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.

The deadline each week for submission to the E-News

is Wednesday at 10 am.

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

Sunday, September 17, 2023

16th Sunday after Pentecost

Please join us as we gather together

to worship God this Sunday!

Worship in English at 10 am

Worship in Spanish at 2:30 pm

We will also be streaming our worship live

on

St. Bede's YouTube Channel

Make a gift to St. Bede's

by clicking here.



Sunday Formation

for All Ages

This Sunday we begin a new Adult Formation series...

"Getting To Know You"

Come and hear from some of our new clergy as they share stories from their spiritual journeys and what they are excited about in ministry at this time.

This Sunday, September 17,

we will hear from

The Rev'd Raymond Walker III

Please join us in Room M-110 at 11:30 am

after 10 am worship.

...and next Sunday, September 24,

Bishop Rob Wright will join us for an 11:30 am forum.

This Fall we are trying

something NEW

with Children's Faith Formation!

Instead of Sunday School being either before or after worship, children will be invited to gather together during the time of the Sermon and the Prayers of the People for a special story or activity that is tailored just for them. Children will come to worship with their families and will be invited to process out for this special time during the signing of a hymn. They will then return at the Passing of the Peace to join their families and the congregation for Communion.

All 3 year olds through 5th graders are welcome to join us. Older children are welcome as helpers and younger children may join with a parent, grandparent, or other caregiver. 

This is an experiment and we will see how it works for a few months and then evaluate if it will continue at that time. Please know that children are always welcomed to remain with their families for the full worship service if that is their preference.

Calling All Youth!

Sunday, September 17th 1:30 - 2:15

Ever wonder how to be more involved at church? Here's your opportunity! We will be hosting acolyte training this Sunday, from 1:30 - 2:15. Not sure if it's something you really want to do? Come, enjoy the snacks and check it out - we won't make you do it if you don't want to. Hope to see everyone there.

Sunday, September 24th

Bishop Rob Wright will be visiting us at St. Bede's. Join us after 10 am worship for light refreshments in the Commons followed by a forum with Bishop Wright.

Sunday, October 1st - 11:30 - 2:30

Come one, come all!! The time has arrived and WE ARE DOING IT!! Join us between the 10:00 and 2:30 services for the clearing and cleaning of the playground area.  We have arranged for folks from both services, including of course of any and all youth to assist in knocking down and removing the old play structures, cleaning the small plastic play pieces, filling in holes and all sorts of other fun things.

As always, please send any questions, comments or thoughts to:

Beth Cannon at bcannon@stbedes.org

Come to Compline at St. Bede's

Sunday, September 24, 2022

8:00 PM in the Nave



Compline has its origins in the Benedictine monastic tradition and is the service sung before bedtime. Full of imagery of peace, rest, sleep, and yes, even death in a comforting way. Almost entirely sung by a choir in a candlelit contemplative atmosphere. Surround yourself with peace and relaxation in the presence of God.

SACRED GROUND CIRCLE

A New Group is Forming in October

Beginning in October a new Scared Ground Circle group will be forming to explore the intersection of faith and justice. The group will meet approximately every two to three weeks on Monday nights on Zoom (6:30 - 8:30pm) to explore a program developed by the Episcopal Church called Sacred Ground: A Film Based Dialogue Series on Race & Faith.

If you would like to explore the website and watch a short video about the program, please click here

In our exploration together we will read the books, Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman and Waking Up White, And Finding Myself in the Story of Race by Debby Irving. We will also watch videos together, and read articles and essays from many different writers.

Muriel Diguette, Molly Graves, and Miriam Needham will co-facilitate this group beginning with an opening retreat in person at St. Bede’s on Saturday, October 14th beginning at 10:00am. We will then meet every two to three weeks on Monday nights through May, with a closing retreat in person in early June. We will meet predominantly on Zoom, but will discuss meeting occasionally in person as the year unfolds.

Space is limited so please let us know if you are interested soon.

If you are interested in making a commitment or have any questions, please contact one of the three co-facilitators.

Muriel Diguette digfam@att.net

Molly Graves mollygraves724@gmail.com

Miriam Needham maneedham@yahoo.com

It's Bunco Time!

The next Bunco party will be held at the home of Pat Pickett on Sunday, September 17th from 2-5 pm. The address is 2493 Pine Cove Drive, Tucker, 30084.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Pat Pickett: 

678.438.2427

pat103pic@aol.com

Work those dice throwing hands and get ready to Bunco!



