Pohick Post, February 2014

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POHICKPOST

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

Pohick Episcopal Church9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA 22079

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

FEBRUARY 2014

From Te RectorTe ReverendDonald D. Binder, PhD

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As forecast in last months column, our Vestry re-treat in January focused on the Let Your LightSo Shine project, a set of initiatives tied to Mat-thew 5:16 that were begun in 2013. e new Vestryreviewed the fruits of our labors in this regard, not-ing those objectives that were fully or partially imple-mented, while highlighting those with work left to bedone. In addition, we listed some new ideas that havearisen since this project rst began. Among the successes of the past year, we listed: Launch of the Pohick Weekly Tidings e attraction of new families through the Google Ads non-prot grant e attraction of new families through the Alpha course Opening of the Golden Dove gift shop Involvement of the Youth Group and

Sunday school in local outreach Service of Community of Hope Chaplains at the Lorton Healthplex Community Outreach through the Docents ministry Improvement of curb appeal through enhancements to the the improvement of the church buildings and grounds Shifting of the service time and place at e Fairfax to attract more worshipers Allowing donations to the church to be

given through credit cards

De-conicting the 2014 Pohick Fair from the Fort Belvoir Oktoberfest Addition of the Agape Works ministry Launch of a Pohick Facebook page Correction of online information about Pohick Church is was quite a list, and a real tribute to all thegood work being done by many parishioners in severadierent ministry ar-eas over the past year.

e Vestry under-stood, however, thatwe cannot rest on ourlaurels, as there are stilla number of the initia-tives to be fully imple-mented. ese include: Remake the Fair into an event that attracts and involves more of the surrounding community Implement other advertising strategies such as direct mailing, public access TV, social media,

and a presence in the Belvoir Eagle and Prince William County publications Connect and work together with the chaplaincy program at Ft. Belvoir Make weekly bulletins more newcomer friendly Oer the ability to make online donations Complete replacement of the handicapped ramp Add additional exterior signage To be added to the above list are some new ideasincluding:

Let YourLight So

Shine


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From the Rector: continued from page 1

Send News!

Articles for the March 2014 Pohick Post are due no

later than February 15! Forward input by email in Word

compatible format to Lori Buckius, [email protected].

Set-up Pohick Church to be able to receive a percentage of Amazon.coms charitable giving Welcome other community groups (especially

scouting programs) to use Pohicks facilities, as space allows Coordinate activities with local churches on or near US 1 Invite local schools for docent tours at Pohick Oer an occasional Sunday evening youth-oriented worship service In approaching the above to-do lists, the Ves-try observed that addressing the trio of time, talentand treasure is paramount. In other words, we needto recruit parishioners who are able to contribute the

corresponding amounts of time and talent that areequal to each of the above tasks, while at the sametime challenging the entire congregation to commit ahigher percentage of their treasure to the Lords workat Pohick so that the remaining operating decit for2014 can be overcome.

With regard to this last point, it was observed thatif every family contributed an extra $20 per month- or the price of a weekly Starbucks latte - then thedecit would easily be surmounted, and painful cutsto sta salaries, reduction of cleaning crew hours, andsupply, repair and maintenance deferrals would nothave to be implemented.

As for time and talent, we hope that especiallysome of our newer families will not feel shy about of-fering their gifts in these areas, as many of our long-time parishioners are already heavily involved in mul-tiple ministries. is year we particularly need helpwith the leadership of the Country Fair held in lateSeptember, as well as the Hodge Podge (aka YardSale), which will be moved to a Saturday in May.

Please speak to me or Stew Remaly if you would liketo volunteer for these events or to lend your services toany of the items on the above lists.

Each year we do a lot of great ministry at PohickChurch, sharing the love of Christ with many peoplein need, both inside and outside our church walls.With everyone pitching in, we can continue fulllingthe Lords mission to our surrounding communities,as we have done in our historic church for more thantwo centuries. Lets let the light of Christ continue toshine at Pohick Church in the coming year!

