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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.
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
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Be sure to set your clocks back
one hour this weekend!
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Sunday, November 3, 2024
The Feast of All Saints
Worship in English at 10 am
On this day, we will gather
outside the front doors
before 10 am Worship
for the dedication of
the new St. Bede's Welcome Sculpture
given in memory of Jim Barton.
(See more information about the sculpture below.)
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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Celebrating Your Own Sainthood!
This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of All Saints,
but have you ever stopped to think about your own "Sainthood"?
...that day in the future when you will enter
into the Communion of the Saints?
Join Chad as he leads us through a conversation
about practical considerations for the planning
of the ultimate celebration of your life (aka your funeral)
as well as other practical considerations
for end-of-life transitions.
It's a topic that some are afraid to approach,
but Chad promises to make it interesting and fun -
and doing this work ahead of time
can be a true gift to your family and loved ones.
We'll gather at around 11:30 am in the Nave.
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Calling All Youth
Grades 6 - 12
Sunday, November 3 - Join us for lunch and class from 11:30 to 1:15
November 8-9 - Diocesan Youth Overnight (see flier below)
Sunday, November 10 - Join us for lunch and class from 11:30 to 1:15
As always, feel free to bring a friend, or a bunch, all are welcome!
If you have questions, email Beth or Judah (see emails below).
As always, we are sending you prayers for love, peace, grace and grooviness, now and always,
Beth and Judah
Beth Cannon @ bcannon@stbedes.org or
Judah Sali @ judahs26@gmail.com
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Children's Formation for
Children Age 3 - Grade 5
Instead of Sunday School being either before or after worship, children are 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.
If you have questions, please contact Molly Graves at mgraves@stbedes.org.
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New Memorial Entrance Sculpture
When you arrive at the church building, you may notice a new welcome sculpture that has been installed above the main entrance doors. A "welcome sculpture" was planned as part of a future phase of the campus master plan after the exterior siding replacement project had been completed.
The new sculpture has been given as a memorial to long-time St. Bede's member Jim Barton by his loving spouse Nancy Bruce. The artist of the new sculpture is Ann Cowperthwaite - the same artist who created our beautiful star cross that hangs above the altar.
Join us this Sunday at 10 am
as we dedicate this new Memorial Welcome Sculpture.
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"Come unto me,
all ye that labour and are heavy laden,
and I will give you rest."
- Matthew 11:28
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Amethyst Baroque Concert
Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 7:00 pm
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
Amethyst Baroque Ensemble begins its sixth season as one of the most active Baroque chamber ensemble in the Atlanta area.
A wonderful way to awaken a musician’s curiosity is to introduce them to an obscure composer. Discovering lesser-known pieces by the great masters of Baroque music can be fun, too, as Amethyst Baroque brings together a program of these ‘seldom play’d’ cantatas, sonatas, and more. From Schickhart’s L’Alphabet de la Musique to the suites of Roland Marais, Amethyst Baroque looks deep in the music library for tunes you may have never heard.
$20 donation is suggested; $10 for discounted categories; no one turned away due to inability to pay.
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Popcorn Theology
"Barbie"
Saturday, November 16th
5:30—8:45 pm
Following a simple meal of pizza, a salad bar, fresh fruit and homemade cookies and popcorn (gluten free and dairy free options will be available), we’ll watch "Barbie,” a comedy starring Margot Robbie as stereotypical Barbie and Ryan Gosling as Ken. There is a suggested donation of $10 for dinner.
This film is on Spirituality & Practice's list of the most spiritually literate films of 2023. The film is at times funny, and at other times a poignant story of Barbie and Ken leaving the world of Barbie Land and discovering the joys and perils of life in the real world. We see Barbie waking up to herself and to life beyond the little "perfect" life she has been living. She is helped to wake up by "weird" Barbie (Kate McKinnon), President Barbie (Issa Rae), the person who has been playing with her, Gloria (America Ferrara) as well as by her creator, Ruth Handler (Rhea Perlman). Directed by Greta Gerwig, this film explores the ways in which women have been taught to remain "asleep" and to be "perfect" and invites all of us—including Ken--to grow and to be more fully alive.
