E-News
January 1, 2021

Welcome to 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

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.

 
St. Bede's Announcements





Online Worship  
for Sunday, January 3, 2021
The Second Sunday after Christmas
  
 
can be found here
 
 
10 am - Morning Worship (in English) on Zoom
 
Join us for Morning Worship on Zoom 
also live streamed 
(If the live stream does not work, 
we will post the recording 
to our YouTube page later.)



1 pm - Worship (in Spanish) on Facebook

Join us for Sunday Worship in Spanish 

Querida Comunidad de San Beda, Unase a nosotros a orar. 
Nuestro servicio en español es los domingos 
a la 1 p.m. a través de Facebook live. 
Aqui esta el enlace. Los esperamos.  
Bendiciones, Padre Fabio Sotelo.




8 pm - Compline (in English) on Zoom
 
End your Sunday by joining others from St.Bede's 
in the quiet evening prayer form known as Compline.
We usually take a few moments at the end to catch up as well.
 


Information about how to join 
all of our Sunday offerings on Zoom
will be sent out in a separate email 
and will be posted to the St. Bede's website 
by Saturday afternoon.
 
There is always a call-in (from a regular telephone) option for 
all worship, fellowship, and meeting opportunities 
that are offered on Zoom.
 
 
  
 
 




 




Together Zoom This Sunday!!!!

Intergenerational Fun for Everyone
Sunday, January 3 at 11:15am - Noon


Join with other households this Sunday, Jan. 3, from 11:15am-Noon (right after morning prayer) for singing, sharing and learning. Great for ALL ages! Snacks, pets, and PJs are all welcome!

This month we'll wonder about how Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love can help us when we are afraid. 

Zoom Link for Together Zoom will be in the
E-news that goes out on Saturday.







Epiphany fun at home!


Swing by the church front doors starting today (January 1st) to pick up your supplies for two meaningful and fun ways to celebrate the revelation of God in Jesus. 
Supplies include:
--Spiritual reflections to guide your fun and prayers
--Two recipes for a "King Cake"
--Baby for your king cake (insert after baking!)
--Chalk and instructions for Chalking of the doors (aka Holy Graffiti!)



Formation at Home Resource



During the season of Epiphany, we will be joining other Episcopalians around the world learning together --at home!-- with the Faith at Home resources. Each Sunday, find your new resource with special sections for small children, elementary age, middle and high school, and adults. Click Here for Resources






as they explore the topic: 
 
 Building Resilience 
Through Contemplative Practice

Thursday, January 14 from 7-8 pm

To join this conversation 
please click the link below



The Rev. Lynnsay Buehler was asked to participate in a "Conversations with Our Priests," sponsored by the Cathedral Book Store, on Thursday January 14th from 7-8 p.m. and to invite another priest to join her in a conversation.  She asked her long-time friend Bobbi Patterson.They will be having a conversation about Bobbi's new book, 
Building Resilience Through Contemplative Practice: A Field Manual for Helping Professionals and Volunteers.  Bobbi has served on the Advisory Board of The Julian of Norwich Center and came to St. Bede's to lead Adult Formation in Contemplative Practices a few years ago.  She's a retired Professor of Pedagogy in the Department of Religion and the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University.



 




THANK YOU, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU!

Thank you to all who have already 
prayerfully considered and returned 
your 2021 pledge of financial support to St. Bede's.

As of December 31, we have received pledges 
from sixty-six folks/families totaling $363,000.

If you have not already made a financial pledge 
to support St. Bede's in 2021, 
we hope that you will prayerfully consider
your pledge to St. Bede's
and return your pledge card
or use the link below to pledge online.

If your pledge packet never arrived in the mail, 
please contact Muriel Diguette (mdiguette@stbedes.org) 
and we will send out another packet to you.


THANK YOU!


A Grateful Day with Brother David Steindl-Rast - Gratefulness.org
A Grateful Day with
Brother David Steindl-Rast
(from www.gratefulness.org)







  Do you miss dropping by the office 
to hang out or visit with the staff?

Join us for lunch on Zoom!




Make your sandwich, 
heat up your soup,
zap those leftovers in the microwave 
and the rev up your Zoom machine to
have lunch with the Staff and others on

Next Date:
Thursday, January 7th
at Noon

Please let Muriel know if you would like the Zoom link
to join the lunch bunch!


 




Healing Our Racism Book Discussion Group
Meeting Time - 4th Monday of each month at 2:00 pm 
on ZOOM

Monday, January 25th at 2:00 pm

 
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 will meet the 4th Monday of each month at 2:00 pm.

For our January meeting on January 25th we will be reading  The Cross and the Lynching Tree by James H. Cone


The cross and the lynching tree are the two most emotionally charged symbols in the history of the African American community. In this powerful new work, theologian James H. Cone explores these symbols and their interconnection in the history and souls of black folk. Both the cross and the lynching tree represent the worst in human beings and at the same time a thirst for life that refuses to let the worst determine our final meaning. While the lynching tree symbolized white power and black death, the cross symbolizes divine power and black life God overcoming the power of sin and death. For African Americans, the image of Jesus, hung on a tree to die, powerfully grounded their faith that God was with them, even in the suffering of the lynching era.
If you want to go ahead and order books for future discussions:
 



February 22: Between The World and Me, by Ta-Nehisi Coates
March 22: The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
April 26: The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander
May 24: The Color of Law by Richard Rothstein
June 28: Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man by Emmanuel Acho 
 


Mostly Mysteries Book Group on Zoom
 

The Mostly Mysteries Book Group is continuing to meet on Zoom. If you would like to take part, please contact Connie Coralli and she will send you the link.


For our January 25th meeting at 7:00pm we will be reading  The Given Day by Dennis Lehane.

