SC DOK Fall Assembly via ZOOM at 9:30 am
Saturday, September 19
click here to register
http://www.doksc.org/fallassembly2020
Invitation from Mary, DOK-SC President
Dear Sisters-in-Christ,
Are you registered? Time is drawing short!!
Our Fall Assembly via ZOOM is 9:30am- noon on Saturday, September 19
last day to register is Thursday September 17
There is no cost for this event but you must resister to get into the ZOOM meeting
Registration takes just 1 minute!
Click on this link to go to our website, http://www.doksc.org/fallassembly2020
Once you are registered you will receive the information to log into the meeting. .. only those who pre-register will receive the information to access the meeting.
During the business meeting we will elect new officers for 2021-2023. See below for nominees' bios .
Looking forward to “seeing” you on the 19th!!
FHS,
Mary Rife-Boynton, President
Bobbie Puckett, Registrar
puckettbh@bellsouth.com
SC Assembly of The Daughters of the King
www.doksc.org/fallassembly2020
We are so excited to have The Rev. Susan Kerner,
Chaplain of St. Christopher Prayer Center, as our speaker at Fall Assembly!
SCHEDULE
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome
9:45 – 10:15 Morning Prayer, Rev. Janet Echols
10:15 – 10:45 Speaker, Rev. Susan Kerner, Chaplain, St. Christopher Prayer Center
11:00 – 12:00 Business Meeting /Officers Reports /Election of officers
Adjournment Dismissal
SC ASSEMBLY OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE KING
Candidates for Office
Fall Assembly, September 19, 2020
PRESIDENT
Kester Heaton
To everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven…Ecclesiastes 3:3
I was born in Worcester, Mass and raised as an Air Force brat, spent my formative years in Lexington, Mass. I graduated from Lexington High School and went on to Westbrook College in Portland, Maine majoring in Medical Technology.
In 1967 I moved back to the Boston area and went to work at MIT in the Instrumentation Labs on the Apollo Space program. It was there I met my husband (Lance) who was an electrical aeronautical engineer on the guidance and navigation system for Apollo. We were married in 1972.
Shortly thereafter and 2 children later we elected to become “back to the landers”. We bought a 125 acre farm in Pittsfield, Maine, birthed three more children, had 50 head of Hereford beef cattle, an enormous vegetable garden, and a plethora of small animals. I was very active in the community and was Senior Warden at my local Episcopal mission and served on the altar guild. I served as School Board Chairman for 6 years, president of the local volunteer ski club and sat as a trustee at our private boarding school (Maine Central Institute).
Lance and I moved to the Charleston area in 1998 following the successful graduation of our youngest from MCI and completion of his freshman year at Norwich University. We immediately became involved in both the Cathedral Church of St Luke and St.Paul and their active ministry with St Alban’s ministry at The Citadel, where our son Dave was a sophomore. At the Cathedral I served on the Vestry, Altar Guild and as Parish Administrator. Active in the Women’s ministries, I served as Chapter president and President of the Executive Board.
In 2001 I was invited to join the Daughters of the King in the St Cecelia Chapter and served as President until the Chapter became in active due to attrition. As a Daughter at Large I served the Assembly Board as Recording Secretary, DAL Chair Person, 1st Vice President and was elected as Provincial IV DAL delegate for the 2018 Triennial in Austin, TX.
God has guided me through many seasons of spiritual growth as I continue my journey and He continues to open new doors and pathways Through the strength and prayers of many, may those journeys ever continue as I strive to serve all of you for His glory.
1st VICE PRESIDENT
Carolyn (Sparkie) Sparks
I have been a Daughter for over 20 years, am a United States Marine, and an Episcopalian by choice and the grace of God. I am currently a member of St Francis Episcopal Church in West Ashley. I have always been very active in a number of areas of parish life and community ministries over the years. Currently I am a Lay Reader, Eucharistic Minister, Eucharistic Visitor, and publish the St Francis Weekly Email Newsletter. I am the Chapter President as well as a Past President, Vice President, and Secretary of two Daughters of the King Chapters.
I am the Program Manager for a technology company with employees in Charleston, Norfolk, and New Orleans.
I believe the strength of the Daughters, individually and collectively, is love. Our love for God and our love for each other. When we approach all things with that love, that strength; there is nothing we cannot accomplish, no evil we cannot vanquish, no goal we cannot attain.
If I am given the privilege of serving as the Assembly 1st Vice President, I will put all of my knowledge, strength, and love into every task I am given, and will do my best to be available to each and every Daughter in my care.
All good things come from you, oh Lord.
2ND VICE PRESIDENT
Dawn Schaeperkoetter
“I can do all things through Him who strengthens me.” (ESV Phil. 4:13)
I am Dawn Schaeperkoetter, born and raised in New Jersey. I graduated from Metuchen High School in Metuchen, NJ, then graduated from Douglass College, the women’s college at Rutgers University, with my B.A. in English. After moving to Mt. Pleasant, SC, in 1983, I studied at The Citadel and earned my M.A.Ed. in English. I have been teaching since 1985, and I have been an English professor at Charleston Southern University since 1992. I retired early at the end of the spring semester 2020 after 28 years there.
I am an active member of the Order of the Daughters of the King, serving St. Paul’s Junia chapter as its president and in the SC Assembly of the DOK. I participate in the Women’s Bible Studies and Women’s Ministries, also serving on the Women’s Ministries Board for St. Paul’s. I also serve as a lay reader and lay Eucharist minister. I have served on the vestry at St. Paul’s, and Charlie and I have also been active with Alpha and Cusillo. Being involved in these ministries has enabled me to serve others, get deeply involved at St. Paul’s and with the SC Anglican Diocese and Assembly of DOK, and get to know my church and diocesan families.
Being involved has also deepened my faith, strengthened my walk with God, and enabled me to grow and serve Him in ways I never dreamed possible. I know my walk with Him is a life-long journey, and I am glad to be able to make this journey with all of you. It is my honor and pleasure to serve God and you. If elected, I would like to ask for your prayers for God to guide me as I serve. Thank you all for your support, and please know that I am at you service.
TREASURER
Bonnie Knight
I grew up in Sumter, SC where I was a member of The Church of the Holy Comforter. I moved to attend the College of Charleston and graduated with a degree in biology. I have been employed as an office manager in our family business for 33 years where I am fortunate to work with my dad and my son. I now live in Mt Pleasant and have attended the Church of the Holy Cross on Sullivan's Island for 26 years. I am in the traditional choir and am a member of the altar guild. I became a Daughter of the King in 2003 and am now a Daughter at Large. I have been the treasurer of the SC Assembly for the past 7 years and it is my honor and privilege to continue to serve. In my spare time I enjoy bike riding, walking on the beach, traveling and having fun with friends and family.