CHRISTIANEDUCATIONFrances Sessums, Director of Christian Education

Conrmation classes for youth who are 12 years

of age or older will begin on February 2 at the SuperBowl party held at the Binders house. e Revd RuthCorrell will be teaching the youth this year. e classwill meet Sundays from 5:00 pm until 6:00 pm inclassrooms A and B. Anyone interested in Conrma-tion should call the Church oce at 703-339-6572 orFrances Sessums at 703-425-2857. On Sunday, February 9, the 5th - 12th grade stu-dents will be visiting the Fairfax retirement home todeliver Valentine bud vases. e bud vases will be soldduring the Sunday coee hours on February 2. e

cost for each beautiful bud vase is $10.00 and includesa Valentine card. Bud vases can be purchased for a spe-cic person or for someone at the Fairfax, which willbe designated to a resident. Vases can be picked up onFebruary 9 in the Common Room for self deliverye proceeds from this fundraiser go to the MissionTrip!

Pohicks annual Christmas Pageant was held onDecember 15. It was a wonderful production! e stu-dents did a outstanding job on all of their parts! eir

hard work preparing paid o. A huge thanks goes toJim From who directed the Pageant. He did a superjob of working with everyone. anks to everyonewho helped to make the pageant such a success! During the month of February, the preschoolersthrough 4th graders will continue with Godly Playstudies. e 5th - 12th grade students continue tostudy the Living the Good News Curriculum, whichis a study of the weekly lectionary. If anyone wouldlike to review the curriculum, please come to the Edu-cation oce or call Frances Sessums.

Design concerns & items

for the Sunday Service

Volunteers page should

be addressed to Carmel

Hodge, [email protected].


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Pohick Episcopal Church February 2014 Page 3

From Te Assistant Rector

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

WOMENSRETREATJESUS: A RICHENCOUNTERPlease mark calendars for the Winter Wom-

ens Retreat on Saturday, February 8 from 9:30 am- 1:30 pm. e event will be held at the home ofRita Stankwitz: Vestry member, COH minister,volunteer hospital chaplain, and host supreme forlunch.

e retreat will focus on the surprising, chal-lenging, guiding appearances of God in every daylife. ey are tailored to any life situation, innerstruggle, or pilgrimage.

Sign up sheets are on Dr. Ruths oce door,or call the oce, 703-339-6572, to register. Childcare will be provided. Voluntary gifts of cookies

or chocolates are welcomed. Bring a friend along,too!

A, B, CSOFGODSFOOLS I have a tee shirt that says on the front I am afool for Christs sake. It recalls Pauls words, Godchose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise;God chose what is weak in the world to shame thestrong; God chose what is low and despised in theworld, things that are not, to reduce to nothing thingsthat are, so that no one might boast in the presence ofGod.[I Cor. 1:27-29] Read about people A-G Paulmay have had in mind.

Astands for the original Dear Abby. When theoutlaw David helped a rich man, Nabal refused toshow appreciation. Angry and hungry, David plannedto attack the worthless man, but his wise wife, Abigail,quickly delivered a huge picnic lunch to David and hismen in person. Read the end of the story of this savvyand spicy tongued lady in I Sam. 25-30 to see howGod and David found a way to thank her. B stands for Barnabas which means son of en-couragement. By the worlds standards, he foolishlysold his land and gave the money to the Apostles forthe welfare of the new believers. Later on, he took anew believer named Paul under his wing. Now theresa man who knew how to invest with Gods wisdom.[Acts 4:36-37; 9:26-28] C stands for Caleb. When Moses sent 12 spiesinto the Promised Land, only two believed the newlyfreed Israelites could conquer the land. One was Ca-leb. He and Joshua were the only two men of theirgeneration who lived to enter the Promised Land.After forty years of wandering, Caleb conquered his

allotment in the Promised Land. [Num. 13-14] Dstands for Daniel. ough taken captive, Danielnever forgot the God of his parents, and he refused tocompromise his faith. God honored him with high po-sitions far from home. Jealous competitors conspiredto have him thrown into a lions den for praying. ButGod brought to nothing the teeth of the lions. [Dan.6] E stands for Elizabeth, the mother of John theBaptist. She welcomed into her home a pregnantteenage girl. Her armation of Mary has put naysay-

ers to shame through the centuries. ough weak inthis worlds eyes, her strong faith and joy in Gods un-expected ways created a home for the greatest propheborn of a woman. [Luke 1] Fstands for Fortunatus. He was probably a slave

but God chooses what is low and despised and makesthem great through Jesus Christ. Paul mentions himonly in passing with an acknowledgement that anyonecould treasure. I rejoice at the coming of . . . Fortu-natus. . . , because [he has]refreshed my spirit.[I Cor16:17-18]

