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POHICKPOST

Let your light so shine (Matt. 5:16)

MARCH 2013

Pohick Episcopal Church9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA 22079

Telephone: 703-339-6572 Fax: 703-339-9884

From Te RectorTe ReverendDonald D. Binder, PhD

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his year marks the 50th anniversary of C. S. Lew-iss death, one of the reasons I chose to devote aLenten study to the life and writings of this engagingChristian apologist, who was recently added to ourchurchs calendar of Saints (Nov. 22). Born in Belfast,Ireland in 1898, Lewis lost his mother to cancer whenhe was but nine. He was shortly thereafter shipped oto boarding school in England.

Partially out of this sense of abandonment, by agefteen Lewis was a self-proclaimed Atheist. His la-ment during this time was typical of teenagers of anyera: What mattered most of all was my deep-seat-ed hatred of authority, my monstrous individualism,my lawlessness. No word in my vocabulary expresseddeeper hatred than the word INTERFERENCE. ButChristianity placed at the centre what then seemed tome a transcendental Interferer. Lewis therefore could

not even conceive of trac with a God who wouldintrude on his self-proclaimed freedom.

But Lewis was a voracious reader and a brilliantstudent of Western Literature - and this eventuallyled to his downfall as a religious skeptic. After servingin World War I, he went on to take Firsts at Oxford inGreek and Latin Literature, Philosophy and AncientHistory, and English. Within a year of his graduation,he was elected a Fellow at Magdelen College, Oxford,where he would spend his next twenty-four years.

It was there that he befriended his colleague J. R.

R. Tolkien, a devout Roman Catholic. rough Lew-

iss discussions with him, as well as his reading of oth-er great Christian writers such as George MacDonaldGeorge Herbert, and G. K. Chesterton, cracks beganto appear in his Atheism. In reading Chesterton, asin reading MacDonald, he wrote, I did not knowwhat I was letting myself in for. A young man whowishes to remain a sound Atheist cannot be too care-ful of his reading. ere are traps everywhere - Bibleslaid open, millions of surprises, as Herbert says, nenets and stratagems. God is, if I may say it, very un-scrupulous.

At age 31, he abandoned his Atheism as intellec-tually and existentially untenable - though he did sovery grudgingly: In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gavein, and admitted that God was God, and knelt andprayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and re-luctant convert in all England . . . a prodigal who isbrought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and dartinghis eyes in every direction for a chance of escape.

Now a eist (believer in a God of some sort), ittook two more years of talks with Tolkien and oth-

ers before Lewis became convinced of the truth ofChristianity. He likened the experience to that of aman, after a long sleep, still lying motionless in bedbecomes aware that he is now awake.

Because of his journey from Atheism to Christi-anity, Lewis felt called as an educated layman in theChurch of England to address both those who, likehimself, had lost their Christian faith, or those whohad never embraced it in the rst place. He also sought


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to bolster the commitment of Christians whose faithwas either nominal or slipping. He did these thingsmainly through his writings and public addresses.

Famously, Lewis gave a series of talks about Chris-

tianity on the BBC during the darkest days of WorldWar II. ese were later collected into a short book,Mere Christianity, which has become a classic of mod-ern Christian apologetics.

While those talks were well-received, Lewisgained perhaps his greatest acclaim as a Christianstoryteller. His rst endeavor along these lines camein Te Screwtape Letters, published in serial form justbefore WWII. ey were a collection of letters froma senior demon, Screwtape, to his nephew tempter,Wormwood. Each installment oered diabolical ad-

vice to his apprentice on how to entice his patientto naively trod the path towards Hell. Lewis likewisepenned a Science Fiction Space Trilogy that wres-tled with theological questions.

In recognition of his creative inuence, Lewis waschosen to grace the cover ofimemagazine in No-vember of 1947, the inside article bearing the title,Don v. Devil - allusions to Lewiss status as an Ox-

ford Don and his authorship ofTe Screwtape Letters.But Lewiss most famous work was yet to come

with the publication in 1949 ofTe Lion, the Witch andthe Wardrobe, as well as six sequels, together constitut-ing the Chronicles o Narnia. Beloved by both children

and adults, these would go on to sell over 100 millioncopies in 41 languages, and to spawn several majormotion pictures. is series of allegorical tales contin-ues to inspire readers with their insights about Chris-tian belief and behavior.

ough Lewis only lived to age 64 - he died thesame day JFK was assassinated - his writings have lefta lasting legacy not only for Christians, but for any-body seeking meaning in their life. Any of his booksmake excellent reading as a personal Lenten devotionand I recommend them to you during the closing days

of this holy season. Likewise, you still have time tojoin the remaining sessions of my Lenten series onLewiss life and writings.

