9/911:

Please register for the DOK Fall Assembly Saturday October 8, 2011 by September 30.  We are honored to have as our guest speakers The Right Reverend John McKee Sloan, Bishop-elect of the Diocese of Alabama, The Reverend John Wesley, and The Reverend Susan Sloan.  This will be in Huntsville at St. Stephen's.  Details and registration form are in the brochure.

Brochure (with registration form)

 

5/411:

Due to the tornado situation, we are cancelling the DOK Spring Assembly.  If you sent in registration money, you will be contacted individually and will be reimbursed by end of May.

God's love and Peace to all,

Liz High

Diocesan DOK Secretary

 

10/1510:

Brochure (with registration form) added for Fall Assembly at Epiphany Guntersville on November 6.  Deadline for registration is October 22.

 

7/1510:

Please save Saturday November 6, 2010 as the date for this Fall's Diocesan DOK Assembly.  This will be held in Guntersville.  Details will be available soon.  Contact either Yolanda Seawright at ypsearight@ymail.com or Liz High at elhigh@knology.net for information about this or any other requests you may have about Daughters of the King.

 

4/23/10:

Spring Assembly:  Friday May 14 - Sunday May 16

Shocco Springs Conference Center, Talledega

"Serve the Lord with Gladness"

The Rev. Judith Comer, DOK and Rector of St. Philip's, Ft. Payne

Click here for registration form

 

10/21/09:

 

 

 

 

Pat Wilmot send this photo of the DOK Installation Service of a charter chapter at St. Luke's in Jacksonville.  (click photo for larger view)

 

 

 

 

10/1/09:

 

 

 

 

 

New officers for the Diocese of Alabama Daughters of the King were installed on September 12 by Bishop Parsley.  (click photo for larger view)

 

 

8/8/09:

Installation of the Diocesan Officers & Fall Meeting will be September 12, 2009, 9:00 AM – 3:00PM, hosted by the St. Teresa of Avila Chapter, at The Church of the Holy Spirit in Alabaster.  See Calendar and/or event flyer for more details.

 

7/13/09:

Andi Silberman wants all to listen to our Presiding Bishop's daily eucharist sermon of July 8th at General Convention.   Click here and then on the right side of the screen, look for the "On Demand" section of videos (not "Live") and click "On Demand".  In the bottom of that video section, you must scroll down and back to the little picture for July 8th showing the Presiding Bishop.  Click on it and the video will start on the left side of the screen.  Roll your cursor over the bottom of that video screen and you will see controls for the video and sound.

 

6/21/09:

Dear Sisters in Christ:
As you know, our DOK Triennial 2009 is located in Anaheim, CA is July 1 - 5th of this year.   The Diocesan President of East Tennessee, Jamie Peabody, has generously offered to maintain a blog for those Daughters who will not be attending our Triennial.  This way, we can keep you current on what is happening in Anaheim.  Feel free to spread the news!
 
Please use this blog as a prayer tool as well.
http://triennialdok.blogspot.com/
 
FHS and with love,
Andi
 

6/15/09:

Photos from Alabama - Tennessee Spring Assembly held at St. Bernard's Abbey in Cullman, May 15 - 17, 2009, added to Photo Gallery

 

4/29/09:

More details, schedule, brochure, and registration form for:

Be Who You Are Do - What You Can

2009 DOK Spring Assembly, May 15 -17, 2009

St. Bernard's Abbey, Cullman, AL.

Deadline to mail registration is May 7th.

 

From THE ALABAMA EPISCOPALIAN - March/April 2009 issue:

 

Judy Draper, Linda McAllister, the Rev. Robert Childers, Betty Carr, Carol Sok, Diane Phillips, Jeannie Stanko, and Jane Wood

New DOK Chapter at Grace in Anniston

By Diane Phillips, Grace in Anniston

    The St. Anne Chapter of the Daughters of the King (DOK) was instituted at Grace Church in Anniston last summer.  Diocesan DOK President Andi Silberman and Past President Janet Van Gal assisted the Rev. Robert T. J. Childers during the service. The members of the new chapter include Betty Carr, Judy Draper, Linda McAllister, Diane Phillips, Carol Sok, Jeannie Stanko, and Jane Wood.  Lillian Prather, who was a member of the DOK when she lived in Texas, was reinstated.