NETWorks Nuggets

104,933 meals were provided by NETWorks between January and May 2023.

226 counseling sessions were held between January and May 2023.

4,436 individuals were served by the pantry between January and May 2023.

1,522 cubic feet of space are available in our walk-in cooler/freezer.



NETWorks Late Summer Food Drive

Extended to September 24

Let's see if we can make it to 3,000 pounds!

On September 12, Steve Hadler and Paul Werner delivered 644 pounds of food to the NetWorks food pantry. Our total to date is 2,083 pounds of food delivered in just 4 weeks! Over one ton of food that is badly needed, as you can see from the empty shelves below. We have two Sundays left to continue to help feed our neighbors. Thank you, St. Bede’s! Your generosity has been incredible!



SHOPPING LIST

CANNED PROTEINS

Fish/Poultry/Meat:

such as Tuna, Salmon, Sardines, Chicken,

Spam, Potted Ham, Vienna Sausage

NON-PERISHABLE MICROWAVEABLE MEALS

SpaghettiOs

Ravioli

Hearty Soups/Stews (not condensed)

Hormel Complete Meals

Ramen & other Noodle Meals

that come in Single Serve Microwave Containers

Canned Chili

OTHER ITEMS

Bags of dried black beans and canned black beans

Canned Fruit

Granola or Cereal Bars

Masa Corn Flour

Salt and pepper

Diapers size 3 and 4

Taste of Tucker is Seeking Volunteers!

Saturday, October 7

1 - 6 pm

Taste of Tucker brings great fun and fellowship to our community while benefiting NETWorks, Camp Kudzu, and the Old Town Tucker Merchants’ Association. As usual, there will be a great lineup of food, vendors, and entertainment. Event organizers are in need of

volunteers in the following areas:

1.       General Taste of Tucker Volunteers. Help with things like setup, greeting folks as they arrive, assisting with the Kroger/TFUMC Kids’ Zone, and more. Full descriptions are available at Volunteers | Taste of Tucker or people can signup at this link: 2023 Taste of Tucker Volunteers — Signup Sheet | SignUp.com

2.      NETWorks Volunteers. Folks are needed who are familiar with the NETWorks mission and programs to help staff their information booth. It’s a great way to experience the event and help at the same time! This link will take you right to the sign-up form: https://signup.com/go/cXxOghW

3.      Ticket Sales Volunteers. Volunteers are needed to sell tickets involving cash and/or credit card transactions. This is a fast-paced environment where you can talk to lots of people! Sign up here: https://signup.com/go/GsNZFHJ

A Note of Thanks from

Clarkston Community Health Center

Do you remember the St. Bede's 13th Annual High Tea? The proceeds went to the Clarkston Community Health Center. We received the following lovely letter of apprecation from Dr. Gulshan Harjee.

"I thoroughly enjoyed your visit to our center. I appreciate you enduring the inconveniences of space and the heat.  Thank you so much for your generous donation of 5k dollars. We are going to be able to return this into an investment into the lives of people who have no affordable access to Healthcare. Accept our sincere gratitude. I am truly grateful for your contribution."

Dr. Gulshan Harjee ( '82 Emory Med / IM '85 )



A Reflection on the

El Refugio Trip

on Septemer 2

from Claudia Fedarko

"About 15 minutes into my one-hour conversation with Carlos, a young man from a Central American country that is besieged with corruption, climate change fallout that made his job irrelevant and incredible despair, I had the strangest thought. "This is exactly where I am meant to be right now." I was at Stewart Detention Center, talking on an old-style phone receiver and looking at Carlos through thick Plexiglas. He recounted his story and said to me, "I don't want to be rich. I just want to be able to provide for my family." His wife and children are back in his home country. He described what those of us who visit immigration detainees at Stewart hear regularly.

Stewart Detention Center is run by a for-profit company: Core Civic. They make money when the beds are full, so often detainees feel totally forgotten. The food is horrendous. Carlos described rice that tasted horrible (how can you screw up rice?), and the milk is often on the verge of turning sour. One improvement he mentioned was that instead of waking them up at 4:00 a.m. for breakfast, it is now 5:00 a.m. Lunch is at 10:30 and dinner is at 4:30. Carlos has been at Stewart for 3 months following a month in 2 different facilities in Texas and a harrowing journey to the border. There are no diversions, no classes, nothing much that a detainee can do. Little wonder that Carlos is very depressed and finds it hard to make it through the day.

