Pohick Post, July 2013

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POHICKPOST

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

JULY 2013

Pohick Episcopal Church9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA 22079

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

From Te Assistant Rector

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

Womens RetReatBackByPoPulaRDemanD

In January, Pohick Church held its rst womensretreat in recent decades. e women sang, listened,and then jumped right in to talk to each other in smallgroup discussions. By random selection, every womandeparted with a prayer partner. When is the next re-treat going to be? they asked. For some time now, thebulletin announcements have prompted you to markSaturday, July 20, on your calendars and promised de-tails to come. Here they are!

Once again, Rita Stankwitz has generously oeredher hospitality to all of us. In July, we anticipate takingadvantage of her spacious outdoor space as well as theample rooms indoors. She has even refurnished rooms

with retreats in mind.Since we thrived on talking together, we havedecided to widen our conversations to include bothwomen who met Jesus Christ in person and also sev-eral women from Pohick. We are aided by a bookauthored by Mary Ellen Ashcroft entitled, Te Mag-dalene Gospel. e Rev. Ashcroft, an Episcopal priest,teaches English at Bethel College outside Minneapo-lis, Minnesota. She bases her vivid accounts, thoughctional, upon careful biblical and historical research.

Picture the scene. It is Holy Saturday, the day after

Jesus crucixion in Jerusalem. Mary and Martha have

invited a number of Galilean women to stay the nightat their comfortable home. Together they walked thecouple of miles from the Cross to Bethany. Gatheredwhere Jesus had spent many evenings, each womantells her own story of the impact Jesus had on her life

From one another, they draw strength and begintheir struggle to understand Jesus life and death. Lessthan twenty-four hours after his death, these womenmake the day sacred by their faith and love, so readsthe dust cover. And, so is our hope for this retreat.

e Church has over a dozen copies of the book toloan out. Although it is not mandatory to read it be-fore the retreat, it will be helpful. Of course, you mayalways borrow it afterward. Check with me to obtainan available copy.

See the invitation on page three of the Pohick Postfor details and registration.

WOMENS

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PostcaRDfRomthe RectoREarly in June, I was very glad to have Chris and Mary safely join me in Jerusalem at Tantur. We

have already enjoyed pilgrimages to holy sites in Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Nazareth, Mt. Carmel and

Caesarea, always praying for our beloved Pohick family at each sacred place.Later in June, we will have the honor of worshiping with the Archbishop of Canterbury when hevisits our Sunday home away from home - St. Georges Cathedral in Jerusalem. We will give himgreetings on your behalf!

Our prayers are with you for a wonderful Vacation Bible School, EYC Mission Trip, and prepara-tions for a fantastic start to the program year in the Fall, when we will be back home. May God bless

you with safe and happy travels as you enjoy some rest and relaxation this summer!

Faithfully,Don+, Chris and Mary

Attention!DEADLINE CHANGE!

Te August and September2013 issues of the Pohick Post

will be combined into one newsletter.

On July 15, please submit all articles thatwould usually appear in either the August and/orSeptember Pohick Post.

In some cases, this will require advanced plan-ning. For those submitting Sunday Service Volun-teers, please send all the volunteers for Septemberas well as August, if possible. anks very muchfor the cooperation!

Forward articles by email in Word compatibleformat to Lori Buckius, [email protected].

Design concerns and items for the SundayService Volunteers page should be addressed toCarmel Hodge, [email protected].

chRistmas maRt JeWelRytaBle

Jewelry that is no longer worn can be donated to the2013 Christmas Mart Jewelry Table.

Jewelry in any condition is useful. Broken jewelry iseither mended or put in bags and sold to crafters. esebags are among the rst items sold. Jewelry can be leftin the church oce, or call Cammie Liddle at 703-971-7548.

ttff - aPPle ButteRtime!Country Fair time has arrived! Now is the oppor-

tunity to recapture the nostalgia of visiting the farmin the fall. e atmosphere of smoke wafting up fromcooking res; the pleasant aroma of spices tickling thenose; and the beautiful colors of the changing leavescan be relived at Pohick Church on September 28 and29 as the apple butter is made for the Country Fair.

Come experience all that and more! It is AppleButter Time and it will be made e Old FashionedWay. So, what does TTFF mean? It is short forTime - Talents - Fellowship - Fun.

Volunteers are needed to contribute Time andTalents to complete the hard work of processing 80bushels of apples into Pohicks infamous Apple But-ter - a best seller every year. Bring a paring knife andcutting board Saturday morning, and plan to stay aslong as possible. Come for an hour or come for thetwo days. Any and all help is welcome! Work begins

at 7:00 am on Saturday and very early on Sunday. Acomplete schedule will be in the Church bulletin asthe event draws closer. ere will be plenty of workto keep all volunteers gainfully employed both days;and it is a great opportunity for Fellowship with theparishioners of this great Church, and a very goodchance of having just plain ol Fun.

Every volunteer that can make it is needed. ehelp is indispensable. Without volunteers, it just willnot happen. Please try and nd the Time to donatespecialTalents. It will be worth the eort!


