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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
by Wednesday morning. Text and images should be attached to 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, July 19, 2026
The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
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Worship in English at 10 am
This Sunday at 10 am Worship
our response to the proclamation of the Good News
will come in the form of a
"Hymns from a Hat" Hymn Fest
led by our own John Whitt!
(This will be in the place of the sermon.)
Please come with a hymn (or two) that you love
to drop in the hat and we might draw yours to sing!
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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".
Third Sunday
Healing Prayers and Anointing
Sunday, July 19
It is the 3rd Sunday of July and Healing Prayers and Anointing will be offered at the back of the church during communion. You may take advantage of this either before or after communion. Someone will be there to pray with you.
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Celebrating John Whitt's Ministry with Us
Mark your calendars for Sunday, July 26
for a celebration of John Whitt's ministry with us.
We will worship together at 10 am
and then celebrate afterwards
with a catered lunch and fellowship
in the Parish Hall.
Although the meal will be catered,
parishioners are invited to bring a dessert to share.
Come share your love with John and April!
A "Purse" or "Love Offering" for John
Amongst the ways that we will offer thanks to John for his long tenure and ministry with us is by collecting a "purse" or "love offering" in thanksgiving for John. You may contribute by designating a gift of cash or a check and placing it in the Sunday collection or dropping it off in the office. You may also make an online gift through Realm by clicking on the link below and choosing "John Whitt's Purse" from the fund list - now located below the amount field.
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Calling Any and All Parish Musicians
Play with John One Last Time
You might have noticed that over the summer, we have been singing metrical settings of the Nicene Creed. We change the tunes each month. During July, we are using the tune called Holy Manna. This is an old, well-loved and well-known early American hymn tune from the collection called Southern Harmony and is used for a number of texts in our hymnal and supplements. In short, everybody knows this tune, and if you play any kind of instrument at all, you can play this one, too!
For my last Sunday as music director (July 26), I’m inviting everyone — and I mean everyone — who plays any sort of instrument to join in a musical rendition of this tune. Young or old, professional or amateur, seasoned or novice — bring your instrument and join in. It’ll be fun and festive and I would love the chance to play with you, even if it’s our first time. Guitar, violin, flute, recorder, penny whistle, banjo, bagpipe, drum, you name it, it doesn’t matter — bring it and play it.
The ONLY requirement — practice on your own, learn and play the song in the key of G, and come at 9:40 to check in with me on Sunday the 26th!
You can download the music (with simple chords) here. If you play by ear, YouTube will have many versions of it that you could play along with and learn the song. We started using this on July 5, so you could also check our live stream to hear the tune.
When we play we’ll gather in the open floor space to the left of the organ. Not sure when in the liturgy yet, but either when we sing the creed, or as an instrumental at the Offertory. RSVP would be nice, but not required! If you need a file or guidance, email me at the address below.
Please just come and play with me! Let’s make it joyous!
Not too seriously yours,
John Whitt
Director of Music
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The Sunday Adult Formation Class is on hiatus for the summer.
We look forward to resuming in September after Labor Day!
Look elsewhere in E-News for ongoing formation offerings.
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Summer Campers to Camp Mikell
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Three St. Bede’s Youth will head to Camp Mikell (our diocesan camp near Toccoa, Georgia) this summer for fun, formation, and other life-changing adventures.
Our Youth will be supported by funds from the Ryan Hayn Memorial Scholarship Fund – a living memorial established by Ryan’s family to help support transformative experiences for the youth of our parish. Much of the need has been met for this year’s camp scholarships, but donations are always welcomed to help support other experiences such as summer camp scholarships, youth travel scholarships, youth service projects, and participation in Diocesan Youth programs such as New Beginnings and Happening. Gifts can be designated for “Ryan Hayn Scholarship Fund” or made through Realm.
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Children's Formation
for Children Age 3 - Grade 5
Seasonal Changes to Children’s Formation
Children's Formation is on hiatus for the summer. We look forward to resuming after Labor Day. During the summer worship, children are welcomed to enjoy the prayground area with supervision.
We need additional teachers/helpers for this age group. Please contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org to volunteer or for more information about our children’s faith formation program.
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Prayer Vigil for Extra-Ordinary Times
The prayer vigil for our country will return on the first Sunday of every month: June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd, September 6th, October 4th, November 1st, and December 6th. We will use the Book of Common Prayer to help guide our petitions for peace, justice, and flourishing in our country.
