OUTREACH BON AIR PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 9201 W. Huguenot Rd., Richmond, VA 23235, Ph: 272-7514, Fax: 272-9752 February 2009

Inside this month . . .

Letters, Birthdays, etc. .............. p. 2

Adult Church School ................ p. 3

BAPC News/Events..............pp. 3-4

Session Reports.......................... p. 5

Youth .......................................... p. 6

Calendar....................................p. 11

Highlights this month . . .

2/10 Noon Combined Women’s Circles

Luncheon (Beck Room)

2/15 8-Noon Blood Drive

2/20 11:30 a.m. Mature Moderns

2/25 7:00 p.m. Ash Wednesday Service

Staying in Touch

The health and strength of a congregation can be measured by the vitality and warmth of the sense of community to be found among the members. An important contributor to congregational community is communication (notice the similarity of the words). When communication is frequent, varied, open, and healthy, a healthy community follows. At BAPC we communicate with one another in many ways: through personal contact and conversation, in our public gatherings for fellowship, education, and worship, in small groups, “snail mail”, this Outreach newsletter, and increasingly, through email and the internet. This month I want to highlight our vital and growing “cyber” community:

The bonairpc.org WEBSITE has served us for over ten years. “Webmeister” Kris Morelli has long main-tained our excellent website. Here you can find current news, the sermon archive, important announcements, and information about our congregation. Increasingly, church visitors visit the website FIRST before ever attending worship. The technology committee is now working with Kris to bring out a fresh and (as they say in the busi-ness) more “robust” website.

Through the bapcYahooGroups email list members learn of pastoral news, offer their own ideas, and share items of concern. To JOIN the YahooGroups list send a BLANK email to bapc-subscribe@yahoogroups.com and follow the instructions you receive in the return email.

One of our important ministries is our PRAYER CHAIN, which convenes over 50 people in prayer (mostly through email) for particular needs and persons. To join the email prayer chain send a note to Deborah Houghton debho@comcast.net.

Forthcoming later this month will be our first attempt at an ALL CONGREGATION EMAILING list. I will start sending out a weekly email to every eddress we have on file. You will be allowed to “opt out” of course. I plan to use this expanded email listing to share the pastoral news I have been sharing through the YahooGroups list. If you don’t think the church has your current email, please send an email to office@bonairpc.org. De-tails will follow for those on the email list.

Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love:

The fellowship of kindred minds is like to that above.

R. Charles Grant

From our Pastor . . .

Letters . . .

Dear friends,

Your cards, phone calls, food, visits and prayers

have been so helpful and inspirational. In addition, I

received a beautiful BAPC prayer shawl, and it has cer-

tainly been a comfort to me. Thank you very much. I am

very grateful for all you have done. It is a blessing to be

apart of our BAPC congregation.

Calvin Hancock

Dear Friends,

There is no possible way we can thank you for all

that you have done and are doing for our family. We

are appreciative of Charles' tender, steady pastoral

care; Mary Beth Tombes' medical knowledge and com-

passionate counsel; of the BAPC family's prayer shawl,

prayer hands, and correspondence that aided us during

the early days of our journey and that continues to re-

mind us of the love and support we receive from our

community of faith.

Many Thanks again,

Liz, John and Joe Rupp

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1 Judi Foster, Ruth Pollingue 2 Charles Grant, Lee Stocks 3 Brad Fowler 5 Bill Britton, Jerry Quigg 6 Richard Wyatt, Bill Tucker, Bill Nelson 7 Fred Merritt, Elizabeth Oliver, 8 Ursula Jones, Skyler Polorny, Jane Wall, Cathy Jones 9 Katie Marcev, Emily Garrett 10 Mitzi Humphrey, Jud Foster, 11 Clay Richardson 12 Nancy Miller Don and Sandy Thornburg

13 Nikki Morris,Andy Newcomb, Ethel Rhodes, Jackson Spencer 14 Phil Hartje, Andy Wall 15 Jake Wilkes 17 Claude Foster, Sandy Hartje, Aaron Houghton 18 Louise Ensley 19 Linda Pattee, Janne Brumbelow 21 Kay Richardson 22 Norm Negaard, Caroline Newcomb, Madelyn Morelli 23 Marilyn Schoettinger, Allison Owens, Gibb Parker 25 Margaret White 28 Joe Rupp, Margie Jewell, Noah Hicks

birthdays/

anniversaries

Outreach is published monthly by Bon Air Presbyterian Church, a non-profit organization. R. Charles Grant, Pastor.

