The Pipes are Repaired

and the Water is Working Again!

We apologize again for the Christmas Eve and Christmas Day worship cancellations due to the busted water pipes and busted water main as a result of the unusually cold temperatures.

The GOOD NEWS is that the pipes have been repaired and the water has been restored - and this Sunday, temperatures are forecasted to be in the mid-60s.

So don't stay up too late on New Year's Eve and join us for a continuation of our Christmas worship celebrations with a Festival of Christmas Lessons & Carols at 10 am this Sunday, January 1.

A very special "Thank You!" to the team that worked into the early hours of the morning on Christmas Eve and then again on Christmas Day to get the water shut-off and the frozen, slushy mess cleaned up - inside and outside the building.

Thank you Molly Graves, Carol Kemker, Judah Sali, Nigel Poland, Maggie Kottke, Pedro Avila, Sr., Pedro Avila, Jr. - and an especially big thanks to Jeff Swoope and Jim Helms for all of the hard work of getting things repaired and back in working order!

Worship With Us

This Sunday

Sunday, January 1 at 10 am

Christmas Lessons & Carols

with Holy Eucharist

(in English)



On Sunday, January 1,

all are welcome to worship together at 10 am

as there will no worship in Spanish

at 5pm

It is our plan to livestream

these worship offerings

on our YouTube channel.



While masking is now a matter of personal choice,

we are still encouraging the wearing of masks in worship

to protect the most vulnerable among us.

Masks are still required

for those who are unvaccinated

or who are not up-to-date

with the boosters

that are recommended for them.

Christmas Offerings

to St. Bede's

As our Christmas celebrations continue

(Christmas is a season - not just a day)

please remember St. Bede's 

in your holiday generosity

and consider making a Christmas offering 

to support the ongoing 

mission and ministries of the parish.

You may make your Christmas offering

online through Realm

by clicking here.

or you may mail your offering 

or drop it off in St. Bede's secure mailbox 

at the Midvale Road entrance.

Year End Giving

You may also use the above link to keep current

on your 2022 pledge or to make any other

end-of-the-year gifts or offerings

to St. Bede's online.

Information about

end-of-the-year gifts of securities

or other types of charitable distributions

can be found by clicking here.

Baby Jesus Baskets

During the seasons of Advent & Christmas, we will be filling baskets with donations to help homeless new mothers in need. Baskets will be in the Commons by the round table or Christmas tree until Epiphany.

The most needed items are:

New children’s clothing, sizes newborn to 12 months

Unscented Baby Wipes 

Baby Wash/Soap for sensitive skin

Baby Lotion for sensitive skin

Other items needed:

Enfamil Ready to Feed Gentlease Formula

Enfamil Ready to Feed Prosobee Formula

Enfamil Ready to Feed Infant Formula

Boys Pull-Ups (size 3T/4T and 4T/5T)

Girls Pull-Ups (size 3T/4T and 4T/5T)

Diapers (size 4, 5 and 6)

Sippy Cups (hard/soft tips)

Bottles (new with nipples)

Sorry, no stuffed or used toys. No used clothing.

Donations will go to Our House shelter.

Click here to learn more about the mission of Our House

Thank you for your support!



Sunday Formation

for All Ages

We'll be taking a

Sunday Adult Formation break

for a few Sundays.

Stay tuned for new

Adult Formation offerings

beginning in mid-January.

Children's Christian Formation

will be taking a break

on Sundays, December 25th

and January 1st.

Children's Formation will resume

on Sunday, January 8 at 11:30 am

We will be using Godly Play and 

Illustrated Ministry's MiniRevolution curriculums.

Please email Alyssa Sali (asali@stbedes.org) 

to register children in this age-range.

We are eager to hear from adults who could share teaching and learning with these young people. If you feel called to the ministry of Children's or Youth Formation, please contact Alyssa or Beth.

Thanks to everyone

who worshiped and wondered together

at our Pageant & Eucharist

at 4 pm on Christmas Eve!

The season of Christmas is still in full swing,

so if you missed it

or if you would like to see your loved ones

at the manger again,

you can find the pageant here.



Sunday Youth Formation

will be taking a short break.

Look for more information soon

about how Youth Formation

will resume in mid-January.

Questions, comments, or thoughts, 

feel reach out to Beth Cannon at: bcannon@stbedes.org.





Pledge Campaign Update

Thank you to all who have returned their 2023

"God's Blessing's Flow" pledge cards!

