Brotherhood of St. Andrew Starts New Chapter in Diocese

This past March, men from our parish gathered to hear more about the Brotherhood of St. Andrew, a 150-year-old organization within the Episcopal Church. The Brotherhood is dedicated to enriching the lives of men and youth in Christ by providing opportunities to grow in spirituality according to its three tenants of Prayer, Study, and Service. All in all, fifteen men answered the call from the church bulletin to come and learn more about this opportunity and spend time in a prayer service meant to help us discern the need for this ministry, and to ask blessings over it moving forward. The Lord answered! Soon, we were filling out and sending in paperwork. In what seemed like no time at all, we were opening a charter packet from the national headquarters and “oooohing” and “aaaaahing” over our new charter!

We’ve already met twice for a Thursday evening bible study and business meeting, been out on the town for an evening of food and fellowship, and provided breakfast for the parish at the 9:00 a.m. ‘Coffee and Biscuits’ gathering on Sunday, April 30th. As we look forward to the rest of the year, we are excited about our calendar. We’re inviting the men from our neighboring parishes to share a meal this upcoming month, preparing to bring in some of the Brotherhood’s national resources this fall for a ‘Man in the Mirror’ men’s study series, and starting to lay some groundwork for a men’s retreat at Camp McDowell this fall. We’ve even had national officers offer to come and conduct an installation ceremony for our chapter in the coming weeks! Everyone is really loving the experience that the Brotherhood of St. Andrew offers men in our church!

- Brandon Wilcutt, Trinity Chapter Officer

To start a chapter of the Brotherhood at your parish, email: admin@brothersandrew.net. To learn more about the Brotherhood visit https://brothersandrew.net/