POHICK POST

Pohick Episcopal Church

9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA 22079 Telephone: 703-339-6572 Fax: 703-339-9884
Let your light so shine (Matt. 5:16)

JULY 2011
Vespasian and Titus in their campaigns in Judea and in the siege of Jerusalem. After these men went on to become emperors, they rewarded Josephus with a pension and a comfortable estate. He spent the remainder of his years writing his memoirs and serving as an apologist-historian on behalf of the Jewish people - as well as in defense of his own defection, which many of his countrymen considered traitorous. His most enthralling work is The Jewish War, a largely first-hand account of the most devastating war up to that point in human history, with more than a million casualties. As a page-turner, it puts anything written by James Michener to shame. The book has everything from secret tunnels to Roman catapults to large-scale suicide pacts. In addition, it features many of the later biblical factions and characters, along with their successors. Finish this volume, and you will never read the New Testament in the same way again! Jumping ahead three centuries, the second of my recommendations is St. Augustines spiritual autobiography, Confessions. Writing it as an extended prayer, Augustine recalls in it his precocious childhood, his wayward young adulthood, and his years-long struggle to overcome personal doubts and debilitating attachments. He goes onto record the miraculous moment of his conversion, as well as the joyful tears of his mother, St. Monica, who had prayed for him for years. I choked-up the first time I read this moving account - and I have a feeling you will too. Of the author of the third of my recommended classics, T. S. Eliot once wrote, Shakespeare gives the greatest width of human passion; Dante the greatest
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The Reverend Donald D. Binder, PhD

From The Rector

ummer is suddenly upon us. Soon, many of our congregation will be scattering to vacation spots around the country - often ones with the sound of waves crashing in the background! This all signals that it is time for yet another installment of Binders Beach Books. As you are aware, Apples launch of the iPad last year has led to a sudden explosion in the use of tablets. Kindles, Nooks, and iPads themselves have proliferated within the congregation, leading more of our members to download their books directly online. A great benefit of these devices is their ready access to thousands of free books, many of them classics that we never got around to reading in high school or college. Now they are right there at our fingertips, a huge virtual library at our disposal. With that in mind, this years recommendations will highlight some of the great Christian classics that everyone should have on their spiritual reading lists. You should be able to find each and every one of these volumes online for free - always a nice perk for tight budgets in our still struggling economy. We will take these in chronological order beginning with the writings of the colorful Jewish general Josephus. A younger contemporary of the Apostles, Josephus was the commander of Galilees defenses against the Romans in the great war of 66 - 73 AD. When captured, he became a turncoat and advised

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altitude and greatest depth. They divide the modern world between them; there is no third. Im referring here to the latter of these poets (though you can find Shakespeare online as well), Dante Alighieri, who wrote the epic poem The Divine Comedy in the early 14th century. Divided into three parts, Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso, it offers a medieval view of heaven, hell and purgatory. For post-Reformation Protestants such as ourselves, it is therefore less valuable as a literal picture of the afterlife than as a window into the tumultuous human soul, ridden as it is with sinful passions tugging away at the divine calling to a virtuous life. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow produced the first American translation of this Italian classic, and this version is still easily found online, along with more recent ones. Check these out - and while youre at it, take a look at the chilling illustrations of Gustave Dor, as well as the thought-provoking figures in Rodins famous sculpture, The Gates of Hell. Moving into the Reformation period, one of the most widely read classics of this age was John Bunyans Pilgrims Progress. Composed as an autobiographical allegory, the book recounts the spiritual journeys of Christian (Part One) and his wife Christiana (Part Two) as they pass through the Wicket Gate and walk the Kings Highway towards the Celestial City. Along the way they face many temptations and encounter a bevy of interesting characters. The two parts reflect Bunyans early adulthood as a dissident English pastor (Christians more ruggedly individualistic Christianity) and his later, more mature reflections as an elder minister (Christianas community-oriented Christianity). Both parts sparkle with spiritual insights that are sure to leave you inspired. Closer to our time, Evelyn Underhills classic Mysticism (1911) is now in the public domain. In it, she explores how the great Christian mystics moved closer to God in their spiritual quests through five distinct stages. Drawing upon her own personal experiences in her presentation, Underhill offers an accessible intimacy that will draw you in and help advance your own spiritual journey. Well, that's it for this years recommendations. Of course, these just scratch the surface of whats available on the Internet, but hopefully they will whet your appetite for more! And do not forget, the greatest of all

