ST. MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS' CHAPTER
GRACE CHURCH, YORKTOWN

All women are invited to join the Daughters of the King for meetings and gatherings. The Daughters of the King is an Order for women in the Episcopal Church with Chapters in the Roman Catholic Church and in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Daughters are dedicated to prayer and service For Christ's Sake.

The Order of the Daughters of the King is organized as a religious order. The mission of our Order is the extension of Christ's Kingdom through Prayer, Service and Evangelism. Our members are women who are communicants of the Episcopal Church, churches in communion with it, and churches in the Historic Episcopate. Each Daughter makes a life-long vow to live by the Rule of the Order which requires a spiritual discipline of daily prayer, service and evangelism, dedicated to the spread of Christ's Kingdom and the strengthening of the spiritual life of her parish. Because of our vow, we refer to ourselves as an Order, not an organization. Our bylaws prohibit us from raising funds.

The emblem of the Order is a silver Greek Cross Fleury inscribed Magnanimiter Crucem Sustine, the watchword of the Order, meaning "With heart, mind and spirit uphold and bear the cross." At the base of the cross are letters "FHS", initials for the Motto of the Order: "For His Sake". The cross is customarily worn on the left side over the heart, or it may be worn on a silver chain around the neck, but it is never to be worn simply as an ornament. Only a member in good standing may wear the cross of the Order, which remains the property of the Order. When a member dies it may be buried with her; otherwise it must be returned to our National Office.The initials at the base of the cross, FHS, mean "For His Sake". The vows we take at our installation are to uphold a two-fold Rule of Life — the Rule of Prayer and the Rule of Service.

There are approximately 38 women who are active members of St. Michael and All Angels' Chapter of Daughters of the King at Grace Church, Yorktown. We meet at 10:00 am on the first Tuesday morning of each month, and at 7:00 pm on the first and third Tuesday evenings of each month. We meet in the Parlor of the Parish Hall.

You will see us all wearing our silver crosses as pins or on chains as a constant reminder of our vows and as an a outward and visible sign we cannot live without Christ in our lives. Each woman is involved in many ministries in the Parish and the community. We maintain a confidential prayer list, plan and carry out service projects, contribute to the life of the congregation at the direction of our Rector and seek to uphold and support each other in our spiritual walk.

This page was last updated on March 8, 2007.