Whatever course you take, I hope that at somepoint you will encounter Lewis in your reading, andthat his sparkling insights will help draw you closerto the Lord of life, whose gift of love on the Cross wecelebrate at the end of this month.

WANTED: a few good men and women toserve as ushers for Sunday services. Pohick is inneed of additional ushers, especially for the 7:45am and 11:15 am services. is is a very meaning-ful and important ministry in the church. Ushers

will serve an average of once per month. For thoseinterested in becoming an usher, please contact MoFaber at 703-440-9557 or [email protected].

Dont Forget!Daylight Savings Time begins

Sunday, March 10, 2013. Remember

to set clocks forward one hour!

Send News!

Articles for the April 2013 Pohick Post are due no

later than March 15! Forward input by email in Word

compatible format to Lori Buckius, [email protected].

Design concerns & items

for the Sunday Service

Volunteers page should be

addressed to Carmel Hodge,

[email protected].


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From Te Assistant Rector

Te ReverendDr. Ruth E. Correll, Ed.D.

Pohickchurch ornamente Ann Mason Guild is selling Pohick Church

porcelain ornaments. e ornaments can be pur-chased from any Ann Mason Guild member orthe Church oce. Ornaments are $15 each. Pleasemake checks payable to Ann Mason Guild.

myFathers nose:a Lenten reFLection

My fathers nose was long, narrow, and straight,which suited a research chemist. When our familytook a road trip, he could name the dominant industryin a town from one whi. Long before the others inthe car, he could pick up the scent of everything fromthe vulcanization process to fertilizer production withmany less pungent odors in between. In June of 1964,days after I graduated from high school, all of that

changed in a moment.On a trip to visit my older sister, my parents were

traveling along a two lane state route when a car com-ing toward them spun out of control into their lane.My father swerved to the right in a futile attempt toavoid the broadside collision that instantly took thelives of a mother and the baby in her lap on the pas-senger side of the oncoming car. is took place be-fore compulsory seat belts, shatterproof glass, infantcar seats, and airbags.

My fathers nose smashed against the steeringwheel. My mothers head hurtled through the wind-shield and then fell back through the shattered glassto come to rest on my fathers shoulder. e tripthrough the windshield and back took a slice out of mymothers right cheek that almost went through to hermouth. Doctors spent hours removing small shards ofglass from her forehead eyelids, chin, lips, and cheeks.Her injuries required four hundred stitches in her facealone, not to mention other lacerations on her body.

Her life tottered in the balance. Our church made

arrangements to y my younger sister and me to thehospital. Surgery on my fathers nose was scheduledfor the day after we arrived. at afternoon, my fathercalled me into his room while my younger sister waselsewhere. He told me that when my mothers headfell back on his shoulder, he was able to bend his eartoward her nose and felt breath. Relief swept overhim, and he knew in his heart that she would live.

He went on, But Esthers face has been terriblymarred. Now listen to me. I have given the doctor spe-cic instructions about the surgery on my nose tomor-

row. He is to repair it only enough for me to breathethrough it. I dont want him to hear any complaintsfrom you about how my nose looks. Do you hear?Promise me. I want Esther to know every time shelooks at me that I love her and that I will always be

with her.e doctors said my mothers strong will to livebrought her through. We added the prayers of hun-dreds of people and her husbands love. She under-went four plastic surgeries and still carried a scar likeHarry Potters on her cheek. My father looked morelike a retired light weight boxer than a scholar. Twen-ty-eight years later, they died thirteen days apart in1992.

I never told anyone about that conversation untila few years ago when I mentioned it to my younger

sister. Oh, she exclaimed. I thought he was justtoo cheap to get his nose xed. Well, that is anotherinterpretation, but I was in the room and witnessedDaddys intentions.

Have you ever wondered why Jesus decided tokeep the nail prints on his hands and feet, and thedeep scar in his side? After all, he could have repairedthose. I think Daddy understood.

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Tis monthly report is part o the Vestrys ongoing eort to in-orm and update the Parish about the ongoing controversies withinTe Episcopal Church (EC) and the Anglican Communion. Tesecontroversies largely involve the blessing o same-gender unions, ordi-nation o non-celibate homosexuals, interpretation o Scripture, andbreakdown o traditional boundary lines between Provinces.

e Rt. Rev. Justin Welby ocially became the Archbishopof Canterbury at a service February 4 at St. Pauls Cathedral inLondon.

e ceremony, called the Conrmation of Election, is thenext step in the legal process by which a new Archbishop ofCanterbury is chosen, appointed and takes oce. It includesthe formal approval,or conrmation, of hiselection by other bish-ops in the Church ofEngland.