Christian classics, the Bible, can also be found online in many versions. Take advantage of the summertime and make use of these (or your own hardcopy version) to catch up on personal devotions. Remember, we take a vacation from our work, not from God. Indeed, only in Him can we find true rest and refreshment. During the month of July, I will be offering a fiveweek class entitled, Jacobs Journey of Faith. In it, we will explore how the patriarch went from grabbing at his brothers heel to eventually finding peace with God through the providence of his son Joseph. The class will run on Sunday mornings between the two services, 9:00 am - 9:45 am in the Parish House Annex. Bring your Bibles!

The Martha Guild does not meet during the summer months. The next meeting will be in the Fall on Wednesday, September 7, beginning at 7:30 pm in Class Room A. For questions, contact Connie Myers, 703-455-4652 or jetskiing@ hotmail.com.

the martha Guild

The Communications Commission has acquired a computer and monitor for the new Welcome Center. The system will be used to show a constantly scrolling set of PowerPoint slides with information and pictures about organizations as well as past and upcoming events at Pohick. All Pohick organizations, committees, or commissions are welcome to submit information or pictures to be displayed. Design assistance is available for PowerPoint slides if needed. For more information or to submit data, contact Tom Rivenbark at Pohick.Communications@gmail.com. A special thanks goes out to Phillip Davies and Jim Bartholomew for their generous donations of the computer equipment needed for the Welcome Center.

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The Reverend Lyn Youll Marshall

From The Assistant Rector

Colleen Mullins was the preacher at the recent youthled service. She spoke clearly and movingly about her experience at school, being bullied by boys who thought teasing her, throwing things at her, and setting her up for ridicule was fun. Colleen suffered extreme stomach pain as a result of that fun, and was briefly hospitalized. She demonstrated her strength when she stood before the Pohick congregation to tell of her pain and also reveal her source of strength, which is her faith in God. I give thanks for the youth leadership at Pohick, who supported Colleen and encouraged her to speak about a very difficult experience. I suspect that without their support, she would not have shared so openly or maybe not at all. Colleen dared to speak out against abuse. She shared her own experience as an individual. Sadly, many suffer abuse. Whether it is physical, sexual, or verbal abuse, many people suffer deeply as a result. Some will feel that they cannot share their experience either because of the shame that they feel, or because they think they may not be believed, or that they will somehow be blamed, or that their very private experience will be discussed, albeit with best intentions. In her sermon, Colleen said that some people speculated on both the cause and effect of her condition asking if she was cutting herself or had an eating disorder. What Colleen was subjected to in this speculation was gossip. To gossip is to judge knowing little, if anything, about the situation. The Bible has something to say about gossip. St. Paul in his letter to the Romans does not mince words: They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips. (Romans 1:29 NIV) And our Lord Jesus is quoted in Matthew 7:1, Do not judge, or you too will be judged. When Jesus saw injustice and abuse, he brought it out from the darkness into the light. Colleen in her honesty and her courage did the same. By speaking out, she is helping to break the secrecy that allows abuse in all it nasty manifestations to continue. How can people share their pain if they do not feel safe doing so? Recently, I heard about a pastor who asked the members of his congregation to write down the names of three people with whom they felt they could speak honestly and safely. In that way, the church leadership was able to identify and affirm people in the congregation who had the gift of listening and not gossiping. You might want to ask yourself the same

is it safe to sPeak?