Jane Chandler, editor; Brenda Norton, ass’t editor. Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Rd., Richmond, VA 23235

Telephone: 272-7514. Fax: 272-9752

Internet address: www.bonairpc.org

Prayer Ministry To request prayer support from our church’s prayer chain, or to join in this ministry, please call Deborah Houghton at 272-9495 (debho@comcast.net) or the church office

at 272-7514 (office@bonairpc.org)

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Ash WednesdayAsh WednesdayAsh WednesdayAsh Wednesday

ServiceServiceServiceService

February 25February 25February 25February 25————7 pm7 pm7 pm7 pm

The annual Ash Wednesday service will be Wednes-day, February 26 at 7 PM following the Wednesday Night Dinner. Ash Wednesday marks the onset of the Lenten Sea-son. This year’s service will include Scripture read-ings, prayers, music for the occasion and the imposi-tion of ashes.

Adult Education Classes for Winter

Join us February 1 in the fellowship Hall as we introduce our new classes Adult Education classes for 2009: Saving Jesus and The Bible: General and Specific. We will also hear from pastor Charles Grant who will give an informative ses-sion on the amendments to the Book of Order. So Come February 1st to hear about our new classes and what is new in our denomination.

Saving Jesus Taught by Charles Grant

Ever feel like Jesus has been kidnapped by the Christian Right? Saving Jesus is a DVD-based small group ex-ploration of Jesus Christ for the third millennium. Featuring leading religious voices of our day, the class will be led by pastor Charles Grant. The format for each session includes conversation around the readings, a 20-minute video segment and guided discussion. Topics to be considered include the “what can we know about Jesus?” the teachings of Jesus and the wisdom tradition, Jesus’ ministry of compassion, and Jesus and his teachings about the kingdom of God. Join contemporary scholars such as Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan, Matthew Fox, Amy-Jill Levine, James Forbes and our pastor for an exploration of the relevance of Jesus Christ for the third millen-nium.

The Bible: General and Specific How many times have you read through a passage and wondered “when it was written?” Have you ever felt ill-equipped to interpret scripture? Ever heard the word “Apocrypha” and wondered just what it is, and why these books are not in every bible? There are countless questions that we all have about how to utilize scripture and how to better our understandings in using the Bible. If you would like to know more, then join us Sunday morn-ings as we work through these questions with the help of The Thoughtful Christian. We will delve into topics such as: Bible 101, The Importance of Context, Types of Biblical Literature, How to Study a Bible Passage and many more. Classes will be taught by Harold Greer, Kent Pankey, Gina Turner, Sara Unetic, and others. Gather with us each Sunday as we gain a foundation for a central point in our faith: Scripture.

“CARE NOTES”

The Congregational Care Division invites you to check out our "Care

Notes" display in the hallway outside the church of-fice. "Care Notes" are booklets that offer guidance, support, and comfort for various life situations. The booklets address topics such as grief and loss, stress, worry, illness, busyness, faith and prayer. Please feel free to take "Care Notes" for your own use or to share with a loved one.

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SSSJ presents Tenor Jeff Prillaman

&

Pianist Charles Hulin

February 8—4:00 pm In this exciting concert, Tenor Jeff Prillaman (Westminster Choir College Graduate) and Pianist Charles Hulin (a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music) will explore the many facets and cultural ideas of “Serenade” with selections ranging from Canzone to Aria and from Barber of Seville to Boheme to Car-ousel and even the Student Prince. The program in-cludes tributes and favorites from great serenaders such as Luciano Pavarotti and Mario Lanza. With something for everyone this program is worth adding to your concert calendar. Many of our congre-gation will remember Jeff Prillaman and his wife, Tracy, when they sang at BAPC in worship last sum-mer.

