Bon Air Presbyterian Church. OUTREACH July. JULY 15 thru 19, 2013 CARITAS. July 27 August 3, July & August - 10:00 am

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1 Bon Air Presbyterian Church OUTREACH July 2013 JULY 15 thru 19, 2013 CARITAS July 27 August 3, 2013 July 6 July & August - 10:00 am

2 PAGE 2 OUTREACH July 2013 birthdays/ anniversaries 1 Charles Blades, Ruth Comstock, Mary & Randy Copeland, Arnold & Ruth Rice 2 Rea Hickson, B.J. Nagel 3 Harvey Morris, Jr., Elizabeth Britton 4 Jacob Nelson, Craig Fabian 5 Bennett Bullock, Jr. 6 Nancy Finch, Joan Jackson, Ann Shannon, Ann Bowling, Conner Wyatt 9 Dave Berg, Cathy McCormack 11 Harvey and Nikki Morris, Jr., David & Linda Huffine 13 Nora Bollinger, Bill Van Vleck, Jan Jones; Jack & Dot Barnes 14 Bettie Church, Linda Huffine, Louise Mallory 16 Debbie Billingsley, Ken Pankey, Sandy Sieben, Kaete Unterzuber, Barbara Gregory & David Barnes 17 Darin & Jennifer Smouse 18 Linda Johnston, Bruce Miller, June Pankey, Bob & Kathy Andes 19 Thomas Ensley, Leighton Powers 21 Anne Edwards, Jeff Wyatt 23 Jonathan Houghton, Betty Myers, June & Ken Pankey 24 Lee Skimin, Margaret Perko 25 Lora Harvell 26 Charlotte Allums, Joe Turner, Jill Conley 27 Barry Cleaton, Kellie & Chris Olsen 28 Connie Marcev, Jennifer Smouse 29 Jack Barnes 31 Sandy Banks, Ann Niemeier, John Rupp Letters... Dear Steve & All Members of the BAPC Choir, We thank you sincerely for the opportunity to grow musically and spiritually. You all brought much to our lives and will not be forgotten. With much love, Gianna, Drew, David & Ellen Thank You to the Office Volunteers The church office is blessed to have wonderful volunteers who come in to help answer the phone and do light clerical work. Weekly helpers for the past year have been...claire Boeger, Linda Johnston, Mary Ricketts, Jane Lawrence and Cathy McCormack. There have also been individuals who have helped during my vacation times. They are...irene Caperton, Judy Holland, Sandy Thornburg and Sidney Whitlock. Thank you all for your willingness to help. What a blessing you are to me and to BAPC! ~ Brenda Norton, Office Manager Outreach is published monthly by Bon Air Presbyterian Church, a non-profit organization. Rev. Janet Winslow, Pastor. Jane Chandler, editor; Brenda Norton, ass t editor. Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Rd., North Chesterfield, VA Telephone: Fax: Web: Prayer Ministry To request prayer support from our church s prayer chain, or to join in this ministry, please call Deborah Houghton at (debho@comcast.net) or the church office at (office@bonairpc.org)

3 OUTREACH July 2013 PAGE 3 Opportunities to Serve Christ.to Make a Difference CARITAS July 27 August 3, 2013 We will be hosting female guests for CARITAS from Saturday, July 27 until Saturday, August 3. Everyone can find a way to help. There are needs for people to prepare and serve evening meals, prepare bag lunches, serve as evening hosts and emergency runners, stay overnight and host our guests, set up the cots and rooms for the arrival and breakdown the cots clean up the rooms when they leave and wash laundry, which is always a great need and blessing (I can arrange pick-up and delivery of the laundry to your home if you cannot make it to the church please call me). Of course, it goes without saying that your financial support of this vital ministry is always welcome. INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT CARITAS YOU MAY NOT KNOW 73% of single adults and 89% of families find housing through CARITAS. CARITAS provides substance abuse counseling. All children are enrolled in school within 24 hours of entering CARITAS! Every willing guest of CARITAS is assigned a case worker who individually works through the legal, mental, medical or financial obstacles standing between the guest and self-sufficiency. All guests of CARITAS in case management are required to save 75% of their earned income into an escrow account, which they will use to secure permanent housing. Sign-up sheets will be posted on the bulletin board. Thoughts, suggestions and ideas for our guests are always welcome. Please contact me. Thanks, Geoff Anderson The Richmond Chamber Players Summer Interlude Concert Series Sundays in August at 3:00 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. See Steve Henley for tickets, there is no charge for BAPC members. Homebound Communion Refresher Course Sunday, August 4, 2013 after the worship service in the Sanctuary open to all Elders (active & inactive)

