St. Bede's E-News

We hope that this weekly offering will keep you up-to-date

on the latest information from the parish

and from around the Diocese of Atlanta and wider Church. 

Our e-newsletters are now being archived on our website.

You can go to www.stbedes.org  

and look under the "Connect With Us" tab

at the top of the home page to find past newsletters.

Please send your submissions ready to go into the newsletter

by Wednesday morning. Text and images should be attached to an

email to the Parish Administrator.



Laura's email address is lpittman@stbedes.org

There's a lot going on at St. Bede's!

Looking for an activity?

Sunday, August 9, 2026

The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost

Worship in English at 10 am

Worship in Spanish at 1:30 pm

We will also be streaming our worship live

on

St. Bede's YouTube Channel

If you would like to preview the scripture lessons and hymns for the upcoming Sunday, you can find Sunday's bulletin uploaded to the parish website each week on Thursday afternoon. From the home page of the website, scroll down to the colorful "Worship" icon, and click on that. Then scroll to the bottom of the "Worship" page and you will see where the bulletins for Sunday have been posted under "Downloads".

The Sunday Adult Formation Class is on hiatus for the summer.

We look forward to resuming in September after Labor Day!

Look elsewhere in E-News for ongoing formation offerings.

Hear ye, hear ye!! 

Saturday, August 15th

11:00 - 2:00

The youth group of St Bede’s

will be gathering for a pool party on

Saturday, August 15th from 11 am - 2 pm. 

Nottaway Swim Club

3153 Hathaway Ct

Atlanta 30341

(Not far from the Embry Hills Library)

We’ll supply sub sandwiches and drinks. Bring your bathing suit, a towel and your favorite chips or dessert to share. You MUST let either Beth or Judah know if you can join us by Wednesday, August 12th so we know how much food to prepare. Stay cool and see you soon!

Children's Formation

for Children Age 3 - Grade 5

Seasonal Changes to Children’s Formation



Children's Formation is on hiatus for the summer. We look forward to resuming after Labor Day. During the summer worship, children are welcomed to enjoy the prayground area with supervision.

We need additional teachers/helpers for this age group. Please contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org to volunteer or for more information about our children’s faith formation program.

Prayer Vigil for Extra-Ordinary Times

The prayer vigil for our country will return on the first Sunday of every month: June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd, September 6th, October 4th, November 1st, and December 6th. We will use the Book of Common Prayer to help guide our petitions for peace, justice, and flourishing in our country.

Contact Becca Love at rachelrebeccalove@gmail.com with any questions.

Music Transition Update

For the next several Sundays, Randy Roberson will join us as our supply organist.

Randy was born and raised in Valdosta, Georgia and began playing the piano as a young child when his parents purchased an upright at a yard sale for $100. In college, he accompanied musical theatre productions and the university choir, and he served as an accompanist at St. James United Methodist Church in Atlanta. After moving to Maryland, he became director of music and organist at Woodside United Methodist Church and later served as associate director of music at Silver Spring United Methodist Church. Most recently, Randy served as interim director of music at Dumbarton United Methodist Church in Washington, DC. He has a bachelor’s degree in history and a minor in music from Oglethorpe University and a master’s degree from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy. His career has focused on higher education administration, and he currently works for a national higher education membership association.

In addition to all of that - Randy has the distinction of being the person who introduced Chad & Amanda Vaughn to each other and was a groomsman at their wedding.

Randy will be with us while we secure an Interim Organist & Choirmaster to lead us through an interim period as we have a formal search for a new Organist & Choirmaster.

Also - on Sunday, August 16 - our Youth and Folk Instrumentalist will lead us in a special Sunday or some less formal worship music - in the style of some of the wonderful songs shared and sung at Camp Mikell.

We have also prepared a "Music Transition FAQ" document (linked below) to help answer some of the preliminary questions concerning the Music Ministry Transition.

ART FROM THE HEART GALLERY

OPENING

SATURDAY, AUGUST 15

6 pm until 8:30 pm

Opening Night for our fourth Art From the Heart Gallery Opening is right around the corner! Come join us as we celebrate the next installation of beauty created by local artists. 

We will have appetizers and wine will be offered for a small donation. The party begins at 6:00 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m.  Bring your family, friends, and neighbors.  We welcome food donations for the party, if you feel so inclined. We hope to see you there.