question. If you had a very private matter that was of concern to you, with whom would you feel safe sharing that concern? Are there people you know that you can trust to listen and not to judge? Thinking about Colleens situation got me thinking about how we can support our young people at Pohick. On his recent visit, Bishop Shannon told members of the Vestry and the clergy that supporting young people in Church is one of his five stated priorities. We are blessed with our youth leadership but do we all model for our young people lives that are shaped by our faith? There has been some discussion recently about responsible drinking. We might also consider responsible eating, and of course disciplining that most wayward organ, the tongue. St. James has some thoughts on that. What about the way we dress? I was in the fashion and design business for over 20 years. Increasingly, I found myself troubled by the images of women in fashion magazines, often very young women whose images had been photo-shopped out of all reality, wearing clothes intended for older women with more disposable income. Since those images are without doubt meant to be sexually provocative, what kind of role model is that for our young women? In a recent sermon, I mentioned the Royal Wedding and spoke of Her Royal Highness modest wedding dress. I said that the Archbishop would not have to avert his eyes from the royal cleavage when she knelt before him and suggested that we women might want to take note. Let me be blunt: for the women in our church - if you put on a dress or top that you plan to wear to church and, instead of looking at yourself in the mirror, drop your chin to your chest what do you see? Consider that whatever you see will likely be glimpsed by clergy and Lay Eucharistic Ministers when you kneel at the altar to receive communion! Of course eyes are averted, but may I suggest one of those nice shawls that are so fashionable just now. I do not think this is about being stodgy and unfashionable. It is about modeling a self-confidence that makes a choice about what is and is not appropriate in a given situation. Her Royal Highness, the Duchess of Cambridge, did exactly that and she looked beautiful and was, I think, a wonderful role model in her choice of dress. Colleen, in her sermon, modeled self-confidence, albeit hard-won. She dared to speak out against an injustice done to her and to share the source of her strength. I believe that her sermon built up our community and she made a difference. With Gods help, we can all make a difference in our community, by modeling behaviour that protects, affirms, respects and supports. By treating ourselves and others as precious and beloved children of God, and by daring to speak out and encourage others to do the same, I pray that our community will be a place where it is safe to speak.

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uPdate on issues in the anGlican communion

Don Brownlee Policy and Planning Commission
This monthly report is part of the Vestrys ongoing effort 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. Most of this months news comes from across the river and across the pond: A small Maryland parish leaves the Episcopal Diocese of Washington to join the Roman Catholic Church; the Diocese of Washington chooses a new bishop; and the Archbishop of Canterbury gets some wanted and unwanted attention. Here in Virginia, the latest trial phase of the Fairfax County property disputes has come to an end. Early in June, St. Lukes Episcopal Church in Bladensburg Md., a congregation of about 100 people, announced its intention to leave the Episcopal Church and Diocese of Washington to join the Roman Catholic Church as part of the Personal Ordinates being established by Pope Benedict XVI. The Ordinates will to allow Anglican parishes in Britain and the United States to join the Roman Catholic Church while retaining their Anglican liturgies and traditions, including married priests. They will stand apart from the existing Roman Catholic dioceses, and in effect report directly to the Pope, rather than the local Roman Catholic bishop or archbishop. Until the Ordinate is fully established in the U.S., the church will fall under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Washington. St. Lukes is one of the first congregations in the U.S. to take such a step. Unlike some others, this transition was from all appearances a cordial one. It was announced jointly by the two dioceses, and said the move had the prayerful support of both Episcopal Bishop John Chane and Roman Catholic Archbishop Donald Wuerl. Archbishop Wuerl said the proposed Ordinate provides a path that recognizes our shared beliefs on matters of faith while also recognizing and respecting the liturgical heritage of the Anglican Church. Bishop Chane said, This was a transition achieved in a spirit of pastoral sensitivity and mutual respect...Christians move from one church to another with far greater frequency than in the past, sometimes as individuals, sometimes as groups. I was glad to be able to meet the spiritual needs of the people and priest of St. Lukes in a way that respects the tradition and polity of both of our Churches. The Rector of St. Lukes, the Rev. Mark Lewis, said, I am deeply grateful to Cardinal Wuerl and to Bishop Chane for their support throughout this discernment. We look forward to continuing to worship in the Anglican tradition, while at the same time being in full communion with the Holy See of Peter. A Washington Post story on the move quoted parishioners as saying they were not leaving the Episcopal Church over issues such as the ordination of gays and women, but to satisfying their longing for a clear religious authority through the leadership of one man, the pope. The parish and Episcopal Diocese of Washington have signed an agreement that will let the parish continue to worship in its current church, with an option to buy the property from the Diocese at some point in the future. A few weeks later, in mid-June, a special convention of the Diocese of Washington elected the Rev. Dr. Mariann Edgar Budde to succeed Bishop Chane when he retires this fall. She was elected overwhelmingly on the second ballot from a field of five nominees. Pending consents from the rest of the Church, she will be consecrated in November and take over from Bishop Chane, who is retiring after serving as bishop since 2002. The Rev. Dr. Buddes biography describes her as particularly interested in how to lead faith communities through the systemic transformation required for growth. She is passionate about congregational health and clergy wellness, the public ministry of the church, and preaching as it informs the spiritual life of both priest and congregation. In a video interview as part of the election process, she said that she hopes to be remembered as a bishop who presided over a sustained period of steady spiritual renewal and congregational growth...that allowed more and more people to come to know Christ. Since 2001, she has served as a Conference Leader for CREDO, a wellness initiative of the Church Pension Fund. She is fluent in Spanish and done a great deal of work among Spanish-speaking people. She has served as rector of St. Johns Episcopal Church in Minneapolis since 1993. She will be the first woman to serve as Washingtons diocesan bishop.The Rt. Rev. Jane Dixon was consecrated as the dioceses suffragan bishop in 1992, and headed the diocese as bishop pro tempore for two years following the retirement of Bishop Ronald Haines, from but was never elected or seated as its diocesan bishop. The Archbishop of Canterbury has received a great deal of public attention of late, some of which he probContinued on page 5

