pohick post, march 2015

POHICK POST

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

Pohick Episcopal Church9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA 22079Telephone: 703-339-6572 Fax: 703-339-9884

MARCH 2015From The RectorThe ReverendDonald D. Binder, PhD

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One of the Christian poets whose work we have been exploring in my Lenten series is John Don-ne, who lived from 1572 to 1631. During this time he served as both a Member of Parliament and the Dean of St. Pauls Cathedral in London. As was the case with many who lived in this era, Donne faced great hardship throughout his life, in-cluding the loss of his wife in childbirth and the early death of five of their twelve children. In his last years, he himself suffered from a bout of typhus and strug-gled with stomach cancer, a malady that eventually took his life. Much of Donnes later poetry reflects these strug-gles, particularly the looming spectre of death. Indeed, near the end of his life, Donne arranged for a coffin to be brought to his chamber, and he spent many nights sleeping in it. He also commissioned an artist to draw a sketch of him while wrapped in a burial shroud. While this sounds like morbid behavior to us to-day (as it did also to his contemporaries), it reflected not only Donnes wrestling with his looming death, but also his acceptance of it in light of Christs atoning sacrifice. As such, his poetry of this period is fitting for Lent, a season that begins with a reflection upon our own deaths as ashes are traced onto our foreheads on Ash Wednesday. Similarly, the other end of this peni-tential season concludes with our commemoration of Christs crucifixion and burial in the tomb. Yet Holy

Week also looks forward in anticipation to Easter, when we celebrate Christs resurrection. Donnes most famous poem (a section of Medi-tation XVII in Devotions on Emergent Occasions) highlights his early struggles over not only the sting of death, but also how one persons death affects us all:

No man is an island,Entire of itself,Every man is a piece of the continent,A part of the main.If a clod be washed away by the sea,Europe is the less.As well as if a promontory were.As well as if a manor of thy friendsOr of thine own were:Any mans death diminishes me,Because I am involved in mankind,And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; It tolls for thee.

Yet one of Donnes last poems (Holy Sonnets X) reveals his understanding of how deaths power has been stripped and is not to be feared in light of the Resurrection:

Death, be not proud, though some have called theeMighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;For those whom thou thinkst thou dost overthrowDie not, poor Death, nor yet canst thou kill me.

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From The Assistant RectorThe ReverendDr. Ruth E. Correll, Ed.D.

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From rest and sleep, which but thy pictures beMuch pleasure; then from thee much more must flowAnd soonest our best men with thee do goRest of their bones and souls delivery.Thou art slave to Fate, Chance, kings, and desperate men,And dost with poison, war, and sickness dwell,And poppies or charms can make us sleep as wellAnd better than thy stroke. Why swellst thou then?One short sleep past, we wake eternally,And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die!

John Donne, of course, did die and was buried in

Lenten GreetinG (Cards?) The companies in the greeting card industry pay close attention to all special dates on the calendar, es-pecially Christian holidays. They have made fortunes on Christmas alone, and Easter does well, too. Sales run over the top for Mothers Day, which is a holiday with deep Christian roots. These holidays happen on just one day each year. Now heres my question: Why not broaden the market to include holy seasons? Just think of the sales potential for the forty-six days from Ash Wednesday to Easter.* One might answer by saying that Lent is a solemn season, and greeting cards are meant to bring

a smile to the receiver. Yes, but that has not stopped the industry from produc-ing solemn get well and sympathy cards. Lent calls for prayer, penance, repentance, alms-giving, reconciliation, and self-denial. Imagine the cover and inside messages

for a new line of Lenten greeting cards. I hope you know me well enough to note my tongue is in my cheek. A Lenten note to cheer you on: I cant believe

