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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
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There's a lot going on at St. Bede's!
Looking for an activity?
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Sunday, May 11, 2025
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
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
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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".
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Sunday Adult Formation
will be on hiatus this Sunday
for Mother's Day
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Please join us Sunday, May 18 for:
| This will be our last regular Adult Formation class until Autumn. | | |
Calling All Youth Groupers!
Grades 6-12
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Join us for church at 10 am or 1:30 pm!
We'll get together at 11:30 for lunch and lots of fun!
Sunday, May 11th - Join us for church either before (@ 10:00 am) or after (1:30 pm) confirmation class. Please note this class is for CURRENT Confirmation candidates only. Lunch will be served.
Sunday, June 1st - Please join us at the Cathedral of St Philip for the diocesan Confirmation service at 4 pm. We will pray for, stand with and reaffirm our own baptismal vows with (enter confirmands’ names) as they make a mature public affirmation of their faith, recommit themselves to the responsibilities of their baptism, and receive laying on of hands by a bishop.
This will conclude our regular activities for the year. Stay tuned for some fun activities to be planned over the summer!
As always, we pray for peace, love, grace and grooviness for each and all of you.
Beth & Judah
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Children's Formation for
Children Age 3 - Grade 5
Children's Faith Formation
Summer Hiatus
Beginning this Sunday, May 11, both Children's Faith Formation sessions will be 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.
Parents of young children, if you would like to attend the May 18th adult formation session and need childcare, please contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org.
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Mark Your Calendars for
Vacation Bible School
July 21 - 25
6 - 8 pm
Our wonderful intergenerational VBS returns this summer!
If you have questions, please contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org.
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HOORAY!
Our High Tea is fully subscribed for 2025.
Thank you to all who have purchased tickets.
See you Saturday!
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Calling all 2025 Graduates!
We will be honoring all of our graduates and want to make sure that you are included. Please email Laura Pittman and let us know from what institution or program you are graduating and what your plans are for the future (further study, career plans, etc.) This can be a graduation from any kind of school or study program. We will list all our grads in the E-News.
lpittman@stbedes.org
So far we are aware of the following graduates:
Tyler Busch, B.S. in Public Relations from Georgia Southern University. Tyler will be working for the Presbyterian Church (USA) in Montreat, NC.
Anna Graves, Master's in Social Work from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Odette De La Cruz, graduating from High School
Melissa Santana, graduating from Norcross High School
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A Note about Package Deliveries
When ordering items for the church, we suggest that you have all package deliveries shipped to your home address. Our parish office is open part-time and deliveries inevitably arrive after office hours. For this reason, except for heavy deliveries, the church staff usually has deliveries shipped to our homes. This helps ensure that deliveries do not sit outside for too long. Thanks, All!
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Attention All Coffee and Tea Lovers!
If you love coffee and tea before church on Sunday, we have a great opportunity for you. We have a new way for you contribute to hospitality on Sunday mornings. We are looking for 4 teams of people who would enjoy setting up the coffee service and making coffee on Sunday morning to be ready around 9:30-9:45.
Each team would serve one Sunday of the month. Clean up is not necessary as the coffee service is left out for the 1:30 service. Training (it’s very easy) is available.
If you would like more information or are willing to serve in this role, please contact Connie Coralli at (404) 218-6668 or conniecoralli@gmail.com.
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Finding Healing
for Our Divided Country
Now meeting weekly
on Monday evenings on Zoom
from 6:30 to 8 pm.
And new!
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.
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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.
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Thank you to all who have supported our
2025 Caring for One Another Pledge Campaign!
As of May 8,
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.
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Outreach Opportunities
Year-at-a-Glance
Your St. Bede's Outreach Team has assembled a full calendar of outreach opportunities for the coming year. Look for more information about each of these opportunities here in E-News as the time for them gets closer.
May 17, 2025
Group will travel to El Refugio
May 18, 2025
The Outreach Committee will host Anton Flores,
Founder and Director of Casa Alterna,
for an adult formation class.
Casa Alterna offers hospitality to Asylum seekers.
June 1, 2025
Outreach Committee Meeting (C101)
Have Questions?
Contact Anita Montelione (ammontel12@gmail.com)
or Karen Werner (wernerksw@comcast.net)
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Church of the Common Ground
Sunday, April 27
My heartfelt thanks to the 10 folks who prepared 80 lunches for the members of the COTCG early Sunday morning. COTCG is an Episcopal Church without walls in Woodruff Park that serves the unhoused community of Atlanta.
And my deepest gratitude to the 8 folks who served these lunches and worshipped with the parishioners of COTCG. It was a truly meaningful day for all of us.
Karen Werner, Co-Chair of Outreach Committee
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GAS CARDS NEEDED!
On May 17, a small group of St. Bede's parishioners will be heading to El Refugio, a hospitality house that provides free meals and lodging for families and friends of folks detained at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Georgia. Immigrants from all over the Southeast and as far away as Missouri have been detained at Stewart. It is a soulless place where the food is scant and the treatment received is poor. Some of these immigrants had legal status to be in this country, but they have been caught up in the new immigration raid reality.
St. Bede's collects and donates $25.00 gas cards so that families that visit El Refugio can have an extra bit of financial help for their trips to visit loved ones. In 2024 El Refugio gave out 286 gas gift cards, and St. Bede's contributed close to 100 of those cards. You can buy a gas gift card or give Karen or Paul Werner or Claudia Fedarko cash to buy the cards. Many thanks for all that you do to support families who are suffering.
