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Province IV Summer 2011 Retreat at Kanuga

The Province IV DOK and JDOK once again met at Kanuga this June. There were 62 Junior Daughters present, which was a record high for Province IV, mostly from Florida. The theme for the retreat was "Holy Kaleidoscope!  You are a beautiful part of God's plan: Be Who You Are, Do What You Can!" The Rev. Dr. Kathy Price was a superb retreat leader. We watched the movie "The Ultimate Gift". We decorated prayer journals and included numerous prayers and inspirational quotes or Biblical passages. In the spirit of the patriotic theme for the Saturday night social, we lined up and held up red, white and blue paper forming a semblance of a flag and red several thoughts on the flag, before we dove into the ice cream. We left with our journals, kaleidoscopes and sea polished glass to remind us of our part in God's kaleidoscope.

Susan Keith

Province IV Junior Directress

Our Experiences of Kanuga

2011 Province IV Summer Retreat

From the St. Agnes Junior Chapter, Church of the Acsension, Miami, FL

K-A-N-U-G-A, Kanuga I know it sounds weird but I had the best time there. It took 14 hours to get there, but it was worth it. All the trees and wild life there shows us what God made for us. I thought it was a wonderful experience. With all the events, I had to have learned something more than I knew before.

I remember the first thing we did when we got there; we went to the Holy Eucharist. I thought it was a great service that they had. Our leader Reverend Dr. Kathleen V. Price told us that whenever we get the bread and the wine we have to skip back to our seats. This shows that we are glad to get the Lord’s food. So one day at my church I will skip back.

Later that night we went down stairs to get our lesson. Our leader gave each of us a notebook. It was going to be our prayer journal; we could paste in prayers and decorated each page.

The theme for the retreat was called “Holy Kaleidoscope”. A kaleidoscope is a tube that has bits of different colors, shapes, twists, turns and every time you turn it you see something different. Like our lives there are twists, turns and different colors and shapes. So every day we are turning our kaleidoscope and changing our lives.

Later on we watched a movie called “The Ultimate Gift”. It was about a young man who was hoping to receive wealth from his grandfather who passed away. Instead he got 12 gifts of ups and downs, but the final gift was the best, love. It shows us that life is how you live it not how you spend it. I just want to say one thing; life has its ups and downs, but still can have a great life filled with peace, love and joy

Although this was the third time that I have been Kanuga, each time has been a different experience, but I have enjoyed them all equally. I thank God that I was able to attend the Province IV Summer Retreat, and would also like to thank everyone who made the 2011 Province IV Summer Retreat possible and everyone who helped me to attend it.

Leilani, 11 years old

On June 24, 2011, the Junior Daughters of the King, St. Agnes Chapter, left from The Church of the Ascension in Miami, FL, along with Holy Family of Miami, FL. The Junior Daughters from these two chapters left on a bus to attend the Province IV Summer Retreat at the Kangua Conference Center in North Carolina. When they arrived they met with other Junior Daughters from Province IV.

The June Summer Retreat facilitator was led by the Reverend Dr. Kathleen V. Price, rector of All Saints Church of Maryland.

This year’s theme was Holy Kaleidoscope. This theme helped us to make sense of this changing world. From the poem “Kaleidoscope World”, I started to understand “just like the seasons change, rain falls and fire burns,” our lives also change from moment to moment. We too paint our dreams and hopes, in a vast amount of colors, in our hearts. We keep spinning around and around on our spiritual journey to obtain our dreams and hopes.

Each Junior Daughter was given a journal and an abundance of prayers to cut, paste, and design to aid us on our prayer and service spiritual journey. My favorite prayer is a thanksgiving prayer for the gifts of the spirit.

At 7:30 am on Saturday morning we went to the lakeside for Morning Prayer. As I meditated, I felt the presence of God, as I faced the cross.

During free time, I went to the prayer labyrinth with other Junior Daughters, it looks like a spiral maze. It is a prayer walk with God.

Finally, we watched a movie called “the Ultimate Gift”. In this movie a young man is given 12 gifts by his deceased grandfather. He was expecting great wealth for his first gift. But he had to go through many ups and downs to obtain the ultimate gift. I compared the ultimate gifts to the fruits of the spirit. To me the ultimate gift is love. I recommend that all Junior Daughters, Senior Daughters and families to see this movie. It gives a great perspective on life.

