ST. BEDE EPISCOPAL CHURCH
1609 Elm St. Forest Grove, OR
May 2022
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MESSAGE FROM OUR VICAR
Ascension of Our Lord - Holy Eucharist
Thursday, May 26, Church & Zoom
We will be offering a special Eucharist for the feast of the Ascension of our
Lord, to honor Jesus’ ascension into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
CURRENT NEWS
SERMONS
Bishop Visitation
Sunday, June 19, during 10am Liturgy
Bishop Diana Akiyama will be visiting us and administering Confirmations during the 10am liturgy.
We strive to know Christ more deeply and bring others to his redeeming grace.
Upcoming Events
E V E N T S
EDUCATION & FORMATION
The Day of Pentecost
Sunday, June 5
On this fiftieth day after Easter, we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit bestowed upon Jesus' disciples and upon us, as promised by Jesus. Our multilingual Pentecost reading will take place during the 10am liturgy. Don't forget to wear red for our annual congregational Pentecost photo after the 10am liturgy!
Jane Besse+ and I recently came back from Diocesan Clergy Conference where the focus was on trauma informed care. The bottom line is that we have all been through a lot lately. Normal life itself is not a picnic, but we have had more than the typical share of challenges in the past couple of years from shutting down churches and schools, fear of getting sick or infecting others, isolation, loneliness, increased political division over approaches to dealing with COVID-19, racial divisiveness, and environmental concerns... Read more
At St. Bede's we offer spiritual formation for adults and children alike.
Lectionary Ready Discussion, Sundays at 9am, Church & Zoom
Godly Play, Sundays at 9am, Church
Benedict & Bede, 2nd & 4th Mondays at 5:30pm, location varies
Bible Study on Genesis, Tuesdays at 7pm, Zoom