Bp. Justin, as hestyles himself, took anOath of Allegiance tothe Queen, and made a formal written declaration of his ac-ceptance of his election. e ceremony was presided over by theArchbishop of York, the second-ranking bishop in the Churchof England, with assistance from of other bishops commis-sioned for the purpose by the Queen.

e readings included a passage from St. Pauls second let-ter to Timothy: Proclaim the message; be persistent whether

the time is favorable or unfavorable; convince, rebuke, and en-courage, with the utmost patience in teaching. For the time iscoming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, buthaving itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachersto suit their own desires, and will turn away from listening to thetruth and wander away to myths. (2 Timothy 4.1-8)

In his sermon, Archbishop of York John Sentamu chal-lenged Bp. Justin to to take to heart the Apostle Pauls chal-lenge to preach the gospel. is proclamation must be relevant,urgent, patient, and intelligent.

Bp. Justin was nominated by a special commission and ap-pointed by the Queen in November, then elected by the College

of Canons of Canterbury Cathedral in January.One more ceremony remains: His enthronement and of-

cial start of his public ministry, will take place at CanterburyCathedral on March 21.

But the challenges confronting Bp. Justin and Church ofEngland (COE) would not wait for his formal enthronement.Before the week was out, the COEs House of Bishops had metto review progress on a renewed drive to allow women to beconsecrated as bishop. In November the churchs General Synodnarrowly defeated legislation that would have permitted womento become bishops. e vote was widely criticized in the church,in the British press, and in Parliament. e bishops themselves

uPdateon issuesinthe angLican communion

Don Brownleedescribe the vote as leaving the church in a profoundly unsatis-factory and unsustainable position, as:

It is apparent that opening all three orders of ministry

equally to men and women has a very wide measure of supportacross the Church of England;

For those women already serving in the ordained minis-try, the Church of Englands continued indecision is undermin-ing and harmful to morale;

Even for those with theological diculties over the min-istry of women as priests and bishops there is little appeal in afurther prolonged period of debate and uncertainty; and

Wider society - including its representatives in Parlia-ment - cannot comprehend why the Church of England hasfailed to resolve the issue and expects it now to do so as a matterof urgency.

In December the bishops appointed a task force to revivethe plan. Following the status update in February, the bishopsannounced their encouragement and support for the robust -meaning, fast-tracked - processes that will bring the issue backbefore the General Synod in July.

ey also decided that until there are at least six womenconsecrated as bishops, a special group of senior female priestsfrom each region of the church will be elected and given theright to attend and speak at the bishops meetings.

Bp. Justin also announced he had appointed the Rev. Can-on David Porter, director of reconciliation ministry at Coventry

Cathedral, to serve in a similar position on his personal staHis initial focus will be on supporting creative ways for renew-ing conversations and relationships around deeply held dier-ences within the Church of England and the Anglican Com-munion, Bp. Justin said.

Meanwhile, the British Parliament gave overwhelming pre-liminary approval to a bill that would allow same-sex marriages

e measure has the strong backing of Prime Minster DavidCameron, who said, I am a strong believer in marriage. It helpspeople commit to each other, and I think it is right that gaypeople should be able to get married too. e vote was 400 175, but more than half the members of Camerons Conserva-

tive party voted against the measure.As currently drafted, the bill allows churches to conduct

same-sex marriages if they chose, and includes provisions de-signed to ensure no one is forced to do so. e COE has stronglyopposed the legislation.

Gays and lesbians have been able to enter into civil part-nerships in England since 2004. e proposal now working its

way through Parliament allows them to convert that partnershipinto a marriage.

Elsewhere: e Episcopal Church in South Carolina con-


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tinues to reorganize after most of the priests and churches ofthe diocese voted to disassociate from e Episcopal Churchin November. Late in January a special convention of the re-organizing diocese elected the Rt. Rev Charles vonRosenberg,

retired bishop of the Diocese of East Tennessee, to be its provi-sional bishop. Presiding Bishop Katharine Jeerts Schori then

installed Bp. vonRosenberg.In her sermon, she referred to

the Good Shepherd portion of theGospel of John, and urged those

who encounter neighbors who haveleft the Episcopal Church to con-sider that some of the sheep maythink theyre listening to the voice

of the Good Shepherd. She added, Some are also simply ex-hausted. What about the sheep who arent in the fold, who dontknow there is a feast to be found, rest for the body and soul, andpartners who are willing to wrestle with the dictates of pettydeciders or wolves who masquerade as sheep?

e Episcopal News Service reported that lay and clergydelegates representing from nine parishes, 10 missions and eightcontinuing parishes [parishes where the majority has left butsome want to remain] were seated for the meeting. e reorga-nizing diocese is calling itself e Episcopal Church In SouthCarolina because the group led by Bp. Mark Lawrence that vot-ed to leave TEC has won a court injunction giving it the rightto continue using the names e Protestant Episcopal Diocese

of South Carolina, the Diocese of South Carolina and the di-ocesan seal. e national church and reorganizing diocese chosenot to contest that ruling, but legal challenges over property are

yet to come. e bishop of the Diocese of Central Florida has invited

Presiding Bishop Katharine to visit his diocese in early March.e diocese is one of the most theologically conservative in eEpiscopal Church; its now-retired bishop, Bp. John Howe, wasfor years a theological and intellectual leader in the House ofBishops and the church nationwide.