Contact Becca Love at rachelrebeccalove@gmail.com with any questions.
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Popcorn Theology
Saturday, August 1, 2026
5:30 p.m. - 8:45 p.m.
"Rental Family"
Join us to share a simple meal that will include pizza, salad, fresh fruit, popcorn, and homemade cookies. There will be dairy free, gluten free and vegetarian options available. After dinner, we'll watch this 2025 film, rated PG-13, 110 minutes.
This is a clever, heartwarming and thoughtful comedy-drama set in modern Tokyo. Phillip ( Academy Award winning actor Brendan Fraser) is a lonely, loveably awkward American actor who is struggling to find purpose in his life. He lands an unusual acting gig with a Japanese agency to play stand-in roles for people who are strangers to him. As he immerses himself in his clients' lives, he begins to form genuine bonds with his clients, blurring the lines between a "performance" and reality. He begins to wake up to the moral complexities of his work, rediscovers his purpose in life, and finds and is found by belonging and the quiet beauty in human connection.
Following the movie, we'll have a brief conversation about where we saw and heard transformation, healing, God and Love in the movie, along with ways in which our lives connect with the story in the film. We'll end our time together with Night Prayer.
A $10.00 contribution is requested for the meal, or whatever amount works for you.
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ART FROM THE HEART GALLERY NEWS
Our third "Art From the Heart Gallery" show has ended. Thank you to all who helped make it a success! Our next official show will be installed on August 13 and 14 and our Opening Reception will be held on August 15. Put that date on your calendars and plan to attend. Details will follow as we get closer to that date.
In the interim we are trying something new. We have invited the artists on the AFTH Gallery Committee, and a few others who helped with the organization and events, to display some of their work before our next show. Each of those artists will have their own space on the walls, and each work will have its own description placed beside it. Contact information for the artists will be included and anyone wishing to purchase a piece can do so directly through the artist. The artist will be asked for the 20% commission for all sales. If a piece is purchased, the buyer can take it home immediately. This is an experiment and we will see how it goes!
Lois Shingler
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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 and Molly Graves
Please contact Muriel Diguette at digfam@att.net
if you are interested in joining.
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Coming to St. Bede’s Fall 2026
Community of Hope International (COHI for short) is a spiritual formation program based on Benedictine theology and focused on our interactions with others. It begins with a 12-module contemplative, formation curriculum in which we explore our Spiritual Gifts, Humility, Listening, Sharing Stories, A Rule of Life, Pastoral Care, Grief, and Family Systems among other topics. The 12 modules are covered roughly in every other Saturday morning gatherings. Following completion of the curriculum, those who choose to continue in the COHI program will meet monthly for further formation and support.
COHI believes God is found in and through community. Although the Community of Hope International curriculum originated as a way to prepare people for pastoral care ministries, COHI defines "pastoral care" broadly, not only to include traditional pastoral care activities, but also to include all ministries, as well as interactions between two or more people.
Informational Meeting/Q&A session
Sunday, August 2, 2026 11:30 ish
Room 110
Orientation Meeting
Saturday, August 29, 2026 9:30-10:30
Formation Program Begins
Saturday, September 12 9:30-12:30
Circle of Care Gatherings Begin
March 2027 Time TBD
For information contact Claudia Fedarko or Connie Coralli and attend the information meeting on Sunday August 2, 2026 meeting following the 10 am service.
Leadership Team:
COHI Center Leader: Connie Coralli
COHI Training Facilitators: Claudia Fedarko & Laura Martin
COHI Circle of Care Coordinators: Muriel Diguette & Gwen Heaton
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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.
Thanks!
– Nancy Ward nlbward@comcast.net
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Outreach Opportunities
Ongoing Soap Drive
Please place new wrapped bar soap in the basket labelled “Bar Soap and Toiletries” in the Connect Center outside the kitchen
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July 5 – 26
Collecting for NETWorks Back 2 School Shop
(See the announcement below)
September 6 – 27
Church of the Common Ground
Diabetic Sock Drive
October – November
Emmaus House Home for Thanksgiving
October 11
Outreach Committee Meeting
11:30 am in Room C101
October 18
Prepare and serve lunch for Church of the Common Ground
December 6 – January 3
Baby Jesus Baskets
Questions? Please contact Karen Werner at wernerksw@comcast.net
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Donation for Earthquake Relief in Venezuela
Through Episcopal Relief and Development Agency
The Outreach Committee unanimously voted to send $1,000 to the Episcopal Relief and Development Agency to help with earthquake relief in Venezuela. This donation comes from all of you at St. Bede’s. Thank you as always for your support of our community near and far. Our mission to love and serve like Jesus continues!