Excerpts from the program will include:

“se il mio nome” from Barber of Seville “a la voix” from Jolie fille de Perth; Bizet

La Serenata; Tosti Che gelida manina from Boheme; Puccini

Serenade from the Student Prince On the Street where you live

Be My love from The Toast of New Orleans You’ll never walk alone from Carousel

A Special Thank You!

Dear Ben,

The members of BAPC’s Sisters Circle, many of

whom have watched you grow, physically and musi-

cally, from a little boy to a very accomplished musi-

cian, want to thank you for a spectacular evening at

our most recent Second Sunday concert. Your per-

formance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue was excep-

tional. And, we loved your Broadway selections. We

are so very proud of you! God has blessed you with

such talent!

Sisters Circle, BAPC

Acolyte ProgramAcolyte ProgramAcolyte ProgramAcolyte Program

Thanks so much to the acolytes serving in January: Alex Wilson, Jacob Smouse and Ryan Stevens. The adult helper was Donna Wilson.

The acolytes scheduled for February are: Elizabeth Britton, Bailey Holland, Marshall Wright and Linday Polormy. The adult helper is Vicki Callear.

ROMEOs meet …….

February 10

The ROMEOs* will gather at noon on Tuesday, February 10 at Joe’s Inn. Those wishing to carpool should meet at BAPC at 11:45 a.m.

*ROMEO reportedly stands for “Retired Old Men Eating Out”, but men of any age and condition are welcome.

Be Apart of the Annual Members’ Recital

Sunday, March 8, 2009 will be the Annual SSSJ BAPC Members’ Recital If you are interested in being on the program for that concert please See Steve Henley, Nancy Van Auken, or Francis Church. To date we have an excellent line up of BAPC musicians and still space

on the program for more talent.

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Operating Fund

Please refer to your Annual Report for 2008 year end figures. Regular reports

will resume in the March issue.

The BAPC Session Reports

At its regularly scheduled meeting on Sunday, January 4, 2009 the Session:

• Approved the election of George Comstock as church Treasurer and Paul Beigbeder as Assistant Treasurer. • Received a Letter from H. Carson Rhyne, General Presbyter and Stated Clerk, POJ, advising that the Com-

mittee on Ministry on December 11 approved the Parish Associate covenant with Rev. Douglas A. Hicks for the year 2009.

• Approved the establishment of a new “Theological Student Scholarship” allocated fund. This fund is avail-able to receive gifts from those who would like to support this mission. The BAPC Seminary Student Task Force is working to devise a disbursement policy now that funds will be available.

• Approved directing a gift of $10,000 from the estate of Fay Hayes to the Endowment Fund. Fay Hayes was a Charter Member of the Endowment Fund.

• Approved recording that the Financial Review for the year 2007 was completed by a church member in ac-cordance with the Presbytery of the James Financial Review Guidelines. No changes were recommended for the Church’s financial operating procedures.

• Heard that the Financial Review for the year 2008 is intended to be performed by an outside auditing firm. • Heard that the December 21, Grieving Worship Service was very moving with the presentation of several

prayer shawls to members. • Heard that the Sanctuary thermostat was hardwired and installed using funds from the Endowment Fund. • Heard that a gathering of Jews, Muslims, and Christians is to be held at the church on January 7, to come to-

gether to pray over the issue of the Gaza conflict. ( Note- the Richmond Times Dispatch and TV stations re-ported on the event)

• Heard that the Confirmation Class of 7 members began on Sunday, January 4. Covenant Partners (Elders) will meet with the Confirmands the following week to assist with their educational process.

• Heard that the Chancel Handbell Ringers will play at Temple Beth Ahabah music event on Sunday, January 25.

• Heard that the March 8, Second Sunday South of the James concert will feature congregational members musical talents.

Women in the Church

Prime Time Circle will meet on Tues, Feb. 10th at 12:00 for the annual All Circles’ Joint Soup & Salad Luncheon.

