News from the Corner
February 5-18, 2012
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| Ravensworth Baptist Church
5100 Ravensworth Road
Annandale, VA 22003
703-941-4113
ravensworth@rbc-va.org
OFFICE HOURS
Monday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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WEEKLY SCHEDULE
Sunday
Sunday School -- 9:30 a.m.
Worship -- 11:00 a.m.
Monday College/Young Adult Bible study -- 7:00 p.m. Tuesday
Tuesday Mornings -- 10:00 a.m.
Choir rehearsal -- 7:00 p.m. ________________________
Ravensworth Baptist Church is an inclusive and welcoming Christian community where expressing the love of God to all people is central to our worship, study, and service.
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REFLECTION
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The 2012 budget is not yet fully pledged. It's still a little early for that.
We don't yet know which set of renovation plans will be implemented. It's still a little early for that, too.
But I don't want to wait to express my gratitude and admiration (as well as a healthy dose of amazement) for the support you have already shown. In 2012, Ravensworth Baptist Church will continue to be a voice and a presence, offering blessing and ministry, and there will be a significant renovation of the building that is the "headquarters" of our church. You are a generous and stout-hearted congregation of full-fledged disciples, and I have never been more proud to be your pastor. That feeling deepens and grows inside of me with each passing year.
Someday we will step aside, and a new Ravensworth congregation will carry on. Of course, that does not happen all at once. But it is not someday yet, and there is not another congregation anywhere that I would rather serve and be in community with than the one whose faces I see Sunday after Sunday, week after week. Together, we are learning and experiencing what it means to follow Jesus.
Our Epiphany worship during these Sundays has been taking us to the Sea of Galilee-- both the shoreline where disciples walk with Jesus, and the water where they get in the boat with him. As we follow Jesus, it is a privilege and joy to be walking in your company and riding the waves with all of you.
We are in this boat together. And I thank God for all of you!
Steve
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| ALL IN THE FAMILY | |
Prayer Concerns:
- Karen (Binns) Craig and family
- Nadine Steward
- Kristin Marks
- Carrie Karegeannes
- Mary Nelle Evans
- Bob Myers, Jeanne Myers's son
- James Kelley, Jeff
 Van Ness's uncle - Louise Coombes, Mary Ann Ashley's sister
- Jim Weber, Carol Weber's brother
- Bob Moss, Gail Fewell's uncle
- Wanda Dobbins
- Bea Fones
- Martha Masser, Gail Fewell's cousin's wife
- Norma Parker
- Gail Fewell
- Lisa Eversburg
- Dot Runion, Mary Padgett's sister
- Diane Hines
- Billie Moore, Bea Fones's sister
- The men and women of the armed forces and their families
- Deployed:
- Travis Hall, Nancy Hall's son
- Kent McLaurin, Jeff Van Ness's friend
Condolences...
...to Miriam St. Clair and family on the death of her sister-in-law, Kristen MacLeod, on January 26.
...to Laura Balun and family on the death of her father, Bobby Bell, on January 26.
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COMING WEEKS AT A GLANCE
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Sunday, February 5
- Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
- ACCA Food Sunday
- 9:00 Prayer Group
- 9:30 Sunday School
- 11:00 Worship
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Sunday, February 12
- Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
- Budget Pledges Due
- 9:00 Prayer Group
- 9:30 Sunday School
- 11:00 Worship
- 12:15 Committee Chair Luncheon
- 1:30 Leewood Healthcare Center
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Monday, February 6
- Hope Chest Pledges Due
- 9:30 Staff Meeting
- 6:00 Renovation Working Group
- 7:00 No College/Young Adult Bible Study
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Monday, February 13
- 9:30 Staff Meeting
- 7:00 College/Young Adult Bible Study
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Tuesday, February 7
- 10:00 Tuesday Mornings
- 7:00 Adult Choir
- 7:30 Al-Anon
- 8:30 AA
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Tuesday, February 14
- 10:00 Tuesday Mornings
- 7:00 Adult Choir
- 7:30 Al-Anon
- 8:30 AA
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Wednesday, February 8
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Thursday, February 16
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Thursday, February 9
- 9:00 Retirees' Breakfast
- 7:00 Deacons Commission
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Saturday, February 18
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SUNDAY WORSHIP
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Sunday, February 5
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Sunday, February 12
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Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany
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Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany
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Sermon by Steve Hyde:
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Sermon by Steve Hyde:
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Healing and Praying
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Touching a Leper
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Lectionary Readings:
- Isaiah 40:21-31
- Psalm 147:1-11, 20c
- 1 Corinthians 9:16-23
- Mark 1:29-39
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Lectionary Readings:
- 2 Kings 5:1-14
- Psalm 30
- 1 Corinthians 9:24-27
- Mark 1:40-45
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Worship Leader:
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Worship Leader:
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Lydia Mercado
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Holly Hollman
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Sunday, February 5
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Sunday, February 12
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Preschool:
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Preschool:
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Scott Shaw
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Carol Weber
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Outreach:
- Host: Roy Fewell
- Caller: Bea Kirby
- Cookies: Ray Roan
- Committee Rep: Dave Farmer
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Outreach:
- Host: Lill Wachter
- Caller: John Baskin
- Cookies: The Fewell family
- Committee Rep: Steve Gallo
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Bob Sampson
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Charlene Christensen
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Jeremy Stokes
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Jay Smith
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BUDGET PLEDGE UPDATE
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 Pledge Goal: $365,000We are moving steadily closer to our goal! As of Tuesday, January 31, we have received 31 pledges and $208,240. Of the 31 pledges, four are from people pledging for the first time.
