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The All Souls' chapter meets every 2nd and 4th
Saturday of each month at 8:30 a.m. Thus meeting is
open to all.
Our
Director is Mr. Byron Graham.
What is the Brotherhood?
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew is an
international ministry of men within the Anglican Communion with
corporate offices in Ainbridge, Pennsylvania, W.S.A. The Brotherhood was
incorporated by an Act of the U.S. Congress signed May 30, 1908 by
President Theodore Roosevelt. That Act states, “the sole object of said
corporation shall be the spread of Christ’s Kingdom among men and
youth.”
What is a Chapter?
The primary method by which the Brotherhood
implements its ministry to men and youth through the establishing of a
Chapter within individual Anglican and Episcopal churches. Office and
with the approval of the parish Rector, Vicar or in the case of a prison
or Armed Forces installation, the Bishop of the diocese, a charter may
be issued to the applicants. The Chapter needs to have at least six (6)
men to begin an effective ministry, although in small parishes as few as
three men can be granted a charter with the approval by the
Brotherhood’s President. Chapter members are called Brothers Andrew and
are required to accept and observe the Brotherhood Disciplines
of:
PRAYER, STUDY AND SERVICE.
Who may be a member of the Brotherhood?
Any baptized Christian man may be a member of
The Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Inc. However, only men who are confirmed
in an Anglican or Episcopal Church or a church in communion with the
Anglican or Episcopal Church may become a Chapter, regional or national
officer in the Brotherhood.
May women join the Brotherhood?
A very fine sister organization exists that
limits membership women. The organization is the Daughters of the King.
The Daughters of the King is a ministry to women that was formed shortly
after the brotherhood began. Both ministries are similar and focus on
the disciplines of Prayer, Study and Service. Their ministry to women
and youth, and disciplines parallel those of
the Brotherhood.
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