4 PAGE 4 OUTREACH July 2013 The Concert Series is a self-supporting program to give local talent an opportunity to perform before a winder audience. The underwriting of these concerts is by free will offerings and by Friends of the Series who contribute at various levels on an annual basis. These offerings and contributions are the lifeblood of SSSJ and are deeply appreciated. Please Help Support the SSSJ Concert Series Name: Address: City: State Zip: Phone: Benefactor $300+ Donor $100 Patron $75 Sponsor $50 Contributor $25 My gift is in Honor of: (please print name) My gift is in Memory of: (please print name) Please make checks payable to BAPC with memo to Second Sunday and mail to: SSSJ Concert Series Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Rd. North Chesterfield, VA SSSJ is an outreach ministry of the Bon Air Presbyterian Church

5 OUTREACH July 2013 PAGE 5 The BAPC Session Reports At its regularly scheduled meeting on June 2, 2013, the Session: Reviewed the new Elder Manual. Elected Jane Chandler as Clerk of the Session; appointed Faye Beigbeder and Nancy Elizabeth Van Auken to serve as Presbytery Commissioners at a meeting on June 18 at Blackstone Retreat and Conference Center. Heard that the Memorial Day Service was well received with 58 congregation and community members in attendance and will be scheduled for A Moment for Ministry will be presented by the various Divisions during each summer service to inform the congregation of the ministries within the Divisions. Heard that Rally Day is planned for September 8. Elders Anzelone, Unroe and Rice will be working to plan the rally. Heard that the choir will be recognized at the June 30 service. Heard that BAPC will host CARITAS from July 27-August 2. Heard that Stop Hunger Now will be done again this year. Heard a request from Pastor Winslow to take study leave June to attend a session at Princeton University. AN ANCIENT SOAP OPERA Stay tuned Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. Summer Sunday worship messages will offer us a summer-long cliffhanger. Will our star climb the ladder of his destiny? How will he manipulate the affections and lives of others? Can he overcome his own fears and uncertainties? What about those plotting against him? We haven't fallen in love with a beautiful paramour and then killed off those who stand in the way of our love. However we can certainly find reflections of ourselves in the life of David. We have struggled with life decisions. We have upset family members and lost loved ones. We sometimes have wondered what God has in store for us. Join us each Sunday and learn more about the man whom God's prophet anointed as the messiah, the King of Israel, who united the kingdom in an all too brief moment of peace and prosperity. July 7: Questioning God's Choice July 14: Up Against Insurmountable Challenges July 21: Getting the One Who Is Out to Get You July 28: Life Beyond Loss More to come in August!

6 PAGE 6 OUTREACH July 2013 WE RE OFF TO THE RACES!! Colonial Downs, Saturday, July 6 $4.00 Admission, includes Hot Dog, Chips, Drink ALL WINNERS ARE EXPECTED TO TITHE! Sign up Sheet on the Fellowship Bulletin Board Opportunities for Fellowship at BAPC BAPC OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT Saturday, August 17, 7:30 pm, on the Front Lawn Shipwrecked Disney movie about young Norwegian boy s experiences at sea Popcorn and drinks to be provided A gift was given to the Memorial Garden Fund in memory of Betty J. Scranton by Carol Wines Mature Moderns Thank you to Irene Caperton for the GREAT job she did for two years as the lead for Mature Moderns. She procured some wonderful programs and expended a lot of effort. Thank you Irene for everything!! Mike Clang (a former intern here at BAPC) will be ordained at Brandermill Presbyterian Church on July 2 at 7pm. Everyone is welcome!