Finally, Gis for the Garden of Gethsemane. HereJesus chose to become for us the wisdom of God, thesource of our redemption and eternal life. His deci-sion took away our shame and allowed us to live whenwe had earned death. Let every human being bury

all boasts in the face of Christs foolish and pricelesschoice for our sake in the Garden of Gethsemane.

By the way, the back of my tee shirt says, Whosefool are you?


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SENIORWARDENSREPORTStew Remaly, Senior Warden

What a joy and privilege it is to be serving the

Parish Family as the Senior Warden. By the time thisis published the new Vestry will have voted on thebudget, elected new Vestry leadership, completed theVestry Retreat and honored the outgoing Vestry atthe annual Vestry Dinner. Before moving on to thechallenges being faced this coming year, I would liketo take the opportunity to thank the outgoing Vestryfor their leadership, dedication, and for showing all ofus how to Let our Light so shine. Many thanks goout to Mike Elston for his leadership as both the Ju-nior and Senior Warden the past three years especially

during Father Binders Sabbatical; to Kristina Myersfor the shining example she has set for our youth andher leadership of the Outreach Commission; to TomBuckner for his candid perspective, passion for detail,and guidance he provided to our Acolytes and fellowVestry members; and to Tom Rivenbark for improv-ing our communication programs and helping im-prove our policies. As our 2013 members depart, we want to welcomeour newest members to the Vestry, Edwardene Pit-cock, Helen Parker, Reed Heddleston, and Dan Der-bes. We also want to recognize the new Vestry leader-ship, Stew Remaly, Senior Warden; Neil Sunderland,Junior Warden; John Pasour, Treasurer; and DonBrownlee, Secretary. anks to all who have made thechoice to serve on the 2014 Vestry! As a Parish, pleasecontinue to pray for our Vestry. As we enter this New Year, we remain faced withmany challenges. Our most pressing challenge is theimpact that declining resources and giving has had onthis years budget. After a very long January meeting,

the Vestry voted to approve the Finance Commit-tees submission for a balanced budget this next year.is balanced budget required numerous reductionsto our Parish Programs and a major reduction of over$ 13,000 dollars in funding to support pay and allow-ances for our clergy and sta. is deep cut will re-quire additional decisions to either cut critical sta orrequire a reduction in services. e Vestry also decidedto delay implementation of these cuts for 3 monthsin order to develop recommendations for distributingthe cuts, to make a major push for more giving, to

keep from implementing any cuts in the budget, andhopefully, restore other cuts to the budget and give oursta a well-deserved cost of living increase. In order to achieve a true balanced budget, con-tinue our exceptional outreach to the community, and

support our Parish Life, we only need 20 new pledgesof a minimum of $1,000 per pledge to oset the cutand restore balance. Of course, if everyone who has al-ready made a pledge could increase their monthly giv-ing by a minimum of $20 dollars per month, we canachieve the same success and increase our outreache Vestry is asking everyone to please prayerfullyconsider nding a way to give just a little bit more sowe can continue to; better serve our community; wel-come all who are seeking a relationship with Christand continue to provide a wonderful place to worship

and praise His Holy Name. Blessings to all and thanks for the privilege toserve!

SAVE THE DATE!

February 15 6:00-9:00 pm

Chili Cook-Off and Bingo Night

Come and enjoy an evening offood, fun and fellowship!

Tickets will be available for saleon Sunday, February 2 and

February 9 during coffee hours.Family tickets are $30

and Individual tickets are $10There is a $5 discount with chili entry.