YOU made it through another week of self-denial. Eat up this Sunday. Congratulations for Lent: Youre breaking one of your many bad habits! A reminder for Lent: You owe me an apology. I wanted to give you a gift for your Lenten prayers: but you already have knee pads. I just relish the thought of you kneeling. For my husband/wife at Lent: Ill do almsgiving if you do penance, and well call it even. Hello, this is your Lenten Confessor calling: Press 1 if you hide chocolate; press 2 if you lied to the IRS; press 3 if you borrowed something from the office; press 4 if you underpay your employees; press 5 if you lusted after someone; press 6 if you skipped church to play golf; press 7 if you cant get over your anger; press 8 if you gossiped in the past year; press 9 if you envy your boss, and press O to speak directly to God. Thanks be to God for the last option to speak di-rectly to our Lord. The story of Lent ends with the curtain between us and God torn from top to bot-tom. It is one thing to confess to my gracious heav-enly Father that I am a poor, wretched sinner, and quite another thing for someone to remind me to my face. Thats why we all need Lent, a season and reason for self-examination under the gentle guidance of the One whose property is always to have mercy. BCP, p. 337. *Note: The marketing period would actually last 46 days including the Sundays IN Lent. Sundays during Lent are feast days rather than fasting days so there are just 40 days OF Lent.

St. Pauls. If you visit his tomb today in London, you will find a statue of him crafted from the aforemen-tioned drawing of the poet in a burial shroud. Yet the image is not as morbid as it seems: in modeling for the original drawing, Donne purpose-fully stood atop a funerary urn and exposed his face to the rays of the rising sun. The drawing, like the later sculpture, was to capture his transformed likeness at the moment of the Second Coming of Christ. As such, the monument, like Donnes poetry itself, remains for us an inspiring testament to Christs enduring pres-ence with us not only in life, but also in the eternity of resurrected life beyond the grave.

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senior Wardens reportReed Heddleston, Senior Warden

As mid-winter passes, the first harbinger of spring is the coming of Lent. If winter comes, can spring be far behind? It only seems so. Clint Herbert and Fred Crawford contracted for the removal of the overgrown boxwoods at the sanc-tuary south doors. While their absence is somewhat jarring, they will be replaced in the spring with a tamer species that will hopefully be less threatening to foundations and pedestrians. Unfortunately, it was discovered that the shrubs helped hide the poor state of the wrought iron banisters and stone stairs. So both banisters and steps have been added to the to-do list. The property commission is proceeding with the kitchen remodeling. The project is planned in phases with the storeroom first on the schedule, after the as-bestos tile removal is assessed. Hopefully, the entire project will be completed before the fall schedule be-gins. As for parish activities, thanks to Rusty Booth and all involved in the success of the EYC Coffee House. Also, thanks to the Rector for his annual EYC Super Bowl Party. And Anita Stribling did her usual out-standing job with her Souper Bowl collection for LCAC. The Ann Mason Guild hosted another very successful chili cook-off. Warm chili and good fellow-ship is just the thing to get over the mid-winter hump, and the Guild served a double helping. The Pohick Foundation organized a visit of the Mount Vernon staff to the church last week. Pete Kind and Roberta Fede coordinated the visit with the Docents Guild. Thanks to Pete, Roberta, the Rector, Charlotte Knipling, and Cynthia Jacobus who did a wonderful job hosting six very interested Mount Ver-non professionals. George Washington made an ap-pearance. While much work remains in improving the relationship with Mount Vernon, the meeting was an excellent beginning. Hopefully, the George Washington birthday breakfast as well as the Shrove Tuesday pancake sup-per will prevail in the face of forecast storms. While winter is not going quietly, certainly spring cannot be too far in the future. Don Brownlees report of the February meeting, the Vestry:

