January  2012
Issue 13
Announcing 1885 Designs
      Pat Huge, founder and owner of CCI, provided Daughters-related items to members of the Order for the past 28 years: prayer cards, mugs, aprons, sweat shirts, key chains, and more. Due to health issues she had to close her business and no longer travels to assemblies and conventions.

     In October of 2011 Peggy Denny (Spiritual Formation Chair on the National Council) bought the remaining inventory from CCI. She is in the process of opening a web-based business called 1885 Designs. She plans to have the site up and running by early 2012. 1885 Designs will continue to provide the Order with items we have come to enjoy as well as new items with the DOK logo.

     The plan is to have a link on the national website that will direct Daughters to the 1885 Designs online storefront. Once there Daughters will be able to select the items they need, place the order and pay online. Also, an order form will be available for those who prefer to use the postal service.

     Watch the Royal Cross and "Cross+Links" for updates on the progress of this new venture.  Look for 1885 Designs at Triennial in Indianapolis this June. We look forward to serving the Order for years to come.

     For more information contact Peggy Denny at: 1885Designs@gmail.com

 

Peggy Denny

Spiritual Formation Chair

 

News from the Self-Denial Fund
     On behalf of the Order, I would like to thank each and every one of you who contributed to our Self-Denial Fund. Over the past fifteen months, a total of $62,902.00 has been used to fund quite a number of very remarkable missions. Click the link listed below to see all the great things the Self-Denial Fund has accomplished during this time. In case you are wondering why this list is appearing in this issue, it is intended to give you an opportunity to reflect on the good that our Order is able to do through your generosity. The next in-gathering date is February 2, 2012 and I ask for your continued support for the spread of Christ's Kingdom.
 
Kim Ferguson
Self-Denial Chair
Triennial 2012

Deadlines

Exhibitor Form      May 1

Delegate              May 15

Registration          May 15

Prayer Vigil           May 15

 

To receive the discounted registration rate of $385.00, register by March 24th. The registration fee March 25th and after will be $425.00.

 

For more information please visit our website,

www.doknational.com/triennial.html.

 
From the National Office

 

 

Exciting News!!  Fill-in forms are now available on our website, www.doknational.com/forms.html.

 

  • Transition Form
  • Officer's Form
  • Application for Senior Membership
  • Application for Junior Membership
  • Jr Directress Update Form
  • Transitioning Junior Update Form
  • Contribution Form
  • Dues Payment Form
  • Triennial Registration and Credentialing Form

Note: These forms cannot be saved to your computer; please print a copy for your records. Currently, you can only type the information in the form.  In the future, we hope to have the capability of emailing the forms.

 

       

 
In This Issue
Announcing 1885 Designs
News from the Self-Denial Fund
Triennial 2012
From the National Office
The Word was Made Flesh
Registered Trademarks
Quick Links



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The Word Was Made Flesh

     We wonder what the New Year will bring us. We worry about our families, the financial situation, our safety, the Church, and so many other personal issues. We are all hoping for the better, yet we rarely stop to think about the changes we personally have to make for something better to become a reality.

      "And the Word was made Flesh" becomes real in situations where there need to be changes, either in our personal lives or in our country. It is true that we find ourselves living in a global village, because what we do affects the lives of our neighbors on the opposite side of our planet, one way or the other.

     Advent and Christmas were reminders that God became Man for a specific purpose. We sometimes forget that God became Man in order to save humanity. We can think of salvation only as saving us from losing the presence of God, but it is much more than that. Salvation is not only a matter of the future, but it is also about our present where there is an urgent need for healing.  

       When we think of salvation in this way, we can then think that Incarnation continues to take place over and over again. God becoming Man is a way of revealing Himself to humanity in order to develop a personal relationship with Him. This is what makes Christianity different from pagan religion; we can have a personal relationship with God. We do not have to bribe Him in order to get Him to do us favors. He takes the initiative to show us how much He loves us.  

      Relationship, and I mean personal relationship, is a way of empowering each other in so many ways. Parents and children are empowered through their personal relationship; so are husband and wives; even in the neighborhood and in the workplace it matters. We work at our relationships to make them healthy and sincere as well as to keep them going. In that process we can experience the power they give us. 

       God wants the same for us because He knows that a personal relationship with Him will empower us to make the necessary changes in our personal lives - and will affect the lives of others as well.  

      Your faith in God is a beacon to your friends in this community. It is also a beacon to your brothers and sisters wherever they may be. I have witnessed true faith in so many people that I am encouraged to keep going amidst the stormy weather in my personal life. It gives me hope and a real presence of God's kingdom. It also makes me aware that personal relationship has a price that each must be willing to pay in order for it to grow. 

       God's revealing Himself to us sends a message: He cares for you and me. He cares for the whole world and we must not lose faith that He will make changes for the better. Each of us must be ready to be used as He pleases. He wants to be incarnated in you and me to make those changes.   

 

May you have a prosperous New Year!

 

The Rt. Rev. Sylvestre D. Romero

National Chaplain

Registered Trademarks
 

Here's what you need to know:

  1. The Order has three approved, registered trademarks: the Daughters' inscribed cross, the Junior Daughters' cross, and the official name of the Order (The Order of the Daughters of the King). Our logo combines the name and the Daughters' cross.
  2. Whenever the approved logo and/or the trademarks appear, the registered trademark symbol (®) must also appear.
  3. These trademarks are available through your Province Presidents in digital formats, or you may order a printed (cut & paste) DOK logo sheet or CD, using the National Office Order Form.
  4. In-house printed materials used to promote events, and literature produced and utilized by your chapter or parish, may use the registered logo without gaining special permission from the DOK.
  5. All printers should ask for authorization to reproduce items (including T-shirts, tote bags, etc.) that use the DOK cross, full name, or logo. You will need to obtain a "limited use license" from the Province President for this purpose.

  Questions about uses of the registered trademarks should be directed through the Diocesan President to the Provincial President  or the 2nd vice president.

 

Use the Order's approved registered trademarks with pride. They show others who you are and Whose you are!

 

Anna Seden

Order Administrator

 

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