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,

text and images attached in an email to the Parish Administrator.

Laura's email address is lpittman@stbedes.org

Chad will be away on vacation until Thursday, July 31.

If a matter needs immediate attention during this time,

please contact the Parish Administrator,

the Senior Warden (warden@stbedes.org)

or another member of the clergy or staff.

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

Looking for an activity?

Sunday, July 20, 2025

The Sixth 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".



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!

Our regular Sunday Adult Formation class

is on hiatus for the Summer.

We look forward to resuming in the Fall!

Sunday Morning Book Study

Breathing Under Water:

Spirituality and the Twelve Steps

by Richard Rohr

A Series in 6 Sundays

July 6 - August 10

11:30 - 12:30

Room M110

Facilitators: Jim Handsfield and Raz Schreiber

Breathing Underwater Book Study

It can be said that our society shows all the signs of classic addiction. This addiction creates a society with a codependency for itself. We may all be unaware we are seeing somethings from the viewpoint of an “addictive” way of thinking.



The most well-known approach to surviving addiction is the program of 12 Step Recovery. Rohr has extracted 12 spiritual principles from those 12 Steps and offers them as a possible path of spiritual growth to change our addiction to our way of thinking, which alters the way we relate to ourselves and to our society.

Each Sunday we will look at 2 of the 12 spiritual concepts he presents in his book.

We hope you will join us.

Please reach out to Jim or Raz with any questions.

Join Us for Vacation Bible School (VBS)

July 21-25, 6-8pm

Register Now!

Join us to celebrate God’s love for us through stories of celebrations in the Bible. All ages are welcome to participate! VBS is intergenerational and bi-lingual (English and Spanish). VBS for All is for the entire family and not intended as a drop off event for children. Parents or guardians are expected to accompany their children for the duration of the event.

After gathering in the Commons, we will have dinner, singing, storytelling, crafts, and other fun activities.

Register NOW to join in the fun, and please consider VOLUNTEERING if you are able!

Click on the button below to register online or fill out a paper form in the Commons:

Questions? Contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org

Young Adult Fellowship

(20's - 30's)

Young Adult Pizza and Game Night

Saturday, August 23

6:30 - 9:30

Parish Hall

We'll have pizza, salad, drinks, and

a plethora of different games!

Please bring a suggested donation

of $10 to cover dinner.

Sign up with Laura Pittman at lpittman@stbedes.org or on GroupMe by Wednesday, August 23 at noon.

Come and bring a friend!

Questions? Contact Laura using the email above.

Regular Sunday Youth Group

will be on hiatus for the Summer

Thanks to the fifteen Youth who participated in our "Late Night at St. Bede's" on June 13th - with food, films, and fun! Look for more Summer Youth activities coming later in the Summer. Also, mark your calendars to help out with Vacation Bible School (July 21-25) if you are available - it's always fun!.

As always, we pray for peace, love, grace and grooviness for each and all of you.

Beth & Judah



Children's Formation for

Children Age 3 - Grade 5

Children's Faith Formation

Summer Hiatus

Children's formation is on summer hiatus. We invite families to worship all together during the summer and take advantage of the Pray Ground space. We look forward to resuming formation in the Autumn.

Prayer Vigil for Extra-Ordinary Times

Beginning July 6th and continuing through the summer, we’ll be holding a weekly, hour-long prayer vigil for the country, Sundays after 10 am worship, in room M108. Feel free to come by for a short time or for the entire hour.

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

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

An RSVP to Muriel for this in-person meeting is kindly requested.

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, Molly Graves, and Miriam Needham

Please contact Muriel Diguette at digfam@att.net

if you are interested in joining.

Thank you to all who have supported our

2025 Caring for One Another Pledge Campaign!

As of July 10,

we have received

84 pledges totaling $422,000.

Our budget goal for 2025 is $460,000.

If you have not yet made a pledge

of financial support to St. Bede's

we would love to hear from you.

If you have made a pledge

but are able to increase your pledge

to help us meet this goal,

your additional generosity

would be greatly appreciated.

Mark Your Calendar!

Art From The Heart

Gallery Opening

August 2nd

There is great news from the “Art From the Heart Gallery” committee. Our first show features artists from the Tucker Art Alliance.

Earlier this summer, a “Request For Submissions” was sent to artists who have participated in events in and around Tucker. Each person could submit up to 3 original 2D pieces. The deadline for submission was June 27th . As of this report, we have 11 artists submitting work and we expect a few more. The committee will meet and review each piece and decide which will be accepted. Once that is done, we will let the artists know that they are part of our Gallery’s inaugural show!

Mark your calendars for August 2nd. We are planning an Opening Show for that evening. More information will be forthcoming as it is available!

We need your help!

There is some old furniture and electronics at the church that needs to be taken to the dump. If you have a pickup truck or trailer, will you help the church out?

Here is your chance to be one of St. Bede’s Good Samaritans.

If you can help, contact Barbara Helms at atlhelms@comcast.net.

Thanks!

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.

We still have many open Sundays between July 20 - August 31.

Thanks!

– Nancy Ward nlbward@comcast.net

Tablecloths Gone Walk-About

We seem to be missing some of our white rectangular tablecloths that we use for special occasions. If you've taken some home to launder, please be sure to bring them back to the church.

Many thanks,

The Hospitality Guild

"CODA"

Popcorn Theology

Saturday, August 16

5:30 p.m.—8:45 p.m.

