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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, September 28, 2025
The Sixteenth 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
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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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Join us this Sunday
for a new Adult Formation Series
Credo: I Give My Heart
"Credo" is the Latin word that is often translated as "I believe", but many theologians argue that its deeper meaning is "I give my heart to". Come and join others as we explore what the deep call of our faith compels us to "give our hearts to" as God's people, the Church.
Each week we will explore the part of the Book of Common Prayer known as "An Outline of the Faith" (commonly known as the Catechism) that begins on page 845. Our plan is not to simply explore the answers to the questions as outlined in the BCP, but to explore how the questions of faith resonate with us in our own lives and grow in understanding of how our faith informs the way we live our lives and understand our world.
This week, Chad will lead us in a continuation of our conversation on three sections of the "Outline of the Faith" (sections: The Church, The Ministry, and The Christian Hope).
Come join the conversation - all are welcome!
We will meet at 11:30(ish) am in Room M-110.
(after 10 am Worship and some brief fellowship)
All are welcome to any or all of the classes in the series.
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Young Adult Fellowship
(20's - 30's)
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By Popular Request!
Potluck Dinner and Movie Night
Theme: Great Movies from Childhood
Saturday, September 27
6:30 - 9:30
St. Bede's Parish Hall
Bring your favorite dish to share!
Questions? Contact Laura Pittman
770.938.9797
lpittman@stbedes.org
or on GroupMe
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Upcoming Young Adult Events:
Saturday, October 4 Candler Park Fall Festival
Sunday, October 12 Atlanta Pride Parade
Saturday, October 18 Potluck and Rubber Ducks
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
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Sunday, September 28th - GAMES, GAMES, GAMES & MORE GAMES!! Join us from 11:45 - 1:15 for youth group between the 10:00 and 1:30 services. We'll share lunch together and be playing more games than ever - some classic youth group and some new favorites!
That's it for now but as always if you have any questions, comments or wonderings feel free to reach out to either Beth or Judah.
As always, peace, love, grace and grooviness,
Beth & Judah
Scroll to the bottom of the newsletter to see youth events in the diocese!
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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.
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Contemplative
Close of Day
Join the St. Bartholomew's Schola Cantorum as they sing the Office of Compline, the last service of the day before bedtime in monastic communities. The service is rich in imagery of peace, trust, and faith.
The liturgy is offered as the day draws to a close, sung almost entirely by the Schola (choir) and offered on behalf of those in attendance and for the world. The music ranges from ancient plainsong melodies, to newly composed choral anthems and responses.
The St. Bartholomew's Schola offers Compline every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the months during academic terms (Sept-May), usually at their home church of St. Bartholomew's Episcopal. As part of their outreach, this one is being offered at St. Bede’s.
Come experience the peace and beauty of Compline with us!
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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.
Please note that the Prayer Vigil will not be meeting on Sunday, September 28. We will resume our vigils on Sunday, October 5.
Contact Becca Love at rachelrebeccalove@gmail.com with any questions.
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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!
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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.
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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.
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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 doing some 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 let me know.
Muriel Diguette
digfam@att.net
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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.
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Outreach Opportunities
September 7 to September 28
Last Sunday to bring socks!
Collection of diabetic socks for Church of the Common Ground for their weekly Tuesday foot clinic
October 4
Visit to El Refugio and Stewart Detention Center
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)
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Thank you, St. Bede’s!!
On Saturday, September 13, the Rev. Iñaki Guevara, Melody Murray, Kelsey Murray, Paul Werner and I traveled to El Refugio in Lumpkin, GA. El Refugio offers hospitality to family members visiting detained loved ones at Stewart Detention Center. We took 55, $25 each, gas cards for family members, made possible by your incredible generosity! Your love of strangers, your support of these families, is so fantastic! They, and I, are so grateful for all of you! My heartfelt thanks to each of you for your very generous support of these families facing so much hardship.
We were able to visit two women in detention at Stewart and offer them our love and support. And we visited with families at El Refugio who had travelled hours for their one hour visit with their loved ones.
Karen Werner
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ESOL Volunteer Opportunities
Many of you know that our ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) program has been going strong since January of 2013. We started a new year on August 26th with some returning students and new ones as well.
ESOL classes meet on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7:00 until 8:30 PM. If you have interest in learning more or participating in this amazing ministry, please talk to Orisha Parsons or Judah Sali. You may also call or email Laura Pittman in the church office at (770) 938-9797 or lpittman@stbedes.org.
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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 who provides,
In you we have all we need.
Competing for wealth and riches only distracts us from
gentle compassion and peace-filled community.
In a world that chases dollar signs and brand-name goods,
may we rest in your steady, life-giving love.
Amen.
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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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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.
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Mostly Mysteries
Book Discussion Group
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Next meeting in person:
Tuesday, September 30
at 1 pm in Room M108
Our September book selection
is
False Witness
by Karin Slaughter
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:
Helen Smith and Family
Prayer has been requested on a more long-term basis for:
Helen Loeb
Connie Coralli
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
Elizabeth McCollam, daughter of Jennie and Richard Couture
Isabel Campoy, friend of Virginia Balbona and Larry Bing
Ray, Jessica, Liam, and Noah Light, friends of Larry Bing
Lucy Claire Sharp and her parents Mindy McGarrah Sharp and Tommy Sharp, friends of the Shinglers and the Flanagans
Noni Lacey, mother of Mamie Head
Lawrence Pinson, Laura Seller’s father
Reagan Koski and Koski family, family friends of the Cannons
Charlie Heilig, brother-in-law of Doris and Jim Bushart
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:
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
9/26 Sue Ellen Lampros
9/27 Amanda Vaughn
9/27 Wilsie Kottke
9/28 Melody Murray
9/28 Suzanne Shapiro
9/28 Matt Wilson
9/29 Dee Weems
9/29 Doris Bushart
9/29 Max Kottke
9/29 Melodie Rose Walker
9/30 Elizabeth Flanagan
10/2 Sandy Spires
10/3 Pat Pickett
10/3 Susan Cáceres
10/4 Nina Daniel
The flowers on the altar for Sunday, September 28
will be given to the glory of God
and in memory of my loving brother, Eugen Prentice,
by Helen Smith and Family
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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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