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 The St. Clare Order of the Daughters of the King

The Daughters of the King is a religious order whose members seek to enrich their relationship with Christ by following the Rule of Life. A Rule of Life is a considered pattern of activities designed to embody and focus our relationship with God. A Rule of Life may be thought of as a covenant between God and yourself; a way to provide “prime time” for God in your life.

Our National Handbook states (pg 5):

“We are a group of women living a Rule of Prayer and Service to our neighbors. We are women to whom parishioners can look for love and help in time of need, loneliness or strangeness. We seek to walk with God as our guide and try to draw those with whom we come in contact into the Church. We are women who work to spread Christ’s Kingdom here on earth. We can never forget that prayer is the foundation from which our service grows.”

If you are interested in becoming a member of the St. Clare Chapter Daughter’s of the King women’s group associated with St. Francis Episcopal Church, please call Sandra Dugan for more information. 

Youth Formation:

• Youth Class- We use the curriculum, Weaving God's Promise, as the basis of the lessons. The studensts in attendance enjoy their hot tea, hot chocolate, or hot cider around the table as we talk about the lesson.

• Children's Class - The lessons are also from Weaving God's Promises, developed by the Episcopal Church. We Have an account accessible by anyone, on the list, for the material, and the lessons are taught with creative activities for the children.

• Children's Chapel - The students have a small lesson around the liturgy. They learn the words used in the Episcopal Church, practice how to take the Eucharist, the meaning of Eucharist, and the vocabulary used.  The children return to the Nave during The Peace to complete the Sunday service with their Families.

Adult Formation:

Sundays -

• Lectionary studies to study and discuss the Gospel for that Sunday.
• Living Through Lent and Living Through Advent Devotions using materials from Forward Movement©.
• Confirmation classes to prepare people for Confirmation, Reception, and Renewal as well as refresh Episcopalians on beliefs, organization, and work of the Church. 

Wednesday-

• Bible Study using Udemy© as a resource for Bible Study and Discussion.

Monthly-

• Conversations on Race, learning together on how to talk about race and learn about things that divide people.

Periodically-

• Tai Chi
• New Vestry Training
• Worship Ministry Training
• CPR

 The Hand bell Choir uses bells instead of voices. We play at tables using English brass bells with handles. We use music arranged for hand bells, including music arranged here in Tyler. The bells are tuned from low and high and make a beautiful sound!

The Hand bell Choir of the St Francis Episcopal Church meets once a week, on Thursday from 5:00pm-6:30pm, weather and holidays permitting.

We can always use more hands! We’ll teach you, including how to read music. The Hand Bell Choir is open to anyone in the parish, including men and children aged ten and over. They would love to have you join them, even if only for a few months to ring special music for Lent, Advent, Or Christmas.
Contact us at 903-593-8459 or email office@stfrancistyler.org.

On the third Thursday of the month, we hold Resource Thursday at St. Francis. We meet with community people who are having financial difficulty, needing help with rent and utilities, or accessing services, and we assist them in finding resources to meet their needs. The need is great and while we do not have money to meet their actual needs, we can help the through the labyrinth of paperwork and information to find where they can get help. It is one way to meet the underserved in our community where they are and walk with them while trying to help.