    We were surprised when we looked at our charter and learned that a DOK chapter had been instituted at our church on May 14, 1914!  No one currently at Grace Church knew about the previous chapter, and we were even more surprised when we found out that it was also named for St.Anne.We are pleased to know that we have chosen the same path as the women of our parish did almost a century ago.

 

2/11/09:

Photos from Fall Retreat, sent by Melissa Barton (Madison DOK) added to Photo Gallery.

 

2/3/09:

Photo added to Photo Gallery:  Installation of the St. Helen Chapter of the Order of the Daughters of the King (Province IV) at St. Andrew¹s Episcopal Church in Montevallo, Ala., was held December 14, 2008 during morning services.  Andi Silberman, Diocesan president of DOK, assisted the Rev. Jim Tuohy, St. Andrew¹s rector, during the ceremony.

 

1/27/09:

 

Be Who You Are

Do What You Can

2009 DOK Spring Assembly, May 15 -17, 2009

St. Bernard's Abbey, Cullman, AL.

Our special guest speaker is The Rev Kathie Price, a well-known retreat leader who gave a popular workshop at DOK Triennial 2006. Kathie is rector of All Saints Episcopal Church in Oakley, MD.  Registration should be made early.

more info and registration form...

 

1/19/09:

New proposed bylaw changes to be voted on at DOK Triennial 2009 in Anaheim, California July 1-5th, 2009 (see details on Triennial below)  or see proposed changes at this link

 

1/14/09:

Your webmaster is way behind and has posted three photos in the Photo Gallery that were taken several months ago:

• June 2008:  Photo of Diane Phillips, Carol Sok and Andi Silberman at the Province IV Summer Retreat at Kanuga.  Diane Phillips and Carol Sok are members of the St. Anne Chapter of the DOK @ Grace Episcopal Church in Anniston, Alabama.  Andi is a member of St. John's Episcopal Church in Montgomery, Alabama and is serving as the DOK Diocesan President.  The Reverend Terrance Lee of St. Paul's Church in Bennettsville, SC lead us through a series of meditations on The Rule of Prayer.  It was a wonderful weekend!

• Sept. 2008:  The Mary Magdalene Chapter of St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Fort Payne, Alabama, received its charter on September 28, 2008.  Four new members (Patti Pair, Judith Comer, Becky Guinn, and Lauren Everett) and a daughter at large (Suzie Barker) were received into the new chapter.  Diocesan President Andi Silberman presented them for admission and Bishop Sloan administered their vows.

• October 2008:  A picture of Beth Magie, a faithful Daughter at St. Matthew's in Madison, who is a relatively new Daughter and this was her first assembly.  She had a wonderful time.  Beth is pictured in front of the memorial cross.

11/20/08:

Important information regarding DOK Triennial 2009 in Anaheim, California July 1-5th, 2009:

We will vote in a new national council, something that is very important.  Also, the current national council has posted bylaw changes (see below) and these will be up for a vote to amend our current bylaws.  If anyone has questions, please contact Andi Silberman, contact info is in far right column.

 

We are scheduled to be at The Hyatt in Orange County, CA.  Click here for the link for special rates
 

Delegate form that must be sent to the national office to be credentialed to vote at Triennial 2009 (address to send to is on this form).

Triennial Online Registration and payment link

Registration forms to download and print for both Jr. DOK's and Senior DOK's:         Registration Form         Jr. DOK Registration Form

Note that after May 25, 2009 the registration fee goes up to $500 per Senior DOK.

 

Proposed ByLaws Changes

Current ByLaws

 

 

6/17/08:

Province IV Fall Assembly-Retreat, October 6-10, 2008

Kanuga Conference Center, Hendersonville, N.C.

The Rule of Service:  The Richness of Thistles, The Extravagance of Service

Speaker:  The Reverend Becca Stevens, Chaplain, St. Augustine's Chapel, Vanderbilt University

• The Rule of Service:  The Richness of Thistles, The Extravagance of Service flyer about Fall Assembly

• Info about Speaker and excerpt from her latest book

• Becca Stevens - Hither and Yon

• see more info plus registration form....