Overall, I had a wonderful time. And I can’t wait to return next year. This retreat allowed me to get closer to God.

Heaven, 12 years old

I was so excited to go to Kanuga. The bus was massive; the Junior Daughters and I went in it. After we got our room key we went to settle down for a little while. Then after dinner we went we went to our meeting room. Rev. Kathy taught all the JDOK how God said let there be light and there was light and what Jesus did for us on that first Easter. Jesus’ friends met an angel and told them that Jesus has risen and He is alive today. On Easter Sunday we go to church and sing about Jesus, and if Jesus wasn’t such a good man we would not be alive today.

Rev. Kathy gave every one a kaleidoscope; it has little colorful glasses in it.

The next morning Rev. Kathy gave everyone a journal to decorate. I wrote adams apple on the back. Then we had free time and the JDOKs and I went to the labyrinth and walked a prayer path. It goes back many years, about 5000 years ago, before Christianity began. It looks like a maze but the only thing you do is pray and talk with God and forget all of your worries.

After that we went back to the meeting room and Rev. Kathy told the girls in the front row to read. After they read everyone got up to hold hands and we sang some songs. After that we packed our luggage in Ms. Annette’s room. At 10:00 we had to leave. Rev. Kathy came on the bus and prayed for us to have a safe trip home.

Everyone fell asleep and in the morning we were at Holy Family to drop off some other JDOK. Then about 30 or 40 minutes alter we were at our church. On Sunday morning as soon as we got off the bus we took a group picture then everyone went home. The driver of the bus said thank you for the tip. Everyone said you’re welcome and that was my trip to Kanuga. It was a blast! I can’t wait till next year.

Alyssa, 12 years old

Mission Trip to Belize

This past summer, Julia, a Junior Daughter at Large from Forest, VA, went on a mission trip to Belize. Led by the rector of St .John’s Lynchburg, VA, Fr. Bill Watson and his wife Sallie, 8 young people from their Senior EYC and two adult sponsors went to San Mateo, Belize.

“From July 30th to August 6th I stayed in Belize, first in Belize City, then on a little island that is called San Mateo. San Mateo is one of the poorest areas in the world. While I was in Belize I saw many sites I had never expected to see. Six year olds taking care of one year olds, woman breastfeeding openly on a boat right across from us, even sting rays swimming by us in the ocean. While in Belize myself and everyone else on the trip spent their mornings with the kids, afternoon painting the school and the evening swimming and walking around the area. In the morning we ran a Vacation Bible School for children, we had 14-month year olds to 15 year olds. In the afternoon every day we would paint a different part of the school. Some days we would paint the floor and other days we would paint walls, doors or window panes. And every day we would trudge home exhausted and ready to swim in the ocean that was conveniently right across where we were staying. The first day we were in San Mateo the runner of the school gave us a tour of the area. She talked about the roads and how there is two styles of how the road was made. One style is by the community where they placed the rocks by hand with clean sand and the other style is where the government filled the road with trash and then dumped dirty sand on top. The island was really like a swamp. To build you have to buy sand to fill your lot, some lots aren't even filled they were just built on. Because of the sand, which is mostly limestone, it does not soak up water but holds it so with all the rain they get down there the roads always seem to be wet. From my trip I have learned to not take many things for granted. Paved roads definitely being one of them."

Julia, Junior Daughter at Large, 15 years old

Trinity Junior Chapter, Marshall, TX

Hello everyone and greetings from the very warm state of Texas!

The Trinity Junior Daughters of the King have had a very busy year so far. Our chapter has grown to 37 girls and we have amazing things going on! Our girls have been busy praying, doing acts of service and most of all have been given fantastic evangelizing opportunities.

Last spring we focused on prayer by collecting prayers from families, schools and church members. Father John, our priest, had a very special service for the prayers and we sent them off to heaven. We became prayer partners with a Daughters of the King chapter in Malawi, Africa and celebrated the end of our year with a huge pool party.

