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The Order of the Daughters of the King of The Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee The Rt. Rev. Steven A. Miller, Bishop
The Order of the Daughters of the King is an International Order for women currently comprised of members of the Episcopal, Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches, and the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America |
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| A message from the Diocesan President - Reflection on Holy Week and Easter 2011 I am in Baltimore this weekend for a conference on Religion and Spirituality. I am staying with a community of School Sisters of Notre Dame here on the Campus of the College of Notre Dame. By the time you read this, I will be back in Milwaukee, but I want to write about my experience here. The sisters I am visiting are diverse: one was the President of this college some years ago, my friend here was Academic Dean at Mount Mary College where I teach, one is from Poland taking classes here, one is retired, and one teaches English. All of them gather every morning for prayer. They invite me to participate when I am here. This morning we were asked to share about what we hoped to experience during Holy Week. I would like to share this with you. I have a new phone, a Droid, and it has my calendar in it, along with a lot of other stuff. As this week approached, I realized that the calendar had told me when Easter is to be, but that is all. I had set time to get together with one friend on Maundy Thursday, and another on Good Friday. When I realized that, I contacted my friends and rearranged our time together. I plan to be in church in Annapolis for Palm Sunday with my friends, Rev. Amy Richter and Rev. Joe Pagano, on Palm Sunday. Then I will be at church on Maundy Thursday for the Vigil we are having at St. Paul’s (for the first time that I know of). Then I will be at church at noon on Good Friday. And, of course, Easter Sunday, I will be there. My goal for Holy Week is to be awake, to share in Christ’s journey. I don’t want to miss it, as we can so easily do when we are caught up in the business of this time in our lives. The events of this week so long ago, are what make us Christians today. Since I have been a Christian, and I have known what this week represents for me, I have not wanted to miss the opportunity to participate in the prayer, worship, and reflection of these days. Sitting with these sisters this morning reminded me of what we share, sisters. We will gather on Saturday, May 14, at St. Boniface-Mequon, for our Spring Assembly. It will be a blessed and joyous time with the installation of two new Daughters into their chapter. We will meet later than usual, at lunchtime, since the service will be at 5:00 pm. Mother Deborah Woolsey will lead in reflections on the Woman at the Well. We will be talking about the Triennial that will be in Indianapolis (in our Province!) in 2012. I hope that you will be with us to share in our community. I am looking forward to seeing you, praying, singing and laughing with you. I hope you will put aside what you can to join us for this. God bless! Lela Joscelyn
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Diocesan President |
Vice President vacant |
Secretary |
Treasurer |
Chaplain The Rev. Anita Braden |