In announcing the visit, Bp. Gregory Brewer made it clearhe expected all active clergy to attend, saying any who wished to

be excused because of conscience, illness or some other weightyreason should notify him in writing in advance. Questions, hesaid, would be welcomed as long as they are respectful of thePresiding Bishop (for her position and as a person).

A special task force on the future structure of e Epis-copal Church has held its rst meeting outside Baltimore inmid-February. e 2012 General Convention, saying it believedthe Holy Spirit is urging e Episcopal Church to reimagineitself[staying] grounded in our rich heritage and yet open toour creative future, set up the task force to develop a plan forreforming the Churchs structures, governance, and admin-istration. e resolution required that some of the task force

members have a critical distance from the churchs institutionaleadership, and directed that it would be accountable directlyto the General Convention, and independent of other governingstructures, to maintain a high degree of autonomy. In remarksto the task forces opening session, the Rev. Kay Jennings, presi-dent of the House of Deputies, said she hears often from lay-

people and clergy, particularly young people, who are plantingcongregations, organizing communities, advocating for justiceand reinventing church. ey have remarkably little need foror interest in, traditional top-down governance structures moresuited to the world of Mad Men than Modern Family. Any newstructure worth having will need to harness their commitmentto the Gospel, their passion for mission, and their energy andcreativity.

e Presiding Bishop and President of the House ofDeputies also named the 12 members of a new Task Force onthe Study of Marriage. e group was created by last summersGeneral Convention to identify and explore biblical, theologi-cal, historical, liturgical, and canonical dimensions of marriage,and report back to the next General Convention. e theol-ogy of marriage has evolved over time, with biblical examplesincluding polygamy, concubinage, and other forms of relation-ship no longer sanctioned in e Episcopal Church, PresidingBishop Katharine said We no longer expect that one partnerpromise to obey the other, that parents give away their childrento be married, or that childbearing is the chief purpose of mar-riage. is task force is charged not only to take the pulse of oucurrent theological understanding of the meaning of marriagebut to assist the faithful in conversation and discernment about

marriage, in particular what the Church might hold up as holyexample of the love between Christ and his Church. Amongthe dozen members of the task force is Carolyn. Chilton, Assis-tant for Stewardship and Evangelism at Grace and Holy Trin-ity Church in Richmond.

e Lutheran church in Ethiopia, the Ethiopian Evan-gelical Church Mekane Yesus, has voted to cut o its ecumeni-cal relationships with the Church of Sweden and the Evangeli-cal Lutheran Church in America over steps the two have takentoward accepting same-sex relationships and blessing same-sexunions.

It is important to remember that despite all these controversies, thwork o the Church - globally, nationally, and locally - goes on.

Bishop Justin said in his Christmas sermon, Christians reach tothe jagged edges o our society, and o the world in general. Food distri-bution, places or rough sleepers, debt counselling, credit unions, community mediation, support or ex-ofenders, support or victims o crimecare or the dying, valuing those who have no economic contribution tomake, or are too weak to argue or their own value. All this is the dailywork o the church, which goes on every day and everywhere. We leak ouinto the world the love that God leaks into us.

Pohick continues to leak this love through donations o ood andclothing to LCAC, adult and youth mission trips, Gunston Tutors pro-gram and Community o Hope. Ongoing support to these and similarministries helps Pohick continue to leak the love o God to those in need

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christianeducationFrances Sessums, Director o Christian Education

the marthaguiLdConnie Myers

Pohicks Wednesday evening Lenten programs

will continue in March. Frances Sessums will be teach-ing a class on Prayer for the preschoolers throughthird graders. Rusty Booth is working with the fourththrough senior high students. ey are studying eFruits of the Spirit. e nursery is available with apaid attendant during class time. Please join theLenten sessions.

On Palm Sunday, March 24, the 5th - 12th gradestudents will visit the Fairfax. ey will meet directlyafter the 9:00 am service in the Vestry House. Afterthe visit, there will be a pizza party in classrooms A

& B. Students should bring $3 and a permission slip.Parents should pick their students up at 12 noon.