Following a simple meal of pizza, a salad bar, fresh fruit and homemade cookies

and popcorn (gluten free and dairy free options will be available), we’ll watch

"CODA.” Ruby Rossi, a 17-year-old senior in high school living in Gloucester,

Massachusetts, is a hard-working young woman who rises at 3 o’clock each

morning to help her father and brother on their fishing boat before going to

school. Ruby is the only hearing person in her family of 4. (CODA means, Child of

Deaf Adults). Her father, mother and older brother rely on Ruby to serve as their

translator at doctor's appointments and in negotiating the sale of the fish they

catch. 

At school, Ruby signs up to be in the chorus. She has never sung with a

teacher or in a group, only at home where no one can hear her. She has no idea if

she is "any good", she just knows she loves to sing. The teacher tells her she has a

gift and encourages her singing, offering to coach her to apply to Berklee School of

Music. Ruby finds herself torn between her obligations to her family and her

blossoming gift as singer.

1 hour 40 minutes

rated PG-13

2021

Drama with lighthearted and uplifting moments

Suggested donation of $10 with checks payable to St. Bede's

The film is the winner of 3 Academy Awards: for Adapted Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor (Tony Kotsur, who plays Ruby's father) and Best Film. “CODA” Stars Emilia Jones as Ruby and Marlee Matlin as her mother.

After watching the movie, we will have a brief conversation about where we saw

and heard God in the movie, and the way in which the movie showed each of us

something about our own lives. We’ll end the evening with a brief Night Prayer.

Please email Lynnsay Buehler at lbuehler@stbedes.org to let her know you are

able to attend or write your name on the sign-up sheet on the round table in the

Commons.

Outreach Opportunities

July 6 – 27

We will be collecting school supplies and recruiting volunteers for NETWorks Back 2 School Store. 

Donation list and details available below.

September 7 to September 28

Collection of diabetic socks for Church of the Common Ground for their weekly Tuesday foot clinic

Friday, October 10

9:00 am - 2:00 pm

World Day Against the Death Penalty -

Multifaith Event and Press Conference

Trinity United Methodist Church,

265 Washington St SW, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA

October 19

Outreach Committee Meeting 11:30 am Room C101

Mid-October to Mid-November

Collection of Thanksgiving bags for Home for Thanksgiving for Emmaus House

December

Collection for Baby Jesus Baskets to benefit Our House, a nonprofit supporting unsheltered families and their children

Have Questions?

Contact Anita Montelione (ammontel12@gmail.com)

or Karen Werner (wernerksw@comcast.net)

School Supply Collection for

NETWorks Cooperative Ministry's

Back 2 School Store

July 6 - 27

St. Bedes is partnering with Networks Cooperative Ministry again this year to support their back to school collection of school supplies. We will be collecting supplies through July 27 in the bins in the Commons. Click the button below for a list of requested supplies. Lists of needed supplies are also available on the table in the Commons.

This is a much needed source of school supplies for families in need. Thank you, St. Bede’s, for your incredible generosity in serving our community!

The Mazury Folk Dance Ensemble holds their practices in our Parish Hall on Friday evenings. They will be leading us in a special dance on the last night of Vacation Bible School. We hope you can join us then. And they would love for any of us to join them for their First Annual Grand Pickle Ball fundraiser.

Use the discount code STBEDES for a $10 discount on your ticket!

The Outreach Committee has decided to support the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund. PCRF was established in the US in 1991 to provide free medical care to injured and ill children who lack access to care within their local health care system. They have established a pediatric cancer dept. as well as a cardiology dept in the area. In addition they have sent thousands of children abroad for free medical care. More recently they have been assisting humanitarian organizations. Charity Navigator has given them a 4* rating for the past 12 yrs indicating they have exceeded industry standards and outperforms most charities. We feel with the current crisis in Gaza and the many children in need of food,shelter, and medical care PCRF is an organization worthy of our support.

As we all watch the tragic events of violence escalate in 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:



God of justice,

We know there is hurt and destruction in our world.

We also know you don’t ignore harm.

When leaders and rulers choose to lie and destroy,

fill us with courage and compassion to stand up for what’s kind.

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.

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 for a study of The Wisdom of Solomon.

All are welcome.

Please note the date change for our next meeting.

We will meet next on July 30.

6:00 – 8 pm on Wednesday nights

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.

Healing Our Racism

Book Discussion Group

Date change!

Next meeting:

Thursday, August 21, 2025

at 2 pm on Zoom

We will not meet in July.

June's book selection is

All About Love: New Visions

by bell hooks

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. We meet on the 3rd Monday of each month on Zoom.

Email Muriel for the Zoom link to join the discussion.

Mostly Mysteries

Book Discussion Group

Next meeting in person:

Monday, July 28

at 1 pm in Room M108

Our July book selection

is

Shadow of the Solstice

by Anne Hillerman

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

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:

Martha West

Jan Swoope

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

Margie Klein

Lynn Williams

Jim Handsfield

Barbie Olsen

Dixie Snider

Connie Coralli

Michele Heller

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:

Elizabeth Gunnells, granddaughter of Larry and Rita Channell

Bill Edgar, father of Beth cannon

Edna Bacon, aunt of Amanda Vaughn

Art Haecker, Helen Loeb's brother

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:

Carmen Camiro



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

Josh Bowers

Jonathan

We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week

7/19 Jennie Couture

7/20 Cathe Echterhoff

7/22 Barbara Helms

7/22 Julie Mizell

7/23 Raymond Walker, III

7/24 Molly Graves

7/25 Jackson Kottke

7/26 David Boyd

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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