Over the summer the Trinity Juniors went to see a performance of the Sound of Music together. This was an extra-special event because we got to support two of our own sisters who were performing in the show. We also participated in a city wide prayer vigil for injured and ill children in Marshall and the surrounding counties.

God has given us so many amazing opportunities recently to share the blessing of the Trinity Junior Daughters with our community

To advertise the new year and to provide information about our first meeting, Father John and I went on live on KMHT, our local radio show, and did a 1/2 hour segment about the history of the Daughters of the King! What a blessing it was to share this remarkable history and to invite all the young girls in our town to our first meeting.

This past week the Trinity Juniors were photographed and appeared on the cover of the local newspaper, the Marshall News Messenger. The article featured our chapter and was illustrated by a gorgeous picture of all the Trinity Juniors. Yet another fantastic opportunity to get the word out about the Daughters of the King and our vibrant, growing Juniors chapter.

God has blessed the Trinity Juniors so much this year. It was so heartwarming this past Sunday to have our parish hall filled with young girls excited about this wonderful ministry.

In the near future, we hope to take all our Juniors to Camp Allen, participate in some creative Holy crafts, continue the fantastic fellowship of our twice monthly meetings and pray and listen closely for whatever else the Lord has planned for us in the coming year.

The Junior Directresses of the Trinity Junior Chapter, Marshall, TX

2012 Triennial Information

The 2012 Triennial will be in Indianapolis, Indiana from June 27th to July 1st and will be at the Marriott East in Indianapolis. Save the DATE!

Triennial 2012

“Looking To Jesus, Spreading His Love”

Information and Points to Consider

The Triennial theme “Looking to Jesus, Spreading His Love” will really be lived out by our Juniors.

“Looking to Jesus”

Our worship and Bible Study will focus on looking to Jesus as our Guide, Guardian Friend, and Master. All are titles of Jesus found in the Junior Hymn, O Jesus I Have Promised. We will review the Junior Hymn as well as develop our relationship with Jesus based on those titles.

“Spreading His Love”

The Juniors will participate in outreach and a local mission trip. We will meet with children from a poor community around the Lord’s Pantry at Anna’s House on the west side of Indianapolis. We will have lunch together then take the children to the Indianapolis Zoo. We will also collect items such as coloring books, crayons, games, books, and craft kits for children staying at Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis.

For more information see:

http://lordspantry.org/
www.indianapoliszoo.com
http://iuhealth.org/riley/

Registering for Triennial

To all Directresses: Please review all the forms carefully. It is important to book your room early!! The LaQuinta is where most of the Juniors will stay. Directress should encourage the girls to:

1. Fill out the Registration Form carefully. Don’t forget Section IV ‘Sharing Your Gift.’ We want a lot of Junior participation in the services.

2. Signup for the Prayer Vigil

3. Sign up for an exhibit where the girls can display a special project of activity

4. Sign up to have a “mentor”. This will probably be done at check in. Their mentor will be praying for them throughout Triennial. They will have lunch with their mentor on Thursday.

The $250 registration fee covers their meals at $200 and retreat materials at $50. They will have breakfast and lunch together and have kid meals, but will have dinner with the Seniors and have the adult meal. There are no other meal options.

More Information will be coming soon. I look forward to seeing you in Indianapolis!

Jennifer Mariano

National Junior Daughters Chair

Did You Know?_________________________________________

The Junior Daughters Hymn

The Hymn of the Junior Daughters is “O Jesus I Have Promised”, #655 in the 1982 Hymnal. Yet we sing it to the tune of Hymn #525 “The Church’s One Foundation”. It is strongly encouraged that the hymn be sung at any church service, retreat or assembly involving Junior Daughters.

Reverend John E. Bode was a priest in England in the late 1800s. He wrote the words to the hymn “O Jesus I have Promised” for his daughter and two sons for their confirmation. At that time Bode told his children, "I have written a hymn containing all the important truths I want you to remember."

The hymn originally began “O Jesus we have promised” and included a reference to Luke 9:57, “I will follow you wherever you go”. The word “promised” in stanza one refers to the vows taken at confirmation and is a profession of faith. The hymn is a prayer for Jesus’ presence on our Christian journey as we face temptation, and assures us of the promise that He will be with us always.

