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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, June 14, 2026
The Third Sunday after Pentecost
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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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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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Mark your calendars and keep an eye out for details to come on our Youth Group Mission week Sunday, July 12th - Thursday, July 16th.
(Please note the updated dates.)
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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
Changes to Children’s Formation beginning this
Easter Season
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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Join Us for Vacation Bible School (VBS)
June 15-19, 6-8pm
This coming week!
Register Now!
Join us to learn and rejoice that “God Goes with Us” wherever we go! 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!
Use the link below to register or fill out a paper form in the Commons.
Questions? Contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org
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Again this year, our Vacation Bible School outreach "Gifts of Love" will be collecting items for Casa Alterna to distribute to Immigrants in line at the Immigration Office. There will be bags for adults and for children.
We will have bins to collect the items, so you can drop them off when you arrive at VBS. We will continue collecting items for two Sundays after VBS. You may also contribute financially, and we will purchase items for you. If you choose to donate by check, please make out to St. Bede’s and VBS Casa Alterna on the memo line. If cash, see Judah, Junior or Molly.
Items needed:
• Breakfast bars
• Small pack of crayons
• coloring sheets folded in the bag
• Any small items that children can play with while waiting in line. Maybe a small stuffed animal from the Dollar Store? Or other small toy.
• Quart, gallon or sandwich size plastic sealable bags
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Alyssa Sali
Ordination to the Priesthood
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By the grace of God,
The Right Reverend Robert Christopher Wright
The Bishop of Atlanta
will ordain
Alyssa Lynne Sali
to the Sacred Order of Priests
in Christ’s One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
on Saturday, June 20, 2026, at 2 p.m.
at the Cathedral of St. Philip, Atlanta
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Join with others from St. Bede's at the Cathedral on Saturday, June 20 at 2 pm to celebrate with the Church as Alyssa Sali will be ordained a priest in Christ's One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. You may also join in the celebration via the livestream link below.
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Gift for Alyssa
If you would also like to contribute toward an ordination gift for Alyssa from St. Bede's, you may designate that gift in the Sunday collection or contribute through Realm via the link below (choose "Alyssa Sali Ordination Gift" from the fund list).
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It's a Celebration!
Dear Parish Family,
On Sunday, June 21, we will gather to celebrate and honor Chad on the 20th anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood.
Please join us for this joyful occasion as we present him with a gift on behalf of the parish and continue the celebration in the Commons with cake and refreshments following the service.
This milestone is an opportunity for us to express our gratitude for Chad’s faithful spiritual leadership, dedication, and care for our parish community over the years. We hope you will join us in showing our appreciation and celebrating this special anniversary together.
Peace and love,
The Vestry
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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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Calling all 2026 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 here in the E-News in the upcoming weeks.
lpittman@stbedes.org
So far, we are aware of the following graduates:
Alex Larrivey, is graduating from Lakeside High School. Alex plans to serve our country in the United States Air Force.
Nathaniel Pearlman, grandson of Gwen Heaton, is graduating from Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael (YOY) high school in Atlanta. He will do a gap year in Israel
(prayers needed for safety) and then start Georgia Tech.
Caroline Spires is graduating from Lakeside High School. She will spend 5 weeks in Oregon this summer in a forestry program. This fall she will return to begin her freshman year at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia where she will study forestry.
Tyler Swoope, grandson of Jeff and Jan Swoope, is graduating in Augusta from the Academy of Richmond County (oldest public high school in Georgia, chartered in 1783) and has accepted an appointment to the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He will begin Cadet Basic Training on June 24.
Congratulations to all of our graduates and their families!
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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
The current Art From the Heart Gallery show will come down on June 20th. If you have questions about our current show, or wish to purchase a piece, please let Lois Shingler know! (afthgallery@gmail.com or 404.593.9001). Our next show will open on August 15. A link for Submission Form for this show is attached. We hope to see many of our St. Bede's artists in this next show!
Lois Shingler
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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.
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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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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
June 13
Gwinnett Pride 2026
Celebrate Pride on June 13 at
Thrasher Park in Norcross from Noon to 6:00 pm!
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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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Volunteer Opportunities with
Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network
The Georgia Asylum and Immigration Network (GAIN) is looking for volunteers who are interested in hosting supply drives for the “Care Closet" - which is filled with culturally familiar foods, cleaning supplies, and hygiene items. The closet supports the needs of the clients that GAIN serves, who are from Afghanistan, Venezuela, Mexico, Honduras, and Guatemala, among other countries.
| | The organization is also looking for volunteers for their Immigration Appointment Accompaniment program, where volunteers are matched with people to give step by step support through USCIS appointment or immigration court hearings. | | The Coalition of Refugee Service Agencies is looking for volunteers to help out with everything from event set up to registration to vendor support at the annual World Refugee Day celebration on June 20th. | | For more information, contact Karen Werner at wernerksw@comcast.net | | 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,
In a world overwhelmed with need and longing,
you notice everyone and invite us to share in your care.
Help us pay attention, choose wisely, and act with gentleness,
bringing peace, healing, and belonging wherever we go.
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 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, June 15
at 1 pm in Room M108
Our June book selection
is
The Ladies Road Guide to Utter Ruin
by Alison Goodman
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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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:
Jack Heller
Anita Montelione
David West
Jim Murray
Fran Snider
Prayer has been requested on a more long-term basis for:
Susan Cáceres
Jim Helms
Claude Oakley
Miriam Needham
Claiborne Jones
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:
Charles DeMars, friend of Toni Graney
Agnes Cissell, friend of Tom and Loretta Vail
Gloria Maldonado, friend of Claudia Fedarko
Aila Craig, family of Helen Loeb
Zoe Bushart, granddaughter of Doris and Jim Bushart
Lawrence Pinson, father of Laura Sellers
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 give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week:
6/12 Christie Pettitt Schieber Hamilton
6/13 Mousa Ackall
6/13 Naser Ackall
6/14 Stephen Wankel
6/15 Jonathan Bowers
6/15 Paige Chase
6/16 Michael Huston
6/17 Kendall Huston
6/17 Melissa Huston
6/19 Dave Bevacqua
6/19 Laura Sellers
6/20 Emilio Vaquero
6/20 Jerry Simmons
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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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Calling All Parents and Grandparents: Is there a child in your home or community who would benefit from getting out into nature, building community, encountering God, and learning about themselves?
Camp Kanuga has been a trusted and transformative summer camp program for 95 years, with Episcopal roots, accredited by the ACA, and open to rising 2nd- through 10th-graders. Located in Hendersonville, NC and operating between June 4th and August 3rd, it’s a place where kids gather and experience belonging, grow in their faith, and have a lot of fun.
The Camp Kanuga team would love to hear from you and talk more about how it may be a good fit for your family. Visit CampKanuga.org to connect and learn more.
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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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