Expressed its thanks to the departing Vestry members for their service, and heard their parting ob-servations. Ratified the decision reached at the Vestry Re-treat to allocate 80% of the bequests from the Avery/Tomley and Kilmarx estates to capital improvements, and 20% to a Mustard Seed fund. Guidelines for use of these funds for specific projects and requirements will be developed. Discussed and approved the Treasurers Report. January Alms and Commitment income was well be-low the historical norms. The Treasurer sees no ob-vious reason why; Parishioners are reminded of the need to keep their Commitments current. Expenses generally are trending as expected. Reviewed plans for Ash Wednesday and Lenten services and Lenten dinners. Continued its discussions about possible changes to the Sunday worship service times. Was briefed on the annual Diocesan Council. Bp. Shannon continues to focus the gathering on mis-sion and outreach rather than resolutions and policy-making. The Council voted in the spirit of reconcilia-tion to change the name of the annual meeting going forward from Council to Convention. Diocesan leadership informed the Council that total cost of the property litigation was approximately $10 Million. They said money pledged by parishes was not used for these litigation expenses. For more information see a Vestry member.

Martha GuiLdThe Martha Guild will NOT meet in March so members can participate in the Lenten Suppers and Programs. The Martha Guild is responsible for the set up and cleanup of the Lenten Sup-per on Wednesday, March 4. The next regular meeting for the Martha Guild will be on Wednesday, April 8. Due to Holy Week, the meeting will be held the second Wednes-day in April. Any questions, please contact Connie Myers, 703-455-4652 or [email protected].


MusiC notesLinda Egan, Minister of Music

Music schedule March 2015Sunday, March 8 Lent 39:00 am Choir of Pohick, St. Francis Choir11:15 am Early Church Music Ensemble

Sunday, March 15 Lent 49:00 am Choir of Pohick, Pohick Pickers11:15 am St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir

Sunday, March 22 Lent 59:00 am Choir of Pohick, Pohick Bell Choir11:15 am Pohick Bell Choir

Sunday, March 29 Palm/Passion Sunday9:00 am Choir of Pohick11:15 am Choir of PohickAfter the service, Choir of Pohick and St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir rehearse for a half an hour in the church.

On Wednesdays during Lent, after the Lenten supper and study groups, we join for a service of heal-ing and Eucharist. This year we are including Celtic prayers and material from the Northumbrian prayer book. The service is one of lessons, Eucharist and healing. The music we sing will have Celtic, Gaelic, Scot-tish, and Irish origins. There is a 20th century hymn for healing by John Bell of the Iona Community, set to a Scottish folk song, which the Choir of Pohick recently sang as an anthem. There are hymns from The Hymnal 1982, including the tunes Caithness and Dundee, already known to us as a congregation. These tunes originally appeared in the 17th century Scottish Psalter, which, in addition to the psalms, contained possible tunes for singing them named after the lo-cations where they were typically sung. We will sing Caithness with the text O for a closer walk with God, and Dundee with the text O God of Bethel, by whose hand. There are also hymns from the hymnal supplement Wonder, Love and Praise, which we use at Pohick by reprinting hymns from it with permission. For these services we will sing a setting of the creed by Sylvia Dunstan set to a Gaelic folk song; a simple gloria patri from Iona will be added to a tune based upon it for chanting the psalm. Among the most well know of such hymns is the tune Slane which we sing with the texts Be thou my vision, and Lord of all hopefulness. And, of course, there is St. Patricks Breastplate, sung with I bind unto myself today, which we save for the service of confir-mation each year. In The Edge of Glory, David Adam writes about the Celtic way of devotion:

The history of salvation and incarnation has to become our own person history. The Celtic way of ever inviting God into their activities and seek-ing to become aware of him in everyday events is the most natural way of achieving this. [In Celtic hymns] we have a weaving of the Presence around our lives like the Celtic patterns on stones and in the illuminated Gospels: Christ moves in and out, over and under. We are encircled by him; encom-

passed by his presence and love. This is not some-thing we create, it is a reality to become aware of, a glory that is ours but that we so often miss. We are on the very edge of glory, but we seem to choose the wrong side.

