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Northern Virginia Christian Riders
Iron Horse Gazette
July
Volume 15, Issue 7
From Our President
It’s Summertime!! What are your plans?
OFFICERS
President
Greg Ford
703 - 477 - 1015
[email protected]
Vice President
Jerome Bryant
571 - 331 - 2143
[email protected]
Secretary
Matt Morrow
703 - 753 - 9576
[email protected]
Chaplain
Chino Kearney
703 - 677 - 7229
[email protected]
TREASURER
George Scutt
703 -360 - 7297
[email protected]
Road Captain
Tracy Kearney
[email protected]
Matt Morrow
703 - 795 - 9224
AREA REPS
Tom and Carol Moyer
571 - 210 - 0115
[email protected]
First, next time you see George Scutt, congratulate him
on being affirmed as our Treasurer for the last half of this
year. Dessi Davis, the outgoing Treasurer, had to move
due to military orders. She is in the Norfolk/Suffolk area. She is planning on attending the State Rally in September. B-)
There are a few rides & events we’re planning for.
Of notable worthiness - plug this onto your things to
support list: our Chapter Chaplain Chino, is going to be
ordained as a full-fledged preacher this month. This special service will be on July 12. Pay attention to email announcing details, once we receive them.
The day before, July 11th, is a final planning session for the upcoming CMA Virginia
State Rally. It will be in Lynchburg. I’m unable to attend, so our illustrious VP, Jerome, is planning to attend. Others may as well. More details to follow.
On July 11th also is a fund raiser ride (Poker Run) for the Serve Our Willing Warriors organization. We’ve supported them in the past on a number of occasions.
Check out this website for more information - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/3rdannual-serve-our-willing-warriors-poker-run-tickets.
We have an opportunity to bless bikes on July 18th, after our chapter meeting.
There is a wedding that day in the Fredericksburg area for an engaged couple that
are part of Fairfax HOG. That will be the planned ride after the meeting. More information will come out as the date draws nearer.
In August, we have committed to serve and minister (where needed) at Summit
Point. Over the weekend of 21-23 August, we will be providing meals to the MidAtlantic Road Racing Crew (MARRC) and their group of volunteers during the final
race weekend. Plan to join us and help where you can.
STATE COORDINATOR
Continued on the next page….
Doug Surges
540 - 219 - 5843
[email protected]
CMA Vision: Changing the World, One Heart at a Time
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Our State Rally will be September 17th – 20th. If you haven’t been to one, or it’s been a long time, this is the one
to go to. See the flier and registration form sent out. Or you can plug this into your search engine: http://
cmaner5.org/VA/state-rally-form.aspx.
If you know of rides that are not on our calendar and wish to share an invitation to them, send them to myself or
to Tracy, our Road Captain. We’ll get the word out.
In Christ ~
Greg
By Vice President Jerome Bryant
Last month, I learned a great lesson in perseverance.
Let me explain. I was out of steady employment for 44
months. I sought the Lord diligently during my time in
the desert of unemployment. I’d received two offers
but the Lord said no to them. By the grace of God, I
was selected for a position in December 2014 and the
Lord told me to take it. I started my new position in
March 2015. Praise the Lord!
During the hiring process, I ran into several problems.
The primary issue I had pertained to creditable service.
Creditable service is time you’ve spent doing other jobs
that counts toward your time in government service.
For me, I fell into a category that allowed me to receive
quite a bit of creditable service as I was hired to fill a
position that has been my specialty for several years.
All of the problems that I ran into dealt with getting the
human resources department to do what the regulations say. Yes, I said, “to do what the regulations say.”
This struggle began before I ever came onboard in
March. I sought the Lord every step of the way.
I did my best to not only pray but also listen and do
what the Lord told me to do. Well, last month, my
obedience paid off.
I received a message from the person in HR with the
authority to approve the necessary corrections to my
record. In her message, she stated that she agreed with
the HR specialist’s calculations of my creditable service
and that the correction to my record would be made.
She then told me to contact her if I had any questions
about the corrected document after I received it. Praise
the Lord!
What if I had given up? Would the corrections to my
record still be made? Would I ever see what I was eligible to receive? Is this how we approach the things God
promises? If we choose to trust and obey the Lord
(Proverbs 3:5,6), whether or not we understand what’s
going on or why these things are happening, we will
