Brotherhood Assembly Quarterly Meeting – 09/08/12

The third quarterly meeting of the assembly was hosted by the Holy Trinity By The Lake chapter in Rockwall.

After a hearty breakfast furnished by the Holy Trinity By The Lake chapter, a very special service was held in the beautiful Holy Trinity Sanctuary, including hymns and music. Fr. Getz of Holy Trinity performed the service for the Brotherhood.

Lanell Armstrong of the CROSSFIRE Ministry gave a strong presentation of her efforts in helping youths in the inner Dallas area.

CROSSFIRE began as a grass roots program of volunteers in 1990 to address the academic, social, and spiritual needs of gang-oriented, at-risk children. These volunteers, recruited by two visionary housewives, began extensive involvement as reading tutors and mentors in the elementary school of an east Dallas neighborhood which, in the words of a gang unit Police Officer, was located on the turf of “the largest, most criminally active gang in the city of Dallas.” More info on the work of Crossfire is available at their website.

Our incoming President, John Curtis oversaw the meeting. James Vineyard gave a report on next year’s golf tournament and the planning going into it – including a special golf committee tasked with securing stronger corporate participation.

Don Candy presented the planning for Hearts and Hammers which will be working on two homes on September 15 and 22. There are teams of approximately 20 members for each of the two homes being worked on.

Our meeting ended with the singing of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew Hymn.

All in all, many thanks to our guest speaker Lanell Armstrong, Fr. Getz and the Holy Trinity By The Lake Chapter for setting a new standard on how a quarterly meeting can be done.