Through singing this music and saying these prayers, we hope to at least catch sight of the other side. Holy Week begins the last week of March. Here are some schedule changes for the choirs: March 29, Palm Sunday, Choir of Pohick: warm up 8:00 am, sing 9:00 am and 11:15 am services, re-hearse for Easter anthem with St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir for half hour after the 11:15 am service ends. April 1, Wednesday, No rehearsals for St. Francis Choir or St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir. April 2, Thursday, Choir of Pohick 7:00 pm warm up, 7:30 pm service, rehearse for one hour after the service ends. April 5, Easter Day, Choir of Pohick and St. Ce-celia St. Alban Choir warm up 8:00 am, sing 9:15 am and 11:15 am services.


historiC pohiCk ChurChdoCent GuiLd neWs

Save the Date! Saturday, April 25 for the Signature Tea honoring mothers, daughters, and special friends. At 1:00 pm, the new Childrens Tour of the church will be intro-duced. Tea is from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm along with a Living History program. Cost: $25 for adults and $15 for children under 12. All tickets are nonrefundable. Contact Helen Parker at 703-497-5927 for details or to volunteer to help.

Saturday Afternoon Docent Guided Tours On the first Saturday of each month beginning in April, the docents will conduct guided tours of the church from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm. Tell neighbors and friends!

A General Meeting will be held on March 16 at 7:00 pm with a special program at 8:00 pm. All are welcome to attend. On January 15, a full training session was held, and five new docents were certified to lead tours. The rest of the 22 in attendance were either guild members taking a refresher course, or others who were inter-ested in learning more about the history of the church. Thanks go to Fred Crawford and Denise McHugh for organizing this! On February 13, curators from the new Mount Vernon Library were given a tour by Docent Cynthia Jacobus. Our own George Washington (Docent Reed Heddleston) was also present. Ideas were exchanged on ways to share information. Thanks go to Roberta Fede for making this connection!

Lost and FoundIf any of these items sound familiar, please check at the Church office. 1 pair of leather, fur lined gloves, black 1 ladies watch, black leather wrist band 1 ladies watch, black cord wrist band 1 folding umbrella, blue floral print 1 handkerchief, purple 1 set of car keys with remote lock/unlock key ring 1 lego figure 1 pearl stud earing BCP with music Tatiana book by Martin Cruz Smith

GoLden dove GiFt shop The Golden Dove gift shop has lots of lovely spring items, including special gifts for Easter and baptisms! One of the newest items is beautiful porcelain coffee mugs with Pohick Church history and a sketch of a typical Sunday in the 18th century courtyard on either side. The shop also carries small toys, books, notepads, manicure sets and jewelry made in the USA - perfect for Easter baskets! All shop proceeds go to church outreach programs

and charity. The shop is staffed by board members and volunteer shop work-ers. Step-by-step training is provided, and monthly schedules are made to be convenient for the volun-teers. For those interested in volunteering in the shop

should contact Pamela Nelson at [email protected] or 703-932-2378. Please stop by the shop to browse the selection or find the perfect item for a special gift. Just follow the signs on the pathway to back of the Vestry house! Golden Dove Shop Hours: Sundays 8:15 am until 9:00 am and 10:15 am until 11:15 am. Also open dur-ing many special events.

souper BoWL CoLLeCtionThe annual Souper Bowl collection was once again a great success. Through the generous donations of the con-gregation, $1000 was raised, which is equiva-lent to 5000 pounds of food that can be donat-ed to LCAC. Thanks for participating.

aLtar GreeneryThroughout the Lenten season, the usual flow-ers on the altar will be replaced with greenery. In addition, individual names will not be as-sociated with the altar greenery.


update on issues in the anGLiCan CoMMunionDon Brownlee, Co-chair, Policy and Planning Commission