see the victory because the victory belongs to the Lord
(Proverbs 20:31)!
Your Servant in Christ,
Jerome
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What Do You Need a Template For?
By Chaplain Chino Kearney
template for success in America is, “Go to school,
study hard, get a good job, and you’ll be successful.”
In my youth I went to school to become a mechanical
engineer. One of the skills I needed to acquire in the
process was mechanical drafting. Drafting is pretty
much a lost art these days because that entire process
has long since been replaced with CAD/CAM technology. In school, one of the tools we learned to use was a
template. Templates were extremely helpful, invaluable
really, because they allowed the user to create and recreate virtually the exact same thing over and over again.
It was very important to use the correct template otherwise you would obviously create the wrong result.
Drafting has disappeared but the use of templates has
not. We use principles that templates represent in several areas of our lives. One of those areas is behavior.
Behavior can be dissected and defragmented and divided enough to fill several semesters of a college curriculum. For the moment, however, let’s confine behavior
to the context of raising children. Let’s face it, children
are basically blank sheets of paper, and that paper is
where they write their life lessons. Good or bad, right
or wrong, pleasant or unpleasant, they are all recorded.
Those life lessons also all factor into the development
of that child’s moral and ethical standards on which
they base their values in life. One of those primary life
standards is success. What a Rubik’s cube of pretzel
logic that can be for most of us, especially young folk.
Small wonder we end up with such a smorgasbord
when it comes to behavior and the standard on which
that behavior is based. Our own values and behavior
standards are the templates we use to structure those
same principles and define the standards of success for
our children. I would be willing to say the basic
As human beings we are born with energy and ambition. Energy and ambition go a long way in making
money, acquiring academic degrees, climbing Mt. Everest, and hitting home runs. This is indisputable. But
such goals, all of them much lauded by our culture,
have very little to do in themselves with living a mature
life.
Competitive ambition can be pursued without conscience, without love, without compassion, without humility, without generosity, without righteousness, without holiness. Which is to say, quite apart from maturity. How is maturity developed? Romans 12:2 (The
Message) tells us, “Unlike the culture around you, always dragging you down to its level of immaturity, God
brings the best out of you, develops well-formed maturity in you.”
Immature millionaires routinely walk out on their families. Immature scholars and scientists who collect Nobel Prizes make do with estranged and godless lives.
Immature star athletes regularly embarrass their fans by
infantile and adolescent, sometimes criminal, behavior.
These are the men and women who set the standards
for getting to the top, making a name for themselves,
beating out the competition. These are the men and
women who provide the examples, the templates, of
what it means to be standout human beings.
It’s our job as parents, as responsible members of society, and as CMA members to always remember we are
constructing, or being a part of the construction of,
templates for society; especially the younger generation.
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Like it or not, they are our leaders of tomorrow. Like it
or not, they are spooling up and we are winding down.
Like it or not, we’re moving out and they are moving
in. Like it or not, it’s up to us to help determine our
future through them.
Let’s establish templates like 2 Kings 22:1-2, which describes what happens when someone followed a wellestablished template for his life, “Josiah was eight years
old when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one
years in Jerusalem…And he did what was right in the
sight of the Lord, and walked in all the ways of his father David: he did not turn aside to the right hand or to
the left.”
Chino Kearney
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Sunday Siren Hop to Great Falls, VA
June 14, 2015
As a Boss Hog for the Fairfax Harley Owners Group, Tracy organized a ride to the Great Falls Starbucks. Nine bikes participated in
the ride which began at Patriot Harley-Davidson. Once at our destination, Tracy made Lemon Cake Shots which everyone tried, but
only a few truly appreciated. We decided to extend the ride back to
Patriot with a beautiful curvy stretch of Georgetown Pike. Great
weather, great company, great Lemon Cake Shots!
Lemon Cake Shot Recipe: whipped crème, lemon cake,
espresso shot. Directions: swirl, soak, chug!
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NVCR Events
