The Order of the Daughters of the Holy Cross

established 2009
 
 
Bishop Keith L. Ackerman
Patron/Chaplain
Bishop Keith L. Ackerman

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A Provincial Gathering
of
The Daughters of the Holy Cross

WHAT:

 The first Provincial Gathering to foster unity among members and encourage commitment to, and involvement in the Order.

WHO:

 This Gathering is for members of Daughters of the Holy Cross and other interested persons

WHEN:

 October 8-10, 2010

WHERE:

 Christ Church:
5501 North Midkiff Rd.
Midland, Texas
PH: (432) 683-9292

COST:

 $90.00 (includes program and meals)
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Bishop and Jo Lead Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. For more information on this exciting trip go to the Events page.

April/May issue of the newsletter Click Newsletter to view.

New chapter installation pictures. Click Events to view.


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Anglican Church of North America
Cross of the Daughters of the Holy Cross

Welcome from the DHC National Board

 Cross of the Daughters of the Holy Cross
 

Founding Committee

We welcome our Anglican sisters and appreciate your interest in the Order of the Daughters of the Holy Cross.  The Order provides a community in which you can fulfill your lifetime vows to our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

The Order requires a four-fold vow of prayer, service, study and evangelism.  We implore each member to earnestly develop and practice each of these areas. We invite the Holy Spirit to guide us and welcome you to be guided by that same spirit as you determine if you are called to be part of the Order.


For more information, contact:

Daughters of the Holy Cross
 P.O. Box 180268 
Tallahassee, FL 32318
Phone: (850) 297-1040
President@daughtershc.org

L-R Front Row:Kathy Aspden; Jean Marani; Jacque Crosby, President; Carlene Riley; Jean Williams; & Barbara Schaeppi-Hildreth

L-R Back Row: Charlotte Barrett, Treasurer; Marianne Freehling; Gail Wacker, 2nd VP; TeriLyn Dillon, Secretary; Pat Barnidge; & Julie Wahtola, 1st VP

Prayer of the Order

O gracious and Holy Father, that thy Son may be glorified, give thy Daughters wisdom to perceive thee, intelligence to understand thee, diligence to seek thee, patience to wait for thee, eyes to behold thee, a heart to meditate upon thee, and a life to proclaim thee; by the power of the Holy Spirit through Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. Amen.


Vision Statement

To gather Anglican women and girls into a nurturing and empowering community to serve our Lord Jesus Christ as He unites and builds up His Body, the Church.

The Order of the Daughters of the Holy Cross is composed of women who have committed our lives to the work and service of our Lord Jesus Christ. We pray daily for our church, its clergy, the Order and others in need. With the guidance of the Holy Spirit, we reach out to those who do not know Jesus and share His message of salvation through word and deed. We equip ourselves with the powerful sword of truth as contained in the Holy Bible. We wear our cross as a symbol of Jesus sacrifice and our need for Him to be in our daily lives and we become encouraged and strengthened in community with our sisters.

The Order’s current hierarchical structure is the National Board and local chapters. In areas where chapters exist within a diocese, a Diocesan Fellowship Group may be formed.

You may join the Order as an individual or chapters may join. Chapter membership may involve women from several churches (minimum of three women). Initial membership will require a payment of dues plus a one-time enrollment fee.

FAITH STATEMENT OF THE ORDER

We believe and confess Jesus Christ to be the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Him. Therefore, The Order of the Daughters of the Holy Cross identifies the following four elements as essential for membership.
  1. We confess the canonical books of the Old and New Testaments to be the inspired Word of God, containing all things necessary for salvation, and to be the final authority and unchangeable standard for Christian faith.
  2. We confess Baptism and the Holy Eucharist to be Sacraments ordained by Christ Himself in the Gospel, and thus to be ministered with unfailing use of His words of institution and of the elements ordained by Him.
  3. We confess as proved by most certain warrants of Holy Scripture the historic faith of the undivided church as declared in the three Catholic Creeds; the Apostles, the Nicene and the Athanasian.
  4. We confess that the Holy Orders of Bishops, Priest and Deacons have been entrusted with safe-guarding the Church and the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints.

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