E-News
October 16, 2020

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, October 18, 2020
The Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost
  
 
 
 

10 am - Morning Worship (in English) on Zoom
 
Join us for Morning Worship on Zoom 
also live streamed 
to the St. Bede's YouTube page.  
(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 by following the links below.

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.
 
 
 
 
 




On Sunday, October 11th we kicked off
our 2021 Steward Campaign at the 10:00am
morning worship service by watching a short video,
"A Grateful Day"

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


This Sunday, October 18th,
we will have the first of our Stewardship Reflections, 
presented by Nina Daniel.

Your 2021 pledge packets 
will be mailed out to you over the next week.




 





All Ages Formation Resources
for this week

Creation: Day 6
Creatures of the Land, including Humans!
Access your six, 3-10 minute activities for the week of Oct 18-24 here:


 *Tip: try printing out the pages and having them handy 
at the breakfast or dinner table!*

P.S. Are you running out of Creation Cash? 
Extra copies are available outside St. Bede's front door.











Thank you to everyone who filled out 
The St. Bede's Gathering Forward Group survey.

 
Your Gathering Going Forward Team:
Jeff Swoope (Co-Chair), Muriel Diguette (Co-Chair),
Victor Cáceres, John Entrekin, Orisha Parsons,
Judah Sali, & Dixie Snider

Along with ex-officio members:
Anita Montelione (Senior Warden)
Molly Graves (Junior Warden)
Will Mizell (Treasurer)
George Shingler (Chancellor)



Popcorn Theology on Zoom
Saturday, November 7, 2020
7:00 - 8:00 p.m.



We'll be watching 42, to remember and to give thanks for the life, courage and artistic gifts of the recently deceased Chadwick Boseman.  

42 is set in 1946.  This is the year in which the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey (Harrison Ford), decided it was time for him to take a stand against Major League Baseball's infamous color line.  He and his colleagues quietly conducted a national search, looking for person who was not only an exceptional player but also one with the forbearance and resilience to be the first black man to play in the Major Leagues.  Branch Rickey signed Jackie Robinson (Chadwick Boseman) to the team.  This deal placed both men in the crosshairs of the public, the press and other players.  Facing unabashed racism from every side, Jackie Robinson found within himself the capacity to meet the racism head on with tremendous courage.  He was able to remain rooted in his self-worth so he could continue to let his gift and talent on the baseball field gradually win over fans and his teammates, silencing his critics and changing the world by changing the game of baseball. 
PG-13, about 2 hours and 8 minutes with the end credits.  The film was released in 2013 and stars Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie, and Andre Holland.

Please plan to watch the movie between now and Saturday November 7th . Here are the ways you may watch the movie:

~  the DVD is available to rent from Netflix.  (Perhaps on Redbox too?)  But not to stream on Netflix.
~ the movie may be streamed on Hulu
~ the movie may be streamed on Amazon Prime
Also
~ Lynnsay Buehler has a copy that she is able to loan to someone


We'll meet on one of the St. Bede's Zoom accounts from 7-8 the evening of November 7th  (the invitation will be emailed before the gathering) to share our insights, to reflect on where we saw and heard God in the movie, to share our connections with the content of the movie and we'll end our time together with Compline.

Everyone is invited to participate.  Pop some popcorn and join us!

Please RSVP to mdiguette@stbedes.org to receive the Zoom invitation.


 



From Darkness to Light:
A Workshop on Grief



Wednesdays 7:00 - 9:00pm
October 21 - November 4
on Zoom
Led by St. Bede's Jody Klein

My loved one has died. All the logistics have been met. The ceremonies and funeral traditions are over. Family and friends have gone back to their own lives. The realization of the loss starts to sink in and we are feeling alone, sad, grieving. Now what?My loved one has died. All the logistics have been met. The ceremonies and funeral traditions are over. Family and friends are gone back to their own lives. The realization of the loss starts to sink in and we are feeling alone, sad, grieving. Now what?