Bingo Prize Baskets: Garden,Sweetheart, Sports and Gourmet

Questions should be directed to

Wendy Remaly, [email protected] Angela Edgemon [email protected]


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HEALTHNEWSCarol Heddleston,Parish Nurse

GLAUCOMA

Glaucoma remains the leading cause of preventableblindness. It aects people of all ages and all races. High riskgroups are African-Americans and Hispanics, those over 60,those with a family history of glaucoma, steroid users, victimsof eye trauma, and those with high blood pressure. Glaucoma is a condition that causes damage to the eyesoptic nerve, which is the nerve that transmits images to thebrain. It is associated with increased pressure inside the eye- intraocular pressure. ere are no early symptoms or painfrom the increased pressure to the eye. By the time a personnotices visual loss, the damage is already advanced, and the

blindness caused by Glaucoma cannot be restored.Types of Glaucoma

Open-Angleis the most common form of glaucoma, andit is caused by slow clogging of the drainage canals, whichresults in increased eye pressure. It develops slowly with nosymptoms and it is a lifelong condition. Angle-Closureis less common, and it caused by blockeddrainage canals that result in increasing intraocular pressure.It develops very quickly and can include hazy or blurred vi-sion, appearance of rainbow-color circles around bright lights,

severe eye and head pain, nausea, vomiting, andsudden sight loss. Normal-ension is when the optic nerve isdamaged even though the eye pressure is almostnormal or has low tension.

Congenital(Childhood) is present in a babyborn with an incomplete or incorrect develop-ment of the eyes drainage canals, and is usuallya hereditary defect. Secondarycan occur as a result of a tumoradvanced cataract or diabetes. Also, it could besecondary to the use of some medications suchas steroids.

raumaticcan develop immediately or yearsafter a trauma to the eye. Glaucoma can be prevented with regular eye

exams, a healthy diet and regular exercise. Highrisk candidates should be tested annually. osewho are not considered high risk should be test-ed based on age. People younger than 40 shouldbe tested every two to four years. ose between40 and 54 should be tested every one to threeyears. ose between 55 and 64 should be testedevery one to two years, and those over 65 shouldbe tested every six to twelve months.

GEORGEWASHINGTONBIRTHDAYSERVICEANDBREAKFAST

e Brotherhood of Saint Andrew, Pohick Chapter,will sponsor a breakfast following a commemorative ser-vice celebrating the birthday of George Washington. eservice and breakfast will be held on Monday, February17. e Service will start at 8:00 am, and will follow anOrder for Morning Prayer taken from the 1662 EnglishBook of Common Prayer. With twomodications, this is the service Wash-ington followed in his Sunday worshipat Pohick. Music will be added and theprayers for the Monarch and Royalfamily are omitted.

e Brotherhood of St. Andrewwill host a breakfast with a guest speaker following theservice. e Docent Guild will be conducting tours fol-lowing the breakfast. Tickets are available from Brother-hood of St. Andrew at coee hours or from Vonne in theChurch oce.

ANNMASONGUILDAt the January meeting, the Ann Mason

Guild voted to give funds to several local,national, and international organizations in-cluding Fisher House, Pohicks EYC, ACTSof Prince William County, the EpiscopalChurch Women, and Five Talents.

Support of the Christmas Mart havemade these donations possible. e annualChili Cook-O is scheduled for February15 at 6:00 pm. Mark the calendar!

MARTHAGUILDe Martha Guild will meet on Wednes-

day, February 5 at 7:30 pm in ClassroomA. All women of the Church are cordiallyinvited to attend. Any questions, pleasecontact Connie Myers at 703-455-4652 [email protected].