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Pohick Episcopal Church July 2013 Page 3

kenn katonaOn Saturday, June 22,

Kenneth J. Katona was or-dained to the Sacred Order of

the Diaconate at Trinity Ca-thedral, Phoenix, AZ. Con-gratulations to Kenn as hebegins his new ministry as a

Deacon (and still our seminarian for one moreyear) at Pohick Church!

Womens RetReatDear Women of Pohick Church and Female Friends,

e second Womens Retreat has been plannedfor those 16 years and older. Everyone is welcome tothis wonderful uplifting and spiritual event. It will be

a day involved with learning about oneself as well assome of the women in the Bible. Friends and neigh-bors are invited to participate. Be sure to register theirnames so there is an accurate count of the women at-tending.

e retreat will be held at Rita Stankwitzs homefrom 9:30 am until 2:30 pm on Saturday, July 20. Herhome, located on Chapel Road just south of the junc-tion of Rt. 123 (Ox Road) and the Fairfax CountyParkway, presents a lovely setting. A signup sheet is on

Ruths oce door. Please sign up before July 14. Interested in car pooling? Be sure to check theappropriate box on the signup sheet as either driver orrider. Driving directions will be provided.

Child care will be oered so do not let that pre-vent attendance. Please provide information on num-ber of children and their ages.

Able to bring a dozen homemade cookies? Justmark the box on the signup sheet.

Outdoor chairs can also be used. Label the chairand drop it o at the Church by Wednesday, July 17.

is way the chairs can be set up and ready ahead oftime. Chairs can be retrieved and taken home at theend of the retreat.

Along with the signup sheet, registrations can bemailed to the church, e-mailed to [email protected], or phoned into the church oce at 703-339-6572. Please include all of the following information:

Name, phone number E-mail address

Would like to:

Carpool (rider or driver) Use childcare (how many and what age?)

Able to provide: A dozen homemade cookies A folding outdoor chair (how many?)Any other special needs, can probably be accom-

modated.All registrations must be received by July 14.

DO NO FORGE O READ HE BOOK!

Te Magdalene Gospelby Mary Ellen Ashcroft

2013 aPPle ButteRscheDule

Friday, September 27 - Apple Butter Setup

Noon - 5:00 pm Setup (kettles, rewood, etc.)

Saturday, September 28 - Apple Sauce Day7:00 am - 10:00 am Wash, cut apples, andstart cooking8:00 am - 3:00 pm Cook apples into applesaucewith many stirrers needed!3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cleanup and setup fornext day

Sunday, September 29 - Apple Butter Day3:00 am - 3:00 pm Cook applesauce into AppleButter with many stirrers needed!10:45 am Apple Butter Eucharist2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Canning of the Apple Butter- All Hands Needed!4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tear down and cleanup6:00 pm - ? Apple Butter Social

Friday, October 4 - Fair Setup4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Setup

Saturday, October 5 - Fair Day5:00 am - 12 noon Cook two kettles of AppleButter12 noon - 1:00 pm Canning of the Apple Butter

Sunday, October 6 - Fair Tear-Down Day8:00 am - 11:00 am Tear down and store items11:00 am - 1:00 pm Bratwurst Cookout

Come for an hour, a day, or a weekend!


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uPDateon issuesinthe anglican communionDon Brownlee

Tis monthly report is part o the Vestrys ongoing eort to in-orm and update the Parish about the ongoing controversies withinTe Episcopal Church (EC) and the Anglican Communion. Tese

controversies largely involve the blessing o same-gender unions, ordi-nation o non-celibate homosexuals, interpretation o Scripture, andbreakdown o traditional boundary lines between Provinces.

e Church of England is confronting two of these keyissues that have roiled the Anglican Communion in recentyears: Election of women as bishops, and blessing of same-sex unions.

Last year the Churchs General Synod rejected a long-debated plan to allow women to serve as bishops. e movewas widely criticized in the press, public debate, and Par-liament. Prime Minister David Cameron in eect told thechurch to resolve this issue before Parliament forced its hand.

e previous plan contained a number of compromisesdesigned to protect those who for theological reason cannotaccept the authority of a woman as bishop. e new one dropsthose, and says the Church of England should now commititself fully and unequivocally to all orders of ministry beingopen to all, without reference to gender. It further notes thatthere should no longer be any dioceses where none of theserving bishops ordains women as priests.

e plan is being strongly backed by Abp. Justin, whocalled last falls vote a pretty grim day for the whole church.

e General Synod will consider the revised plan in July.In the meantime, the House of Bishops has adopted new

rules that will allow senior women priests to attend its meet-ings until women join it as bishops.