Mark the calendar! Pohicks Vacation BibleSchool will be July 8 through July 12 from 9:00 amuntil 12 noon. e theme is Gospel Lights SonWestRoundup. e students will be traveling down thetrail through the Old Testament stories of Moses todiscover Gods ultimate plan of salvation in Jesus. isis a wonderful week for everyone involved! Childrenfrom three years old through rising 5th grade students

are welcome. e 6th - 12th grade students are invitedto be assistant teachers and aides! For those with a2 1/2 year old can stay to help in the program, andthere may be a class for the very young child. Con-tact Frances Sessums for more details. Volunteers areneeded to make this very special week a success! Any-one interested in teaching, assistant teaching, being anaide, snacks, nursery attendant, art assistant, or help-ing, please contact Frances Sessums at 703-425-2857.

gLories haPPy hats WorkshoP

e Martha Guild is sponsoring another GloriesHappy Hats Workshop on Saturday, March 9 from10:00 am until 12 noon in the Common Room AnnexDuring the workshop, Happy Hats will be made and

delivered to hospitals and hospices for children facinghair loss from chemotherapy or other life threateningillnesses, or those in pediatric intensive care units orburn centers.

What are Happy Hats? Happy Hats are softadaptable, wonderfully silly hats made from colorfulmaterial. When you wear a Happy Hat you think happythoughts.Glories believes that the happiness createdby a Happy Hat can help stimulate favorable psycho-logical motivation for sick children to feel better.

e director of this program, Susan Khorsand, wiljoin the group to guide the process of the workshopand to share experiences from the program. ere is adisplay in the Common Room describing the HappyHats project. All ma-terials will be provided,and many hands areneeded to assist in put-ting as many HappyHats together as pos-sible.

erefore, the con-gregation is cordiallyinvited to come andspend a couple hours- this is open to allwomen, men and teen-agers. Tere will be asignup sheet with thedisplay in the Common Room, but PLEASE feel freeto come, even if not signed up. If there are any ques-tions, please contact Connie Myers at 703-455-4652or [email protected].

e Martha Guild will not meet in March so thatthe members can attend the Lenten Suppers. e nextmeeting will be on Wednesday, April 3 at 7:30 pm inClassroom B. Questions should be directed to ConnieMyers at 703-455-4652 or [email protected].

attention:

WomenoFthechurch

Before July gets too busy, please mark calendarsfor the second Womens Retreat on Saturday, July20. Details will be forthcoming.


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musicnotes

Linda Egan,Minister o Music ank you to all those who have lled out hymn

questionnaires. So far, we have received 37 responses.e replies have been very thoughtful, and many ofyou have taken a lot of time to list your favorites. It ismuch appreciated, and more information will follow.We are still reading!

During Lent, the St. Francis Choir will singMarch 10. is group sings so beautifully and is sowell prepared. Barb Lynn, their director, provides awonderful introduction to singing, listening, and serv-ing God and the parish in this ne choir.

Children in grades K-3 are welcome to join at

any time. Rehearsals are Wednesdays 6:00 to 6:30 pmin the Music Room. Bring your children so they canlearn more about singing!

We are in Lent and preparing music for HolyWeek and Easter. e St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir,for students in grades 4-12, is rehearsing Lamb ofGod, I look to thee, a text about the example that thechildhood of Jesus the Lamb provides us, and a prayerthat others will see the Holy Child in us. ey are alsopreparing to sing for the coeehouse on March 9 andthe Hallelujah Chorus with the Choir of Pohick on

Easter Day.e Teen Band is rehearsing every Sunday, 8:20

to 8:50 am, in the Vestry House. Directed by TomGoeller with Janel Wallace, they prepare music for the11:15 am service on the second Sunday of the month.See Mr. Goeller for more details. Singers and instru-mentalists are welcome.

e Pohick Pickers played purely acoustic in Feb-ruary, utilizing the banjo skills of the director, JohnSessums. anks to all who played! You will hear themagain in March, playing hymns from Lit Every Voice

and Sing II.e Bell Choir is preparing Prayer for Human-

ity by Linda Lamb for Lent. Its owing accompani-ment supports a beautiful melody, which is sometimesrung on bells and sometimes rung with hand chimes.And during Lent, the Choir of Pohick will sing an-thems by Bach, John Rutter, Herbert Howells, AlfredFedak, Edward Elgar, and Mozart, culminating inHallelujah by Handel on Easter.

So much music, so little time! All sung with lovefor our Lord in the spirit of worship at Pohick.

heaLthneWsCarol Heddleston,Parish Nurse

Weight management

Diets are out and positive lifestyle changes are in!

People on diets must eventually go o the dietWeight tends to uctuate with diets, and weight cy-cles will go up and down over time. Dieting is oftenviewed as a deprivation, but making healthy lifestylechanges means that a person is doing something goodfor themselves. Weight loss can be anoutcome of healthy lifestyle changes.

Focus on positive changes rath-er than weight. Little changes overtime can add up to signicant results.More signicant changes that aremaintained can produce faster results.

Tips to Remember Losing weight takes time and eort. Aim for progress, and not perfection. It takes three weeks to build a new habit. Drink plenty of water. Eat more fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. Engage in physical activity.