This monthly report is part of the Vestrys ongoing ef-fort to inform and update the Parish about the ongoing controversies within The Episcopal Church (TEC) and the Anglican Communion. These controversies largely involve the blessing of same-sex unions, ordination of non-celibate homosexuals, interpretation of Scripture, and breakdown of traditional boundary lines between Provinces. A state court in South Carolina has ruled deci-sively that disputed church properties in that state be-long to the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, which broke away from The Episcopal Church (TEC) in 2012, and not to the group which has remained part of TEC, and now calls itself The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein said in her decision that the Constitution and Canons of TEC have no provisions which state that a mem-ber diocese cannot voluntarily withdraw its membership(and) do not provide for the discipline of member dioceses. The breakaway group had voluntarily joined TEC, and had the right to voluntarily leave it, she ruled, and it is the right-ful owner of property, seals and the name Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina Most other property cases, including those in the Diocese of Virginia, involved a few parishes which wanted to separate from their home diocese but retain ownership of property. In South Carolina, however, the case involved an entire diocese which wanted to separate from The Episcopal Church, save for a few parishes which wanted to remain. The split between the local diocese and national church was years in the making. The diocese, under the leadership of Bp. Mark Lawrence, had increas-ingly gone its own way, and stopped participating in activities of the national church, including the

House of Bishops. In-stead, he and the diocese developed closer ties and deeper engagement with theologically conservative Anglican churches and provinces in Africa and elsewhere. Those African

provinces and organizations such as the Global An-glican Futures Conference (GAFCON) strongly sup-ported Bp. Lawrence and the diocese throughout the trial. Bp. Lawrence and his diocese have not developed as close a relationship with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), which encompasses many of the other churches that left TEC in recent years. The tensions between Bp. Lawrence and the na-tional church came to a head in the fall of 2012 when a special disciplinary committee charged him with abandoning The Episcopal Church by an open re-nunciation of the Discipline of the Church. In ac-cordance with church Canons, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori then prohibited him from performing any Episcopal, ministerial or canonical acts until the charges were investigated and resolved by the House of Bishops. That action in turn triggered pre-arranged counter-actions, and the diocese disas-sociated from TEC. Those who wished to remain part of TEC formed a reconstituted diocese and elected a provisional bishop. The legal battle over property, seals and the name of the diocese then ensued. In a letter to the diocese after the court decision was announced, Bp. Lawrence expressed his gratitude to the Mighty Hand of God, and all those who had supported the diocese with prayer, work and financial contributions. I encourage you to pause on the overlook that this recent lawsuit and ruling has carved out for us in our life together; to gaze back momentarily to the path weve travelednot just in these recent years but also through the long labors of so many in past de-cades and centuries in order to gratefully acknowl-edge the sovereignty of God over all our affairsour labors, ministries, and lives, he wrote. Offer a prayer of gratitude, not with triumphant zeal but with a humble contrite heart. Then having done so I suggest you turn a steadfast gaze forward There is a need for us to persevere. Persevere in defending our identity both as congregations and diocese. Persevere in continuing litigation. But most importantly to persevere in our commitment to move

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forward with our God-given dreams and mission. Bp. Charles von Rosenberg, bishop of the con-tinuing diocese, likewise wrote a pastoral letter. He said that while decision was disappointing, it was completely expected, and should be viewed as but an indication justice has been delayed. As we celebrate Black History Month, we are re-minded that the history of African American witness, along with others, is that delayed justice simply calls us to persevere in our efforts. That certainly is our in-tention at this moment. We will persevere as we seek justice, even though the personal and financial costs will be significant. The present cause requires us to respond in this way. In addition, I call your atten-tion to the fact that our biblical heri-tage includes accounts of journeys, as symbols of historical movements and of our very lives. Often, such jour-neys are full of pitfalls and difficul-ties; however, the journey itself holds the promise of a hope-filled destina-tion. Thus, as we claim such a heritage, we, too, recog-nize that challenges and disappointments confront us along our way. Nevertheless, we continue to have hope that the journeys end will be full of promise for all the people of God. TEC and the continuing diocese plan to appeal the ruling. In the first steps of that process, they asked Judge Goodstein to reconsider her decision. She re-fused. Courts in Illinois have likewise ruled recently in favor of dioceses that wanted to disassociate from TEC. A long-running court case in Texas continues to be litigated in trial court. Elsewhere: GAFCON and ACNA are two of the organiza-tions that have been formed in recent years as coun-ters to the structures and authority of The Anglican Communion. Another is the Anglican Mission in England, or AMiE. It was formed as an offshoot of GAFCON in 2013 to promote gospel growth in England by supporting Anglican churches and indi-viduals, both within and outside present Church of England structures. Now, the Bishop of Salisbury is