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UPDATEONISSUESINTHEANGLICANCOMMUNIONDon Brownlee

is monthly report is part of the Vestrys ongoing ef-fort to inform and update the Parish about the ongoing

controversies within Te Episcopal Church (EC) and theAnglican Communion. ese controversies largely involvethe blessing of same-sex unions, ordination of non-celibatehomosexuals, interpretation of Scripture, and breakdownof traditional boundary lines between Provinces.

e Advent season of waiting is behind us, butas we move through Epiphany we are waiting to seewhat happens when the Church of Englands Col-lege of Bishops meets late in January, and its GeneralSynod in February. On the agendas: Consideration

of the Pilling Report recommending that the COEbegin facilitated conversations on allowing clergy togive some form of informal blessing to same sex part-nerships, and continued movement on plans to allowwomen to be consecrated as bishops. Groups which oppose any recognition of same sexrelationships continued in January to ask their mem-bers to write their bishops urging them to arm theBibles clear teaching on marriage and sexuality and togive courageous leadership which is faithful to Scrip-ture Groups which oppose consecration of women asbishops continue to seek changes in certain provisionsand language, but their concerns at this point seem todeal more with nuance, and provisions for those withtheir theological viewpoint. Most observers agreethe proposal will move forward. British news reportsquoted the synods general secretary as saying the rstfemale bishop could be named before the end of theyear.

Abp. Justin has worked hard to pass legislation al-lowing women as bishops since taking oce a year

ago. As part of the debate, the Synod will be asked tosuspend certain rules to allow a faster passage of thenal stages of thelegislation.e issue of blessing same sex relationships is also onthe Synods agenda, with a presentation from com-mission chairman Sir Joseph Pilling, and subsequentquestions from Synod members, but no votes or for-mal action are scheduled.

* * * e Archbishop of Canterbury has named theRev. Tory Baucum, rector of Truro Anglican Church

in Fairfax, as one of the Six Preachers of CanterburyCathedral. e announcement made note of RevBaucums commitment to reconciliation, and AbpJustin hoped the appointment would help promote

reconciliation and unity. Rev. Baucum had caught the eye of Abp. Justinand of the Anglican Communion, when he beganmeeting and praying with our Bishop Shannon. De-spite their signicant theological dierences, and thehistory of litigation, the two developed a friendshipand came to care for and [be] committed to eachother as brothers in Christ, as Bp. Shannon told aCoventry Cathedral conference on reconciliation lastMarch.

In announcing the appointment, Abp. Justinpointed to that relationship: Tory is a ne scholaran excellent preacher, and above all someone with aholistic approach to ministry. e close friendship hehas forged with Bishop Shannon Johnston, despitetheir immensely dierent views, sets a pattern of rec-onciliation based on integrity and transparency. Suchpatterns of life are essential to the future of the Com-munion. I hope and pray that Torys presence as oneof the Six Preachers will play a part in promoting rec-onciliation and unity among us.

e appointment caused some to ask whether itconstituted recognition by Abp. Justin of the Angli-can Church in North America (ACNA), while oth-ers questioned whether Rev. Baucum had, in theirwords, sold out. ACNA Abp. Robert Duncan called ithistorically signicant, and defended Rev. Baucumagainst charges the appointment was a reward for sell-ing out: Tory is known to be a gifted teacher andpreacher who is committed to the present day refor-

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mation out of which the Anglican Church in NorthAmerica was born.

e College of Six Preachers was created by Abp.omas Cranmer in 1541, and has continued in anunbroken line since that time. e Six Preachers, asthey are called, are asked to preach on various occa-sions at Canterbury Cathedral.

Elsewhere: e Church of England also riled theologicalconservatives with trial changes to the baptismal lit-urgy. e new language replaces the questions Doyou reject the devil and all rebellion against God?and Do you repent of the sins that separate us from

God and neighbour? with Do you reject evil? And itall its many forms? And all its empty promises? etrial liturgy came about after some dioceses asked foralternative language that was culturally appropriateand accessible. Critics charged the new language wasanother indication of the constant dumbing downof Christian teaching, and rewrote 400-year-old lan-guage to come up with easily swallowed soundbites.COE ocials responded by pointing out the currentbaptismal liturgy was adopted in 1988. e GeneralSynod approved drafting alternative language in 2012,and the trial language may be used through Easter.e COE response also noted that the proposed lit-urgy will have no formal status until approved by theGeneral Synod. e Archbishop of the Church of Canada hasnamed a commission to carry out a broad consulta-tion about changing the marriage canon (church law)to allow same-sex marriage. e churchs GeneralSynod passed a resolution last July which called forthe commission and the consultations, which are to