Photos are courtesy of President Greg Ford
Dorian having his first ever taste of anything coffee. He downed a Lemon cake espresso
shot. This is not his initial reaction - it was one of
shear disgust. Who knows if Dorian will ever try
coffee again.
These are a couple of shots taken at Tall
Oaks Assisted Living Facility on 31 May.
Here are some shots taken as we were making our way along Boundary Channel Drive adjacent to the
Pentagon, to stage in North Parking with Ride of The Patriots Group for Rolling Thunder on May 24th .
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CMA Booth at Whitt's Harley Davidson
By Art Casoni
NVCR Chapter members Rick and Teresa Saunders, Phil Paulter,
Susan and Art Casoni set up a CMA booth as guests of Whitts
Harley-Davidson Open House on Saturday, June 23rd, before
Rolling Thunder. The booth was set up next to Rolling Thunder’s
booth and we conversed with several visitors. Susan Casoni
should be renamed Rag Tract Susan. She distributed over two
dozen Rag Tracts left over from last year’s road-side rest area
safety break. It was a real treat when Rick and Teresa arrived, after
all he's been through. Rick and Susan quickly joined up to do tag
team Rag Tract and Bike Blessings. Susan would give someone a
Rag Tract, ask if they wanted their bike blessed, and Rick would
perform the blessing of the bike. Phil Paulter joined us. For a new
guy, you'd have thought he was an old hand. We showed him
once and he was blessing bikes as if he’d done it for years. The
Flip Chart Tract was presented four times to people who were
already believers. One lady became a believer during the presentation. I commented on something during the presentation and a
flash went across her face. She left for a couple of minutes and
then came back and asked us to pray with her for her son. All in
all, we were blessed by coming along side of Whitts HarleyDavidson and doing God's work, and we had a beautiful day for
doing it.
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Frank and Lisa Proctor at the Ride of the Patriots Rolling Thunder 2015
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Where Do You Stand?
By President Greg Ford
My two-bits on what recently happened in our great
country.
“As for me and my family, we will serve the Lord” is
how Joshua ended a statement captured in verse 15 of
chapter 24.
With all that has gone on in our country lately, this
scripture rises to the forefront of my mind. Is your
Christian foundation solid? We should look at the
whole verse of Joshua 24:15, “But if it doesn’t please
you to worship Yahweh, choose for yourselves today
the one you will worship: the gods your fathers worshiped beyond the Euphrates River or the gods of the
Amorites in whose land you are living. As for me and
my family, we will worship the Yahweh.” He recognized that folks will do what they want to do, regardless
of consequences, but he and his family will worship
God.
God hasn’t changed. Though we see the basic foundations within our country swinging towards a nonChristian based set of values and morals, we each need
to assess our own, individual and personal stand. Let
me encourage you to evaluate your stand in relation to
the Word of God. God’s values have not changed. He
is the creator of all and controls the destiny of all. His
ways are not complicated or difficult.
Consider what James said in his letter “to the twelve
tribes which are scattered abroad.” In James chapter 1,
verses 12 through 18, you find “Blessed is the man who
endures temptation…” receiving “the crown of life
which the Lord promised to those who love Him.” And
you’ll read that God is not tempted and does not tempt
anyone. “But each person is tempted when he is drawn
away and enticed by his own desire…” which leads to
sin, and sin leads to death – the death that eternally separates a person from God.
His standards were enforced with the great flood of
Noah’s time, about 4,300 years ago. People were living
life freely in their own eyes. Their “freeness” lead to
sin and ultimately a horrible death. However, he produced a rainbow at the conclusion, which included a
promise to never destroy the earth in that manner
again. In time, He sent His Son to bear humankind’s
sins, break the hold of death, and giving us a way to
spend eternity with Him in heaven.
We are to love others, not their sin. We are to be a
reflection of, a demonstration of, Christ to those
around us. Loving, but upholding and standing firm in
our Christian, God given, morals and standards.
Where do you stand? Are you within God’s protective
arms, His promises and calling for your life, or, are you
with mankind’s perspective on personal desires. Nothing wrong with having desires, just ensure they are
aligned with God’s plan for you and your family.
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NVCR Chapter meeting - 06/20/2015
Welcome/Call to Order, President Greg Ford