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asking for clarification as to the role the bishop of a neighboring diocese played in consecrating an AMiE church in his diocese without his knowledge or per-mission. In England as elsewhere in the Anglican Com-munion, bishops may not carry out episcopal func-tions in another diocese without the permission of the local bishop. Christ Church, Salisbury, has been meeting in a downtown school since the summer. Bp Ellison, a bishop in the diocese of Winchester and chairman of the Panel of Bishops of AMiE, presided at a formal service of thanksgiving and commission on 6 Decem-ber. A statement from the diocese of Salisbury said No one involved in planting the church has contact-ed the Bishop, nor is the Diocese aware of any consul-tation with Churches Together in Salisbury about the need for a church plan. Ideally we might want to welcome Christ Church as fellow workers in Christ, but we also wonder why another church explicitly for Anglicans is needed in Salisbury when the broad spectrum of Anglican iden-tities is already catered for. The diocese said Bp. Ellison had postponed two meetings scheduled to discuss the issue because of ill-ness.The Rector of the new church, the Rev. Matthew Ma-son, told The Church Times newspaper Christ Church Salisbury started last July with the aim of reaching unchurched people with the good news of Jesus, Mr Mason said on Tuesday. Sadly, the vast majority of Salisburys population dont attend church and dont know Christ. Were therefore delighted that there are other churches who share our gospel ambition, and we want to work with them. Were also praying that other people will plant more new churches here. Theres lots of room for Christs Kingdom to grow.

It is important to remember that despite all these controversies, the work of the Church - globally, nationally, and locally - goes on. The Stewardship Commission continues to remind us of the ways Pohick carries out that work, and spread the good News. Pohick continues to be the only Bible some people will ever read. Through youth mission trips, donations of school supplies, backpacks, Christmas meals to LCAC, Santas annual visit to New Hope Housing, and the Community of Hope, Pohick continues to leak the love of God to those in need.


vaCation BiBLe sChooLMark the calendars! Pohicks Vacation Bible School will be July 13 - 17, 9:00 am - 12 noon. All three year olds through 5th grade stu-dents are welcome. The 6th - 12th grade stu-dents are welcome to come and be assistants and aides! If an adult has a 2 year old and can stay to help in the program, a class will be available for the child. Please speak with Frances Sessums. Anyone who is interested in teaching, assistant teaching, being an aide, snacks, nursery at-tendant, art assis-tant or helping in any way, please call Frances Sessums, 703-425-2857.

CeLeBrate st. patriCks day With dinner

The Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Pohick Chapter, will sponsor a dinner in honor of St. Patrick with traditional corned beef, cabbage, and all the fixings.

The dinner will be held on Saturday, March 7 (not 17) from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm in the Common Room/Annex. This has always been a popular family event. Tickets are $15 per person, $30 per family, and children under 12 are free. Tickets are available at coffee hour and from Brother-hood members.

prayer shaWL MinistryPlease remember any parishioner may request a prayer shawl. It does not matter whether it is for a fellow parishioner, a relative, or a friend. Shawls are stored in either Rev. Binder or Rev. Corrells offices. For instructions on how to knit or crochet a prayer shawl, please contact Kathy Kirkland at [email protected] or call 703-550-9194. The next Prayer Shawl Ministry meeting will be on April 1 at 7:00 pm in classroom A.