So far, we have received

64 pledges totaling $371,000.

Thank You!

If you have not yet made your pledge

to support the mission and ministry

of St. Bede's in 2023,

we would love to hear from you.

If you need a pledge card,

they are available on the table

near the Parish Office

or you can use the link below to pledge online.



BUNCO IS BACK

The Sister’s Bunco group met in person for the first time since late 2019. Thanks to Nancy Ward for hosting our wonderful annual Christmas party!  At this party each year we vote on where we will donate the funds we collect during the year. It has been a long time since we have been able to do this, so it is particularly satisfying to be able to announce that $162.00 will be donated to help fill the Baby Jesus Christmas Baskets this year.

As always, we invite all the women of St. Bede’s, and any men if interested, to join us for Bunco each month. Everyone is welcome.  If you are new to St. Bede’s this is a great opportunity to meet some of your fellow parishioners.

We are changing the time of gathering since many of us do not wish to drive at night. We will now be meeting at 2:00 p.m. on the 3^rd Sunday of each month. Hopefully, this will make it easier for everyone.

Our first gathering in 2023 will be held at 2:00 p.m. on January 15 at Lois Shingler’s house. Please consider coming, even if you haven’t ever attended. Let Lois know if you can come so that we can make sure we have the right number of tables set up. (lshinglerpc@gmail.com or 404-593-9001).  Everyone brings an appetizer and pays $10.00 to play. Some of that money goes towards the prizes awarded at the end of the evening and the rest is donated to a charity at the end of the year.



Hope to see you there.

Lois Shingler

Save the Date

The Annual Parish Meeting 

will be held on Sunday, February 5

following worship at 10 am.

¡Celebremos La Fiesta!

Over 200 folks gathered on Sunday, December 11

to celebrate

the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Thank you to all who worked hard to make this Fiesta a success!

You can watch the celebration

on YouTube by clicking here.

Thank You from

Art From the Heart

The Art From the Heart committee is pleased to announce that they had an extraordinarily successful event. Our 20 enthusiastic vendors welcomed more than 400 people to St. Bede’s, many who had never been to our church.

This year we were fortunate to be able to include musical performances from 10 talented artists. We are incredibly grateful to them for taking the time to share their gifts with our community.

We raised over $3600. This was split between St. Bede’s and our co-host - Church of Our Saviour. Our portion will go towards remodeling the Guild Room in the Mission Wing.

It takes a multitude of volunteers to help make this annual event a success. We would like to express our appreciation to everyone.

And of course, a big thank you to everyone for attending.

Advent Bake Sale a Huge Success!

THANK YOU!

Our sincere thanks to all bakers, workers, and shoppers for contributing to the success of the Holiday Bake Sale. As always, the baked goods and casseroles were plentiful, beautiful and delicious. We were pleased to welcome shoppers from the surrounding community as well as parishioners. The profit of $1,500.00 has been designated to the Exterior Siding Fund. Thanks to all for making this sale such a wonderful success.

The Sisters of Bede



A New Look For St. Bede’s!

Our exterior siding renovation project has been completed

and we have a beautiful new look!

We want to thank everyone

who has generously contributed to this project.

We are still hoping to raise another $5,150

(as of December 28)

to complete our fundraising goal.

If you have not yet contributed and are interested in making a gift to support this project, please know that there is a designated "Exterior Siding" fund on Realm or you may designate a check or other type of gift (stock, retirement distribution, etc.). Thank you!

The following people have made generous donations to the siding project:

Junior Abraham

Nancy Bruce

Richard & Amy Busch

Connie Coralli

Richard & Jennie Couture

Nina Daniel 

Cathe Echterhoff

John & Kay Entrekin

Steve Hadler & Claudia Fedarko

Taylor & Molly Graves

Bill & Cheryl Hayn

Kevin Koporec

Peter & Maggie Kottke

Anita Maloof

Will & Julie Mizell

David & Kim Padgett

Orisha Parsons

The Sisters of Bede Advent Bake Sale

George & Lois Shingler

Helen Smith

Dixie & Fran Snider

Jeff & Jan Swoope

Tom & Loretta Vail

Chad & Amanda Vaughn

Sherry Witt

Thank You!

If you have made a contribution and we have not included you here,

please let Muriel know so that we can acknowledge your gift.