lead to consideration of a proposal to allow same sexmarriages in 2016. e ACNA College of Bishops met in Floridafor a week in January. ey continued to wrestle withthe issue of ordination of women, continued work on

a Book of Common Prayer, addressed issues of over-lapping dioceses, and began the process of electing asuccessor to Abp. Robert Duncan, who will retire inJune. ey noted a communication from the House oBishops of the Church of Nigeria regarding ongoing

developments in the Church of England, but did notformally receive or endorse it. e committee developing the slate of candi-dates to be the next presiding bishop of e EpiscopaChurch has issued a brief update on its work. It saidthe committee continues to meet in sub-groups, andwill announce timelines and additional details of theprocess by Ash Wednesday. e committee is madeup of a lay member, a priest or deacon, and a bishopelected from each of the nine provinces of the Episco-pal Church, plus two youth representatives. e termof Presiding Bishop Katharine Jeerts Schori expiresin 2015; her successor will be elected by the House ofBishops and conrmed by the House of Deputies atthat summers General Convention. She will be 61 in2015, and thus eligible for stand for election to a sec-ond term. She has not publicly indicated a willingnessto do so.

It is important to remember that despite all these controversiesthe work of the Church - globally, nationally, and locally - goes on.

Te commitment drive last fall focused on the many ways Po-hick carries out that work, and spread the good News, with regular

updates from the Stewardship Commission on the many and dif-ferent ways Pohick does that. Pohick continues to be the only Biblsome people will ever read. Only through donations of food andclothing to LCAC, the adult and youth mission trips, LCAC Back-packs drive, and Community of Hope does Pohick continue to leakthe love of God to those in need.

Update on Issues in the Anglican Communion,continued from page 6

AGAPEWORKSMany have volunteered to help with Agape

Works, however, the list needs to be expanded.ere is a need for volunteers that can providetransportation or food in an emergency situation.Fortunately, there have not been many requests forassistance. ose in need of temporary assistanceshould contact Helen Parker, 703-497-5927 or703-489-9428 or Jackie Wells, 703-780-1472.


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COMPUTERSFORKIDSDONATE, MAKEADIFFERENCE

Have an unused laptop at home? Mark Bartletthas refurbished close to 50 computers and distrib-uted them to needy elementary children aroundthe state. He will completely clean the hard driveso that nothing can be retrieved, and he installsnecessary programs for the students. Give old lap-tops to Edie Bartlett and she will get them to Markin Centreville. Please check out his website http://www.computerequipmentforkids.org for more in-formation.

Epiphany is the season of light: the light of the

star of Bethlehem, which guides the Eastern sages tothe manger; the light of the gospel, preached by Godsbeloved Son, which we ourselves are to become: Youare the light of the world...Let your light so shine... Hymns during Epiphany are about light in all ofits possibilities. One text we have been working onin the St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir is Brightest andBest, found at hymn 117, with a second tune at hymn118, and in the anthem we are singing. Brightest and best of the stars of the morning, dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;

star of the east, the horizon adorning, guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Shall we then yield him, in costly devotion, odors of Edom, and oerings divine, Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? Lots of questions are raised by this text. Why dowe call upon the best star of the morning? e morn-ing star appears when it is darkest, and guides us tothe infant Redeemer, also a bright sun. Why would

MUSICNOTES

Linda Egan,Minister of Musicwe want to oer the infant Redeemer odors of EdomOdors? More like ne fragrance. Where is Edom? Itwas just south of the Dead Sea. Fortunately, we do nohave to travel to Edom; we learn in the next stanzathat God prefers adoration and prayer.

e text writer, Reginald Heber, was a young rec-tor in England who wanted to improve congregation-al singing in his parish. e practice of psalm sing-ing, common at the time as the only sung music in aservice, was of limited value, he believed. He wrote aseries of hymn texts for various seasons of the churchyear and suggested they be sung closest to the time othe sermon in the service. ough his aim was singing with reverence anddevotion, he was careful not to construct, as he saidditties of embraces and passion, or language which

it would be disgraceful in an earthly sovereign to en-dure. is text was rst published in 1811 in Te Chris-tian Observer, and in an Episcopal hymnal in 1865. Ihas appeared in each Episcopal hymnal since. Vainly we oer each ample oblation, vainly with gifts would his favor secure, Richer by far is the hearts adoration, dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

WALKINGTOJERUSALEMWalking to Jerusalem will begin on February

2, and continue until Easter, which is April 20.e distance is 5,914 miles from Lorton to Jeru-salem.