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ably wished he could have avoided. In April millions around the world watched he officiated at the wedding of Prince William & Catherine Middleton, now the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. But just a few weeks after that happy event, a noted priest reached out from the grave (through a leaked memo) to accuse him of improper meddling in the choice of a bishop for new bishop in the Diocese of Southwark. Unlike the process of selecting bishops in the Diocese of Washington and elsewhere in The Episcopal Church, in Britain a specially-created Crown Nominations Commission (CNC) reviews candidates for an open bishopric and recommends two names to the Prime Minister. He chooses one and advises the Queen of his choice. The Queen then makes the appointment. The memo was written by Very Rev. Colin See, former dean of Southwark Cathedral, shortly before his death from pancreatic cancer last November. He had served as a member of the CNC which vetted candidates to be bishop of that diocese last July. The memo accuses Archbishop Williams, and the Rt. Rev John Sentamu, archbishop of York and effectively number two in the Church of England hierarchy, of improperly vetoing two well-qualified candidates. One of them was the Rev. Jeffrey John, dean of St. Albans Cathedral, who long ago declared himself to be gay and in a long-term but celibate relationship with another man. Another was The Rev. Nick Holtam, rector of St Martin-in-the-Fields in central London, whose wife had been divorced from her first husband many years ago. The Guardian newspaper, which broke the story, called the memo anguished and devastating to the two Archbishops. In it, Slee describes two very horrible days (at the CNC meetings) in which I would say both archbishops behaved very badly. The meeting was not a fair consideration at all; they were intent on wrecking both Jeffrey John and Nick Holtam equally, despite the fact that their CVs were startlingly in an entirely different and better league than the other two candidates... He goes on, The archbishop of Canterbury was bad tempered throughout. When it came to voting, certainly two possibly three members were in tears and [Archbishop Williams] made no acknowledgement but carried on regardless. At a critical point Archbishop Sentamu and three other members simultaneously went to the lavatory, after which the voting patterns changed.

Slee also charges the church with hypocrisy on the subject of gay bishops, stating that there are several gay bishops who have been less than candid (in comparison with Jeffrey John) about their domestic arrangements and who, in a conspiracy of silence, have been appointed to senior positions. The memo warns: This situation cannot endure. Exposure of the reality would be nuclear. The Church of England is under pressure to comply with new British laws that prohibit discrimination against gays and lesbians. In response, it has drawn up a checklist that asks potential candidates a number of questions about their sexual history, such as whether the candidate had always complied with the Churchs teachings on same-sex sexual activity, and whether (and to what extent) the appointment of the candidate would cause division and disunity within the diocese in question, the Church of England and the wider Anglican Communion. Critics charge the checklist was deliberately designed to prevent those who are public about their homosexuality, even if like they said they are celibate, while not asking equivalent questions of heterosexuals. Back in Fairfax County, the latest iteration of the litigation over parish property has ended. At issue is the property of seven neighboring parishes; the congregations want to leave The Diocese of Virginia and align with groups that take more traditional views of gay and lesbian issues. The Virginia Supreme Court ruled last June they could not use a Civil War-era statute as the basis for keeping their property, and sent the case back to Fairfax County District Court. The trial resumed late in April, and both sides rested their cases in early June. In a letter to the Diocese, diocesan secretary Henry Burt said, Many of you have asked me how trial has gone. It is always unwise to speculate about such things, and I will not do so here. But, having attended all but a few days of the trial, I can say without reservation or hesitation that our trial team...did a tremendously able job. Originally nine parishes were part of the litigation; two have since settled with the Diocese.
It is important to remember that despite all these controversies, the work of the Church globally, nationally, and locally goes on. Bishop Shannon told us in June we make greater use of diocesan Youth Mission Vouchers than any other parish. Our efforts to care for our neighbors in need through the Lorton Community Action Center are ongoing. We sent our tenth mission trip to New Orleans in May. As our Rector has said, we will continue to go back as long as we are able and as long as the need to continues to be so great. The Carpenter from Nazareth, we feel, would not have it any other way.