Our target date for having all pledges in is Sunday, February 12. This will give us the best information we can have to present a draft budget to the church on February 26.
Thank you for your faithfulness!
Administrative Commission
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| ACCA | |
Help Feed the Homeless on February 21
 The Bailey's Crossroads Community Shelter provides daily breakfasts, lunches, and dinners to the participants in Fairfax County's hypothermia program, which continues through March 31. The ACCA church network is one of the volunteer providers of meals. We will prepare 50 bagged lunches and dinner for 50. The Tuesday Mornings group will help make the sandwiches. We need a couple more folks to help with cooking the dinner Tuesday afternoon. We will deliver the food to the shelter by 4:30 p.m. Those interested may also help serve the meal at the shelter at 5:15 p.m. Can you help? Judy Carfagno and May Gallo have already volunteered. If interested, please contact Bob Sampson (703-321-7794) or Carol Weber (703-370-0521). We'll be making Patti Brockmeier's delicious Hobo Stew. (But we'll change the name!)
Thank you.
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YOUTH UPDATE
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We had a fun time on our ski retreat at the end of January, and now we look ahead to February and beyond....
Pre-Matrimonial Party for Heather and Mark
Saturday, February 18
6:00 p.m.
Help us celebrate the impending nuptials of Heather Rude-Turner and Mark Diamond with a special party at the church. We'll have snacks, games, entertainment, and more! The entire congregation is invited. No gifts, please.
 Passport Dates & Deposits We are registered for PASSPORTchoices in Wingate, North Carolina, for the week of July 8-13. At present, nine campers and two chaperones are registered. If you intend to invite one or more friends, please let me know as soon as possible and have them submit their $75 non-refundable deposit. Please pay me directly. You know the drill: check payable to Ravensworth; "Passport deposit" on memo line. Don't forget, Sunday School begins at 9:30 every Sunday in the Annex. Bring your Bible and a dollar for our adopted child at the Cornerstone Children's Home in South Sudan. I am always available to talk or to answer questions. Call me church (703-941-4113), call or text me on my cell phone (703-200-5866), email me, or write on my Facebook wall. Grace and peace, bob return to top |
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SMALL GROUPS
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Kick-off Event -- Coming in March
We don't have a precise date yet, but following worship one Sunday in March, we will hold a brief meeting to highlight our small groups and give you an opportunity to sign up for one. The facilitators of the three groups that are forming (see below) will describe their groups and field questions about them. Watch for more information, including a firm date for this event, in the next newsletter.
 We have facilitators for three different groups so far: Lydia Mercado will serve as the facilitator of a group that will explore different models and methods of prayer. Click here to see a description of this group. Kay Tarazi will facilitate a covenant discipleship group. Click here to see a description of this group. Jeff Van Ness will convene a group that, although technically more of a working group than a traditional small group, will work on developing a Continuity of Operations Plan for our church to prepare for possible disruptions caused by natural disasters or other catastrophic events.
Click here to see a description of this group. If you have questions about any of these groups, or think you might be interested in facilitating a different group, contact Bob Turner. Thank you, Education Commission return to top |
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Prayer + . . . Connecting with God
In this group, which will hold regular two-hour meetings over a six-month period, participants will seek to enrich their spiritual lives by exploring different ways to pray. Meeting time options are:
- Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.;
- Saturdays, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.; or
- Sundays, 4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
 The first meeting will take place at the church on Sunday, March 25, at 4:00 p.m.
Group meetings will follow a pattern of study, sharing, and practice. Participants will read excerpts from books on prayer and the Bible, read prayers written by others, and write their own prayers. The goal is to observe how one's practice of prayer affects the quality of one's daily life. Group members will encourage one another to pursue a daily practice of personal prayer in whatever form that may take.
If you are interested in learning more about this group, email me, call me at 703-501-3381, or come to the small group kickoff meeting in March.