Looking for greater participation this year,and would like to get the children involved. Onceagain Ben Wainwright will be the keeper of themiles. Participants should send tallied miles toBen via [email protected].

More details will be forthcoming in the Sun-day bulletin.


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Sunday Monday uesday Wednesday Tursday Friday Saturday

JAN 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEB 1Epiphany 3a

7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE II12:30p St. CeceliaSt. Alban6:30p EYC (all)

9:30a Sta

Meeting

2p HE, the Fairfax

6p COH6p St. FrancisChoir7:30p HealingService

6:15p Bell Choir

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

8a Brotherhood

of St. Andrew9:15a DocentResearch

2 3 4 5 6 7 8Epiphany 4a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE I12:30p St. Cecelia

St. Alban6p EYC SuperBowl Party

6p COH 9:30a Sta Mtg7p Tutoring

2p HE, the Fairfax6p COH6p St. FrancisChoir7:30p Healing

Service

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

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:30a WomensRetreat

9 10 11 12 13 14 15Epiphany 5a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a ChristianEd, Fairfax visit11:15a HE II12:30p St. CeceliaSt. Alban5p Youth Conr-mation

9:30a StaMeeting9:30a AnnMa-son Guild6p Vestry Din-ner/Meeting7p Tutoring

2p HE, the Fairfax6p COH6p St. FrancisChoir7:30p HealingService

6:15p Bell Choir7p EFM7p Troop 899Open House7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

Valentines Day

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a Renova-tions6p Chili Cook-off

16 17 18 19 20 21 22Epiphany 6a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE I12:30p St. CeceliaSt. Alban5p Youth Conr-mation6:30p EYC CoeeHouse

Oce ClosedPresidents Day

8a GW Serviceand Breakfast7p Docent Board

9:30a Sta Mtg7p Tutoring



8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a Docent

raining

23 24 25 26 27 28 MARCH 1

Epiphany 7a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed11:15a HE II12:30p St. CeceliaSt. Alban5p Youth Conr-mation6:30p EYC (all)

9:30a Sta Mtg7p Tutoring



8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a DocentResearch10a Happy Hats

Pohick Church Activities February 2014

Contact the Parish Secretary, Vonne Troknya, [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.

2 FEBRUARY 9 FEBRUARY 16 FEBRUARY 23 FEBRUARY 2 MARCH

7:45 Ken Evans

Tony Marsico

Alan Mayberry

Mike Vaughn

Rodger Jones

Becky Wagner

Stew Remaly

Mike Zane

Ken Evans

Tony Marsico9:00 Jan Hoheins

om BlandJim FosterBill Patton

Chris BrownDon CookeMatt Gurrola

Jim Heller

Dennis MyersBeth AltmanHal YarwoodSusan Yarwood

Susan HomarPehr PehrssonEdwardene PitcockRita Smith

Santos GarciaJohn GodleyGrant Hodges

John Pasour

11:15 Angela EdgemonSteve Edgemon

Kathy KirklandHank Foresman

Rick NelsonBill Hosp

Tom MayberryMike Wooten

Paul WaldenDon Homar

7:00 R. Wyllie C. Herbert N. Sunderland J. Pasour N. Sunderland

1:00 R. Heddleston E. Pitcock H. Parker D. Derbes J. Bireley

12:15 Pitcock/Schmid M/M urston Kirkland/Hoheins Pasour/Remaly M/M Brown

AM BJ McPhersonA. Marsico, E. PitcockA. Powell, J. SchmidM. TonkinD. russellM. Yezek