Sisters Circle will meet at church on Tues., Feb. 10th at 10:30 in the Middle School room for our les-son. At 12:00 we will meet with the other morning circle for our annual soup and salad lunch. Dorothy Seawell and Bev Berry are hostesses. They will call each member about what we want to bring for the lunch.

Women’s Bible Study will meet on Tues., Feb. 10th at 10:15 in the Parlor. At 12:00 we will meet with the other circles for our annual soup and salad lunch.

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Kid’s Kingdom in

WORM

The Worm rotation for the month of February is the story of the friends who bring the paralytic to Jesus. The memory verse for this month is Mark 2:5 “When

Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Son, your

sins are forgiven.”

The story we encounter this month is one of friend-ship and forgiveness. Four friends were not able to get through the crowds to bring their friend to Jesus. So they devised a plan to dig through the roof-- knowing that if they could just get their friend to Jesus he would be healed. The faith of the friends is amazing in this story and friendship is a timeless part of all of our lives.

The care and concern shown by the friends of the paralyzed man led them to bring him to Jesus, and just as Jesus brought healing, forgiveness, and new life to the crippled man, he also offers these to us. We need only believe and receive. The friends had such faith in Jesus that they were willing to go to great lengths, even dig-ging a hole in the roof, just to get their friend to Jesus. And it was because of the friends’ faith that the man was healed. Join us this month for each of our rotation workshops:

Cooking – learners will learn about the healing gift of blood donation & then will prepare a snack to be given to people who donate blood at the church’s next blood drive

AV/Media – learners will freeze specific scenes from the story with Polaroid pictures and then place the pictures in sequence to re-tell the story

Art – the learners will construct houses & peo-ple to re-tell the story – including the dig-ging through the roof

Arcade – learners will play cooperation games to encourage conversations regarding the power of friendship and forgiveness

We look forward to seeing each of you on Sunday

mornings as we learn about the story of the friendship and forgiveness. If you are interested in serving as a Worm Rotation Leader or for the Gatherings please contact Shawn Tho-mas Smith or Beth Unroe for more information. With each of us working together we can just like the friends in our story bring the children of our congregation to truly know Christ. “Whoever welcomes one such child

in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me

welcomes not me but the one who sent me.” Mark 9:37

PYC Middle School

Feb 1 8:30am-12:30pm Souper Bowl of Caring after morning worship services

Feb 1 6:00-6:45pm Evening Worship Feb 7 10:00am-3:00pm POJ Rally Day (bring sack lunch)

Feb 8 No PYC meetings Feb 15 5:00-7:00pm Re-Creation Night (bring $3 for meal)

Feb 22 4:30-7:30pm Film Series Freedom Writers (bring $3 for meal)

High School

Feb 1 6:00-6:45pm Evening Worship Feb 7 10:00am-3:00pm POJ Rally Day (bring sack lunch)

Feb 8 No PYC meetings Feb 14 6:30-10:00pm Babysitting for Valentines Dinner and Dance

Feb 15 5:00-7:00pm Youth Sunday Planning (bring $3 for meal)

Feb 22 4:30-7:30pm Film Series Freedom Writers (bring $3 for meal) Wednesday Evening Bible Study 7-8 pm

We will take a closer look at individuals of the Bible and learn more about their stories. Join Peter Thomp-son on February 4th, 11th, and 18th and get to know the people of the Bible!

Bon Air Stitchers Our meeting will be February 9 at 1 p.m. in the church library. In January we donated and assortment of 88 hats, scarves, slippers and lap robes to Massey Cancer Institute. We have received many notes of thanks from them. We always welcome new members. Call Rita Kugler at 327-2342 for information.

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Tuesday, February 10 - 1:30 PM

The book discussion group meets every third Tuesday at 1:30 PM in the church library. The book of the month is Eat, Love & Play (Memoir) by Elizabeth Gil-bert. Leader is: Barbara McElwee.