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As in years past, the Pohick staff has created a list of unfunded wishes that will help enhance specific areas of ministry at Pohick Church. To make one of these wishes come true, contact Reverend Binder, dbinder@pohick. org, and indicate the item(s) to be funded. Reverend Binder will first check that the item has not yet been donated and then send an acknowledgement with instructions for how to proceed. Many thanks for prayerful consideration of these pennies on Pohicks Wishing Well. All purchases will go a long way toward enriching and continuing mission at Pohick! Sunday School Classroom Curriculum & Books Godly Play Easter Story Set Pre-K Class $110 Godly Play Easter Story Set Kindergarten Class $110 Godly Play Easter Story Set First/Second Grade Class $110 Godly Play Easter Story Set Third/Fourth Grade Class $110 25 Hardback Student Bibles @ $29 each Assistants Office Furnishings Bookcase $70 Priest Associates Equipment Toshiba Netbook $380 Rectors Equipment Acer Android Tablet $378 Music Music by Heart: Paperless Songs for Evening Worship $27.00 Understanding the Fundamentals of Music: DVD $70 Understanding the Fundamentals of Music: Audio CD $50 Understanding the Fundamentals of Music: Audio CD $50 Understanding the Fundamentals of Music: Transcript books with course: $25 Building & Gounds 3 programmable thermostats @ $240 each 1 Sacristy deep bowl sink $795 5 Metal Handicapped Parking Signs @ $25 each 14 Vinyl Corner Guards for class rooms @ $32.50 each Alpha Curriculum & Furnishings Alpha Parenting Children Curriculum $90 Alpha Parenting Teenagers Curriculum $90 4 Tables @ $70 each Worship 20 Replacement Books of Common Prayer @ $20 each 20 Replacement Hymnals @ $22 each 38 Replacement Pew Bibles @ $20 each Liturgical Dance Clothing and Equipment 4 Childrens Dance Costumes @ $40 each 1 Childrens Dance Costume $37 2 Adult Dance Costumes @ $43 each 4 Adult Dance Costumes @ $45 each 4 Pair Childrens Lyrical Shoes @ $40 each 4 Pair Adult Lyrical Shoes @ $40 each 4 Pair Childrens Character Shoes @ $27 each 4 Pair Adult Character Shoes @ $27 each 1 Set Production Props $100

Pohick church WishinG Well

Join in the fun of Summer Family Movie Nights! On July 22 and 29 and August 5 and 12, a FREE movie will be shown in the Pohick Church courtyard. The movie will be family oriented, and popcorn and drinks will be available for a nominal charge. Bring a blanket and come and enjoy a great evening under the stars! Watch for more information posted in the Sunday bulletin. Contact Rusty Booth for more infromation.

movies under the stars!

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music notes

Linda Wilberger Egan, Minister of Music

~A huge thank you to all who worked hard to prepare and present the Sounds of Pohick Concert on June 4. It was a pleasure to make music for all who attended. We were glad to see that some who had never been inside Pohick Church before were there to listen. ~Its time for heartfelt thank yous to the many people who make music possible here. The music committee members, Don Brownlee, Jackie Wells, Pam Hogg, and Jud Sage, provide assistance and advice several times each week. Barbara Lynn directs the St. Francis Choir. John Sessums and Chris Brown direct the Pohick Pickers, and contribute a lot of planning, rehearsal, and music arranging time to Pohick. Thirty five adults sing anthems, hymns, and service music in the Choir of Pohick. Sixteen ringers ring handbells in the Bell Choir. Twelve children and teens sing in the St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir, and their parents give them rides, support and encouragement. Six very young children and their parents gather weekly to sing in the St. Francis Choir. Fifteen instrumentalists play in the Pohick Pickers. Tom Goeller plays classical guitar and Gloria Jackson sings the second Sunday of every month at the 11:15 am service. On Tuesdays, Beth Baird accompanies hymn singing for the eucharist at the Fairfax.

