Bon Air Christian Church 23235 Newsletter AUGUST …that are potty trained to rising 5th graders are...

are equipped to help the community in which we live and God’s love spreads further and further because we are God’s own people.

I am deeply honored to share in life and in ministry with you. I am grate-ful that we are to-gether in the midst of the storm. We can do all things through Christ.

Shalom,

Cindy

Draw near to God, and God will draw

near to you.

-James 4:8

The storm was crazy. I was at church waiting to meet with Youth Group Leaders and Traci was in the sanctuary practicing her music. The power went out. The sky lit up with lightning and the storm raged with rain blowing sideways, trees bending and the wind howling. It was quite a sight. It was awesome and power-ful and oddly enough not scary.

As I waited I listened to Traci sing-ing a beautiful song about God’s peace and she said, “what better place is there to be in the midst of a storm.”

Exactly. God’s house, the tabernacle. The psalmist sang, “I was glad when they said unto me “Let us go in to the house of the Lord.” What better place is there to be than in the church when the storms of life

are raging. Here in the midst of the chaos and troubles of the world we come together to be the body of Christ.

We come to be the church, the Body of Christ, reaching out into the world to bring God’s peace and God’s love.

We come to be the church—God’s sanctuary. When our own storms are raging with family problems and personal challeng-es how wonderful it is to be a part of this car-ing fellowship,

Around the com-munion table our lives are woven together by the love of Christ. I share your hurts and your joys and you share mine.

What better place is there to be in the midst of the storm? We come and lean on each other, strengthen each other and empow-er each other. As we help one another we

It Was a Dark and Stormy Night

Bon Air Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)2071 Buford Road N. Chesterfield, VA

23235

AUGUST 2016 Edition


Newsletter [email protected]

http://www.baccdoc.org

804-272-6228

Worship Service

9:15 & 10:45

Sunday School 9:30

Casual Service

Saturday 5:00

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Stewardship 2

Craig Springs 2

Thank You 3

Food Collection 3

Prayer Concerns 4

New Members

& Updates 4

VBS 5

Christmount 6

Softball 6

Refugee Update 7

Joy Group 7

Celebration 8

This month we will begin preparing for our Stew-ardship Campaign to un-derwrite the mission of this church and our fiscal budget for 2017. I ask each of you pray ear-nestly that our church's needs of time, talent, and treasure be met for this coming year. We have several meaningful programs which could use your leadership, work, and support.

Several members are

utilizing the bill pay sys-tem of their online bank-ing account to send in their offering. If you wish to begin utilizing this feature-just have the check sent to the church's address and put your offering num-ber in the memo line. Please let me know if you plan to make your contributions in this manner so that we will not order you envelopes for 2017. You may email

me at [email protected].

Thank you for your Stewardship to Christ and his church.

Joe Bancroft

STEWARDSHIP

Craig Springs Camp

The Road to home.

Thank you to all of the directors, counselors and volunteers who provided a mean-ingful ministry to our youth who attended Craig Springs.

Thank you Bon Air Christian Church for your financial support and making it possi-ble for our kids to make lifetime memories.

Praise God!

mailto:[email protected]


Dear BACC,

The end of July marked the 1 year anniversary of our great-granddaughter Kassidi Stevens being stricken with NMDA Auto-immune Encephalitis, for which no cure is known. We want to extend our heartfelt thanks to all of the individuals and groups in our BACC fami-ly that have offered pray-ers and sent cards during this time of difficulty. May God bless you for your concern.

**Tom & Jean Neumayer

Dear Cindy,

You did an amazing job with dad’s memorial ser-vice. It was beautiful, special and uplifting. The music, the choir, the con-gregation and readings were such a comfort to us all. I’m sure dad is smil-ing down from heaven. We are all so very grate-ful.

Sincerely Lynn, Carol and Bonnie

Dear BACC,

Thank you so much for

the personalized flash

drive. It will be very useful

at Randolph-Macon col-

lege. I appreciate your

thoughtfulness and

generosity.

Sincerely,

Abbey Crank

Dear BACC,

Thank you so much for

the graduation present. I

will be sure to use the flash

drive. It is too cute that the

church is printed on it!