The Book Group

BAPC Endowment Fund

“Like good steward of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with

whatever gift each of you has received.” 1 Peter 4:10

BLOOD DRIVE February 15

The next BAPC Blood Drive will be Sunday, Febru-ary 15 from 8 AM until Noon. Sign-ups are available through the church office or on the sheet in the foyer. You can check availability on-line at www.bonairpc.org/service/bdrive.htm. In addition, if you have any questions please contact Kris Morelli at

804-310-1068 or by email kmorelli@comcast.net. BAPC is very fortunate to have a number of regular donors who walk-in. We appreciate your donation, but it is much easier to schedule the right size blood mo-bile and appropriate staff if you sign-up in advance, so please consider doing so. In order to donate blood you must be 18 years old, or 16-17 years old with a parents permission via the Pa-rental Consent Form (http://www.vablood.org/pdfs/DS%2037-11.pdf) and:

• Weigh at least 110 pounds

• Be in good health on the donation day

You can find the complete eligibility list at http://www.vablood.org/blood_donation_eligibility.php Thanks for considering a donation!

Len Tuck, president of the Bon Air Historical Society, will be the speaker for the Friday, Feb. 20, pot luck luncheon for Mature Moderns. (Mr. Tuck missed his January speaking date because of illness.) Bring a covered dish at 11:30 a.m. and stay after lunch to hear about the Bon Air community's history and the society's plans for spring festivities. Note the time change to 11:30 for this meeting.

Mature Moderns Pot Luck Luncheon - February 20

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Freedom Writers (PG13)

February 22 Freedom Writers is based on the true story of inner city kids raised on drive-by shootings and hard-core attitude - and the teacher who gives them the one thing they need most: a voice of their own. In a school torn by violence and racial tension, teacher Erin Gruwell battles an uncaring system in a fight to make the class-room matter in her student’s lives. Now, telling their own stories, and hearing the stories of others, a group of "unteachable" teens will discover the power of tol-erance, reclaim their shattered lives, change their world, and ultimately bring all of us who watch along the journey.

Food for the body, mind, and soul. All interested youth and adults are invited to watch and discuss this month’s film Freedom Writers from 5:00-7:30. Bring a bag supper to eat as we watch. Snacks and drinks will be provided. CHILDCARE WILL BE PRO-VIDED. Come this month and enjoy good company and thought provoking discussion. Friends are always welcome! Upcoming Films March 22: Atonement April 26: Amazing Grace

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Gifts were given to the Memorial Fund in memory

of Sophie L. Acker by Virginia O’Rourke, Patrick & Frances O’Donnell.

Gifts were given to the Memorial Fund in memory

of Martha Brinkley by Judy T. Kronimus. Gifts were given to the Music Fund in memory of

Sophie L. Acker by Francis & Ethel Barrett, Mary Vande Walle, Louis Peters, C. David & Carolyn Har-rington, James & Rowena Dillenger, Lee & Nancy Rey-craft, Francis & Bettie Church, Marjorie Johnson, Mike & Carol Gallagher, Roy & Joan Christen, David Luljak & Barbara Christen.

A gift was given to the Memorial Garden Fund in

memory of Joyce Parker by Arthur Parker, Jr., PHD. A gift was given to the General Fund in honor of

Jane & Mike Wall by Elizabeth Goode. A gift given to the Endowment Fund in memory of

Raymond Sumner by Elizabeth Sumner. A gift was given to the Theological Student Scholar-

ship Fund in memory of Raymond Sumner by Eliza-beth Sumner.

New addresses and

phone numbers

Phone Changes:

Paul Leatherman: 937-781-6492

Carolyn Leatherman: 937-781-6491

Evening Worship February Evening Worship - “Relation-Ships: We are all in the same

boat!”

Relationships are very important to us. They bring us together, and sometimes even separate us. But we are not solitary creatures. We yearn to be in relationship with others. Yet we see relationships portrayed in many different ways. Which one is right? The media gives us ways of thinking about relation-ships, some are healthy and some are not, but how does Scripture call us to live together as brothers and sisters in Christ? Join us for Evening Worship as we explore relationships and how they are portrayed in the media and how God has called us to respond. Fea-turing clips from Aaron and Ben Houghton’s film Handle with Musical. No flashy commercials like the Super Bowl, just a momentous look into our lives of faith together!