This beautifully written novel of American history tells the story of two families-one black, one white-swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward bosses, Brahmins and ordinary citizens, all engaged in a battle for survival and power at the end of World War I.

For more information, please contact Connie at conniecoralli@gmail.com

 

In Our Prayers
 
 
Azeb Gebrehiwot and Tesfaye Yadete, friends of Harrison Fair
Frances Bowen
Carter Whitt Rutland & "Little" April, daughter and granddaughter of John & April Whitt
Steve Main, brother in law of Lisa Main
Mercaldo family, cousin's family of Anita Montelione
Jean Petersen
Justin Lillie, nephew of Loretta Vail
Carmen Camiro
Nancy C., friend of Lynnsay Buehler and Rob Townes
Hadler/Thomas family, daughter/family of Claudia Fedarko & Steve Hadler
Mary Sommers, sister of Barbara Helms
Spires family
The Akinbiyi Family
The Cannon Family
Aree Bancroft
Laura Ribas
Jane Wiggins
Hilda Bell
Willie Diaz
Tim Waring
Peggy Allen, mother of Lisa Main
Ray Lampros
Gwen Cordner
Arlene Means, sister of Larry Bing
Maggie Williams
Mary Rodriguez
Hollis Pickett
Margie Klein, mother of Jody Klein
Anita Maloof
Lynn Edgar, mother of Beth Cannon
Nancy Waring
John Branan
Kerry Penney
Patrick Newberry, stepson of Gretchen Berggren
Andy Matia, friend of Ann Foote
Brooke & Taylor Harty, granddaughters of Nancy Waring
Jim Ohl
Frances Bowen
Max Carpenter, grandson of Sarra David
Judy Penney, sister-in-law of Kerry Penney
Sydney Lund
Ann Foote
Helen Abraham
Cameron Maddox

For those who have died:
William Laswell, uncle of Lisa Main
Ed Bennettbrother-in-law of Laura Martin




We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week 
 
      
       
         1/3:     Charles Murff
         1/5:     Amelia Graciano
         1/6:     Jane Bowers
         1/6:     Marty Elks
         1/6:     Reynaldo Ramirez
         1/9:     Trevor Cannon
         1/9:     Mary Rodriguez
        
       
       
       
 
 


Vestry Establishes 
Community Emergency Assistance Fund

In addition to all of the wonderful ways that the Community Engagement Team is leading us in supporting community ministry partners (locally, churchwide, and globally) during this critical time, the Vestry has established a Community Emergency Assistance Fund to help people within the greater St. Bede's community with food assistance during the current public health crisis.  This fund will be administered confidentially by the clergy in a similar way as their normal discretionary funds, but will be used exclusively to help with food assistance during this crisis.  

If you would like to contribute to this fund you may do so through Realm Giving and selecting "Community Emergency Assistance Fund" from the "Fund" drop-down menu. You may also mail a gift to St. Bede's designated for "Community Emergency Assistance Fund".

UPDATE of December 31: We have collected around $8,700 and distributed over $4,200 in assistance though food and utility support for individuals and families so far during the current public health crisis. The current balance of the fund stands at around $4,500 and new needs continue to present themselves. A dedicated group of members work with Fabio to help identify need and deliver food.  Thank you to all who have contributed!

If you have questions about this offering to the greater St. Bede's community or if you are in need of food assistance or know someone who is, please contact either the Rev'd Caroline Magee or the Rev'd Fabio Sotelo.




Your Amazon purchases can support St. Bede's 
through Amazon Smile
 
If you shop on Amazon, consider accessing Amazon through 
and designating St. Bede's as your charitable beneficiary.

To find St. Bede's in the beneficiary list,
you must search for "St Bedes Episcopal Church" 
(without the apostrophe) 
and choose the one located in Atlanta.


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Greetings, Episcopal Relief & Development Ministry Partners.
 
Thank you for all you do to support the work of our staff and partners. We appreciate each and every one of you and all you do for Episcopal Relief & Development. You are in our prayers and in the prayers of an ever-growing network of faithful people who support our work around the globe.
 
We know this because analytics tell us that prayers are the most engaging content Episcopal Relief & Development posts on social media. Prayer posts are the most liked and the most shared and because of this, we know that our online community prays for our work, our partners, our staff and our volunteers. Some who encounter these prayers may not know much, if anything about Episcopal Relief & Development. We want to give those new friends a way to learn more about our work. To that end, we have created a new digital experience  that invites deeper engagement with our prayers and our work. We invite you to share these prayers with whomever manages your diocesan or congregation's social media as well as your own social media friends and followers 
.
 
As hurricane season is drawing to a close, we have created this curated prayer experience to share prayers for all of those who were impacted by or responded to hurricanes in 2020. To share a prayer, simply click on the "Amen" at the end of each prayer, and you will be given an opportunity to share the prayers on Facebook or Twitter. If you would like to join the network of those who pray for our work, sign up at the bottom of the page to become an Episcopal Relief & Development Prayer Partner. This means that whenever new prayers are posted, you will receive them in your email inbox.
 
Future prayer experiences will expand to include other themes like liturgical seasons and our work with Women, Children and Climate. As we grow this tool, we hope to expand our network of those who pray for our work as well.
 
Thank you again for all that you do and for sharing this new prayer experience with your social media community.
 
Prayerfully,
Sean McConnell



For People with Bishop Rob Wright

Welcome to For People, a conversation with Bishop Rob Wright, spiritual leader to the more than 50,000 people in the 117 worshipping communities of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. In this podcast, Bishop Wright meets listeners at the crossroads of faith and life to explore the challenges of an ever-changing world. Listen in to find out how he expands on his For Faith devotional, draws inspiration from the life of Jesus to answer 21st-century questions.









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To schedule events, please contact our 
Muriel Diguette

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