Be careful about fat intake, sugar, processed foodand empty calories.

Choose drinks and dessert carefully.

Setting Management Weight Goals Goals should be new behaviors, and not number

of pounds to lose. Goals should be health-support behaviors. Goals should increase a healthy behavior. Goals should decrease an unhealthy behavior.

Set goals using SMART

S - Specic - Make the goal clear and specic.M - Measurable - Make the goal something that canbe measured.

A - Attainable - Make the goal something that canbe reached.R- Realistic - Make the goal something that can re-ally be done.

T - Timely - Allow time to reach the goal.Be sure to motivate with rewards. Establish a re-

ward for each goal reached, or for meeting the mostdicult goal. Good Luck!


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From Persecutionto PeacekeePing

By Bob Munson

Life on the street in Juba. Sunday morning in Juba startsout like any other morning. I get in the Prado and slowly drivealong the quiet, dusty road in the UN camp. en it is out onto

the streets of Juba. e main ones are usually pretty good, mostpaved within the last few years with the exception of the occa-sional terrifying pothole.

Sunday morning is quiet but still many people move aboutthe streets. Some are going home after a too-long Saturdaynight, some perhaps going shopping. e streets are never emp-ty. On Sunday, many people are going to church: men with suitsor shining white shirts and women with bright colorful dressessometimes topped by elaborate hats. e church goers stand outfrom the others.

Despite being Sunday, the drama of the trac continues.On Sunday mornings, the volume is lower, but there are alwayslots of little motorcycles, known as bota botas, whizzing by. eyare looking for passengers, taking fares somewhere, or haulingsome sort of cargo. I have seen large, almost unbelievable lodes

on these bota botas.Perhaps two or threepeople sit behind thedriver, sometimes sev-eral 20 foot long 2 x4s attached at one endto the seat drag alongthe ground, perhaps a

single passenger sitsholding a 5 foot diam-eter tray. Every once in

a while a driver will have strapped a 10 foot long pipe acrossthe seat, making the motorcycle 10 feet wide. Or, my favorite,sometimes a single driver has four or ve cases of beer ready todeliver. It is amazing what can t on a bota bota.

Not only are the bota botas out in force every day, there arealso taxi-vans. ese beat-up minivans are usually second-handretired versions imported from Kenya or Uganda. e driver sitson the right while trac in Juba moves as in the US on theright-hand side of the road, and they stop quickly at corners to

pick up passengers. ey will dive to the curb when someonesignals for a ride and veer back out into trac to continue. e

voyages of these taxi-vans appear random, but there really is anorganized set of routes and stations to get people around the city- privatized public transportation for a fare of 1 South SudanesePound (= 25cents).

e bota botas and the taxi-vans make driving interesting.Other vehicles on the road will challenge them. ere are onlya couple of street signs in Juba. And, rather ironically, these stopsigns had been plowed over by some vehicle. ere is little traccontrol. People will pass on the right, on the left, drive down the

wrong side of the street, not stop at intersections, and perform

all sorts of other tricks while driving. I am glad to be in a ToyotaPrado, which is a medium-sized SUV, but many vehicles aremuch larger like Land Cruisers, Hummers, miscellaneous pick-

up trucks, and naturally the big commercial trucks reaching althe way up to semi size.

e vehicles are in all states of repair. Some are new andsome are almost falling apart. And, some DO fall apart on theroad. Often a truck will be in an intersection sitting in somestate of disassembly, but the industrious drivers eventually repairthem and continue on. One day on the way to work, we cameacross a 40-foot-long delivery truck loaded with charcoal sittingin the most heavily-used trac circle in Juba. roughout the

week, we witnessed the complete disassembly of the two reaaxles and wheels. ree days later it was still there in parts. Bythe next morning, it had driven away. On one of the busy dirroads, we often see cars, which are obviously not built for theseconditions, that have nally given out with a broken axle or a

wheel at an unnatural 90 degree angle. e roads take their tollLife on the street is always exciting. e street is a market

Ladies sell fruit along the sidewalk, men set up their portablestores to sell hot food - one of the best are the chapattis withfried eggs - Juba fast food. Young boys will often oer to wash

your car when you park and, on the back streets, I often seen thelittle boys (rarely little girls) searching through piles of garbageOne of the more interesting things in Juba is the small popula-tion of the naked guys who walk around Juba. Some say there

are perhaps seven of these men who walk around naked - thereare denitely advantages to being a black African at these timesApparently they have psychological problems, but they surviveon the streets with handouts from others and they do not botheranyone. ey are just there, a part of the life on the streets of

Juba. And there are dogs, dogs, and more dogs. Generic skinnybrown African domestic dogs are everywhere. ey often justsleep in the street, languishing among the trac.

en after church and coee hour, I head back to thecamp. By now on a Sunday, at perhaps 10:00 am or 11:00 amthe streets pulse with the usual life. e bota botas and taxi vansare out in full-force and large numbers of people parade home

from church. True chaos has returned to the streets of Juba. Ina city of somewhere between 300,000 and 1.2 million peopledriving is not always fun but the streets are always exciting!