March Evening Worship - “Spirituality 101” How do we pray? What does it mean to have a Spiri-tual Practice? How do we utilize scripture to reveal the Spiritual side of our Christian Faith? Getting in touch with our spirituality is easy for some of us, but for others, tapping into this sometimes hidden realm of who we are is not always easy. Spiritual practices such as prayer, meditation, and centering are just a few of the ways that Christians become closer to God. Join us for Evening Worship in March as we explore spirituality and seek ways in which we can become closer with the creator of each and every one of us. God is in and around us all the time, so let us come together and experience familiar and unfamiliar ways to tap into our Spiritual selves!

Walk Away Pounds Need help keeping one of your New Year’s resolutions?

Did you resolve that you would get more exercise in 2009? Well, BAPC can help you keep that promise.

Each Monday and Thursday night at 7:00 p.m., a group meets in Rooms 101-103 for a half-hour, low impact aero-bic exercise program called Walk Away the Pounds. This is a self-paced two-mile, walking-in-place opportunity for all ages.

Studies have shown that exercising for just one-half hour improves your health and helps you lose or maintain your weight. The added benefits of BAPC's program are that no membership fees are required and no special clothes or equipment are needed. Old sweats and walking shoes, and the desire to live healthy in 2009 is all that is required. And the fun and fellowship of your friends from the con-gregation as well meeting new people is the best part of the evening.

Whether as a supplement to another exercise program or as a new opportunity to improve your fitness, please come join us on Monday and/or Thursday evening to Walk Away YOUR Pounds. We hope to see you there!

For further information contact Ted or Cathy McCormack.

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Coffee Half Hour

Come join us for coffee and fellowship at 10:30am on the first Sunday of each month in the Fellowship Hall. The

whole congregation is invited!

ValentineValentineValentineValentine

Dinner Dance Dinner Dance Dinner Dance Dinner Dance

February 14

This year for Valentine’s Day you, the BAPC Com-munity, are invited to “Celebrate and Make a Differ-ence.” Chad McCain, one of BAPC’s interns from Un-ion-PSCE, is faithfully working with Team in Training to participate in a marathon at Virginia Beach on March 22. As a part of his training, he has set a goal of raising $3000 to help support the Leukemia and Lymphoma Foundations. A Valentine’s Dinner and Dance, held at Bon Air Presbyterian Church, will go to help Chad raise money toward his goal. If you are interested in attend-ing this event, please see the information below:

What: Formal Dinner and Dance (Coat and Tie for men, dress for women)

Where: Bon Air Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall

When: February 14th- 6:30 pm to 10 pm Who: Union-PSCE and BAPC Communities

(Dinner by BAPC Chef’s Club)

Cost: Minimum $20 per ticket (only 100 tickets will be sold - available 2/1 through 2/9)

For Tickets to the Dinner and Dance contact the church office. If you have any questions, please contact Peter Thompson at 704-604- 3269 or by email, peter.thompson@union-psce.edu. If you are unable to attend the dinner and dance but still feel led to support Chad, you may visit his website, http://pages.teamintraining.org/va/shamrock09/cmccain. Every little bit helps so whatever you are able to contribute is appreciated.

Roommate Needed for Bon Air Home

I'm looking for a responsible, non-smoking room-mate to share my 4 year old, 4 bedroom home in the Bon Air area. Age/Sex not as important as lifestyle fit. No pets allowed, but I do have 2 cats that can be excluded from your living area.

You get the 2nd story living area: (2) bedrooms, about 12x14' each, full bath, and a 15'x18' loft

room (good for living/rec room), kitchen privileges,

free cable TV and hi-speed internet. Rent is with rooms unfurnished, but I'm willing to furnish the room(s) fully or partially if desired. Great for single, couple or single parent with a child. What I get: Steady rent from a stable roommate and the opportunity to stay in the home. I will ask for employment and personal references, plus a $500 de-posit. I’m asking $650 per month and share 1/3 of gas and electric costs (only). BAPC friends and family get special consideration. If interested, please contact Tom Jewell, 330-0599 (h) or 814-5232 (c).