7 OUTREACH July 2013 PAGE 7 Child(ren): please print Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Road North Chesterfield, VA ext. 312 SUMMER MUSIC CAMP JULY 15 thru 19, :30 a.m. 2:00 p.m. For Children rising Kindergarten to rising sixth grade There is a registration fee of $45.00 per child. If your child(ren) or a friend would like to attend please complete and return the following registration form to Music Office - BAPC MUSIC CAMP REGISTRATION Theme Earth and All Stars Sing to the Lord NAME T-Shirt Size Grade in the fall NAME T-Shirt Size Grade in the fall NAME T-Shirt Size Grade in the fall Parents Name Address Street City / State Zip Address: Phone #: Medical concerns, special care instructions, comments or questions: Registration fee of $45.00 per child. Make check payable to BAPC Music Camp Closing Program on Friday, July 19 6:00 p.m. Supper 6:45 p.m. Program Music Camp Staff: Barbara Gregory, Page Ghaphery, Tracee Prillaman & Steve Henley

8 PAGE 8 OUTREACH July 2013 SUMMER SABBATH George Gershwin gave us the signature words from that lullaby in Porgy and Bess: Summertime and the living is easy. And so it is. Summer life takes on a different rhythm. Summer gives many of us the opportunity to relax a little more; be refreshed and be recreated by God s renewing Spirit. There is something about summer that calls us to slow down and enter into God s gift of Sabbath. Summer Sabbath is a practice that moves us to rest, reconnect, and reclaim. Rest. God created the world in six days then rested on the seventh (Genesis 2:2-3). When we rest from our labors, we recall the drama of creation and God s cycle of labor and rest. Perhaps this is one reason people like to get close to nature through summer outdoor activities. Rest gives us the opportunity to slow down and acknowledge the blessings in our lives. Reconnect. God said, You shall keep my Sabbath, for this is a sign between me and you throughout your generations, given in order that you may know that I, the Lord, sanctify you (Exodus 31:13). God did not give us the Sabbath as a rule to keep, but as a sign of our relationship with God. Sabbath is a time to rediscover that we belong to God, not to the demands of our daily lives. Reclaim. Jesus healed on the Sabbath (John 5:9), even though the religious leaders regarded it as breaking God s law. By healing on the Sabbath, Jesus reclaimed the day for God s purpose of using it for our health and wellbeing. Maybe it is time for us to reclaim the Sabbath as well. It seems that God s instruction to us is this: Really pay attention to my gift of rest. Receive it. Enjoy it. Bask in it. Delight in it. Treasure it. Make it a high priority. You might want to try some of these Sabbath practices: Drink in sunsets. Make yes your favorite word. Spend time in silence, listening. Delight someone. Find moments of Sabbath in the midst of your day. Develop an astounding appetite for life. Allow yourself to be rich without money. Stop worrying about what is left undone. Express gratitude. Be open to miracles. During the month of July, I will be taking some Sabbath time away. On Monday, July 8, I will be flying back to California to visit with family and friends. Then, on Saturday, July 13, I will head to Berkeley for study leave at my alma mater. I will return to Bon Air for worship on Sunday, July 21. Of course, the foundation of our Sabbath-keeping is Sunday morning worship. It is a time to rest, reconnect, and reclaim who and whose we are. See you Sunday! May God restore and replenish your spirit this summer.