Bota Bota beer delivery

A street in the market


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Sunday Monday uesday Wednesday Tursday Friday Saturday

FEB 24 25 26 27 28 MARCH 1 2Lent 2c7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE II5p Youth Confrmation6:30p EYC (all grps)

6p COH 9:30a Sta Mtg

2:30p HE, eFairfax7p Tutoring

6p St. Francis Choir

6:30p Lenten Din-ner & Study8p LentenService

6:15p Bell Choir

7p EFM7:30p Choir of Pohick8:30p AA

10:30a Docent

Tour (tentative)

8a Brotherhood

of St. Andrew

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Lent 3c7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE I6p EYC DinnerNight (all grps)

9:30a Sta Mtg2:30p HE, eFairfax7p Tutoring

6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Din-ner & Study8p LentenService

6:15p Bell Choir7p EFM7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew10a GloriesHappy Hats6p EYC CoeeHouse

10 11 12 13 14 15 16Lent 4c7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE II5p Youth Confrmation6:30p EYC (Jr & Sr)

9:30a Sta Mtg2:30p HE, eFairfax7p Tutoring7:30p Vestry

6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Din-ner & Study8p LentenService

Valentines Day6p MarriageCourse6:15p Bell Choir7p EFM8:30p AA

Deadline forPohick Post

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew6p St. PatricksDay Dinner

17 18 19 20 21 22 23Lent 5c7:45a HE I9a HE II11:15a HE I

5p Youth Confrmation6:30p EYC (all grps)

6:45p DocentMeeting

9:30a Sta Mtg2:30p HE, eFairfax

7p Tutoring

6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Din-ner & Study

8p LentenService

6:15p Bell Choir7p EFM7:30p Choir of

Pohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a Renova-

tion CommitteeMeeting

24 25 26 27 28 29 30

Palm Sunday7:45a HE I9a HE II11:15a HE II

9:30a Sta Mtg2:30p HE, eFairfax

6p St. Francis Choir7:30p HealingService

Maundy Tursday6:15p Bell Choir7p EFM7p Maundy Turs-day Service & V igil8:30p AA

Good Friday12p Good FridayObservation &Stations of theCross

Holy Saturday8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a BaptismRehearsal4p Holy Baptism

31 APRIL 1 2 3 4 5 6

Easter5:30a Great Vigil

7:45a HE I9:15a HE II10:15a Easter EggHunt11:15a HE I

Easter Monday

Ofce Closed

9:30a Sta Mtg

2:30p HE, eFairfax7p Tutoring

6p St. Francis Choir7:30p HealingService

6:15p Bell Choir

7p EFM7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew

Pohick Church Activities March 2013

Contact the Parish Secretary, Vonne roknya, [email protected], to list group meetings or events on the calendar.


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SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNEERS

Te Sunday Service Volunteers Schedule is also available at Pohick Churchs website, www.pohick.org, under Ministries.

3 MARCH 10 MARCH 17 MARCH 24 MARCH 31 MARCH

7:45 Ken EvansTony Marsico

Alan MayberryMike Zane

Rodger JonesStew Remaly

Rodger JonesStew Remaly

Tony MarsicoBecky Wagner

9:00 John PasourPehr PehrssonCamela Speer

Wes Speer

Sean HartigBeth AltmanRandy CudworthRita Smith

om RivenbarkJim FosterJim HellerJan Hoheins

Chris Brown, DonCooke, Dennis Myers,Camela Speer, WesSpeer, Mike Zane

Chris Brown, Fuzzyurston, JimFoster,Susan Homar, JanHoheins, Matt Gurrola

11:15 Angela EdgemonSteve Edgemon

Kathy KirklandPaul Walden

Bill BlandMike Wooten

Paul WaldenHank Foresman

K. Kirkland, H. Fores-man, R. Smith, M. Zane

7:00 . Rivenbark K. Myers . Buckner M. Elston J. Bireley

1:00 S. Remaly J. Bireley R. Wyllie C. Herbert D. Brownlee

12:15 M/M Brown M/M urston M/M Myers Kirkland/Hoheins Heintze/Jacobus

AM BJ McPhersonA. MarsicoE. Pitcock

A. PowellJ. SchmidM. Yezek

J. SunderlandN. Bireley, C. Heddleston

A. CannonJ. MacDonaldM. MerriamR. Teale, B. Wagner

J. SunderlandN. Bireley, C. Heddleston

A. CannonJ. MacDonaldM. MerriamR. Teale, B. Wagner

J. WellsN. Sage

J. BuckleyC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

J. WellsN. Sage

J. BuckleyC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

AM M. Bartholomew R. Stankwitz J. Wells Flower Guild Flower Guild

7:45 BD M/M Romine M/M Romine M/M Evans M/M Evans9:00 BD M/M Yarwood Schmid/Pitcock M/M Ayorinde Easter/Vestry