Lois Shingler



Finding Healing

for Our Divided Country



Now meeting weekly

on Monday evenings on Zoom

from 6:30 to 8 pm.

In person every Thursday morning

9 to 10 am

at Mint Coffeehouse

3926 Lawrenceville Hwy in Tucker

A discussion group, grounded in prayer, for those who have questions, concerns, and emotions that feel too big, and need a safe place to process with others.

We will see what participants need from this group. Perhaps it will just be a place to express what you are feeling, or maybe some will want to know what action can be taken.

And we will pray together.

Some questions to consider:

How are you doing, and what are you feeling?

Where are you in terms of processing changing public policy?

How can we live the values of our faith

in the face of conflicting public policy?

Facilitators: Muriel Diguette and Molly Graves

Please contact Muriel Diguette at digfam@att.net

if you are interested in joining.

Sweet(s) Summer Sundays

The Hospitality team will be taking a break this summer, but treats are always welcome during the coffee hour after our worship service. If you would like to provide cookies or any other snack to share, please sign up in the Commons.

Thanks!

– Nancy Ward nlbward@comcast.net

Outreach Opportunities

Ongoing Soap Drive

Please place new wrapped bar soap

in the basket labelled “Bar Soap and Toiletries”

in the Connect Center outside the kitchen

September 6 – 27

Church of the Common Ground

Diabetic Sock Drive

October – November

Emmaus House Home for Thanksgiving

October 11

Outreach Committee Meeting

11:30 am in Room C101

October 18

Prepare and serve lunch for Church of the Common Ground

December 6 – January 3

Baby Jesus Baskets

Questions? Please contact Karen Werner at wernerksw@comcast.net

Donation for Earthquake Relief in Venezuela

Through Episcopal Relief and Development Agency

The Outreach Committee unanimously voted to send $1,000 to the Episcopal Relief and Development Agency to help with earthquake relief in Venezuela. This donation comes from all of you at St. Bede’s. Thank you as always for your support of our community near and far. Our mission to love and serve like Jesus continues!

WHAT A SUCCESS!!

Thank you St. Bede’s for your generous support of our back to school collection of supplies for Networks Cooperative Ministry. We delivered 8 bins packed with school supplies! Because of your kindness so many of our neighbors will start the school year well prepared. Thank you for your constant love of others and support of our community! 

As we all watch the tragic events of violence escalate in Iran, Jerusalem, and Palestine, it is so important to keep the people of the Holy Land in our prayers.

Family Ministries Micropractice 

Join our households with

birth through elementary aged children

in this simple intentional practice

as we bring our learning from the lectionary

into our everyday lives.

You may wish to conclude this micro-practice with this prayer:



Steady God,

You are with us in the sun and storms of life.

When fear feels overwhelming or the path ahead unclear,

may we turn our hearts and hope toward you,

knowing you will meet us with safe, comforting love.

Amen.

Invitation to Prayer Shawl Ministry



Prayer shawls are used to provide comfort, acknowledge joy or appreciation, say goodbye, or any other reason to share God’s love. They may be used in prayer, and the act of making them is prayer. Making them with friends is church.

Currently, a prayer shawl group meets one morning and one evening a month. You are invited to attend one or both meetings.

Monthly Prayer Shawl Meeting Times and Locations

First Monday Prayer Shawl Meeting: 10 -11:30 am in room M108.

Email Junior Abraham at jrabraham1953@gmail.com with questions.

Fourth Thursday Prayer Shawl Meeting: 6:30-8 pm in off site locations.

(This group is on hiatus for the summer.)

Email Cheryl and Fred Murphy at murphyfbfm@gmail.com with questions.

Note that you can participate at home on your own as well.

Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study

Join with others as we explore the Gospel of Matthew and have fun.

All are welcome.

6 – 8 pm

on the 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of each month

in the Commons Hallway Classroom

(across from the Julian of Norwich Center)

6:00 light supper

6:30 Bible Study

Contact Fred Murphy for more information.

Mostly Mysteries

Book Discussion Group

Next meeting in person:

Monday, August 17

at 1 pm in Room M108

Our August book selection

is

Murder Unearthed

by Anita Waller

You're invited to join members and friends of St. Bede's to discuss favorite mysteries and thrillers.