Send News!Articles for the April Pohick Post are due

no later than March 15. Forward input by email in Word compatible format to

Lori Buckius, [email protected] concerns &

items for the Sunday Service Volunteers

page should beaddressed to

Carmel Hodge, [email protected].

save the dateMartha GuiLd

Wine tastinG FundraiserThe Martha Guild Wine Tasting Fundraiser will include a wine tasting, some of the best munch-ies the Martha Guild can provide and, of course, lots of good friends. Last year $2,000 was raised for Fisher House. This years ben-eficiary of funds raised will be the Pohick Kitchen Renovation Fund. Watch for details next month, but please mark the date of May 2, 2015 on the calendar.


Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday SaturdayMARCH 1 2 3 4 5 6 7Lent 2b7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE I5p Confirmation Class6p EYC Dinner Night (All)

6p Marriage Course7p EFM

9:30a Staff Mtg7p Tutoring

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Potluck/Studies8p Healing Ser-vice

6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir of Pohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew6p St. Patricks Day Dinner

8 9 10 11 12 13 14Lent 3b7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE II5p Confirmation Class6:30p EYC ( Jr&Sr)

7p EFM 9:30a Ann Ma-son Guild Mtg9:30a Staff Mtg7p Tutoring7:30p Vestry

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Potluck/Studies8p Healing Service


8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew

15 16 17 18 19 20 21Lent 4b7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE I12:30p Guilds & Moms12:30p St. Cecelia St. Alban5p Confirmation Class6:30p EYC (All)Deadline for Pohick Post

7p EFM7p Docent General Mtg


2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Potluck/Studies8p Healing Ser-vice



22 23 24 25 26 27 28Lent 5b7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE II5p Confirmation Class6p EYC (All)

6p COH7p EFM


2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir6:30p Lenten Potluck/Studies8p Healing Service



29 30 31 APRIL 1 2 3 4Palm Sunday

7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed, Fairfax Visit11:15a HE I

7p EFM 9:30a Staff Mtg7p Tutoring

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7p Prayer Shawl Ministry7:30p Healing Service7:30p Martha Guild

Maundy Thursday6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir of Pohick7:30p Service & Vigil8:30p AA

12p Good Friday & Stations

Holy Saturday8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew9:15a Baptism rehearsal4p Holy Bap-tism

Pohick Church ActivitiesMarch 2015

Contact the Parish Secretary, Susan Hayward-Costa, to list group meetings or events on the calendar, [email protected].


SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

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

1 MARCH 8 MARCH 15 MARCH 22 MARCH 29 MARCH

7:45 Stew RemalyAlan Mayberry

Rodger JonesBecky Wagner

Ken EvansMike Vaughn

Alan MayberryStew Remaly

TBD

9:00 Mat GurrolaChris BrownDon CookeEdwardene Pitcock

Dan DerbesBeth AltmanTom BlandFuzzy Thurston

Wes SpeerCamela SpeerGreg WilsonMike Zane

Dru HodgesJim FosterJan HoffheinsKathy Kirkland

TBD

11:15 Dave BillingsleyPaul Walden

Steve EdgemonAngela Edgemon

Rick NelsonBill Bland

Rita SmithBill Hosp

TBD

7:00 TBD Sunderland Crawford Parker Herbert

1:00 TBD Brownlee Wyllie Thurston Heddleston

12:15 TBD M/M Myers Heintze/Jacobus Faber/Hoffheins M/M Thurston

AM J. SunderlandN. BireleyA. CannonC. HeddlestonJ. MacDonaldM. HartigR. Teale, B. Wagner