11:15 M/M urston C. Eitler K. Kirkland M/M urston M/M Yezek

7:45 Marleen McCabe M/M Rodger Jones M/M Paul Peterson Stew Remaly Edie Bartlett

9:00 M/M Tom Rivenbark M/M Je Parker Svea Krajack M/M Fred Crawford John Dwyier

11:15 Leslie Aqueron Becky Sweetser M/M Hank Foresman Beth Atkinson M/M Bill Poad

9:00 R. Heddleston F. Crawford R. Stankwitz H. Parker BD

11:15 R. Hamly M/M Costa L. Kittle D. McHugh BD

7:45 orson (R)Nelson (P)

Springer (R)Katona (P)

orson (P)Sunderland (R)

Springer (P)orson (R)

Sunderland (R)Hayes (P)

9:00 Pasour (P)Faber (R)

Ayorinde (R)Elston (P)

Hayes (R)Sage (P)

Cockroft (P)Pasour (R)

Katona (P)R. Booth (R)

11:15 R. Booth (P)M. Booth (R)

M. Harding (R)S. Harding (P)

Poad (P)Katona (R)

Faber (P)Nelson (R)

Ayorinde (P)Elston (R)

OPEN - UP

LOCK - UP

TELLERS

ALTAR GUILD

FLOWER GUILD

COFFEE HOUR

USHERS

GREETERS

DOCENTS

LAY READERS

Happy St. Patricks Day!


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To make contributions toward owers for the Church at Easter, please ll out this form and return it to the Church oce with pay-

ment no later than Sunday, March 24, 2013. Forms can be mailed to: Pohick Church, 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079.

Name: __________________________________________________________________________________________

Address: ________________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone: ________________________________________ Email: ________________________________________

Please write the memorial, thanksgiving, or other designation or publication in the Easter Bulletin:

Enclosed is a check payable to Pohick Church, marked For Easter Flowersin the following amount: $11 (1) $22 (2) Other _________________Please note For Easter Flowers on the memo line o check.

Easter Flowers

communityoFhoPe cornerJim Hayes

e Community of Hope (COH) is shaped byBenedictine spirituality. Benedict of Nursia (SaintBenedict) founded a communal lifestyle over 1,500

years ago based on a set of rules, which he set downin a small book. ese rules continue to be the ba-sis for life in Benedictine monasteries. However, theycan also serve as a guide for laypersons searching for adeeper understanding of God in their daily lives. eessence of this way of life is summarized in the fol-lowing poem. For those interested in learning moreabout Benedictine spirituality and its role in pastoralcare, Marleen McCabe, Jennifer Sassin, and Jim Hayeswill be discussing this and other topics associated withthe Community of Hope in a series of Lenten classes.Since this article will appear about midway throughLent, hopefully many will have already joined in thesediscussions.

Seated at the Lords Feet

Listen and be present in the world,

not dwelling in the past,

nor anxious about the future,for the Kingdom of God is within us now.Listen and be attuned to a holy rhythm,

not preoccupied with busyness,nor distracted by concern,

for regular work, study, and prayer nurture our souls.Listen and let loving kindness guide your actions,

not the search for comfort,nor the fear of failure,

for God is found in our relationships.Listen and seek God in all you do.


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Pohick Church

9301 Richmond Highway

Lorton, Virginia 22079-1519

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P A I DPermit No. 2Lorton, VA

Te Purpose of Pohick Church is to be a nourishing community where Christs love is experienced and taken beyond its walls

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kChurchStaf

Rector:

TeRevdDonald

Binder,PhD

Assistant:

eRevdDr.Ruth

E.Correll,Ed.D.

MinisterofMusic:

LindaEgan

Directorof

ChristianEd:

FrancesSessums

YouthMinister:

RustyBooth

Parish

Secretary:

VonneTroknya

FinanceAdmin:

MikeMorgan

Sexton:

JohnSessums

Telephone:703-339-6572

Fax:703-339-9884

ChurchOfceEmail:[email protected]:www.pohick.org

Poh

ickChurchVestry

Sr.Warden:MikeElston

Jr.W

arden:NeilSunderland

Treasurer:JohnPasour

Reg

ister:

KathyKirkland

Members:

JudBireley,DonBrownlee,

TomBuckner,

ReedHeddleston,

ClintHerbert,TonyMarsico,

KristinaMyers,StewRemaly,

TomRivenbark,

RitaStankwitz,ClaySweetser,

RussWyllie

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