9 OUTREACH July 2013 PAGE 9 COLLEGE Timothy O. Anderson, son of Jeannette & Geoff Anderson, is graduating in August, 2013, from Miami University in Ohio. Nicholas Lee Bandy, son of Lori Bandy & grandson of Gary & Edie Smith, graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical School on May 18, He will start surgical residency at University of Virginia in June. Harrison D. Gould, grandson of Grace Gould, graduated from University of North Carolina, Wilmington, with a major in Business and a major in Spanish. He is employed with Perrygolf in Wilmington. Jonathan Houghton, son of Harold & Deborah Houghton, graduated from William & Mary on May 12, 2013, with a Master of Arts in Education. He hopes to find a job teaching French. Hannah Powers Miller, daughter of Bruce & Terrie Powers Miller, graduated on May 12, 2013, from the College of William and Mary. She is now working at Barrington Stage Co. in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. Jack Van Vleck, son of Bill & Gay Lynn Van Vleck, graduated from the University of Virginia on May 19, 2013, with a Bachelor of Arts in English & Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law. Alexander Wilson, son of Shade & Donna Wilson, graduated from the University of Virginia on May 19, 2013, with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce with concentrations in Marketing and Information Technology. HIGH SCHOOL Alexis Collins, granddaughter of Joan Collins, graduated from James River High School on June 7, She will attend Randolph College in the fall. Anna-Marie Collins, granddaughter of Joan Collins, graduated from James River High School on June 7, She will attend Mary Washington College in the fall. Bruce Ensley, Jr., son of Bruce & Louise Ensley, graduated from Clover Hill High School on June 6, He will attend West Virginia University in the fall. Julia Gallini, daughter of Pete & Alisha Gallini, graduated from Clover Hill High School on June 6, She will attend University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in the fall. Rebecca Marie Huffine, daughter of David & Linda Huffine, graduated from Monacan High School on June 6, She will attend Longwood University in the fall. Rheanna Morris, daughter of Allen Morris & Peggy Sinclair-Morris, graduated from Midlothian High School on June 7, She will attend John Tyler Community College in the fall. Kenneth Joseph Pankey, son of Kent & Leslie Pankey and grandson of Ken & June Pankey, graduated from Trinity Episcopal School on May 25, He will attend Honors College at the University of South Carolina in the fall. Merrill Turner, daughter of Eric & Robin Turner and granddaughter of Gina Turner, graduated from St. Stephens, St. Agnes in Alexandria, VA, on May 8, She will attend Hobart-William Smith in fall. Shadrach Wilson, son of Shade & Donna Wilson, graduated from James River High School on June 7, He will be attending the University of Virginia in the fall.

10 PAGE 10 OUTREACH July 2013 Nursery Staff: Brenda Norton and Kellie Olsen. Beaufa and Elizabeth Britton, Vicki Callear, Bettie Church, Lesley Gallaher, Julia and Nicole Gallini, Sandy Hartje, Becky Harvell, Elaine Kasten, Kathy Kelley, Nellie Knight, Lydia Morris, Jane Nagel, Elaine and Becky Ogburn, Margy and Rachel Paz, Greta Reeves, Abby and Marta Rowe, April Smith, Jennifer Smouse, Peggy Sinclair-Morris, Pat Wilson. Preschool Cara Kasten, Elaine Kasten, Erick Kasten, Sandra Smilek, April Smith Extended Session Sam Barnes, Emily Boots, Elizabeth Britton, Alisha Gallini, Julia Gallini, Nicole Gallini, Barbara Gregory, Linda Jackson, Maddie Negaard, Coleman Paz, Dylan Paz, Rachel Paz, Margy Paz, Marta Rowe, Evan Smouse, Jacob Smouse, Jennifer Smouse, Cindy Wright, Marshall Wright. Worm Program Marta Rowe, Elaine Ogburn, Alisha Gallini, Sandra Smilek, Linda Huffine, April Smith, Steve Henley. Shepherds Louise Ensley, Pete Gallini, Kellie Olsen, Chris Olsen, Kevin Smilek. Middle School Teachers Mary Copeland, Henry Jacocks, Nora Narum, Leslie Pankey. High School Teachers Lorna Anzelone, Linda Jackson. Youth Fellowship Middle School Advisors: Barbara Gregory, Mark Stevens. High School Advisors: Margy and Doug Paz, April Smith, Darin Smouse. Adult Education Alisha Gallini, Harold Houghton, Erick Kasten, Carolyn & Paul Leatherman, Kent Pankey, June and Ken Pankey, Shawn Thomas Smith, Darin Smouse, Mark Stevens, Gina Turner, Sara Unetic. Registrars Ed Callear, Ted McCormack, Fred Merritt, Kent Pankey, Leslie Pankey, Bill Wilson, Russ Wilson. Bon Air Presbyterian Preschool Jean Oswald, Director; Gillian Baker, Jill Caples, Brea Doutt, Page Ghaphery, Barbara Gregory, Kristin Hebert, Chandra Inouye, Jim McCullough, Anne Schlicher,

