Fellowship Works!
St. John’s Lodge has initiated something new this year: BREAKFAST WITH THE BOYS.
Quite simply, we meet once a month at an area diner or restaurant for breakfast. That’s it – breakfast. No reservations required. Totally casual – no coats, ties passwords or secret handshakes. Just….breakfast.
We’re having wonderful success with this. We had about 12-13 show up the first month, about 14 the second month, 10 or 11 last month…and 21 this month. 21 brethren coming out on a Saturday morning to enjoy breakfast and the fellowship of other brothers. Imagine – that’s more than we sometimes get out to Extra meetings!
This is a wonderful new activity that was proposed earlier this year by our JMC, Gary. I said sure, let’s go for it – see what happens. Gary said whether it’s ten guys or just the two of us in a booth, it might be fun. So far we’ve far exceeded our expectations and each month so far has been a good time. Depending on the make-up of the group, the breakfast takes on a different atmosphere, but each one has been enjoyable. See here for yourself!
That’s also the great thing of this activity – it’s never the exact same group of brethren. There are some of the same guys, but each time, we get a couple who were not there the month before. If all these brethren are having a great time, they’ll likely share it with other friends and brothers, and we’ll continue to connect as brothers through fellowship. Then perhaps through fellowship, and stronger friendships, we will find more members freeing up the time for an occasional Lodge meeting. Or if shared with friends (not brothers), perhaps we’ll get more petitions for membership. But if not – that’s okay too. It’s just great to be with the brothers and share some quality time.
If you’re looking for something to do in your Lodge or organization to bring out the members and improve the “fraternal” feeling between them, I highly recommend you try something like this.