Healing Our Racism

Book Discussion Group

Monday, January 23rd

Meeting Time: typically 4th Monday of each month at 2 pm on ZOOM

On Monday, 23rd at 2 pm we will be discussing Unbound: My Story of Liberation and the Birth of the Me Too Movement by Tarana Burke

Please join Muriel Diguette and other members/friends of St. Bede's to discuss current books pertaining to the issues of racism and white privilege.

Email Muriel for the Zoom link to join the discussion.

We typically will meet the 4th Monday of each month at 2 pm.

If you want to go ahead and order books for future discussions:

Slavery By Another Name by Douglas Blackmon

I'm Still Here by Austin Channing Brown

The Scalpel and the Silver Bear by Lori Alvord and Elizabeth Cohen Van Pelt 

Homecoming by Yaa Gyasi

The Sun Is Also A Star by Nicola Yoon

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

Pride: A Pride and Prejudice Remix by Ibi Zoboi

Mostly Mysteries Book Group

Monday, January 23 at 7 pm on Zoom

The Mostly Mysteries Book Group meets on the 4th Monday of each month at 7 pm on Zoom. If you would like to take part, please contact Connie Coralli and she will send you the link. conniecoralli@gmail.com

The Vestry has updated

gathering & masking

protocols.

St. Bede's Prayer List

Prayers have been requested for:

Mary Braswell, friend of Dee Weems

Helen Jo Hardwick, mother of Taylor Graves

Natsu Callaway, daughter-in-law of Ray and Pat Callaway

Kay Bush, sister of Nina Daniel

Elizabeth Villa, daughter of Jim Ohl

Sam Klein, grandson of Margie Klein and nephew of Jody and Heidi Klein

Hunt Osmer and his daughter McNair, friend of Larry Bing 

Kristen Knopick, daughter of Anita Montelione

Iñaki Guevara

Wendy TenHoeve, sister of Lynnsay Buehler

Joshua Weaver, grandson of Sarah Jane Ohl

Tatum and Harley Holcomb, great granddaughters of Sarah Jane Ohl

Jan Wagner, cousin of Loretta Vail

Eleanor Pearlman, granddaughter of Gwen Heaton

Allen Townes Cunningham, sister of Rob Townes

Wallace Victor Simmons, brother of Jerry Simmons

Mellie Frippen, friend of Nora Cruz-Diaz

Caroline Spires

Anne Jones, sister of Claiborne Jones

Joan Davis

Joy Sims, daughter of Nina Daniel

Jack Raymer & Ginnie Ferrell

Carmen Graciaa, friend of Laura Martin

Jim Poulos, husband of Carol Kemker

Helen Abraham

Fay Key

Rosalene Larson, mother-in-law of Michael Daniel

Aree Bancroft

Laura Ribas

Jane Wiggins

Willie Diaz

Maggie Williams

Mary Rodriguez

Hollis Pickett

Margie Klein, mother of Jody Klein

Lynn Edgar, mother of Beth Cannon

Nancy Waring

Andy Matia, friend of Ann Foote

Jim Ohl

Frances Bowen

Sydney Lund

Ann Foote

Cameron Maddox

For those who have died:

Sheila Lee, cousin of Lynnsay Buehler

Rob Villa, son-in-law of Jim Ohl

Karen Miller, friend of Mariam Needham and Robin Brown-Haithco

Tommy Deadwyler, friend of Carmie McDonald

John Hathorn, cousin of Suzanne Shapiro

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

Joshua Bowers

Will Grimm

We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week: 

1/1   Jimmy Tate

1/6   Jane Bowers

1/6  Marty Elks

Friend in Christ,

As violence escalates in Ukraine, over one million people have already fled the country — and the borders are flooded with many more people desperate to leave.

Almost all of them are women and children who have had to seek safety on their own, leaving their husbands, fathers, brothers and sons behind.

As this crisis continues to evolve, we are working with Anglican agencies and our other partners to provide humanitarian assistance, and urgently ask for your help.

Your emergency gift today will support our immediate response, providing cash, blankets, hygiene supplies and other needs as this crisis unfolds.

Our faith networks are currently on the ground in the border areas of Poland, Hungary and Romania, and we will continue to coordinate with them in order to help those who have been displaced. Specifically, our partner ACT Alliance is helping families on the Hungarian border, and our Anglican partners are mobilizing both an immediate and long-term response in Poland, Romania and Hungary.

Yours faithfully,

Robert W. Radtke

President & CEO

Episcopal Relief & Development