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"LEAD LIKE ANDREW"
Membership Newsletter Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Above: The Brotherhood Chapel Altar, St. James Cathedral, Chicago, Illinois
Welcome to Our Bi-weekly Newsletter
Volume 129, "LEAD LIKE ANDREW"
Here's our latest edition with important meetings and other news you can use! Take a look ...
Please share news, tidbits, or notices of upcoming events in your area so we may include them. We also value your feedback on this newsletter and how we may better serve you. Don't hesitate to contact:
Join Rene Teran, Development Manager at K9s For Warriors, as he shares the story of how a mother's love turned into the nation's leading provider of service animals for Veterans. Learn more about the organization's current efforts, achievements, plans for the future and how YOU can help.
Upcoming Speakers:
September: Rev. Can. Stephanie Spellers
October: Sam Black addressing Human Trafficking and Pornography
November: TBA
December: Most Rev. Sean Rowe, Presiding Bishop
Peaches & Ice Cream
Directly Speaking
By Tom Welch, Executive Director
Summertime has a singular highlight of great memories of homemade ice cream, fresh peaches to top them off, or maybe blueberries. Earlier in the summer our St. Andrew's Cross editor Kathy Copas, featured some ideas for summer activities your church/chapter could offer to build community. PLEASE send us your stories and pictures so we may feature them.
Many thanks to those of you with dues that have lapsed that responded, and are still responding, to the snail-mail letter mailed early last month. Both our Office Manager Libby Craven, and I have taken dozens of calls over the phone to help with that. Please don't hesitate to call if you have questions. Below you will see how to access the "member portal" to address dues and any material we have to help in your walk with the Lord.
We have multiple zoom offerings that you can join live or see from the "news and events" tab from our home page for later viewing. Many make for GREAT chapter meeting topics. Tonight we have our regular "1st Wednesday Webinar." See below for additional offerings, particularly for Tuesday, the 11th. With all the new chapters coming on board, it will be something you don't want to miss.
Lastly, share this newsletter with others. Building relationships takes time. It is worth it. Last week I was at the national conference for the UNION OF BLACK EPISCOPALIANS in Raleigh, N.C. It was great to see old friends, make new ones, and even have some rectors come up to me to inquire more about the Brotherhood. As the church begins their diocesan convention/council scheduling, PLEASE sign up for a booth and/or workshop at yours. Let me know about it so that I can see if we might be able to join you!
PLEASE WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
Members Joining Since July 22, 2026:
Senior Members
Andrew Ball
Durham
NC
Member-at-Large
Donald Davis
Hollywood
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Tyrone Dorsett
Miami
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Jean Ricot Gay
Homestead
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Sean Lahey
Umatilla
FL
Member-at-Large
Mills Ligon
Kerrville
TX
St Peters Episcopal TX 2661S
Kirk Livingstone
Hollywood
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Daniel McLeod
Opa Locka
FL
Church of TransfigurationFL 5392S
James Welch
Tyler
TX
Christ Church - TX3724S
Associate Members
Orencia Barzey
Port Saint Lucie
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Emma Burnside
Opa Locka
FL
Church of TransfigurationFL 5392S
Lauretta DeVeaux Henderson
Opa Locka
FL
Church of TransfigurationFL 5392S
Lupe Milian
Opa Locka
FL
Church of TransfigurationFL 5392S
Briana Neal
Opa Locka
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Pamela Peters
Miami Gardens
FL
St Kevins Episc - FL4767S
Shantay Sharpe
Opa Locka
FL
Church of TransfigurationFL 5392S
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2026 Membership Updates (through 8/5/2026)
1537 Senior Members
including 260 New Members!
15 Junior Members
48 Associate Members
393 Life Members
That's 1,993 total!
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New or Re-Chartering Chapters for 2026
Calvary Episcopal #0935S, Americus, GA
St. Mary's Episcopal #5470S, Andalusia, AL
St. James Episcopal #5093S, Dallas, TX
St. Mary's Episcopal #4619S, Palmetto, FL
St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral #1692S, Oklahoma City, OK
Good Shepherd Episcopal #5022S, Centennial, CO
St. Christopher's Community #5471S, Olympia, WA
St. Paul's Episcopal #2407S, Leavenworth, KS
St. Andrew's Episcopal #3242S, Amarillo, TX
Immanuel on the Green Episcopal #1293S, New Castle, DE
Church of the Epiphany #5472S, Vacaville, CA
WANT TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON?
TRANSPARENCY EFFORTS
In the spirit of “one-member one-vote,” we are making efforts to share Executive Board activities like meeting agendas, approved Executive Board minutes, approved financial reports, board summaries, and Ministry activities with our membership. Your active membership will allow you to enter the “members-only” pages on our brothersandrew.net website to view these documents.