PG-13
about 1 hour and 48 minutes (minus the credits)
After watching the movie, we will have a brief conversation about where we saw and heard God in the movie, and the way in which the movie showed each of us something about our own lives. We’ll end the evening with a brief Night Prayer.
Please email Lynnsay Buehler at lbuehler@stbedes.org to let her know you are able to attend or write your name on the sign-up sheet on the round table in the Commons.
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Filled with the Holy Spirit,
Giving Voice to Blessing
Praying with Mary and Elizabeth
An Advent Quiet Day
Praying with scripture, poetry, the labyrinth
and with a visual expression
Saturday, December 7, 2024
10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Guided by
The Rev’d Susan Lupo
Spiritual Director at St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church,
Associate of Green Bough House of Prayer,
Deacon in the United Methodist Church
and
The Rev’d Lynnsay A. Buehler
Director of The Julian of Norwich Center
$50.00 per person
*Lunch and supplies provided
The Julian of Norwich Center
St. Bede’s Episcopal Church
2601 Henderson Mill Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30345
To register, please call Lynnsay at 770-938-9797 x27,
or email lbuehler@stbedes.org
Or add your name to the sign up sheet
on the round table in the Commons of St. Bede’s
*Please let Lynnsay know if you have special dietary needs
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Sabor Latino was another huge success!
We had a perfect day to celebrate together on the St. Bede's grounds on Saturday, October 12. Thanks to all who came out and helped us to enjoy the day.
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ART FROM THE HEART GALLERY
Great news! We have made arrangements for the installation of the picture railing in the Commons. This is the first step towards the creation of the Gallery space. The heavy rains of the past weeks resulted in some water damage and caused a delay in the process, but we are working on solutions and hope to soon be able to create a safe space to hang the pieces we will be including in our shows.
Many thanks to those who have volunteered their time to participate in this project! More opportunities for involvement will be available as we prepare the space and make arrangement for our first event. And if you have a chance, stop by the Tucker Library in the upcoming weeks. The Tucker Art Alliance is installing a show there and you will be able to see the wonderful work of many of the artists we hope will participate in Art From the Heart at St. Bede’s!
If you have any questions or know what you would like to volunteer to do, let me, Lois Shingler, know. (lshinglerpc@gmail.com or (404) 593-9001.
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The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Atlanta are celebrating 50 years of women's ordination to the priesthood. Click below to view a video put together by the diocesan communications team celebrating the ministries of ordained women in the Diocese of Atlanta. Also, there are two additional videos celebrating the ministries of The Rev'd Claiborne Jones and The Rev'd Mimi Guerra. | |
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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: 10:00 -11:30 am in room M108. The next meeting will be on Monday, November 4.
Email Junior Abraham at jrabraham1953@gmail.com with questions.
Fourth Thursday Prayer Shawl Meeting: 6:30-8:00 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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Support Thanksgiving at Home
through Emmaus House
Please join the community of St. Bede’s in our annual food drive to provide a traditional Thanksgiving dinner for more than 200 families in need. We are seeking donations of the items listed below. Emmaus House will provide the turkeys!
Challenge: Let's surpass last year's donation of 173 bags of food!
Each bag needs the following ingredients:
- 2 Cans of String Beans (English cut)
- 2 Cans of Corn
- 2 Cans of Peas
- 1 Can of Cranberry Sauce
- 1 Large Bag of Stuffing
- 1 Box of Brownie Mix
- 1 Bag of Rice (1 lb.)
- 2 Boxes of Cornbread / Muffin Mix
Please place all of the items into
one large reusable grocery bag with handles
and deliver your bag to St. Bede’s
anytime before
Sunday, November 17th
Any questions? Please contact:
Iñaki Guevara iguevara@stbedes.org
Thank you for sharing with those in need this Thanksgiving!