Sincerely,

MacKenzie Crank

Dear Office Helpers, A special thank you goes out to Jean Turlington, Bar-bara Bancroft, Joe Ban-croft, Gail Macfadden, Ce-celia Andrick, Becky Harvell and Tim Skeens. Volunteers are appreciated and very important in help-ing the office run smoothly. Sincerely, Kelly Edwards

Dear Reverend Stratton, I am awestruck! First, CARITAS has received recognition for a “Top Work-place” award in Richmond’s small business division. Second, we earned the es-teemed certification of Ser-vice Enterprise, by Points of Light. And finally, last week, Carolyn Leung, our Family Shelter Program Manager received Homeward’s Ran-dal Hicks Aware for excel-lence in homeless services. Thank you for entrusting us with your continued support. Something you heard, or saw, or read compelled you to increase your donation and that is worth celebrating. Please stay in touch, come for a tour and let’s keep up the good work together. In Celebration, Karen J. Stanley, CEO

** GO TO

‘Pray for Kassidi’ on Facebook

Thank You

FOOD COLLECTION

Bainbridge Community Ministry

continues to need our support

during the summer. Hunger

doesn't take a vacation, and

their shelves often become al-

most bare. Please continue to

remember Bainbridge, and

keep the food boxes in the

hallway and near the of-

fice filled.

Food bins are located in

front of the fellowship hall

and the office.

Thank you,

Charles Stevens

The deadline to

submit articles

for the August

newsletter is

August 25th.

Thank you!

Kelly Edwards

Please pray for: Maddie Smith as

she continues her treatment. Shirley Heath who is

at home. Lewis Bell as he has

recurrent cancer. Chris Bates who is

undergoing treatment for esophageal cancer. Robin Lorraine who

has a brain tumor. Linda Verheul as

she recuperates from back surgery. Jean Turlington and

Philip Burkhalter are at home. Carnell Teachey is

at the Crossings. Arlene Blythe’s

cousin, Terry Tynan and her friend, Donna

Leake Bob McGowan Gerry Roppe’ Leigh Anne Phan’s

friend, Ron Evans Steve Kline’s

friend, Ed Winfield Rhonda Ringel’s

friends, Hailey Lane & Harrison Zieren-berg The Landergan’s

friend, Dan Bickett Steve Goff’s

friend, Beth Ann Molter Tom Mayfield’s friend, Mickey Denke Shea Hollifield’s

friend, Denise Am-brose Dawn Mooney’s

sister, Debbie Roben

Pete Landergan’s friend, Meredith Brit-ton

Guy Barker’s brother in law

Steve Blythe’s cousin, Brandon Clements

Carol Thacher Umphress’ husband, Tom Umphress

If you would like some-one added to our prayer list please contact Kelly at 272-6228 or email her at [email protected].

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

The Youth Group is plan-ning on taking Abdi, Ah-med and Sitina for an outing to Kings Domin-ion. We’ll be leaving early on Friday morning, Aug 29th. Please con-tact Kendra Ver Beek at [email protected] if you are planning on at-tending.

September 11th – Back to Sunday School

Back to Youth Group

Board Meeting

PRAYER CONCERNS

New Member:

Sara L. Abbott

9727 Groundhog Drive

804-683-6191

[email protected]

Sara has been in senior

health care for 19 years

and works at Symphony

Manor in the West End

as a Community Rela-

tions Director and . She

has two daughters

and is expecting her first

grandchild in December.

Sara enjoys gardening,

reading, piano, sewing,

refinishing furniture,

meeting new people

and learning new things.

Also, she is a Hokies

Fan!

Updates:

Lena & Richard Neal

15001 Endstone Trail

Midlothian, VA 23112

Lena 804-837-4707

Rick 804-837-4600

Madison Arthur

804-837-1729

Steve & Angie Goff

15701 Hidden Falls Dr.

Moseley, VA 23120

New Members and UpdatesNew Members and Updates




Summer is approaching and now is the time to register for Vacation Bible School. Our stories from the Old and New Testa-ment will explore heav-en and we will talk about how we can live our lives to create a heaven on earth. Three year old children that are potty trained to rising 5th graders are

welcome to participate. A nursery for the younger child will be provided. Vacation Bible School will start with the chil-dren coming at 5:15 p.m. and being served a kid friendly meal at 5:30. Parents are wel-come to stay for dinner. The program will end with a closing assembly at 7:50 in the sanctu-

ary. Be sure to let all your family, friends and neigh-bors know about this wonderful opportunity. We love to get to know your grandchildren, niec-es and nephews! Forms can be dropped off in the church office.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL **AUGUST 8TH—12TH**

