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Daughters of the King

On August 27, Good Shepherd installed a senior order of the Daughters of the King. The Daughters of the King is an Order for women of the Episcopal Church and churches with the historic Episcopate and was organized in 1885.  Every daughter pledges herself to a lifelong program of prayer, service and personal evangelism dedicated to the extension of Christ's kingdom and to the strengthening of the spiritual life of her parish.  The only requirement for membership in the Order is that a woman be a communicant in good standing of the Episcopal Church. By the reaffirmation of promises made at confirmation, every Daughter undertakes a Rule of Life, incorporating the Rule of Prayer and the Rule of Service.  Sometimes a woman may say she is not "good” enough to become a Daughter of the King.  We assure her that goodness has nothing to do with it.  We are neither unusually good not unusually pious.  We know that by following the Rule of Life, it makes it easier to follow the way of the Lord.  Prospective members test their commitment to Daughters during a three month training period.  Our chapter at Good Shepherd meets the last Monday of every month.  For more information, contact Jennie Seguinot, 703-698-9499, jennyseguinot@hotmail.com.

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