11 OUTREACH July 2013 PAGE 11 July 2013 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Friendship Café 9:30 YOGA 2 Friendship Café 3 4 Office Closed 5 6 4:30 Da Capo (Choir area) 6:00 YOGA Middle School Youth to Massanetta 4th - 7th 7 Communion/5 Meal/Coffee 10:00 One Service 7:00 Session Minute for Ministry = Evangelism Announcement = CARITAS 8 Friendship Café 9:30 YOGA 9 Friendship Café 4:30 Da Capo (Choir area) 7:15 Stewardship (L) Friendship Café 6:00 YOGA :00 One Service Minute for Ministry = Worship M4M = RISC (Lea Whitehurst) 15 Friendship Café 9:30 YOGA 9:30 Music Camp 16 Friendship Café 9:30 Music Camp 4:30 Da Capo (Choir area) 7:00 Adv. In ADD (B) 7:30 Property (L) 17 9:30 Music Camp 18 9:30 Music Camp 6:00 YOGA 7:00 CE (L) 19 9:30 Music Camp 5:00 AA (B/MS) 6:00 Music Camp Dinner & Closing Program (FH) :00 One Service 7:00 Evangelism (L) Minute for Ministry = CE 22 Friendship Café 9:30 YOGA 23 Friendship Café 4:30 Da Capo (Choir area) Friendship Café Art Camp 22nd - 26th (Non-Church Group) 8:30-12:30 Flute Camp 22nd - 26th (Non-Church Group) 8:30-1:00 High School Youth to Montreat 21st - 27th 6:00 YOGA :00 One Service 29 Friendship Café 9:30 YOGA 30 Friendship Café 31 4:30 Da Capo (Choir area) 5:00 AA (B/MS) 7:00 C&S (L) Minute for Ministry = Stewardship CARITAS July 27-August 2 2 -

12 Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Road North Chesterfield, VA Address Service Requested Non-Profit Organization July Helpers Sunday, July 7 Nursery: 9:45 Jane Nagel Enrichment Program: Alisha Gallini, Julia Gallini Ushers: Terry & Linda Oggel and Linda Huffine s Team Registrar: Bill Wilson Sunday, July 14 Nursery: 9:45 - Margy Paz Enrichment Program: Emily Boots, Maddie Negaard, Elizabeth Britton Ushers: Darleen Cavin, Jack West and Linda Huffine s Team Registrar: Fred Merritt Sunday, July 21 Nursery: 9:45 - Elaine/Becky Ogburn Enrichment Program: Barbara Gregory, Sam Barnes, Jacob Smouse Ushers: Perry Jones, Alan Sestak and Linda Huffine s Team Registrar: Ed Callear Sunday, July 28 Nursery: 9:45 - Bettie Church Enrichment Program: Linda Jackson, Nicole Gallini, Marshall Wright Ushers: Bob & Kathy Andes and Linda Huffine s Team Registrar: Ted McCormack