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Statement on Mass Detention
from Episcopal Migration Caucus
Please see the following statement on mass detention from the Episcopal Migration Caucus.
For questions contact Karen Werner at wernerksw@comcast.net
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It's Time Again!
NETWorks Cooperative Ministry Back2School Shop
It's time once again for the NETWorks Cooperative Ministries Back2School Shop. This is a ministry of NETWorks to help local families purchase new school supplies for their children. We will be collecting new school supplies to donate to the Back2School Shop from July 5 to 26. There is a bin in the Commons along with hard copies of the list of desired donations.
To better serve our local community, school supplies will be distributed to families who qualify for our pantry services. We will be able to meet many more students’ needs this way.
Would you like to help with school supplies - either by donating supplies or money? Or by volunteering to assist? Please see the links below.
| Are you able to volunteer to help out? Click on the link below to read about volunteer opportunities and how to donate online. | | |
Small Empty Water Bottles Needed for NETWorks
Please save your small empty water bottles for NETWorks. They use them to portion out liquid detergent for clients. Small empty water bottles with the lids attached may be left on top of the basket cubby in the Connect Center of the Commons. They will be delivered to NETWorks periodically. Thanks!
| | As we all watch the tragic events of violence escalate in Iran, 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 who pays attention,
Thanks for always being with us.
Like a loving friend or parent, you remind us we never have to face anything alone.
Comfort us, God, through the ordinary and extraordinary moments of each day.
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.
(This group is on hiatus for the summer.)
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 as we explore the Gospel of Matthew and have fun.
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
Next meeting in person:
Monday, July 20
at 1 pm in Room M108
Our July book selection
is
The Frozen River
by Ariel Lawhon
You're invited to join members and friends of St. Bede's to discuss favorite mysteries and thrillers.
For questions, please contact Cathe Echterhoff at jechterhof@aol.com
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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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The Summer Singers of Atlanta present Arthur Honeggar's KING DAVID
Sunday, August 2
Glenn Memorial United Methodist Church on the campus of Emory University
4:00 - 5:30 pm
KING DAVID is a highly dramatic work, performed with choir, chamber winds, percussion, piano, organ, a narrator & distinguished soloists.
A rarely performed masterwork, KING DAVID is by French composer Arthur Honegger (1892-1955). Sung in English, the work is highly dramatic and features a narrator, soprano, alto, and tenor soloists, as well as movements for mixed, treble, and tenor-bass choirs. The famous final chorus, "And God Said One Day Shall Dawn" brings some of the most majestic music of the early 20th century!
Our own Ella Rich will be part of this production! Click below for more information.
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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:
Prayer has been requested on a more long-term basis for:
Susan Cáceres
Anita Montelione
David West
Jim Murray
Fran Snider
Dixie Snider
Jim Helms
Claude Oakley
Miriam Needham
Claiborne Jones
Margie Klein
Michele Heller
Lynn Williams
Jim Handsfield
Barbie Olsen
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:
Zeno Johnson, friend of Larry Bing
Lauren and Jonathan Hill and family, daughter of Larry Bing
Susan Vail Casey, sister of Tom Vail
Aila Craig, family of Helen Loeb
Zoe Bushart, granddaughter of Doris and Jim Bushart
James Smythe, great nephew of Molly Graves
Larry Sullivan, friend of Joan Greer
John Borden, friend of Joan Greer
Kayt Hoch, daughter-in-law of Martha and David West
Reagan Koski, friend of Beth Cannon
Bill Edgar, father of Beth Cannon
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 give thanks for those serving our country in the military:
Josh Bowers
Jonathan
We pray for those who have died:
Celia Sibley, former member of St. Bede’s
We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week:
7/19 Jennie Couture
7/19 Yesenia Rios
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
The flowers on the altar for Sunday, July 19 will be dedicated
to the glory of God and in memory of
John Echterhoff
by Cathe, Julia, and Christopher Echterhoff
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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
| | Bishop Wright has issued a a pastoral letter entitled: Immigration: Dignity, Solidarity, and Support. This letter calls on us all to view our current immigration crisis through the lens of faith and to seek dignity and compassion for all of God's beloved children. | | |
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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