***Please note: If you contribute cash or a check in lieu of a gas card, please make sure you clearly designate your gift "for gas cards". If you make a gift online, please notify Laura in the office so that she can make sure your gift is credited to the gas cards fund.
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NETWorks Pantry Donations
Food donations from partner churches, community organizations, and individuals stock our pantry shelves. Now you can shop and ship directly to NETWorks on both Amazon.com and Walmart.com at your convenience. These lists are prioritized by our current needs in both the food and personal care pantries.
Our shopping lists are only a guide to the types of items we need--we are NOT brand specific at NETWorks, so please shop wherever you can find the best deals.
Ship items to NETWorks, 2380 4th St., Tucker, GA 30084 or bring your donations to NETWorks Wednesday, Friday or Saturday from 10am-1pm or contact our program director to make an appointment. Please do not leave items during non-business hours.
Receipts for tax purposes are available upon request. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
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"Putting Out Hunger" Golf Tournament
Monday, May 12
Heritage Golf Course in Tucker
FORE!
Yes, our 3rd annual "Putting Out Hunger" golf tournament is coming right up—Monday, May 12 at Heritage Golf Course here in Tucker. The first two events have been a lot of fun as golfers and sponsors raise money to help our neighbors facing food and financial hardships.
St. Bede's golfers are cordially invited to participate! One church partner makes this a church outing, inviting members to form teams and play as a group. What a great fellowship opportunity!
Please click on the flyers below that have tournament details. but all the information and links for signing up are also at www.networkscoop.org/golf. Golfers, sponsors, and volunteers are ALL needed.
Thank you for everything St. Bede's Episcopal does to support NETWorks and the people we serve throughout the year.
Thank you so much for helping to make this event very successful!
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To the St. Bede's Community:
I am excited to invite you to the Growings! Ribbon Cutting event at NETWorks! This is a significant milestone as we celebrate the launch of our hydroponic farm, which will help provide fresh, healthy produce to neighbors in need.
Event Details:
Date: Tuesday, May 20th, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM
Location: NETWorks Pantry, 4296 Cowan Rd, Tucker, GA 30084
Growings!: Growing, Feeding, Teaching – Together, we're building a healthier, more sustainable community.
RSVP here: https://bit.ly/growingsrsvp
We look forward to seeing you there and celebrating together!
David Fisher
Executive Director
| 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 our shepherd,
You know who we are and what we need.
You lead us to peaceful places when we need play or rest.
When we feel lost or confused, you guide us home.
Thank you for always being with us.
Amen.
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Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study
Join with others for a study of the Minor Prophets.
All are welcome.
6:30 – 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)
Please note that we have moved to the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. Our next meeting will be Wednesday, May 14.
Contact Fred Murphy for more information.
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Healing Our Racism
Book Discussion Group
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Next meeting:
Monday, May 19, 2025
at 2 pm on Zoom
May's book selection is
Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents
by Isabel Wilkerson
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.
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Mostly Mysteries
Book Discussion Group
Next meeting in person:
Tuesday, May 27
at 1 pm in M108
(Please note the Tuesday meeting day this month due to the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.)
Our May selection is
The Searcher by
Tana French
You're invited to join members and friends of St. Bede's to discuss favorite mysteries and thrillers.
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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:
Larry Bing
Michele Heller
Lynn Williams
Jim Handsfield
Barbie Olsen
Dixie Snider
Prayer has been requested on a more long-term basis for:
Connie Coralli
David Boyd
Carmen Camiro
Debhani Hernandez
Al and Regina Studwell
Sarah Jane and Jim Ohl
Kay Howington
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:
Armando and Louisa Bassarrate, friends of Larry Bing
Reagan Koski, friend of the Cannon family
Zoë Bushart, granddaughter of Doris and Jim Bushart
Gail Reeser, sister of Larry Bing
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:
Mary Ann Cummings, friend of Fran and Dixie Snider
John Ralph Henly McIntosh, friend of Suzanne Shapiro
Joseph Vonasek, brother of Joan Greer
We give thanks for those serving our country in the military:
Josh Bowers
We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week
5/10 Muriel Diguette
5/11 Kelcie Sellers
5/11 Elijah Blackburn
5/12 Beth Schupbach
5/12 Andrew Callaway
5/14 Rob Townes
5/14 Victoria Esquivel
5/15 Taylor Graves
5/15 Judah Sali
5/17 Melanie Alexander
5/17 Ellis Crowell
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From around the Diocese
and the wider Church...
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Bishop Wright's Weekly Podcast
Did you know that Bishop Rob Wright has a weekly podcast? You can take a spiritual "deep dive" each week with Bishop Wright and his special guests and grow deeper in faith and understanding as you listen and learn.
Explore For People, Bishop Wright's Podcast, Here
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Pathways
the magazine of the Diocese of Atlanta
The new Pathways is now available online! Through original photography, articles, and interviews, Pathways shares inspiring stories from Middle and North Georgia — examples of spiritual growth.
Read Pathways Here
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Would you like to keep up with news from around the broader Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion? Episcopal Journal and Cafe is a convenient place to find out things going on around the Church. You can even subscribe to get news sent to your email inbox.
Click Here for Episcopal Journal & Cafe
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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
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