J. SunderlandN. Bireley, A. CannonC. Heddleston

J. MacDonaldM. HartigR. Teale, B. Wagner

J. SunderlandN. Bireley, A. CannonC. Heddleston

J. MacDonaldM. HartigR. Teale, B. Wagner

J. WellsN. Sage

J. BuckleyC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

J. WellsN. Sage

J. BuckleyC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

AM R. Stankwitz J. Wells R. Stankwitz BD BD

7:45 M/M Jacobus M/M Jacobus M/M Jacobus Wagner/Byrne M/M Pasour

9:00 M/M Vaughn M/M Wainwright M/M Pehrsson M/M Leon M/M Mayberry

11:15 C. Darling BD K. Kirkland M/M Yezek M/M urston

7:45 Doug Smith Becky Wagner M/M Rodger Jones M/M Paul Peterson Stew Remaly

9:00 Schmid/Pasour M/M Femi Ayorinde M/M H. McCullough Renee Vaughn M/M Terry Mullins

11:15 M/M Rick Nelson M/M Don Homar M/M Randy Haufe C. Hodge Leslie Aqueron

7:45 orson (R)Springer (P)

Sunderland (P)Hayes (R)

orson (P)Springer (R)

Sunderland (R)Springer (R)

orson (R)Sunderland (P)

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

Nelson (P)Sage (R)

M. Booth (R)R. Booth (P)

Hayes (R)Pasour (P)

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

11:15 Faber (R)Cockroft (P)

Poad (P)Pasour (R)

Faber (P)Cockroft (R)

Nelson (P)Elston (R)

M. Booth (P)R. Booth (R)

9:00 J. Wells F. Crawford P. Kind E. Pitcock BD

11:15 M. Bartholomew H. Foresman B. Bland M/M Costa BD

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LOCK - UP

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ALTAR GUILD

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COFFEE HOUR

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HOSPICEVOLUNTEERSNEEDEDVITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Northern Virginia is recruiting volunteers

in northern Virginia for friendly visits to patients at the end of their life. Visitsmade by volunteers help patients and touch families. Help by visiting patients orworking in the oce. Orientation and assignments are made according to individualpreference. Please contact the Volunteer Services Manager at 703-270-4300 or [email protected].

POHICKSINGLESADULTMINISTRY

e Singles Adult Ministry has the follow-ing activities planned for the 2014 year with ex-act dates to be announced: February - SuperbowlParty; March - National Zoo; April - Baseballgame at Nationals Stadium; May - Mount Ver-non. Please contact Nancy White at 703-765-2106, Bill Bland at [email protected] [email protected] or Laurie Holly at

[email protected] for more information.

ALTARFLOWERS

PLEASE call the Church

oce, 703-339-6572, the

week before scheduled

for Altar owers so that

the correct dedication can

be printed in the Sunday

bulletin insert.

FOYERSA SOCIALGATHERINGFORSPRING2014

New Foyers groups will be forming for theSpring 2014 rotation. A new list will be sent in

late February 2014. For current members thatchoose not to participate in the Spring rota-tion, please send an early email to Tom Bland.For new or former members, be sure to notifyTom to be added to the Spring Foyer group.Parishioners are anxious to share a meal withother members of the congregation in theirhomes. Contact Tom Bland at [email protected] or 703-978-2286. Please invite newmembers!

HAPPYHATSWORKSHOPSaturday, March 1

Common Room Annex10:00 am - 12:00 Noon

e Martha Guild is sponsoring anotherHappy Hats Workshop. e congregation is invit-ed to participate in this wonderful Outreach proj-

ect. Happy Hats aremade from fun, color-ful fabric and are givento children in hospitalsgoing through chemo-therapy, suering fromburns or other illnesses,

or facing operations.All materials for

the project are sup-plied, but helping

hands are needed. Participants do NOT need toknow how to sew! is is a great opportunity forscouts and for students looking for service projecthours. Questions, contact Connie Myers at 703-455-4652 or [email protected] or any mem-ber of the Martha Guild.


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