St. Bede's supports the work of El Refugio in many ways. The Outreach Committee has designated funds for this nonprofit ministry of welcoming the stranger. You also contributed over 20 backpacks and 29 gas cards (worth $725). The backpacks are filled with clothing and toiletries and given to a detainee when he or she leaves the facility, whether to be deported or to travel to family in the U.S. The gas cards are given to families who visit their loved ones behind bars. While Rev. Iñaki Guevara and I were talking with our fellow life travelers at Stewart, Karen and Paul Werner were welcoming strangers to the El Refugio house where family members of the detainees can eat well and spend the night in a lovely home at no cost whatsoever.

Thank you for your support of this valuable ministry, and remember that welcoming the stranger and releasing the captives is what we are called to do."

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.

Healing Our Racism

Book Discussion Group

will not be meeting in August

Monday, September 25 at 2:00pm on Zoom

Meeting Time: 4th Monday of each month at 2 pm on ZOOM

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.

Email Muriel for the Zoom link to join the discussion.

Mostly Mysteries Book Group

Monday, September 25 at 7 pm on Zoom

Meeting Time: 4th Monday of each month at 7 pm on Zoom

If you would like to take part, please email Cathe Echterhoff and she will send you the link. jechterhof@aol.com 

McLemore's Musings

We hope you are enjoying this feature in St. Bede's E-News - McLemore's Musings. Many of you have met the Rev'd Bill McLemore who has joined the St. Bede's community. Bill has been a priest for over 57 years and has served parishes all over the Episcopal Church. Bill is the former archivist of the Diocese of Atlanta and authored the 100th anniversary book on the history of the Diocese. Bill is also an artist and has used his artistic skills and sense of humor for many years to draw hundreds of cartoon that comically comment on life in the Episcopal Church. Each week we will share a cartoon here that Bill selects from his collection. Enjoy!

St. Bede's Prayer List

Prayers have been requested for:

Ron Lillie, brother of Loretta Vail

John Montelione, brother of Anita Montelione

Beth Cannon

Jennie Couture

Bob Bruce, brother of Nancy Bruce

Dave and Robin Hering, friends of Larry Bing

Darlene Smith, friend of Larry Bing

Victoria Hendrix, sister of Connie Coralli

Balbona Family, friends of Larry Bing

Jean Petersen

Donareen Oakley

Mary Eleanor Harrigan Parsons, mother of Orisha Parsons

Carter Garrett, family member of Sarah Jane Ohl

Jim Baldy, friend of Susan Reef

Cindy Robinson, friend of Susan Reef

Michelle Schultz, sister of Doris Bushart

Paige Bushart, sister-in-law of Doris Bushart

Helen Hernandez and her son Derek, ESOL Student

Kath and Ken Turner, friends of Claudia Fedarko

Marge & Sharon Emerling, friends of Helen Loeb

Margie Klein

Kay Howington

Dixie Snider

Mary Rodriguez

Andy Matia, friend of Ann Foote

Eleanor Pearlman, granddaughter of Gwen Heaton

Diana Segovia, cousin of Zulma Gutierrez

Caroline Spires

Timothy Knapp, friend of Susan Reef

Denise Benson, friend of Susan Reef

The Sujia Family

Robin Schreiber

Allen Townes Cunningham, sister of Rob Townes

Mellie Frippen, friend of Nora Cruz-Diaz

Anne Jones, sister of Claiborne Jones

Joan Davis

Carmen Graciaa, friend of Laura Martin

Jim Poulos, husband of Carol Kemker

Helen Abraham

Fay Key

Aree Bancroft

Laura Ribas

Jane Wiggins

Hilda Bell

Nancy Waring

Jim Ohl

Frances Bowen

Sydney Lund

Ann Foote

Cameron Maddox

We pray for those who have died:

Pat Sarle, cousin of Anita Montelione

Mike Powell, father of Ray Lampros

Philip Needham, brother of Miriam Needham

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

Joshua Bowers

Will Grimm

We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week: 

9/16 Chad Vaughn

9/17 Carol Kemker

9/17 Chris Echterhoff

The flowers on the altar this week are given

by The Rev'd Bill McLemore

      in loving memory of his sister,

     Ann Schindler McLemore Irvine,

September 12, 1939 - September 2, 1991

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Pathways

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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.

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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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