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Lunch for Church of the Common Ground
On Sunday, October 27, 11 of us gathered in the Parish Hall to make 80 sack lunches for COTCG! Many, many thanks to these awesome volunteers who made lunches for the congregants of COTCG.
After attending our service at St. Bede’s, 6 of us along with Judah Sali and Beth Cannon, who brought 8 members of our youth group and a parent, attended the service at COTCG in Woodruff Park and then served lunch. Our youth did an outstanding job serving hot drinks before the service and then serving lunch. So very appreciative of their service. It was a true privilege and blessing for all of us who were able to participate in feeding our unhoused sisters and brothers of Atlanta!
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Outreach Opportunities
Year-at-a-Glance
Your St. Bede's Outreach Team has assembled a full calendar of outreach opportunities for the coming year. Look for more information about each of these opportunities here in E-News as the time for them gets closer.
October 20 through November 17
Ingathering of food bags for
Emmaus House Thanksgiving-at-Home
November 19 early morning
Emmaus House pick up of Thanksgiving food bags
December
Baby Jesus baskets ingathering
January 12, 2025 11:30 am
Outreach meeting
February 8, 2025
Medshare volunteer day 9:00 am to noon
(Volunteer slots for 20 people)
February 9 through March 2, 2025
Network’s Food Pantry Ingathering
Have Questions?
Contact Anita Montelione (ammontel12@gmail.com)
or Karen Werner (wernerksw@comcast.net)
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As we all watch the tragic events of violence escalate in Jerusalem and Palestine, it is so important to keep the people of the Holy Land in our prayers.
In addition to our prayers, St. Bede's has also transmitted a gift of $500 to Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) for relief efforts related to the travesties of this conflict. Sadly, one of ERD's strongest and longest-standing partners in the Diocese of Jerusalem is the Al Ahli Arab Hospital - the Anglican hospital in Gaza that was severely damaged by explosion and where hundreds of people were killed. Please keep relief workers on the ground in your prayers as they attempt to offer care and relief.
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An Altar of Remembrance
This year, as we celebrate All Saints'/All Souls' Days, a tradition returns - an Altar of Remembrance. While many cultures celebrate some festival for the remembering all the faithful departed, we embrace this tradition from Mexico where these tableaux are set out in homes, churches, and in other community gathering areas around the time of Día de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead (All Saints'/All Souls' Day).
St. Bede's parishioners from all worship services are invited to bring photos of loved ones who have died to place on the altar that will be set up in the Commons (photos may be framed or unframed, and name labels help us all join in the remembrance). Other items representing loved ones who have died may also be placed there - favorite foods, a small article of clothing, or anything that brings that person to mind. Photos and other items may be placed on the tables set up to the left of the entry doors to the Nave any time between Sunday, October 20 and Sunday, November 3. Items may be picked up any time after November 4.
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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 asks and answers questions,
through Jesus you have shown us how your love inspires curiosity and conversation.
As we practice loving you, our neighbors, and ourselves,
may we embrace curiosity, remembering your love connects us all.
Amen.
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Wednesday Night Adult Bible Study
Has Resumed!
Join with others for a study of various books of the Apocrypha.
All are welcome.
6:30 – 8 pm on Wednesday nights
on the 1st & 3rd Wednesdays of each month
in the Commons Hallway Classroom
(across from the Julian of Norwich Center)
Contact Fred Murphy for more information.
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Healing Our Racism
Book Discussion Group
NEW DATE
No meeting in October
Next meeting:
Monday, November 18 at 2:00pm on Zoom
November's selection is
The Hate Next Door
By Matson Browning and Tawni Browning
Please note that we are moving to the 3rd Monday of each month, no longer the 4th.
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.
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Mostly Mysteries
Book Discussion Group
Next meeting:
Monday, November 25 at 7:00 pm on Zoom
November's selection is
The Frangipani Tree Mystery
by Ovidia Yu
Meeting Time: The 4th Monday of each month at 7 pm on ZOOM,
You're invited to join members and friends of St. Bede's to discuss favorite mysteries and thrillers.