For questions, please contact Cathe Echterhoff at jechterhof@aol.com

New Digital Assisted Listening System

for St. Bede's Nave

Thanks to a a generous grant, we have upgraded our Nave sound system with a new digital assisted listening server. This digital server will stream the Nave audio directly to your smartphone and, from there, it can be delivered through wired headphones, Bluetooth devices, or, if you have smart phone enabled hearing aids, the audio can be streamed directly into the hearing aids. Our hope is that this system can improve speech intelligibility for any who have a difficult time hearing or understanding the spoken word in the Nave.

The FIRST STEP to use the new system is download the "ListenWIFI" app onto your smartphone by clicking on one of the links below. The app is free and does not require any type of registration or password (thank goodness!). The app will not work until you are at St. Bede's and connected to our Wi-Fi network.

The SECOND STEP is to arrive at St. Bede's and connect to the new "St. Bede's - Guest" Wi-Fi network which is an open network that requires no password (thank goodness, again!). The system will not work if you connect to the old "stbedes" password protected network.

Please let us know if you need help connecting!

St. Bede's Prayer List

A note about our prayer list:

We have reorganized our prayer list and are trying to make it more manageable going forward. Names will remain on the prayer list for 3 weeks unless otherwise requested. If you have placed someone on the prayer list and you would now like that person removed, please notify the office. Please request removal only for names which you have placed on the list. We are always happy to request prayer for our parishioners and our extended community.

Please contact Laura Pittman in the church office to add or remove names from the prayer list.

Laura Pittman

lpittman@stbedes.org



In our St. Bede’s community, prayer has recently been requested for:

Cheryl Murphy

Lewis Anderson

Rebecca and Mark Engsberg

Prayer has been requested on a more long-term basis for:

Susan Cáceres

Anita Montelione

David West

Jim Murray

Fran Snider

Dixie Snider

Jim Helms

Claude Oakley

Miriam Needham

Claiborne Jones

Margie Klein

Michele Heller

Lynn Williams

Jim Handsfield

Barbie Olsen

David Boyd

Debhani Hernandez

Al and Regina Studwell                      

Sarah Jane and Jim Ohl

Mary Rodriguez

Helen Abraham

Cameron Maddox  

Aree Bancroft

Nancy Waring

Frances Bowen

Ann Foote

Sue Ellen Lampros

Prayer has also been requested for these in our wider community:

The family of Rebecca and Mark Engsberg

Susan Forte, sister of Cheryl Murphy

Donna Horack, friend of Beth and Terry Cannon

Harrison Jobes, nephew of Beth and Terry Cannon

Doug Burke, friend of Larry Bing

Carlos, friend of Claudia Fedarko

Joselina, friend of Claudia Fedarko

The People of Cuba

Susan Vail Casey, sister of Tom Vail

Zoe Bushart, granddaughter of Doris and Jim Bushart

Aila Craig, family of Helen Loeb

James Smythe, great nephew of Molly Graves

Larry Sullivan, friend of Joan Greer

John Borden, friend of Joan Greer

Kayt Hoch, daughter-in-law of Martha and David West

Reagan Koski, friend of Beth Cannon

Bill Edgar, father of Beth Cannon

Carol Guthrie, sister of Ann Foote

Andy Matia, friend of Ann Foote

Mary Robert, sister of Martha Robert

Wright Coleman, son of Jennie Couture

Fay Key, friend of the St. Bede's community 

Eleanor Pearlman, granddaughter of Gwen Heaton          

Anne Jones, sister of Claiborne Jones

We pray for those who have died:

Sue Engsberg, mother of Mark Engsberg

Charles DeMars, friend of Toni Graney

We give thanks for those serving our country in the military:

Alex Larrivey

Josh Bowers

Jonathan

We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week:

8/7 Jean Petersen

8/7 Eric Main

8/8 Melissa Biegler

8/8 Matthew Handsfield

8/9 Johnny Klein

8/9 Ashton Busch

8/10 Jack Heller

8/11 Beth Cannon

8/12 Greg Cook

8/13 Matt Joiner

8/14 Delia Head

8/15 Margie Klein

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the magazine of the Diocese of Atlanta

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News from Camp Mikell