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COVENANT DISCIPLESHIP GROUP
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 Spiritual Discipline and Christian Formation through Mutual Accountability
In this group, participants will seek ways to support each other in deepening our relationships with God as we follow the path of Jesus. To begin, the group will meet monthly for one hour to form a covenant of promises to God and each other; then in subsequent meetings will share successes and challenges in keeping the covenant. The group creates the covenant through personal and group discernment and mutual consensus. It will contain promises of worship and devotion as well promises of compassion and justice.
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CONTINUITY OF OPERATIONS PLANNING GROUP
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Keeping the Church Going in an Emergency
During a emergency or disaster, a church needs to have plans in place that will ensure normal operations continue as smoothly as possible. Emergencies we may face include fires, severe weather (blizzards, tornadoes, hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), traffic accidents, widespread  electrical outages, terrorist attacks, or even our renovation project. While a church is not considered a business, it does provide critical services, employs staff, requires consistent income, has payments due each month, and requires that communications systems be maintained at all times. Any or all of these services may easily be disrupted during a disaster or other emergency that affects the church or community. A Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) attempts to ensure that critical services and activities will continue after a disaster, and that there is a plan to resume normal functions as soon as practicable.
A COOP for Ravensworth will include plans, measures and arrangements to ensure that we are able to continue to deliver critical services, and permit us to recover our facility, data, and assets. Included in this will be the identification of necessary resources to support business continuity, including personnel, information, equipment, financial obligations, legal counsel, infrastructure protections and accommodations, and most importantly, allow our ministries to continue.
As you can see, we have a large task ahead of us and we will gladly welcome your input and assistance.
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SENIOR ACTIVITIES
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To register for anything you see under "SCAS Events" below, or to get additional information, call the Shepherd's Center of Annandale-Springfield (SCAS) office at 703-941-1419 or email them. Send your check to SCAS, 7610 Newcastle Road, Annandale, VA 22003. The office is staffed from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. every weekday.
SCAS EVENTS: 
Adventures in Learning, Wednesdays,
February 1 - March 14, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.
John Rybicki, Bible scholar and teacher, will lead a seven-week class on the History of the Christian Church, Part III (from the post-Chalcedonian Schism of the 5th century through the East-West Schism of the 11th century). This class will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. each Wednesday morning from Febuary 1 to March 14, at John Calvin Presbyterian Church, 6531 Columbia Pike.
Come early for Easy-Does-It Yoga for Seniors from 9:15 to 10:20 a.m. each Wednesday, and stay afterwards for coffee, tea, snacks, and lunch, followed by a series of speakers from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. on a variety of topics, including talks from local authors, and a series on coping with hearing loss. The cost is $45 ($43 for members) for any or all of the classes.
Day Trip -- Historic Blenheim House, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Take a trip back in time to a peaceful idyll in the heart of Fairfax City. This twelve-acre site features an interpretive center, historic buildings, and beautiful vistas that will transport you to the Fairfax of yesteryear. The house contains one of the best-preserved examples of Civil War inscriptions in the nation, a diary on walls left by Civil War soldiers. The bus will depart at 9:30 a.m. from the Annandale United Methodist Church, 6935 Columbia Pike, and return no later than 3:00 pm. Cost: $10
Lunch N' Life -- Thursday, February 23, 11:30 a.m. Cost: $10. The program will feature Terry Shima of the Japanese-American Veterans Association, who will tell the little-known story of the Japanese-American soldiers who served in the United States military in World War II. These veterans recently received the Congressional Gold Medal. SCAS Fundraiser -- Tuesday, February 28, Heaven Can Wait, a play performed by The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 8:00 p.m. Tickets are $25. Bus service will be available. Cost: $10.
EVENTS FOR SENIORS AT RAVENSWORTH:
Tuesday Mornings
10:00 a.m. -- Bible study
11:15 a.m. -- exercise
12:15 p.m. -- brown bag lunch
Retirees' Breakfast
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| LOOKING AHEAD |
Sunday, February 19
Coffee in Honor of Bart Cochran
Monday, February 20
President's Day
Church Office Closed
Tuesday, February 21
Memorial Service for Homer Carhart, 10:00 a.m.
Bag Lunch Preparation for Bailey's Crossroads Shelter, 11:30 a.m.
Serving Dinner for Bailey's Crossroads Shelter, 5:15 p.m.
Wednesday, February 22
Ash Wednesday Worship, 7:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 23
Lunch N' Life, 11:30 a.m.
Sunday, February 26
Budget Presentation, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, February 28
SCAS Fundraiser, The Little Theatre of Alexandria, 8:00 p.m.
Save the Date -- Saturday, May 5, 2012...
...for the marriage of Heather Rude-Turner and Mark Diamond
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