10th Annual DOK Assembly Held in the Dominican Republic
By Berkys Herrera
President, The Order of the Daughters of the King™, Dominican Republic
Reprinted from the Winter 2017 issue of The Royal Cross, the Quarterly Magazine of The Order of the Daughters of the King™, with the kind permission of the Communications Oversight Committee.
The meeting hall at San Gabriel Episcopal Church in Consuelo. This meeting hall is part of the Bob and Ellen Snow Technical School that is adjacent to San Gabriel, a facility largely funded by St. John’s Episcopal Church (McLean, VA) and constructed by mission teams from that church over several years. Note: this photograph and caption added by the DDG website editor; they were not part of the original Royal Cross article.
From left to right: Outgoing President, Ysabel Lantigua; National Chaplain, the Rev. Sandino Sánchez; Maria Josefina Rodriquez; Secretary, Ana Celeste Reguero; Incoming President, Berkys Herrera; Vice-President, Hortens Parades; Treasurer, Maria Perez.
On October 8, 2016, at the San Gabriel Episcopal Church in Consuelo, San Pedro de Macorís in the Dominican Republic, the Daughters of the King gathered to celebrate their tenth assembly with the theme: to love Christ by serving their neighbor and taking Christ to them.
From left to right: Outgoing President, Ysabel Lantigua; National Chaplain, the Rev. Sandino Sánchez; Maria Josefina Rodriquez; Secretary, Ana Celeste Reguero; Incoming President, Berkys Herrera; Vice-President, Hortens Parades; Treasurer, Maria Perez.
Some 100 Daughters of the King from all over the country gathered, accompanied by the Diocesan Bishop, Julio César Holguín; the Bishop Coadjutor, Moisés Quezada; the National Chaplain, Augusto Sandino Sánchez, and members of the clergy of the entire Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic. The event was preceded by the outgoing president, Ysabel Lantigua, and the other daughters of the National Board sharing their reports with the assembly. In the midst of this wonderfully spiritual celebration, the election of new officers was held and the following were elected: Berkys Herrera, President; Hortensia Paredes, Vice-President; Ana Celeste Peguero, Secretary; Maria D. Perez, Treasurer; and Josefina Fersola, member. The Assembly concluded with Holy Eucharist celebrated by Bishop Holguín, with a call to serve unconditionally in the name of Christ.
Bishops Quezada and Holguín during a worship service. Note: this photograph and caption added by the DDG website editor; they were not part of the original Royal Cross article.
In center: The Rt. Rev. Julio C. Holguín, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Dominican Republic. Note: this photograph and caption added by the DDG website editor; they were not part of the original Royal Cross article.