“O Jesus I Have Promised”

O Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end; Be Thou forever near me, my Master and my Friend; I shall not fear the battle if Thou art by my side, Nor wander from the pathway if Thou wilt be my Guide.

O let me hear Thee speaking in accents clear and still; Above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self will. O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control; O speak, and make me listen, Thou Guardian of my soul.

O Jesus, Thou hast promised to all who follow Thee, that where Thou art in glory there shall Thy servant be. And Jesus, I have promised to serve Thee to the end; O give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend.

Congratulations to our New Junior Chapters - Please keep them in your Prayers

• St Miriam, Parkersburg, WVA, Elizabeth Ramsay & Jean Jackson, Co-Directresses
• Venia, Dallas, TX, Heather Smith, Directress
• Mother Teresa, Lexington, KY, Pat Arnold & Christina Blackburn, Co-Directresses
• St Elizabeth, Painesville, OH, Kathy Lindrose & Martha Mackey, Co-Directresses
• Sisters in Service, Crown Point, IN, Julie Chandler, Directress
• Servants of the Savior, Venice, FL, Lynne Roberts, Directress
• St. Brigid, Albuquerque, NM, Dawn Goodman and Cynthia Davis, Co-Directresses
• The Church of the Cross, Bluffton, SC, Elizabeth Overby and Joan Hayes, Co-Directresses
• Joan of Arc, Hampton, VA, Darlene Jackson, Directress
• St. Joan's, Austin, TX, Jane Snaughness and Carolyn Powers, Co-Directresses
• All Saints, Stafford, TX, Betty Bryant Directress
• Cristo Redentor, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
• Junior Daughters of the Incarnation, Oriedo, LF, Terry Brennan and Sherise Nelson Co-Directresses

What Junior Daughters Do

• Make a promise of daily prayer and service to our Lord Jesus
• Make a promise to be Christ's faithful servants and to extend His Love to all people
• Work to grow in our Christian faith and commitment through fellowship, prayer and Bible study

Junior Daughters Prayer

God of Love, God of Life, God of Holy Strength, guide us, that by our daily practice of prayer and service we may draw others to Christ. Help us to reach up in hope, receive in spirit, respond in faith and reach out in love for all. We pray that your Kingdom will come for all creation, all people living together in love and peace. For His Sake. Amen.

Please keep in your prayers

All children who suffer from hunger and homelessness, illness and injury, abuse and abandonment; the men and women of our Armed Forces; all Junior Daughters and Directresses all over the world.

A Prayer for Children

by The Mary Stewart Chapter of the Junior Daughters of the King ® (2008) St. Philips Episcopal Church, Jacksonville, FL

Heavenly Father,

Thank you for the children. Fill them with your strength, love and guidance. Let your strong hand keep them from the path of the wicked and lead them in the path of goodness. Keep them from falling into darkness and those that are lost, may they find your light of righteousness. Teach them to desire your will and to accept things they cannot change. Nurture the children who are hurting or in need. Help them to know when no else is there, you are always listening and forever love them. Set their hearts on fire for you Almighty God. In Jesus name we pray. Amen

 

Junior Daughter FAQ

1. Who are the Junior Daughters?
   We are Junior members of the Order of the Daughters of the King®.

2. What is a Junior Chapter?
   A Junior Chapter is a group of three or more young women and girls who make a promise to pray daily and serve our Lord Jesus Christ. We are under the guidance and support of a Senior Chapter. A Senior Daughter serves as the Directress and is our leader.

3. Who can join the Junior Daughters of the King®?
   Junior Daughters are girls and young women from 7 to 21 years of age. Membership is extended to all baptized girls.

4. Why become a Junior Daughter?
   Our chapter gives us a special opportunity to grow in love and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, while serving our church and community. We experience the joy of belonging to Christian fellowship with friends and mentors. We study the Bible, discuss our faith, support each other, and pray for the needs of our community and our world.

5. Do Juniors wear the Cross of the Order?
   We wear a silver cross with the initials FHS — For His Sake — as a symbol of our promise. For Christ’s sake we pray, we serve, and we reach out in love to all.

Junior Messengers

Article from 2010 Messenger

Jr Messenger Fall 2009

Junior Daughters At Large

Letter to Junior Daughters at Large

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