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Plan to Join Us…

Let elected officials know you are concerned about predatory lending in all forms – including Payday and Car Title Lending

Why should the church oppose Payday and Car Title Lending? The 217th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) approved “A Reformed Understanding of Usury for the 21st Century,” which encourages individuals and congregations to become active in opposing questionable lending practices and encouraging ethical financial alternatives – especially for those who are poor and marginalized.

(See full document: http://www.pcusa.org/oga/publications/usury.pdf )

In Virginia, minorities, and single mothers are disproportionately targeted by car title and payday lenders. Victims face threats of bankruptcy, eviction, and repossession – all of which complicate already challenging financial situa-tions in difficult economic times.

Example of Car Title Lending: A single mother took out a car title loan for $1,250… leaving the lender with the title to her 2000 Ford Explorer. She paid $130 in upfront fees, and monthly payments at 300% (APR) interest. Over 11 months, she paid a total of $2,819 on her $1,250 loan, and still owed $1,558! Sadly, this is not an unusual story. Too many borrowers pay back many times the amount of their car title loans – only to lose their cars in the end.

What do we hope to accomplish? The Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy is working to have car title lending regulated under the Consumer Finance Act, which has established a 36% annual interest rate cap for small loans. Car

title lenders would then follow the same rules that apply to other people who offer small, secured loans.

Feb. 11, 2009: Presbyterian Day at the (VA) General Assembly For information, check: www.presbyteryofthejames.org or contact Sue Brossart 804-262-2074 or sue-brossart@pbyjames.org

What will we do during Presbyterian Day at the General Assembly? 8:30-9 am: Gather at Second Presbyterian Church, located at 5 North Fifth Street, downtown Richmond. 9:15 am: Welcome and Prayer

9:30 am: Advocacy 101: Introduction to Faithful Advocacy – by Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy (VICPP).

9:45 am: Issues Briefs with opportunities to ask questions 10:30 am: Walk to Capitol: divide into small groups with a VICPP guide who will take to meet with legislators and sit in on key committee meetings.

Noon: Attend the opening of the Senate Session, which will begin with official recognition of Presbyterian Day at the General Assembly by the Senate. 12:30 pm: Return to Second Presbyterian for lunch; fellowship; briefings on key issues, ideas for going

forward.

3:00 pm: Closing prayer and Sending.

————————————————--- (Register by Feb. 9) --------------------------------------------------------- Name: _________________________________________________

Phone or email: _________________________________________

Return to church office. Include $10 check to “POJ” for lunch.

We hope to have another big crowd of BAPC witnesses!

Together we can make a difference… Speaking Out Against Predatory Lending

Presbytery of the James 3218 Chamberlayne Avenue Richmond, VA 23227 (804) 262-2074 ~ Fax (804) 355-8535 www.presbyteryofthejames.org

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Bon Air Presbyterian Church 9201 W. Huguenot Road Richmond, VA 23235-2307

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UPCOMING WORSHIP SCHEDULE

February 1 – 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Holy Communion. Dr. Grant preaching

“Faith’s Non Essentials” I Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28

Evening Worship at 6 PM “Relationships” led by Rev. Smith

February 8 – 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dr. Grant preaching

“Renewing Faith” Isaiah 40:21-31 I Corinthians 9: 16-23

February 15 – 6th Sunday in Ordinary Time Dr. Grant preaching

“Simple Healing” 2 Kings 5:1-11 Mark 1

February 22 – Transfiguration Sunday Dr. Grant preaching

“Unveiling the Gospel” II Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9

February 25 – Ash Wednesday Service at 7 PM

March 1 – The First Sunday in Lent. Holy Communion. Dr. Grant preaching

“How and Why to FORGIVE”.

Dr. Grant begins a series entitled “How and Why”, looking at key features of faith.

Evening Worship at 6 PM led by Rev. Smith

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