St. Bede's Anglican Episcopal Church About St. Bede's
St. Bede's is a small community of
Christians who seek to learn from and emulate our Lord Jesus Christ.
We believe that Christ offers us a new life, which we can begin to
grow in immediately, and which will be perfected after our passing
through this world. We therefore see the Christian life as something
to be lived presently, and not only as a hope for the world to come.
Our particular practices are rooted in the conviction that the
'faith once for all delivered to the saints' is the product of
divine revelation, and is to be reverently received by the people of
God. The creeds of the church, in particular the Apostle's, Nicene,
and Athanasian creeds, are, we believe, accurate statements of the
teachings of Holy Scripture. Our worship is largely liturgical for
similar reasons. We believe that worship should be a reverent
response to the character of the true and living God, and that it
ought therefore to carefully reflect God's revelation of Himself in
Scripture. Our worship services therefore are carefully and
thoughtfully prepared celebrations of God as revealed in the Bible
History of St. Bede's
St. Bede's was founded in 1980 as a mission of St. Jude's Anglican Church. St. Bede's is a member of the Anglican Episcopal Church, and is a cathedral parish, meaning that our parish is also the home church of an active Bishop. We currently have approximately 35 active members. (For more information about the AEC, download the fact sheet below)
Our Goals
- To encourage one another in a sincere love for God with all of our heart, soul, mind.
- To bear witness to the good news of the offer of salvation to all in Jesus Christ our Lord.
- To grow in discipleship of our Lord Jesus Christ, becoming proficient students of our Master and Teacher.
St. Bede's Clergy and Vestry
| Bishop George Conner | Presiding Bishop of the Anglican Episcopal Church |
| Father Dominic Taranto | Rector of St. Bede's |
| Hank Williams | Deacon of St. Bede's |
| Naomi Ellsworth | Organist |
| Ellen Frazer | Senior Warden |
| David Stout | Junior Warden, Treasurer |
| Charles Wiswall | Vestry Member |
| Bill Endress | Vestry Member, Lay Reader |
| Barbara Librera | Vestry Member |
| Dorothy Ebert | Sunday School Teacher |
| Mark Owens | Web Master (contact me if you have issues or questions about this site) |
| Betty Swanson | Altar Guild Director |
| Janet Traill | Altar Guild |
| Sue Ann Owens | Altar Guild |
| Lee Smitley | Lay Reader |