|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
First DOK chapter established in the Middle East | |
PRESS RELEASE
JERUSALEM - CHRIST CHURCH
FIRST DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
CHAPTER ESTABLISHED
IN THE MIDDLE EAST
 | | L-R The Rev. David Pileggi, Rector of Christ Church; Carol Pileggi, Pam Runyon, International Chair; Sharon Lundgren, past president; and Dr. Rosemarie Valentine, visiting from Rome, Italy |
The Rev. David Pileggi, Rector of Christ Church, Jerusalem, instituted the first chapter of the Order of the Daughters of King® in Israel on September 11, 2011. Representatives from the USA and Italy were in attendance to present the charter and admit the new Daughters of the King. Daughters take a vow to pray and serve daily and witness to others of Jesus, the Messiah, in such a way that others are drawn to follow Him. The Order dates back to 1885 in America, and now are in 14 other countries, with a world-wide membership of more than 25,000 women and girls.
The Order is part of the world-wide Anglican Communion.
Christ Church is the oldest Protestant church in the Middle East, dating to 1843, and this is the first Daughters of the King chapter to be instituted in any church in the Middle East. |
|
Dues
Just a reminder, dues were due September 1, 2011. This week the National Office will be emailing reminders to those who have not yet paid their dues. Second Dues Notices will be mailed in November. To help the Order avoid the extra expense of printing and postage, please pay dues as soon as possible. For your convenience, you can pay your dues online at http://www.doknational.com/dues_submission.html. If you became a new member before June 1st, your first dues payment is due September 1, 2011.
If you receive a reminder and have already submitted your dues, please check with your chapter treasurer or president to make sure they have submitted them to the office. | |
|
Endowment Fund |
It's All Saints Day, November 1
It's the Annual In-Gathering
It's time to support the DOK Endowment Fund!
Creative ways to raise funds for your DOK -
- Ask your clergy to donate the All Saints Day loose offerings to the Endowment
- Pass the plate at your next DOK meeting for the annual In-Gathering
- Honor someone special with a donation-Clergy, DOK leader, someone who has touched your life
- Donate a gift as a Memorial for a soul who is now in the hands of our Lord
- Give thanks for those you love, for a healing, for a blessing, for your family, for a friend, for a victory, for a lesson learned
- Remember The Order of the Daughters of the King® in your will as a designated donation
- Become a lifetime member of the Order with a one-time $700 dues payment
Memorials, thanksgivings and special honor/recognitions are recorded in the "DOK Book of Remembrance". This book is held in the DOK National Office in Woodstock, GA, and is presented at the Triennial 2012 event held next year in Indianapolis IN, June 27-July 1. The Book of Remembrance is presented at a Triennial Eucharist and then placed in the Prayer Room for the entire event.
Send your donations to the DOK National Office, 101 Weatherstone Drive, Suite 870, Woodstock GA 30188, earmarked for Endowment Fund. God bless you and many thanks.
Lana Valenta
Endowment Chair |
|
 |
Join our Newsletter List!Because the Royal Cross comes out 4 times a year, you might want to join our Mailing List to receive Cross+Links news monthly via e-mail. |
Province Presidents
Province I
Donna Abramov
donnaabramov@doknational.org
Province II
Rose Bailey
rosebailey@doknational.org
Province III
Carolyn Booker
carolynbooker@doknational.org
Province IV
Metro Griffith
metrogriffith@doknational.org
Province V
Susan O'Brien
susanobrien@doknational.org
Province VI
Lyn Zolman
lynzolman@doknational.org
Province VII
Brenda Amos
brendaamos@doknational.org
Province VIII
Christine Budzowski
christinebudzowski@doknational.org
Email the National Office at
dok1885@doknational.org
or Call 770-517-8552 |
|
If you've moved recently, update your information with a
We have NEW forms:
Please be sure to use the most recent version of these forms:
for ordering brochures, crosses and all supplies from the National Office
use one for each prospective new member and submit with the Order Form above
use when transitioning
from Junior to Senior DOK
from Chapter to Chapter
to Daughter-at-Large
or
to report a member's
Reinstatement
Resignation
or Death
|
|
|
| IN MEMORY OF DEPARTED DAUGHTERS | |
November 1st is the Ingathering of funds for the Endowment Fund and contributions can be given as a memorial for a Daughter of the King. I pray that you will remember the work our departed Daughters have done for The Order. The National Council will offer up the names of departed Daughters at a meditation time on Saturday, Oct. 29th. Please join us on Nov. 1st at 7 pm in your time zone to pray for Daughters departed, those serving at this time, and future Daughters. Check with Chapter and Diocesan Presidents for specific Daughters to pray for. Litanies for Daughters of the King Departed can be found in the Chapter Manual.