Your loyalty, dedication, and musicianship are truly important to music for worship here. We gather to rehearse and to make music in services to the glory of God, grateful to be able to sing, ring, and play his praises. ~This summer, soloists and small ensembles will make music at the 10 am service. But, as always, the most important group making music for worship will be the congregation. Each summer we have learned a new hymn by including it in each of the August services. This year, the hymn is #547, Awake, O sleeper, rise from death by F. Bland Tucker, with music by Max Miller. I will write more about it in the next Pohick Post. ~If you would like to mark your calendars for the start of next season, here is the information: Thursday, September 8, 6:15-7:30 pm, the Bell Choir resumes rehearsals; on the same evening the Choir of Pohick resumes 7:30-9:00 pm. Students in grades 4 through12 who would like to sing in the St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir will register at coffee hour on September 11, and the first rehearsal will be on Sunday, September 18, 12:30 pm-1:30 pm. The St. Francis Choir, for students in kindergarten through grade 3, will have their first rehearsal on September 14, 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm. New musicians are welcome in each of the groups; speak to me, Barb Lynn or any of the music committee members for more information, and we will prepare music and a chair for you.

DEADLINE CHANGE!
The August and September 2011 issues of the Pohick Post will be combined into one newsletter. On July 15, please submit all articles that would usually appear in either the August and/or September Pohick Post. In some cases, this will require advanced planning. For those submitting Sunday Service Volunteers, please send all the volunteers for September as well as August, if possible. Thanks very much for the cooperation! Forward articles by email in Word compatible format to Lori Buckius, raebuck@aol.com. Design concerns and items for the Sunday Service Volunteers page should be addressed to Carmel Hodge, cchodge@aol.com.

Attention!

VITAS Innovative Hospice Care of Northern Virginia is now recruiting volunteers in northern Virginia for friendly visits to patients at the end of their life. Visits made by volunteers help patients and touch families. HELP by visiting patients or working in the office. Orientation and assignments are made according to individual preference. Please contact the Volunteer Services Manager at 703270-4300 or VolMgrNoVA@vitas. com.

hosPice volunteers needed

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Church Register
Transfer In Steven Fredrick Crawford Michael Bruce Crawford (sons of Fred Crawford) Paul Walden Baptisms April 23, 2011 Taran Frederick Dailey, Jr. Shelley Marie Dailey Carly Jane Dailey Victoria Elizabeth Dailey Aurora Grace Chipman John Eli Deloney Claire Elizabeth Greenmun Brooke Ellie Hamilton Lauren Paige Hamilton Jake Thomas Hettinger Charles Luther Keeney lll Sean Orion Kiggans John Bode Misken Noah Ethan Wainwright Confirmation Christ Church June 5, 2011 James Derek Mason Sarah R. Mason Bishops Visit June 12, 2011 Baptism Charles Bartlett Awenowicz Duncan Scott Chandler Youth Confirmations Christina Marie Conte Steven Richard Conte Patrick Harrison Hishta Aubrey Ann Hutson Casey Nicole Ljuba Eric William Moon Rachel Sloane Rivenbark Zachary Waller Smith Keighan Tirzah Speer Hannah Nicole Vaughn Received Lisa Hurst Anastasia L. Kellen Heather Seaton Michael Scot Seaton Reaffirmed Shelly Marie Dailey Deborah Haywood Ronald D. Schow Wedding May 12, 2011 William Howard Taft IV to Judith Harkness Memorial Althea Cooksey (Buried elsewhere) Burial June 2, 2011 Mark Mitchell Shepherd

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Pohick Church Activities

JULY 2011
29 Wednesday

JUNE 26

Sunday

Proper 8, Year A 8a HE I 10a HE II

Parish Retreat

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9:30a Staff Mtg. 7:30p HE II & 2:30p HE/FX Healing