Registration is open for children ages 3 years to rising 6th graders. Children must be pot-

ty trained. Nursery is provided for children up to age 2. For more information please con-tact the church at 272-6228. To register, please fill out the form below and return it to the church office. Child’s Name: Parent/Guardian Name: Address: City: State: Zip: Phones – Home: Cell: Work: Email Address: Child’s Age & Birthday: Last school grade completed: In case of emergency, contact: Relationship to child: Phone: Food Allergies/Other Medical conditions: These persons can pick up this child from VBS: (name) (relationship to child) Parent’s Signature: Date:

Each day we have a color of the day and if your child would like to wear those colors they are: Monday - Orange Tuesday - Blue Wednesday – Red Thursday – Yel-low Friday - Green

CHAUTAUQUA COMES TO CHRISTMOUNT

Christmount Christian

Assembly in Black

Mountain, North Caroli-

na will present an event

modeled after the Chau-

tauqua Institution on

Lake Chautauqua in

New York. This event

will take place October

24-28. The Chautauqua

Institution program in

New York offers a mix of

fine and performing arts,

lectures, worship, and

recreation spanning a

nine-week period each

summer.

The Christmount event

will focus on Appalachian

heritage and culture.

There will be morning

worship, story-telling,

evening concerts by local

musicians, educational

lectures by area histori-

ans and authors, craft ex-

hibitions, local tours, and

hiking opportunities. If

you have never experi-

enced Christmount, this

event will be a good time

to introduce you to the

staff, facilities, programs,

beautiful mountain

scenery, and warm

welcome you will find

at Christmount.

For more information,

visit the website at:

www.christmount.org/

chautauqua.html

Register for Chautau-

qua ($125 deposit per

person on PayPal or

call 828.669.8977)

Thanks,

Brenda Kidd

SOFTBALLSOFTBALL——BACC ANGELSBACC ANGELS

years of age to partici-

pate. All skill levels are

welcome.

Games will be played

Tuesday nights starting in

September at the Harry

C. Daniel Park at Iron-

bridge. The park en-

trance is located directly

across from the main en-

trance to the Chesterfield

County Airport.

Bon Air Christian

Church Angels Co-Ed

(men & women) Softball

Team.

Please contact Ruth

Ann Bates as soon as

possible at (804)720-

2977 if you would like to

play softball for BACC

this Fall.

You must be over 18

http://www.christmount.org/registration_form.htm

http://www.christmount.org/registration_form.htm

Sitina, Abdi and Ahmed

continue to settle into

life in America! They

recently experienced

hail for the first time,

and Ahmed posted pic-

tures of the ice on

Snapchat. During Ram-

adan, the family was

faithful to daily fasting,

eating a small meal at

3:00 AM, then not eat-

ing or drinking again un-

til sunset. They taught

us that Ramadan is a

time of spiritual reflec-

tion and service to oth-

ers. A feast is tradition-

al at the end of Rama-

dan, and Sitina pre-

pared a wonderful meal

of Ethiopian foods for a

few of her Bon Air

friends (see the adjoin-

ing picture).

In August, the family will be moving to an apart-ment near Midlothian Tpk. and Robious Rd. (More information will be coming about the move.) Sitina’s English is improving, and her job search will begin soon, with support from the International Rescue Committee.

The family’s trip to Kings Do-minion with the Youth Group is their first to an amusement park. All who know the fami-ly agree they are a blessing to us! If you have questions, please contact Cathy Law or Shea Hollifield.

REFUGEE FAMILY UPDATE

JOY GROUP

SEPTEMBER 20TH JOY

Group

Welcome back JOY!! Our

first meeting will be SOUL

PURPOSE, a Gospel

singing group. Not only

Gospel, but they do Gold-

en Oldies too!!

September 20th, at the

church, 10:30 am, POT

LUCK LUNCHEON. All

are welcome, join us for

a good time.

Thank you,

Laura Hollis

2071 Buford Road

N. Chesterfield, VA 23235

Phone: 804-272-6228

E-mail: [email protected]

Website: http://www.baccdoc.org


(Disciples of Christ)

family during the time that you have been in our church.

There will also be decorating, food to prepare, a music pro-gram, and nostalgia. Start thinking about this festive event be-cause we want every-one to come and be a part of it.

Barbara Bancroft

The Celebration of the 30

th Anniversary

of Cindy Stratton!

