course of the church especially in Ireland.

In each of its revisions, the Book of Common Prayer brings with it a compilation of public worship, private worship and reflection, components of education and practical use, and deep comfort.  Its changes are made to bring the language into the current time, and it seems to  be a somewhat painful ordeal whenever it is revised.

Let us reflect today on what the book of Common Prayer means to each of us, giving thanks that even when we at a loss for words, there are prayers available to us for almost every situation under heaven.

For His Sake,

Kathleen Nyhuis
Daughter at Large
Saint Mark's Cathedral
Seattle, Washington