MEMBERS-ONLY PAGES LOGIN ON WEBSITE
To login to the "members-only" pages on the brothersandrew.net website, you will use your membership email address (the email address that this email was sent to) and your password set by you. If you don't remember your password, you can reset it (or set it up) by clicking the "Having trouble logging in?" question or this link:
BStA to Recognize Dedication & Good Works with Annual Awards
By Jeff Butcher, Sr. VP/Administration
The Brotherhood of St Andrew is seeking nominations for several annual awards for achievement by Chapters and individuals. Here is a listing of the annual awards for 2026.
Chapter Awards Nominations may be made by Chapters, who may self- nominate for the award.
Golden Compass Award – For membership growth, sponsoring new and rechartered chapters, service in the community and participation in the missions of the Brotherhood.
Silver Anniversary Award – For continuous chapter service over a 25-year period.
Individual Awards Nominations may be made for an individual by an individual, Chapter or Assembly. A person cannot self-nominate.
Kingdom Builder Award – For an individual who has given outstanding service and dedication to men’s ministry. Eligibility for this award includes brothers and non-brothers who have demonstrated these qualities.
Presidential Citation Award – For a Brother recognized for a special project beyond the normal routines.
Associate Recognition Award – For a female who, through their efforts has supported the Brotherhood. This may be a female Clergy or associate member of a local chapter.
St. George's Award – For an individual who has given exemplary volunteer service to the Boy or Girl Scoutsorganizations for a lengthy period of time.
A Nomination Committee is being formed. To date the volunteers of this committee are:
Don Candy
Larry Maxwell
Bill Powell
John Curtis, Chair
We are searching for additional volunteers to fill out the nomination committee. The plan is to complete the committee with Brothers from all the several geographic areas of the Brotherhood.
We ask for your worthy nominations. They should be sent by email tojohnandjanie@att.netand sent to be received by November 1, 2026. If you have any questions, you may contact John at 214-708-9839.
Awards will be made on St. Andrew's Sunday, November 29, 2026.
(YOUR) Help Wanted!!
WE NEED YOUR HELP! And we know that you're out there just waiting to be asked. So, we need to say, join us as a volunteer and help us.
We have a number of volunteer position vacancies that we need your help. Please consider that we need volunteers to fill key positions at the Province, Diocesan, and national ministry levels. It is critical to have local leaders to assist us in these support positions.
The following positions at the Province Level are vacant:
Province I; Province IV: (Western IV and Eastern IV); and Province V. All Provinces need Diocesan Coordinators who work with Province Presidents.
We need leaders for several ministry positions.
If you are curious, interested, or know of someone who is "ideal" for a position, call Jeff Butcher or Roy Benavides. Let's filler-up!! (ugh).
Let's spend 20 minutes to pray for the Brotherhood, for our Brothers, and even share some stories of how Prayer has impacted you or someone you know! It's like stopping at the faith service station to fill your prayer tank! It's simple ... we already have the script made out (in our devotional handbook or The Book of Common Prayer)!If you'd like to help lead one of the prayer sessions, contactroy.benavides@brothersandrew.net
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew, the Brooklyn and Queens Assemblies, and the Diocese of Chicago wish to remind you to join the weekly Bible Study on Thursdays. Joining this group will allow you to continue to gain deeper knowledge, awareness, and understanding of the Bible. If you have questions, please emailnychibiblestudy@gmail.com.
Additionally, the National Service Center has begun assembling a complete list of chapters' Zoom and Hybrid meetings specifically targeted for a MAL's benefit. Listed below are chapter meetings available to engage in fellowship.
THE BROTHERHOOD OF ST. ANDREW HAS BEEN PART OF THE MEN’S STUDY SERIES KNOWN AS PROJECT 12 FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
Please consider the series as a potential opportunity for your chapter or group of men to study and interact on one of the topics in the Lifeline Series.
“It started on a patio. Two men sat there talking about what God was doing in their lives and ministries. Diverse in more than just age and geography, these two men discussed how building men was not a cookie cutter, one-size-fits-all approach There was a desire expressed to gather a group of effective men’s leaders from all over the country to share what God was doing. This was the beginning of the A-Team.
Fast forward to 2014, and over 25 men gathered in the Midwest at a retreat center to learn from each other and celebrate how God was working in their lives to change their communities. One of the outcomes of these conversations was to gather a list of great faithful resources to point men towards to help, teach, and grow.
The Project Twelve concept emerged. Twelve guys following Jesus. Twelve months in a year. Perhaps this group could help men follow Jesus year-round like the original twelve guys did. Welcome to Project Twelve.”
The programs can be found at www.projecttwelve.net. They are called Lifelines. They were just recently released. They are faith-based roadmaps for every generation. According to the outline, each of the six segments has six blocks. If you did one per week, it would last at least 36 weeks. Each is based on the Serendipity Bible.
We are part of the original group that established Project Twelve five years ago. There are seven different denominations/ministries, and 13 individuals who contributed to the writings. There is no charge for tapping into the various programs.
Kathy Copas, our editor, would like to include more news of chapter events and ministry meetings or events. If you have something to share, please send it to
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