6/9/08:

New Charter of the DOK  On May 11, 2008 a new charter for St. Michael & All Angels was presented to Rev. Mark Waldo, Jr. by Andi Silberman, the Diocesan President. See photo of group involved in our photo gallery - scroll down to May 2008 section. This special event was held at the 10 am service on Pentecost, which seemed very appropriate for the celebration. There were 6 Daughters taking their vows. While preparing and studying, the women of this group wrote a special prayer for their parish that they would like to share it with everyone:

Dear Father, we come to you giving thanks for all that you are and all that you have done in our lives. Thank you for drawing us to your throne and for the many daily blessings you give us. We pause right now and ask you to empty us of self and all that burdens us and separate us from you...(pause). Now fill us, we pray, with your love and peace. May our focus be always on you and your will for our lives. We invoke, O Lord, your Holy Spirit to come down and minister to us. We pray that the words of our mouths and the meditations of our hearts would be pleasing and acceptable to you.

Be with our parish O Lord. We lift up Mark our priest, Bill our deacon and those in leadership roles on our vestry and ECW. Fill them with your Holy Spirit that they may sense a nearness of you in their lives. May they trust in you each day and be directed to lead and nurture our church down the path you would have us to go. We pray also for those in our parish and in our hearts: the sick, the homebound, and those with needs known only to you. We offer them up to you by name (spoken or in silence). May you grant them grace, healing, patience, peace, and your strength as they go through each day.

Lord, be with us also we pray. May you open our eyes to the needs of those around us. May we be sensitive to your leading and guidance in our lives. May we search out where you would have us to serve and the gifts you would have us to use. May we always have an attitude of gratitude for what you have done and are about doing in our lives. May we pray fervently and labor diligently to further your kingdom. All this we ask in your son Jesus Christ’s name. AMEN

2/21/08:

• posted twenty one photos taken at Feb. 2, 2008 Spring Assembly (scroll down to Feb. 2008 section) held at Grace Episcopal Church in Cullman, AL.  Rev. Bob and Kay Blackwell welcomed us warmly to their church.  The Rev. Jim Tuohy led us in meditations regarding St. Bridgid of Ireland.  St. Bridgid's Chapter of DOK's at Grace Church in Cullman did an outstanding job in hosting the event.  We thank them very much!

2/5/08:

• Info on Haiti Mission Trips posted

• Daughters of the King - Ruth Chapter - Chartered in Scottsboro, AL - see photo - scroll down to Jan. 2008 section.  St. Luke's Episcopal Church (established in 1878), in Scottsboro, Alabama, instituted its first chapter of the Daughters of the King on Sunday, January 27th, 2008. The new chapter was named "Ruth" by the members in honor of Mrs. Ruth Bradford who spent her life serving Christ and St. Luke's Church. Jennifer Doss, previously of St. Luke's Birmingham, St. Anne Chapter, led the members-to-be through more than twelve weeks of study and preparation. Six new members were admitted to the Order on the 27th. Two Daughters-at-Large also join the chapter. The Diocese of Alabama Daughters of the King President, Andi Silberman, attended the Eucharist and presented the new members and the Charter to the presiding clergy, the Rev. Matt Doss.

1/30/08:

Posted the 2 resolutions that were passed at our DOK Province IV Board Meeting in Memphis this month:

Resolution #1       Resolution #2

Addendum A as referenced in Resolution #1

 

5/24/07:

Click here for an audio file of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori at Kanuga last October 2006.  We had Lord Carey (former archbishop of Canterbury) as our featured guest and speaker.  PB Katharine was at Kanuga for a separate retreat (Alison Carmody was there with her).  Katharine came to our retreat and thanked us for our prayers.  It is a deeply moving and wonderful sound bite (about 3 minutes).
 

2/16/07:

• Letter sent to every member concerning DOK staying in the Episcopal Church

• Membership and Contribution statistics

 

1/2/07:

Dear Sisters in Christ:
   Please begin praying about sending a delegate from your DOK Chapters to Triennial 2009.  It is extremely important for mainstream Episcopalians to be at present for voting at Triennial, which will be in Anaheim, California June 30-July 5, 2009 with our General Convention that year.  More details will follow.  This will give plenty of time to gather the funds that will give us a voice and vote for your Order.
FHS and with love,  Andi

 

11/24/06: Photo posted of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori with the DOK at Kanuga in October 2006