President Greg Ford called the meeting to order at
9:41 AM and discussed the available flyers for the
State Rally and Biker Sunday (at a church in Warrenton). Mentioned that some NVCR chapter members
were attending the CMA Eastern National Rally
Opening Prayer & Devotional, Chaplain Chino Kearney
Secretary Report, Matt Morrow

Treasurer Report, (By Greg and Jerome for Dessi Davis )

Announced that a new treasurer is needed as Dessi
has deployed.

The NVCR budget balance was given; and it was
mentioned that some of those funds would go towards the auction at the State Rally

Opened with prayer.

Gave a devotional :

God puts in your heart what to talk about or not talk
about

In his youth he did mechanical drafting (which has 
been largely replaced with CAD/CAM now). For
that you used a template to get a consistent look
(over and over again). A template is not used now—
but the same principles are still applied.




We are our own templates to ‘measure success’. We
have energy, ambition. They have little to do with
living a mature life.

Youth are leaders of tomorrow, ‘like it or not’; we
determine our future thru them.

2 Kings 22:1,2 (NKJV) Josiah was eight years old
when he became king, and he reigned thirty-one
years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jedidah
the daughter of Adaiah of Bozkath. 2 And he did
what was right in the sight of the Lord, and walked
in all the ways of his father David; he did not turn
aside to the right hand or to the left.

Passed the helmet for offerings and accounted for
funds collected.
Individually covered the agenda items and asked
about who had attended the events.
Tracy discussed Rolling Thunder and there was
more CMA presence throughout the event (and not
just at the parking lot)

Greg also discussed Rolling Thunder

Art discussed Whitt’s open house. 2 or 3 bikes were
blessed. Rick, Theresa, Phil and Susie were there. He
did a flip chart on evangelism. Phil participated in
the bike blessings and prayers for the first time.

Tracy discussed Patriot’s open house. They gave
away ‘a lot of Bibles’ and spoke with many people,
some of whom were having life crisis's.

Jerome suggested that we try to put together a chart
for responsibilities. He thanked individuals for their
participation. He had hurt is foot (which is now better) and could not make it.

Cheryl discussed MARRC. Jerome passed along
Tom’s KUDO’s/thank-you’s for the food and help
Guest, Visitor, New Member Focus,
Vice President Jerome Bryant
George is the nominee for treasurer (but not present
as he had to go to Pittsburgh). He has taken over
other responsibilities within the chapter. He was
voted in as our new treasurer ‘by affirmation’.
Past Events, Ministry and Praise Reports, Vice President Jerome
Bryant
Romans 12:2 (NKJV) And do not be conformed to 
this world, but be transformed by the renewing of
your mind, that you may prove what is that good

and acceptable and perfect will of God.
God develops maturity in you. Contrasted the elite,
stars who provide their own standards today—
’scary’.
Asked for Newsletter submissions; and announced
that, as of August, he has been the editor for 2 years
and will not be available to continue after September
1st. He asked for a replacement as the newsletter
editor.
Jerome introduced our visitors. Bobbie Dunn is living in Annandale and had a bike blessing done by
our group. She was part of a group in Oregon sever- 
al years ago. Jeff Fields is a friend of Jerome’s and is
from New York. He is here temporarily for 18

months. He rides because ‘it’s who I am’. He rides
cruisers and Sport Bikes.
Greg, Tracy and Jerome discussed the Tall Oaks Assisted Living event
Art discussed the Jill’s House event
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NVCR Chapter meeting - 06/20/2015 continued
Past Events Continued


Rick discussed the Freedom Biker Fellowship and
baptisms that evening

Jerome discussed the Prayer and Planning meeting - 
that we can still meet in the prayer room of Parkwood Baptist Church. Rick indicated that there

might be issues with that.

Jerome explained the purpose of the Prayer and
Planning meeting for our visitors

Cheryl discussed Bikes and Breakfast
Upcoming Events,/Rides Road Captain Tracy Kearney

Tracy discussed today’s fellowship ride

Chino is to be ordained at the First Baptist Church

Greg indicated the need for POCs for some events.