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8:30p AA

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Proper 9, Year A 8a HE I 9a Adult Sunday School 10a HE II

Independence Day

9:30a Staff Mtg. 7:30p HE II & 2:30p HE/FX Healing

8:30p AA

8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew 10a Private Baptism

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EYC Mission Trip EYC Mission Trip EYC Mission Trip EYC Mission Trip Proper 10, Year A Vacation Bible Vacation Bible School Vacation Bible School 8a HE I School 9:30a Staff Mtg. 6p CoH 9a Adult Sunday School 2:30p HE/FX 7:30p HE II & 10a HE II

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7:30p Vestry

Healing

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EYC Mission Trip Vacation Bible School

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8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew 9:15a HPCF 9:15a Property Committee Mtg.

EYC Mission Trip Vacation Bible School 7p VBS Closing Program

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8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew 9:15a Renovations Committee Mtg.

EYC Mission Trip

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Proper 11, Year A 8a HE I 9a Adult Sunday School 10a HE II

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Pohick Post Deadline

8p Movie Night

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8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew 9:15a Historic Foundation

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Proper 12, Year A 8a HE I 9a Adult Sunday School 10a HE II

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8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew 9:15a Fair Committee Mtg. 11a New Hope Housing Picnic

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Proper 13, Year A 2p Pictorial 8a HE I Directory 9a Adult Sunday School 10a HE II

AUG 1

9:30a Staff Mtg. 2p Pictorial Directory 2:30p HE/FX

2p Pictorial Directory 7:30p HE II & Healing

2p Pictorial Directory 8:30p AA

6p Wedding Rehearsal 8p Movie Night

8a Brotherhood of St. Andrew 9:15a Property Committee Mtg. 3p Pettigrew/Zenelis wedding

Contact the Parish Secretary, Vonne Troknya, troknya@pohick.org, to list group meetings or events on the calendar.

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SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

3 JULY 8:00
Chris Brown Ken Evans

10 JULY
Lane Phillips Mike Zane Bill Bland Don Buckius Jim Hayes Nancy Sage

17 JULY
USHERS
Don OConnell John Springer

24 JULY
Becky Wagner Mike Vaughn Mo Faber Santos Garcia John Godley Grant Hodges

31 JULY
Tony Marsico Bob Davies

10:00 Rodger Jones

Don Cook Susan Homar Edwardene Pitcock Chris Brown

7:00

Neil Sunderland Leslie Schwoppe M/M Brown

OPEN - UP
Jim From

Angela Edgemon Steve Edgemon Hal Yarwood Susan Yarwood

Rita Smith Sandra Caesar Don Homar Mike Wooten Roberta Fede Kristina Meyers Brooks/Mayberry J. Sunderland N. Bireley A. Cannon C. Heddleston J. MacDonald M. Merriam R. Teale/B. Wagner BJ/K McPherson M/M Evans

12:00 Rodger Jones 12:15 Heintze/Jacobus AM

J. Wells N. Sage H. Parker J. Buckley C. Foster C. Hanchin R. Stankwitz/N. Conte J. Brimmer

LOCK - UP TELLERS ALTAR GUILD

M/M Myers Tom Buckner

Angela Edgemon Mike Elston Pasour/Remaly BJ McPherson J. Holm A. Powell J. Schmid E. Pitcock A. Marsico D. Pasour/S. Caesar J. Brimmer M/M Bryant

J. Wells N. Sage H. Parker J. Buckley C. Foster C. Hanchin R. Stankwitz/N. Conte K. Tracy M/M Jacobus

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FLOWER GUILD COFFEE HOUR

M/M Jacobus W. Bland/K. Girten TBD TBD S. Homar

BJ McPherson J. Holm A. Powell J. Schmid E. Pitcock A. Marsico D. Pasour/S. Caesar

8:00 M/M Jacobus 10:00 M/M Parker 8:00 Becky Wagner 10:00 M/M Don Buckius 8:00
Springer (R) Muir (P) Pasour (P)

M/M Bartholomew M/M Don OConnell M/M Oscar Wells Sunderland (P) Wagner (R)

GREETERS

M/M Herbert TBD TBD Gastrell (P) Pasour (R) Hayes (R) Nelson (P)

