Fellowship - Men's Fellowship Monthly Breakfasts

Men's Fellowship Monthly Breakfasts

Men's Fellowship Breakfasts are held on the second Saturday of every month from 8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft.  All men of the community are welcome and are encouraged to bring a friend. Enjoy a delicious breakfast and great fellowship.

Bring a friend. Childcare is provided in the nursery in the Chapel Lower Level.

Past Breakfasts

Allen Guelzo, PhD.Men's Fellowship Monthly Breakfast
Saturday, April 10
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
with speaker Allen Guelzo, PhD.
Dr. Guelzo will speak about the faith of the Presidents of the United States. Dr. Guelzo is the Henry R. Luce III Professor of the Civil War Era at Gettysburg College, where he serves as Director of the Civil War Era Studies Program. He is a renowned author and a member of St. David’s Church. Dr. Guelzo is also a priest who leads worship and preaches at St. David’s on occasion. He also leads the monthly Prayer Service for Peace in the Church.



Robert L. SchoonmakerMen's Fellowship Monthly Breakfast
Saturday, March 13
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
Speaker Robert L. Schoonmaker

Robert L. Schoonmaker will speak on the importance of mentoring in the lives of men. Mentors are invaluable gifts to men in our personal lives, professional lives and spiritual lives.

Bob has been an exceptional mentor to others throughout his career. He brings over thirty years experience in organizational development to his work with individuals and organizations. Bob started his professional experience as a parish minister in New Jersey and Puerto Rico. Believing that he could minister equally effectively in the business world, Bob embarked on a business career that included Chase Manhattan Bank, RCA, PNC Bank and the Consulting Group, Inc.  He has a well-deserved reputation as an exceptional coach and mentor to line executives and others. 

Childcare is provided in the Chapel Lower Level.


The Rev. Thomas C. PumphreyMen's Fellowship Monthly Breakfast
Saturday, February 13
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
"Where is God in your Career?
Reflections on Career Development and God's Sense of Humor"
The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey

Tom will reflect on his twelve years in the business world when speaking on “Where is God in your Career? Reflections on Career Development and God’s Sense of Humor.”

Before entering seminary, Tom studied Engineering at Cornell and worked for twelve years at the Lincoln Electric Company, a world-wide manufacturer in the welding business. Tom worked with a wide range of clients in his St. Louis sales territory, and later became a Product Manager at the company headquarters in Cleveland. There, he coordinated development, sales and marketing for two families of products, and started preparing for an MBA before heading to seminary in 2001 and ordained ministry in 2004. As the economy shakes up the careers of many, is God at work? And if so, how? Tom will offer reflections from his own experience.


Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr.Men's Fellowship Monthly Breakfast
Saturday, January 9
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
"Honesty and Thrift ... What is at Stake?"
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr.

John M. Templeton, Jr., M.D. is President and Chairman of the John Templeton Foundation, and directs all Foundation activities in pursuit of its core mission to serve as a philanthropic catalyst for discovery in areas engaging life’s biggest questions in science and philosophy. He works closely with the Foundation’s staff and international board of advisors of more than 50 leading scholars, scientists, researchers and theologians to develop substantive programs in these endeavors.

Read Dr. Templeton's biography


Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D.Saturday, December 12
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D., will be our speaker. Dr. Caplan’s talk is entitled “Mandating Flu Shots and Other Vaccines.”

Arthur L. Caplan, Ph.D., is Emanuel and Robert Hart Professor of Bioethics and director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to coming to Penn in 1994, Caplan taught at the University of Minnesota, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University. He was the Associate Director of the Hastings Center from 1984-1987. Born in Boston, Caplan did his undergraduate work at Brandeis University, and did his graduate work at Columbia University where he received a Ph.D. in the history and philosophy of science.


Christine Flowers will be the speaker at the November Men's Fellowship monthly breakfast.Saturday, November 14
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
Our speaker will be Christine Flowers, and the title of her talk will be “A Christian Counter Point to the Rise of Atheism”. Christine is an immigration attorney with the firm of Joseph Rollo and Associates, and she writes OpEd columns for The Philadelphia Daily News and the Inquirer. 




Dr. Phillip CarySaturday, October 10
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
St. David's Men's Retreat leader, Dr. Phillip Cary will be the speaker at the October breakfast. Dr. Cary is a professor of philosophy at Eastern University.







The Rev. W. Frank AllenSaturday, September 12
8:00-9:30 a.m. in the Undercroft
The Rev. W. Frank Allen will be our speaker as we kick off the fall. Join us for a delicious breakfast and a chance to meet St. David's new Associate Rector, the Rev. Tom Pumphrey.