Email Cathe Echterhoff for the Zoom link to join the discussion.
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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!
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Would you like to receive
a brief Morning Devotion each day?
I have been emailing them to about 100 Episcopalians from churches I have served across the country. Currently, there are five monthly themes: Baptismal Covenant, Gospel of John, Hymns, Paul’s Epistles, and the Psalms. They only take 3 to 5 minutes of your time and they are free to all who wish to receive them. If you would like to receive them, send your email address to me at:
bmclemore@stbedes.org
God’s blessings,
Bill McLemore +
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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:
Loretta Vail
Prayer has been requested on a more long-term basis for:
Nancy Ward
Carmen Camiro
Debhani Hernandez
Al and Regina Studwell
Sarah Jane and Jim Ohl
Mary Rodriguez
Helen Abraham
Aree Bancroft
Hilda Bell
Nancy Waring
Frances Bowen
Ann Foote
Cameron Maddox
Peg Harriss
Sue Ellen Lampros
Prayer has also been requested for these in our wider community:
Julie Steele, niece of Connie Coralli
Sharon and Marge Emerling, friends of Helen Loeb
Ian Lopez Kilpatrick, grandson of Pat Miller and Sean Kilpatrick
Eva Lopez, family of Sean Kilpatrick and Pat Miller
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:
Joshua, friend of Ann Cowperthwaite
We give thanks for those serving our country in the military:
Josh Bowers
We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week:
11/1 Ashley Gallardo
11/3 Charlie Coates
11/3 Tom Cordner
11/3 Donareen Oakley
11/3 Calvin Kottke
11/4 Helen Smith
11/5 Bill Mizell
11/6 Marisol Callejas
11/7 Annie Pittman
11/8 Aiden Bevaqua
11/9 Tom Doolittle
11/9 Jesus Perez-Camiro
We pray for those receiving the sacrament of baptism this Sunday:
Genesis Stella Abarca-Hernandez
Victor Jesus Cucum Miranda
Briana Concepción Ventura Morales
The flowers on the altar for Sunday, November 3
will be given to the glory of God
and in loving memory of Laura Ribas
by her 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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The 36th Annual Homeless Requiem
The Cathedral of St. Philip
will host a holy evening
of remembrance and community
at the 36th Annual Homeless Requiem
on Friday, November 1, 2024.
The Requiem is a service in memory of individuals who have died in the past year while unhoused. Childcare will be provided throughout the event beginning at 4:30 p.m. Buses will pick up guests—Atlantans currently experiencing homelessness—at various shelters and Woodruff Park on November 1 between 4 and 5 p.m. and provide return transportation as well. Beginning at 4:30 p.m guests are welcome to visit with our service providers for healthcare screenings, a foot clinic, clothing closet, and more, then enjoy a warm, communal meal at 5 p.m.. At 6:15 p.m. guests can participate in the Choral Prelude in the Cathedral, followed by the Requiem Service at 7 p.m. The Rev. Ashley Carr will be preaching, and the Very Rev. Sam Candler, Dean of the Cathedral, will be presiding.
There will be many opportunities to volunteer at and before the Requiem, including:
- Welcoming and serving dinner to our guests: many of the adults and children living without housing in Metro Atlanta.
- Joining in worship at the service itself, singing and praying with our neighbors from across the city
- Helping with advance preparation for the Requiem, including distributing print materials, setting tables, preparing Blessing Bags, and organizing donations of shoes and clothing
In addition, we invite your financial contributions, which will help fund this cherished event and other outreach ministries of the Cathedral. If you wish to make a contribution of our guests' most requested items, you may do so by purchasing items from our Amazon wishlist. Thank you for your generosity!
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It's time to think about Summer Camp at Camp Mikell!
Please click below to peruse all the summer offerings at Camp Mikell.
Beginning November 1, you can use the link below to register for summer camps.
Questions? Please email Amanda Segers Price, Summer Camp Director, at amanda@campmikell.com
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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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