Jerome and Tracy discussed the CMA Changing of
the Colors rally

Jack discussed the Virginia state HOG rally

The Mid-Atlantic Motor Squad and the Fairfax Motorcycle Police event at the Chantilly Expo Center
(next weekend) was discussed. Judges are still needed.

Greg discussed the emails regarding the funds raised
by Run For the Son. One person (in Ohio) raised
over $100,000. The grand total raised was a record
amount.

Tracy and Matt discussed the purpose of RFS for
our visitors

Greg discussed the Biker Wedding & Bike Blessings
event on July 18th and the conflict with our chapter
meeting (on the same day). Darren and Carey to
wed.

Greg indicated that Wendy had knee surgery and
thanked us for the card. She needs prayers for legal
issues. He indicated that Dessi is ‘in travel mode’.
And that Frank Proctor had shoulder surgery and
wants prayer.
Greg did drawings for door prizes. Winners were
Chino, Jack and Cheryl. Cheryl did not want her
prize and it was re-raffled (and Art accepted it).
The flyers were again discussed and Art submitted
flyers for another fund-raiser ride
For our visitors: Greg discussed the state rally and
Tracy, Jerome and Rick discussed the Changing of
the Colors rally. Jerome discussed our chapter’s
communications through email and Facebook.

There was discussion about Linton Hall and US
Route 29 construction and today’s fellowship ride.

The total of the day’s donations was given.
Closing Prayer

Chino closed with prayer at 10:59 AM
Respectfully Submitted,
Matt Morrow
Editor’s Corner
By Matt Morrow
The newsletter editor position will be vacant as of
September 1, 2015.
If you are a member of the NVCR who feels comfortable editing and proofreading articles, or has
prior experience with newsletters, or is familiar
with the Microsoft Publisher product and you'd
like to help with this newsletter please let us know.
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Northern Virginia Christian Riders
Northern Virginia Christian Riders
P.O. Box 2673
Woodbridge, VA 22195
We’re on the Web!
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Regular Monthly Events
Northern Virginia Christian Riders
Fairfax
3rd Saturday
703-670-3965
NVCR Prayer & Planning Meeting
Call for location
8 days before meeting
703-670-3965
(usually the 2nd Friday)
Solid Rock Riders
Stafford
1st Saturday
[email protected]
Rolling Thunder VA Chapter 3
Dumfries Community Room
Last Wednesday
703-494-6705
Abate
Fairfax
Falls Church
Culpeper
2nd & 4th Tuesday
1st Monday
2nd & 4th Thursday
703-206-0571
703-309-7197
540-937-5568
Retreads
New Baltimore
1st Sunday
804-239-3905
Potomac Area Road Riders
Fairfax
2nd Tuesday www.potomacarearoadriders.org
Virago Owners Club
Fairfax
Woodbridge
Sterling
1st Tuesday
1st Wednesday
1st Tuesday
703-691-1423
703-680-0698
703-450-4425
1st Tuesday
703-631-1633
2nd Thursday
2nd Tuesday
1st Thursday
703-548-9499
301-942-2312
703-590-4837
Honda Riders Club
Manassas
Women on Wheels
Alexandria
Capitol Cruisers
Woodbridge
BMW
Blue Ridge Beemers
BMW of Metro Washington
1st Sunday
3 times/month
Gold Wing Road Riders Association
Alexandria Chapter A
2nd Monday
Manassas Chapter I
2nd Sunday
Leesburg Chapter Y
3rd Thursday
Winchester Chapter F
4th Sunday
Fredericksburg Chapter E
3rd Wednesday
Culpeper Chapter Z
3rd Sunday
Harley Owners Group
Manassas
Dumfries
Washington
Fairfax
3rd Tuesday
2nd Wednesday
Rides every Saturday
2nd Wednesday - 7pm
Honda Riders Club of America
Manassas Honda
1st Tuesday
Loudoun Motorsports
4th Sunday
Blalock Cycle
1st Thursday
Capital Cruisers
1st Saturday - 10 am
804-293-8369
540-899-0926
703-978-4802
703-648-1889
703-435-0132
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