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"LEAD LIKE ANDREW"
Membership Newsletter Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Welcome to Our Bi-weekly Newsletter
Volume 91, "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:
A BIG WELCOME BACK TO RE-CHARTERED CHAPTER AT CHRIST EPISCOPAL, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Province VII President Chris Matthews recently re-installed Brotherhood of St. Andrew Chapter #2662-S at Christ Episcopal Church in San Antonio, Texas (pictured above) with ten brothers.
Sacred Ground offerings with Brothers
The Race and Reconciliation Committee of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew plans to start Sacred Ground Dialogue Circles on March 10 at 7 p.m. Eastern for 1.5 hours each session. The sessions will be held every two weeks until the eleven Sacred Ground Units are completed.
The sessions will be scheduled on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 7 PM Eastern.
Pictured below left to right, Brothers Richard Blumberg, Wes Woods, John Ward and Jim Mack of Chapter #4706-S at Holy Comforter in Spring, Texas cook breakfast on Saturday, Dec. 7 prior to the annual Rededication service on Sunday, December 8 (second picture). The chapter added three new members at the service.
The Seminarian & Clergy Brotherhood Toolkit
Directly Speaking
By: Executive Director Tom Welch
One of the many efforts underway at the Service Center involves knowing how to equip new clergy with a "Brotherhood Toolkit." It's something new and existing clergy can access to help build the Brotherhood of St. Andrew at their own parish; not a parish "survival kit," but a "thrive kit." These next three months I'll be meeting with seminarians in person to discuss this and other topics that may enhance their ministry when they graduate. We have developed a survey for them to complete to facilitate dinner table conversation so that we may hear in real time what is on their minds. My thanks to our senior leadership, Brs. Roy and Jeff, for encouraging this opportunity for us to learn, our brand to become more recognized and our membership to grow. Our first pilot efforts proved immediate results at Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS). We will be refining the survey a bit, enlisting the VTS Learning Center and other staff as we move along. Stay tuned for more news about this in upcoming editions of Lead Like Andrew and the St. Andrew's Cross.
FIRST WEDNESDAY WEBINARS
Our monthly webinars are always on the first Wednesday of each month at 8 pm/Eastern.
The mentoring network was a particular solution to a church’s particular problem (no young adults) utilizing their particular charism (lots of newly retired top executives). The solution was to use the executives to attract young adults.
JOIN US IN PRAYER EACH WEEK
Mid-Week, Mid-Day, "12:00 Central Time"
What better way to level set during the middle of the week? We will hold a weekly Wednesday noon (CDT) prayer time over ZOOM that is open to all brothers and guests. Let's pray for the Brotherhood, for our Brothers, and even share some stories of how Prayer has impacted you or someone you know!
We can all spare 20 minutes in prayer. It's like stopping at the faith service station to fill your prayer tank!
Please join us every week when you can to recharge your prayer batteries!
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, 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT/6 p.m. MDT/ 5 p.m. PDT. Joining this group will allow you to continue to gain deeper knowledge, awareness, and understanding of the Bible.
BIBLE STUDY ID: 448 502 7479 (no password necessary)
2. By PHONE:
646-876-9923
ENTER ID#: 448 502 7479, THEN PRESS #
New members to receive "welcome call" from
their Province President and/or Diocesan Leaders
New members are starting to receive email notification from the Service Center when their complete and funded applications are processed. Packets are also sent via USPS. Often, our Executive Director Tom Welch, makes a welcome call. Our senior leadership wants to take it a step closer to the ground. Each member of the Brotherhood has a Province President, and many have a Diocesan Coordinator contact. "What province am I in?" A map is below.
Earlier this month each province president received a list of the new members in his province. You should have already received a welcome call from him by now or will in the near future. It's all about building connections so we may build community and leadership. One or more of our leaders will be calling y new members by phone, so you may see an odd phone number show on your phone. Take a chance and see if it is a new Brotherhood friend on the other end. They would like to get to know you. Each month the Service Center will forward those names.
Likewise, every month for those new members who have indicated an interest in one or more of our seven ministries, that Ministry VP will also receive your name and plug new members into that ministry silo.
If new members aren't able to answer the call, our leaders will leave a message for a call back opportunity from our new members. What makes a new member join? What does their parish look like? What would they share to others about the Brotherhood? These are the type of questions we want to learn so we may grow in the Lord together.
A special welcome to these new members joining since February 5:
Senior Members:
Fletcher Baldwin, St Peter & St Paul (#4872S), Marietta, GA
William Bodine III, Member-at-Large, Whiting, JN
Jeff Cramm, Church of Good Shepherd (#5041S), Silver City, NM
Doug Dixon, Church of Epiphany (#4983), Guntersville, AL
Michael Eppard, Church of Good Shepherd (#5041S), Silver City, NM
John Fenton, Church of Ascension (#5206S), Knoxville, TN
Dale Giese, Church of Good Shepherd (#5041S), Silver City, NM
Victor Hailey, St Pauls by the Sea (#1770S), Jacksonville Beach, FL
Max Higgs, Church of Good Shepherd (#5041S), Silver City, NM
Jody Janis, Holy Comforter (#47096S), Spring, TX
Carter Keithley, Member-at-Large, Washington, DC
Gene Koponen, Church of Good Shepherd (#5041S), Silver City, NM
Larry McLellan, Church of Good Shepherd (#5041S), Silver City, NM
Bob Palmer, Church of Ascension (#5206S), Knoxville, TN
William Sepe, St Uriel (#5350S), Sea Girt, NJ
John Siebert, Trinity (#2048S), Mattoon, IL
Bob Steffy, Church of Ascension (#5206S), Knoxville, TN
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
