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

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

Looking for an activity?

Please Note:

The parish office will be closed

on Monday, October 13

in observance of

Indigenous People's Day.

Also note that

Chad will be away on vacation through Friday, October 17.

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.



Sunday, October 12, 2025

The Eighteenth 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".



Young Adult Fellowship

(20's - 30's)

Upcoming Young Adult Events:

Saturday, November 8 Friendsgiving Dinner

Saturday, December 6 Christkindl Christmas Market

Saturday, December 13 Volunteer at NETWorks Christmas Shop

Saturday, December 13 Young Adult Christmas Party

Calling All Youth

Grades 6-12

Sunday October 12th - Join us and bring a friend. Lunch, of course, will be served, as well as games and an AMAZING lesson on Baptism. Who should be baptized? What’s the big deal about it? Do we have to be baptized? 

Sunday, October 19th - Join us we try to break our last record of 104 Bede Bags in 24 minutes. We’re gonna go for 150 bags this time in less than 30 minutes!!

That’s it for now! 

As always, peace, love, grace and grooviness,

Beth & Judah

Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to see youth events in the diocese!

Children's Formation

for Children Age 3 - Grade 5

We have kicked off Children's Christian Formation during Worship at 10 am using the model we used last year - where children will gather with the community for worship and then move to a special formation offering during the Liturgy of the Word that is tailored just for them. They will then return to worship as we exchange the Peace and to share in Holy Communion.

We will use this model for the start of the Christian Formation year and, in the weeks ahead, we will be inviting parents, grandparents, and guardians of young children into conversations about how we can shape our Children's Christian Formation program to better serve the needs of our community.

Parish-Wide Lunch

Sunday, October 26

at 11:30-ish am

(between 10 am and 1:30 pm Worship)

to kick off the program year.

The church will provide fried chicken

and parishioners are asked to bring

salads, sides, sweets,

or something else to share.

Sign up on the link below,

on the sheet in the Commons,

or by calling or emailing Laura in the parish office.

(770) 938-9797 or lpittman@stbedes.org

This month, as part of our lunch, we will engage in an activity presented by the St. Bede's team that attended the College for Congregational Development to explore where we are experiencing transformation in our lives through our involvement at St. Bede's.

Please come and join the fun.

We hope to see you there!

Prayer Vigil for Extra-Ordinary Times

We are holding a weekly, half-hour prayer vigil for the country on Sundays after 10 am worship, in room M108. Feel free to come by for a short time or for the entire time.

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

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!

Nominations for Vestry for 2026

It's the time of year when nominations for next year's Vestry are sought. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, please let a member of the Vestry Nominating and Discernment Committee know by Monday, November 3. Please make sure that the person you are nominating is willing to serve.

According to our bylaws, the Vestry Nominating and Discernment Committee consist of the off-going Vestry members and two at-large members selected by the Vestry. This year, the off-going members are Loretta Vail, Barbara Pettitt, Jelani Valdez, and Connie Coralli and the two at-large members are Claudia Fedarko and Jennie Couture.

The Vestry has legal & fiscal responsibilities for St. Bede's and works in partnership with the Rector to discern the vision for the parish and provide resources to support that vision. We seek members who are intentional and reflective about what our church should be focused on at this time and who have the vision and energy to carry out this work. Members must be able to take into account the needs of the whole parish.

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, Molly Graves, and Miriam Needham

Please contact Muriel Diguette at digfam@att.net

if you are interested in joining.

Social Justice Advocacy Group Forming

We are a parish who believes in social justice. It is part of our baptismal covenant to care for those who are less fortunate and those who suffer. Some of our members have been engaging in social justice advocacy work. One example is marching in protest marches or attending rallies.

If you would be interested in finding out when these opportunities arise, please contact Muriel Diguette (digfam@att.net) to be added to communications about these opportunities.

This group will be participating in a local advocacy march

on Saturday, October 18.

Please contact Muriel if you would like more details.

Our current show is coming to an end soon. We will be taking it down on Friday, October 3, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm. If you purchased a piece, you can take it home that day. If you cannot be there on Friday, let Lois know. There is still time if you have been drawn to something and want to take it home with you!

Our next show is scheduled to open on Saturday, November 8th. We will have an Opening Reception that day. It will be a little different than the last show and will begin at 2:00 in the afternoon. Watch for details! This show will be open to artists and their families and friends from St. Bede’s and Church of Our Saviour. We will also be inviting artists from the other Churches in our Convocation. If you are interested in submitting some work for the show, please fill out a submission form. There will be copies in the Commons and Lois can also send you a copy online if you prefer. Just let her know.