J. WellsN. SageJ. MullinsC. FosterH. ParkerR. StankwitzJ. Geschickter

J. WellsN. SageJ. MullinsC. FosterH. ParkerR. StankwitzJ. Geschickter

BJ McPhersonA. PowellJ. Schmid, E. PitcockA. MarsicoM. TonkinD. TrussellM. Yezek

BJ McPhersonA. PowellJ. Schmid, E. PitcockA. MarsicoM. TonkinD. TrussellM. Yezek

7:45 TBD M/M Phil Altman M/M Carl Bryant M/M Phil Altman M/M Jud Bireley9:00 TBD Santos & Han Garcia M/M Femi Ayorinde M/M Paul Leon M/M Dennis Myers11:15 TBD M/M Fuzzy Thurston Kathy Kirkland C. Darling M/M Ted Yezek

7:45 Rita Stankwitz M/M Biddlecomb Judy Byrne M/M Evans Becky Wagner9:00 Hoffheins/Faber M/M Parker M/M Crawford M/M Johnson John Dwyier11:15 C. Hodge Leslie Aqueron Lynn Jonas Mohammed Kanu Paul Walden

7:45 Marsico (P)Wagner (R)

Wrona (R)Sunderland (P)

Elston (P)Rickenbaker (R)

Wrona (P)Marsico (R)

Sunderland (R)Rickenbaker (P)

9:00 S. Harding (P)M. Harding (R)

Wallace (R)Pasour (P)

Wagner (R)Ayorinde (P)

Ayorinde (R)Wallace (P)

Pasour (R)Wagner (P)

11:15 Foresman (R)Rickenbaker (P)

Gastrell (R)Choi (P)

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

Nelson (R)Foresman (P)

9:00 TBD J. Bartholomew Fred Crawford Edwardene Pitcock BJ McPherson11:15 TBD Hamly/Harriman Tom & Susan Costa Grace Delaune Denise McHugh

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donations ForGuest MusiCians

This year, due to budget constraints, funding of guest musicians is through the music memorial fund, a fund normally used for emergency

organ and equipment repair. Please consider con-tributing to this fund to support the continuance of this wonderful music at festival times during the year.

To make contributions toward flowers for the Church at Easter, please fill out this form and return it to the Church office with pay-ment no later than Sunday, March 29, 2015. 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 for publication in the Easter Bulletin:

Enclosed is a check payable to Pohick Church, marked For Easter Flowers

in the following amount: $11 (1) $22 (2) Other _________________Please note For Easter Flowers on the memo line of check.

Easter Flowers

FLoWer GuiLd voLunteers neededThe Flower Guild needs volunteers. Volunteers will be trained! Call Anita Stribling, 703-550-0444 or the Church office, 703-339-6572.

POHICK YOUTH RETREATFriday, April 17 through Sunday, April 19 $35 per personDepart from Pohick Church at 5:00 pm Return 3:30 pm

Watch for more details in the Sunday bulletin!

Pohick Church9301 Richmond HighwayLorton, Virginia 22079-1519

Return Service Requested

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

P A I DPermit No. 2Lorton, VA

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

Pohick Church Staff

Rector:

The R

evd Donald

Binder, PhD

Assistant: Th

e Revd D

r. Ruth

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. Correll, E

d.D.

Seminarian:

James R

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inister of Music:

Linda Egan

Director of

Christian Ed: Frances Sessum

sYouth M

inister: R

usty BoothParish Secretary:

Susan Hayward-C

ostaFinance Adm

in: M

ike Morgan

Sexton: John Sessum

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

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ail: [email protected] W

eb Site: www.pohick.org

Pohick Church Vestry

Sr. Warden:

Reed H

eddlestonJr. W

arden: C

lint Herbert

Treasurer: John Pasour

Register:

Don Brownlee

Mem

bers: A

manda C

hoi,

Caroline C

ockroft,

Fred Crawford,

D

an Derbes, H

elen Parker,

Edwardene Pitcock,

Fuzzy Th

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Em

ma W

allace, Russ W

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To: The Vestry

Date: _____________________ Subject: _____________________

From:

pohick post, march 2015

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