M/M Prados TBD TBD Muir (R) Springer (P)

LAY READERS
Marsico (R) Homar (P) S. Harding (R) M. Harding (P)

10:00 Elston (R)

8:00

Heddleston (R) Sassin (P) LC K. Vaughn LC J. Mitchell SC C. Ljuba T A. Ljuba T E. Elston B J. Hodges

10:00

LC D. Gray

ACOLYTES
LC T. From SC M. From T W. Haufe T C. Haufe B C. Ljuba

Ayorinde (R) Elston (P) LC J. Cooke

LC K. Hodge SC H. Goeller T P. Lyon T M. Krajack B S. Bowman

LC B. McCullough

LC S. Schwoppe LC R. McNeal SC C. Conte T B. Lynn T S. Tolbert B R. Pehrsson

LC R. Booth SC V. Castleberry T M. McHargue T I. Hogg B H. Goeller

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

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Rusty Booth, Youth Minister In the coming week, 17 teens and four adults will be going to Keansburg, NJ for this years summer Youth Mission Trip. The group will be painting and building decks and ramps for people in the community. A big thanks to everyone who supported the EYC fundraisers, as well as the many donations received for the trip. Please pray for the Youth Mission Trip participants as they go out and witness the good news of Jesus.

3200 Mt. Vernon Memorial Hwy., Mt. Vernon, VA 22309

mount vernon estate & Gardens

Mount Vernon is the most popular historic estate in America. Located just 16 miles south of Washington, DC and 8 miles south of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, the plantation rests on the banks of the Potomac River. Visitors are invited to tour the Mansion house and more than a dozen outbuildings including the slave quarters, kitchen, stables, and greenhouse. Stroll four gardens, hike the Forest Trail, and explore the George Washington: Pioneer Farmer site, a four-acre working farm that includes a re-creation of Washingtons 16-sided treading barn. George and Martha Washington rest in peace in the tomb where wreathlaying ceremonies are held daily, and the Slave Memorial and Burial Ground is nearby. The Donald W. Reynolds Museum and Education Center and the Ford Orientation Center include 25 theaters and galleries that share the details of George Washingtons life. More than 500 original artifacts, eleven History Channel videos, and immersion theater experiences illuminate the story of the first American hero. Mount Vernon was the beloved home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage in 1759 until General Washingtons death in 1799. He worked tirelessly to expand his plantation from 2,000 acres to 8,000 and the mansion house from six rooms to twenty one. The Mount Vernon Ladies Association purchased Mount Vernon from the Washington family in 1858 and opened the estate to the public in 1860. Since that time, nearly 80 million visitors have toured Washingtons home. Mount Vernon is independent of the government and no tax dollars are expended to support the 500-acre estate, its educational programs or activities.

SUMMER CAMP
Online applications and brochures for the Shrine Mont Summer Camps are now available. Many camps are available for ages 8 through young adult. Slots fill quickly, so please submit registration forms as soon as possible! Camp information can be found at http://camps.thediocese.net/index.shtml. Sibling discounts and scholarships are also available. Please refer to the brochure for more information.

Happy Independence Day!

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

Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage PAID Permit No. 2 Lorton, VA

VESTRY GRAM
To: The Vestry

Date: _____________________ Subject: _____________________

From: Pohick Church Staff

Rector: Assistant: Priest Associate: Seminarian: Minister of Music: Director of Christian Ed: Youth Minister: Parish Secretary: Finance Admin: Sexton: The Revd Donald Binder, PhD The Revd Lyn Youll Marshall The Revd Dr. Ruth E. Correll, Ed.D. Daniel Cenci Linda Egan Frances Sessums Rusty Booth Vonne Troknya Mike Morgan John Sessums

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9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, Virginia 22079-1519

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Pohick Church

Sr. Warden: Neil Sunderland Jr. Warden: Mike Elston Treasurer: Roberta Fede Register: Chris Brown Members: Femi Ayorinde, Jim Bartholomew, Michele Booth, Tom Buckner, Jonathan Cooke, Angela Edgemon, Jim From, Andrea Gurrola, Rodger Jones, Kristina Myers, Tom Rivenbark, Leslie Schwoppe

Telephone: 703-339-6572 Fax: 703-339-9884 Church Office Email: Troknya@pohick.org Web Site: www.pohick.org