It is time to start plan-ning our 30

th Anniver-

sary Party to cele-brate Cindy and the thirty years she has been our minister. We are going to have a party after the 11:00 service on Oc-tober 23, 2016, so mark your calendar.

You will be asked to contribute stories, so start thinking about events in your life and in the life of your

CELEBRATION OF 30TH ANNIVERSARY FOR CINDY!

Senior Minister:

Cynthia Stratton

Organist & Choir

Director:

Vickie Brooks

Secretary:

Kelly Edwards

Reminder:

If you are busy

on Sunday,

our Saturday

evening casual

service begins

at 5:00

DON’T FORGET ABOUT VOLUNTEERING

THRU SIGN UP GENIUS

http://www.signupgenius.com/

Aug 7, 2016 Elders: Joe Bancroft, Paul Seemiller Deacons: 9:15 (P) Sam Herrin, Jeanne Brock 10:45 (P) Jerrell Todd, Andee Kirk, Whitney Graham, Cathy Law Worship Leaders: 9:15 Cassie Price 10:45 Doug White Acolyte: 9:15 Reese Blanchard 10:45 Angel Huff Worship & Wonder Storyteller: Marie Boger Worship & Wonder Helper: 9:15 Sarah Boger 10:45 Maddy Boger Ushers/Greeters: 9:15 Jim & Faye Lester 10:45 Diane & Frank Clark Offering: Rose McCaferty & Jim McCaferty

Aug 14, 2016 Elders: Bill Sydnor, Joan Mielke Deacons: 9:15 (P) Tammy Rucker, Tom Mayfield 10:45 (P) Jerrell Todd, Zachary Moon, Ellen Moon, Madison Arthur Worship Leaders: 9:15 Sandy Collins 10:45 Gina McKenney Acolyte: 9:15 10:45 Worship & Wonder Storyteller: Barbara Bancroft Worship & Wonder Helper: 9:15 10:45 Hannah Moon Ushers/Greeters: 9:15 Steve & Karen Kline 10:45 Tom Neumayer Offering: Jean Dowdy, Jean Turlington

(P) denotes communion preparation

Aug 21, 2016 Elders: Rick Bernard, Shea Hollifield Deacons: 9:15 (P) Madison Arthur, George Smith 10:45 (P) Arlene Giffel, Jake Ver Beek, Claire Cochran, Laura Hollis Worship Leaders: 9:15 Barbara Bancroft 10:45 Doug White Acolyte: 9:15 10:45 Logan Blanchard Worship & Wonder Storyteller: Christie MacAulay Worship & Wonder Helper: 9:15 10:45 Barbara Bancroft Ushers/Greeters: 9:15 Steve Scott 10:45 Bob & Janet Lenhart Offering: Arlene Giffel, Laura Hollis

Aug 28, 2016 Elders: Bud Deihl, Duke Dale Deacons: 9:15 (P) Zachary Moon, Jeanne Brock 10:45 (P) Polly White, Doug White, Charles Stevens, Lauren Johnson Worship Leaders: 9:15 Joan Mielke 10:45 Kitten Whitlow Acolyte: 9:15 10:45 Worship & Wonder Storyteller: Gail Macfadden Worship & Wonder Helper: 9:15 Robin Emson 10:45 Angel Huff Ushers/Greeters: 9:15 Janie & Jim Severance 10:45 Tom Neumayer Offering: Barbara Bancroft, Kris Shouldice

SERVING SCHEDULE FOR AUGUST 2016

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3

6:30

Youth

Leaders

Meeting

4 5 6 Dale Flock

Feeds

Homeless

5:00 Worship Service

7

9:15 & 10:45 Worship Service

8

VBS

BEGINS!

9

VACATION

10

BIBLE

11

SCHOOL

12

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13


14


15

6:15

Associate

Minister

Search

Committee

16 17

8:00 Men’s

Breakfast

7:00 AA, ACA

18 19 20


21

9:15 & 10:45

Worship

Service

11:45 Elders

22 23

24

8:00 Men’s

Breakfast

Cabinet 6:30

7:00 AA, ACA

25 26 27


28


29

Youth to

Kings

Dominion

30

7:00

Choir

Practice

31

8:00 Men’s

Breakfast

7:00 AA, ACA

AUGUST 2016

9:15 Worship Service 9:30 Sunday School 10:45 Worship Service

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