Submissions must be in by October 15. It is a curated show, so there is no absolute guarantee that all work submitted will be accepted. If you have questions, let Lois know that too!

Thanks to everyone who made this first show such a success.

October Bunco 

Date: Sunday, October 12th

Time: 3:00-6:00

Hostesses: Peaches Flanagan & Cindy Huston

Address: 3206 Bolero Pass 30341

Bring $10 and a Sweet or Savory to share

Please RSVP to cindy.huston@comcast.net by Friday, October 10th

or text me at (404) 216-448 so we have enough tables set up. All ladies

are welcome!

Let's roll the dice!

Peaches and Cindy

Outreach Opportunities

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)

Outreach Committee Meeting!

Please join us for our quarterly Outreach Committee Meeting on Sunday, October 19, at 11:30 am - following 10 am worship in Room C101.

All are welcome! 

Please bring your ideas for future outreach projects.

Questions? Please contact:

Anita Montelione (ammontel12@gmail.com)

or Karen Werner (wernerksw@comcast.net)

Update on El Refugio

Four of us made the trip to El Refugio on Saturday, October 4th, to bring the last batch of gas gift cards and meet with detainees at Stewart Detention Center. Once again, it was a deeply moving experience. Our hosts for the weekend thanked St. Bede's community enthusiastically for our commitment to their ministry of hospitality. When you think about this simple gift of a $25.00 gift card and then see the faces of families who are amazed and touched that people want to support them, you realize that loving your neighbor as yourself can be simple.

This year we have made four trips to El Refugio, and we have delivered 171 gas cards. That is a total of $4,275.00. The many families who make the long trek from North Carolina, Florida and other states are extremely grateful. 

¡Muchísimas gracias!

You are invited to help!



Parish Work Day

Holy Comforter Episcopal Church

Saturday, October 11

8:00 - 2:00

737 Woodland Avenue, SE

Atlanta GA 30316

We need all sorts of help on Saturday, Oct 11th for our Parish Work Day. Come for an hour or come for the day; bring a friend and introduce them to our wonderful community. If you are able to assist, please email the parish administrator to let them know to expect you at admin@holycomforter-atlanta.org.

All are welcome! Thank you!

Popcorn Theology

Saturday, November 15, 2025

5:30 - 8:45 pm

THE SIX TRIPLE EIGHT

Our next gathering will be Saturday, November 15^th in the Parish Hall. After eating a simple meal of Mellow Mushroom pizza, salad, fresh fruit and homemade cookies with vegetarian, gluten free and dairy free options available, we’ll watch the 2024 film “The Six Triple Eight”. 

The film is based on the true story of the courageous group of 855 women of color serving in the U.S. Women’s Army Corp during World War II who were the first unit of Black women to serve overseas. Led by Major Charity Adams (Kerry Washington), the unit faced discrimination from their fellow American Army officers and soldiers both at home and overseas. When they arrived in Europe, they were assigned to serve in the Postal Directory Battalion, given the job of sorting the millions of pieces of mail between soldiers in Europe and their loved ones at home. The mail had been piled up in countless hangars for many months, deemed by others to be impossible to sort and to deliver. The Six Triple Eight women were given six months to complete the job. 

Directed and produced by Tyler Perry. Rated PG-13 for brief scenes of a battle and for inflammatory, racist language.

After watching the film, we will have a brief conversation to share the ways in which we heard and saw God in the film, as well as to share how we connected or identified with something in the story. 



All are welcome. The suggested contribution to cover the cost of the meal is $10.00.

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 our ancestors,

The stories we share weave us together,

connecting us to everyone who has come before us.

May we keep these stories alive!

Teach us to notice your love in the world and tell others about it.

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.

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, October 27

at 1 pm in Room M108

Our October book selection

is

The Sanatorium

by Sarah Pearse

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:

Helen Smith and family

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

Helen Loeb

Margie Klein

Michele Heller

Lynn Williams

Jim Handsfield

Barbie Olsen

Dixie Snider

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:

Ron Jackson, friend of Ron and Connie Aylor

Larry Sullivan, friend of Joan Greer

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

Bill Edgar, father of Beth Cannon

Art Haecker, brother of Helen Loeb

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:

Jean Dukes, friend of Suzanne Shapiro

Eugen Prentice, brother of Helen Smith

Edith Woodling, priest and friend of St. Bede’s

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

Josh Bowers

Jonathan

We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week

10/12 Jennifer Grimm

10/12 Cate Fisk

10/13 Fred Murphy

10/13 Savannah Spires

10/13 Alexis Madrigal

10/14 Yesenia Rodriguez

10/16 Barbara Tyler

10/16 Brianna Willard

10/17 Ann Foote

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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