Dear Heavenly Father, we bless you for all those who have departed this life in your faith and fear, especially your Daughter, our sister, N., who worked to fulfill your will on earth through prayer and service in the Order. May her faith and example inspire other women and girls to greater and more faithful labor for you. Grant the light of your presence and the glory of the life beyond to be her greatest and everlasting reward. Amen.
Marjorie Rogers
Worship and Devotions Chair |
|
Registration for Triennial 2012 | |
GREAT NEWS!
Triennial 2012 now has On-Line Registration
via the DOK website:
www.doknational.com
Go to the home page and click on the above logo. Scroll down to the "Triennial Forms". Follow the directions either for on-line registration or print the forms and return to the National Office by mail or FAX.
Marriott Hotel On-Line Registration
If you wish to register on-line for the Marriott Hotel, use the ResLink address below.
You will be directed to the home page where the negotiated rate code is already entered in the appropriate field for a speedy registration.
Click Here
Begin making your Triennial and Hotel reservations NOW!
Form Deadlines:
National Council Nominee Form January 1, 2012 |
|
Is there a by-law requiring that Daughters come to meetings? | |
The simple answer is "no". I have heard this discussion since I joined the Order 30 years ago. I have heard this discussion in chapters among members, at chapter presidents' meetings at assemblies and at the provincial level among diocesan presidents. So I should not have been surprised when the topic came up on the first province presidents' conference call. But, I was.
The truth is that all of us are hurt when we bestow our emblem on someone and she never comes back. How can we prevent this? I believe it is incumbent upon every daughter to be in discernment as a novitiate begins her period of discernment. We must ask ourselves hard questions.
Has your trainer impressed upon her that she is joining an order?
Has your trainer impressed upon her that she is expected to be a regular and productive member of the Order, attending meetings and going to Assemblies? Do you go to Assemblies? How can you expect a novice to understand that this is an Order if you treat it as a local club? Be connected.
Does she attend church regularly?
Does she attend Bible studies?
Is she known as a woman who wants to pray? The Order teaches women and girls to grow in prayer and service and evangelism.
What are her demeanor/her reputation at church and in the community?
We are not seeking joiners, but neither do we want to signal that only pillars of the church need apply.
Is someone putting pressure on her to join? She should feel she is being called by the Holy Spirit.
Have you talked to your priest about her? Can he recommend her to the Order?
Would you consider adding another three months to the period of discernment? A longer period of discernment would benefit her and the chapter. This could be a time of getting acquainted by way of doing three months of study together.
We want women who are capable of living out our rules of prayer, service, and evangelism. Is her prayer life sacred to her? Can she offer her time and service to our Lord at church or any service you offer in the community? Our cross is an emblem of evangelism. Does she glorify God when she is in the community? Remember, we are not seeking perfect women, we want them to feel at home with us.
We must be deliberate and intentional when we consider new members.
Brenda Amos
Province VII President |
|
|
|
Orders
To avoid delays in processing orders, please use the following tips:
+Order early! Though we strive to complete orders as quickly as possible, please allow 6 weeks for your order to be processed. This allows for items to be in-stock, and for orders which arrive & are processed ahead of yours.
*Use the most current Order Form for accurate prices, which can be found at http://www.doknational.com/forms.html
*Complete all documents -including date of admission, shipping fee
*Give names of Daughters receiving replacement crosses
*When faxing an order in, please call the day you faxed it in, to confirm we received it
*Send 1 check or credit card payment for total amount of order
| |
| Thank you for Subscribing! |
Greetings! Thank you for subscribing to receive communications and information about The Order of the Daughters of the King® from the National Office. The email newsletter has been named Cross+Links.
This new greener way to communicate saves trees and also reduces our annual postage and associated mailing costs. Please encourage other Daughters, Clergy and interested people to become subscribers as well. Over 3,400 emails are now signed up to receive the Newsletter!
When you use the link above to forward this issue you can be sure the version your friend receives will look just the same as this one. Thank you for spreading the word! |
|
|
|
|
|
