Religious Orders

Religious Orders in the Anglican Communion provide a vibrant and living way to experience God’s love, through service, prayer, and communion with others. Religious Orders of monks and nuns have made provision for others to participate in their calling, and affiliates of two such Orders are currently represented here at Trinity. Other Orders, like the Daughters of the King and the Order of St. Luke, are organized explicitly for people outside the monastic context.

The Community of the Transfiguration is a religious community for women in the Episcopal Church. To be an Associate means being part of a spiritual network and making a personal commitment to God. Both men and women participate in this Community as Associates. At present, the Sisters have ministries in the Dominican Republic and California, in addition to a school, retirement home and recreation center in Cincinnati, Ohio. For additional information, email Helene Tish.

The Daughters of the King was founded in 1885 in New York City. There are presently 1,810 Chapters in the United States and overseas. The activities of the Order are Prayer, Service and Social Activities. There is a three- month orientation-instruction period to be followed - at your leisure. For further information about St. Bridget of Ireland Chapter here at Trinity Cathedral, contact our President Brenda Lee at (916) 484-0825.

The Order of St. Luke is an ecumenical Order of laypeople and clergy dedicated to the Christian healing ministry. At Trinity, members of the Order participate in Stephen Ministry, Thursday night classes on healing, and the Trinity 9-1-1 prayer ministry. Members also engage in healing prayer with the laying-on of hands at special Healing services during the week and quarterly on Sundays through the year. For more information, call Elba White at (916) 684-4015.

The Order of Julian of Norwich is a cloistered community of both monks and nuns, with a vocation of contemplative prayer and spirituality in the tradition of Blessed Mother Julian, anchoress and mystic, who wrote The Revelations of Divine Love. Associates and Oblates are laypeople who participate in the Order’s charism by praying the Offices, practicing still prayer, and offering intercessions. For more information on becoming an Associate or Oblate, email Michelle Jackson, ObJN.

For more information about the various Anglican religious orders within the Americas, please see the CAROA website.