What we offer:
A safe space to share your experience while supporting others
Unconditional love and support as we navigate grief together
The possibility of regaining your energy and zest for life
A small group of no more than 8 participants

When:
Wednesday evenings, 7:00 - 9:00 PM
Beginning October 21st through Wednesday, November 4th.

Where:
Investment:
Pilot Workshop - Free offering for St. Bede's members
Sign-up before 10/12/20 and receive a free one-hour Coaching session 
with Jackie or Jody.


Now is the time to invest in yourself 
with the love, care, and support you need 
to fully experience the grief and come out on the other side 
with gifts from the experience.

Please contact us to learn more about From Darkness to Light:
Jackie Levi - 404-754-2631 levi.jacqueline@gmail.com
Jody Klein - 678-372-9396 jody@sbpcoaching.com


Imagine what it will be like if you can get a life jacket that will help lift you up from the depths of your sorrow, and show. you the light again.

Jackie Levi, Grief and Life Coach, CPCC
Jody Klein, Grief and Life Coach, CPCC
 


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

Monday, October 26th 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 October meeting on October 26th we will be reading  White Picket Fences, Turning Toward Love in a World Divided by Privilege by Amy Julis Becker

A Gentle Invitation into the Challenging Topic of Privilege
Gently addressing the challenging topics of privilege and race, power and inequality, White Picket Fences is a memoir of Amy Julia Becker's growing awareness of the unequal benefits (and secret harm) she received by virtue of her white skin, Protestant heritage, education and able body.

If you wish to join the conversation, please email Muriel at digfam@att.net and she will send you the Zoom link.
 

If you want to go ahead and order books for future discussions:
 
November 23: White Fragility, Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism by Robin Diangelo
December 28: Passionate for Justice: Ida B. Wells as Prophet for Our Time by Catherine Meeks & Nibs Strope
 
 


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 October 26th meeting at 7:00pm we will be reading  A Carrion Death by Michael Stanley - picked by Connie.  Connie is taking us to Botswana where we meet Detective Kubu.


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

 

 




Updated Contact Information for The Rev'd Fabio Sotelo

If you would like to be in touch with Fabio, you can continue to reach him through his fsotelo@stbedes.org email address.  If you have previously communicated with Fabio through his hotmail account, please remove that address from your contacts as he has deactived that account.






In Our Prayers
 


Jean Breithaupt, aunt of Lisa Main
Family of Brian Cavallaro, friends of Larry Bing
Ann Smith, friend of Sarah Jane Ohl
Michael Flanagan
Monica DeMars, friend of Toni Graney
Bill Deneke
Julie Mizell
Miriam Needham
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
Ed Bennett, brother-in-law of Laura Martin
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



We pray for those who have died:

Betty Marie Johnston, friend of Suzanne Shapiro



We give thanks for those celebrating birthdays this week 
 
      
       10/18:  Elizabeth Mizell
       10/18:  Gerardo Guadarrama-Porras
       10/19:  Anita Maloof
       10/19:  Edgar Guadarrama-Porras
       10/19:  Joselin Inocente
       10/20   Veronica Lubin
       10/20:  Yesica Bariaguy
       10/20:  Marbella Mata
       10/21:  Sarah Christian
       10/22:  Jaime Santana
       10/23:  Justin Guadarrama
       10/23:  Norma Martinez
       10/23:  Christie Brown 
       10/24:  Isabel Updike-Jones
       10/24:  Steven Noess
      
                    
     
 


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 September 24: We have collected around $5,800 and distributed over $2,800 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 $3,000 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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Bulletin Blurb:

Hurricane Laura slammed into the Gulf Coast last week, which was the same week that marked the 15-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Episcopal Relief & Development is in constant communication with the impacted dioceses working to reach vulnerable populations devastated by the storm. Donate today to support these efforts.  

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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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Muriel Diguette

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