At the same time, the House of Lords has been debat-ing a measure to allow same-sex marriages. e Church ofEngland has strongly opposed the measure, with both Abp.Justin and the Archbishop of York speaking against it. [eyand other senior Church of England bishops are membersof the House of Lords.] Abp. Justin said the bill confusesmarriage and weddings, and fails to understand that twothings may be equal but dierent. However, he also said Itis clearly essential that stable and faithful same sex relation-

ships should, where those involved want it, be recognised andsupported with as much dignity and the same legal eect asmarriage. And he added, It is also absolutely true that thechurch has often not served the LGBT communities in theway it should. I must express my sadness and sorrow for thatconsiderable failure.

* * *While that debate was going on in the House of Lords,

but before the vote in the General Synod, Abp. Justin held hisrst meeting with Pope Francis since they both were installedin their new ministries in March. According to the AnglicanCommunion News Service, the two armed the bonds of

friendship and love between the Roman Catholic Churchand the Anglican Communion, and agreed that ongoing dia-logue between Rome and Canterbury has the potential toempower Christians around the world to demonstrate thelove of Christ. It is only as the world sees Christians grow-ing visibly in unity that it will accept through us the divinemessage of peace and reconciliation, Abp. Justin said.

Pope Francis noted that since we began our respectiveministries within days of each other, I think we will alwayshave a particular rea-son to support oneanother in prayer.

Both acknowl-edged that dierenc-

es between RomanCatholics and Angli-cans have caused painin the past and wouldpresent challenges inthe years ahead. ButAbp. Justin said thata rm foundation of friendship will enable us to be hopefuin speaking to one another about those dierences.

e Pope also expressed his gratitude for the sincere ef-forts the Church of England has made to understand thereasons that led his predecessor, Pope Benedict XVI, to estab-lish a special canonical structure that allows disaected An-glicans in Britain to be received collectively into the RomanCatholic Church. I am sure this will enable the spiritualliturgical and pastoral traditions that form the Anglican pat-rimony to be better known and appreciated in the Catholicworld, he said.

e two agreed on the need to build an economic systemwhich promotes the common good to help those sueringin poverty.

Abp. Justin wore an episcopal ring that Pope Paul VIgave to his predecessor, Abp. Michael Ramsey, in 1966. at

meeting was the rst between a pope and archbishop of Can-terbury in some 400 years. e ring, which had been PopePauls when he served as Archbishop of Milan, has becomesymbolic of reconciliation eorts between Anglicans and Ro-man Catholics, and it has become traditional for Abp. Mi-chaels successors to wear it when visiting the Vatican.

* * *Previous Updates have touched on two ongoing discern-

ments within e Episcopal Church: Choosing a slate ofnominees to be the new Presiding Bishop, when Bp. Katha-

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rines term ends in 2015, and reimagining a new structure forthe Church going forward. e Executive Council recentlyapproved increasing the budget for the Presiding Bishopsearch to $226,000; other transition costs are estimated tobring the total cost of the search, election and transition to$500,000.

e Episcopal Caf web site, which is closely aliatedwith the Diocese of Washington, recently juxtaposed twopoints of view on these two discernments. In one, the self-styled Crusty Old Dean (Tom Ferguson, dean of BexleyHall Seminary), said e Episcopal Church is addicted togovernance, and noted that 47% of the budget adopted by thelast General Convention will go for governance and structure.He said it made no sense to go through a long and expensivenomination process for a job that may change signicantly. In

the business world, he said, Youd be insane not to ask, Howcan I interview for a job when I dont know what the jobdescription may be? He suggested instead that we elect aninterim or caretaker presiding bishop to serve for a three-yearterm, while restructuring proposals are considered, debatedand perhaps adopted. Instead of spending over $500,000 totransition to an oce which might be restructured, why notactually think about changing the oce? Currently we arecoming up with a transition plan for the people in the oce,not the oce itself.

at view was challenged by another writer, e Rev. Su-san Snook, rector of the Church of the Nativity in Scottsdale,Arizona. Rather than saying we shouldnt elect a presidingbishop until weve dened the job, she argued, we shouldelect a transformational leader, who shares the churchs visionand passion for change, and who has the ability to gatherothers around that vision. Citing the story of Moses, Eldadand Medad in Numbers 11:16-30, where God pours out thespirit on 70 elders to share the burden of leading the Israel-ites, she said Leadership in the church works this way. Atransformative, visionary leader gathers together other lead-ers and empowers them for mission, delegating and sharingwith them the task of leadership. As all are empowered with

the Spirit, the Body of Christ grows healthier and stronger.Because of the need for change, she said the next presidingbishop needs to turn his/her attention away from the issuesthat were most pressing in the current triennium (relationswith the Anglican Communion and our own breakawaygroups), to the issue that will be most pressing in the next(transformation for mission within the church).

e two agreed on one thing: e need to redene theoce of presiding bishop. e current oce has evolved tothe point that one person cant possibly be gifted at all theareas covered, she argued presiding ocer of the Houseof Bishops, primate and spokesperson for the church to the

world, particularly the Anglican Communion, and CEO andhead of sta of the national church oce.

Elsewhere: At the same time it approved increasing the budget

for the Presiding Bishop Search Committee, the ExecutiveCouncil also approved increasing the lines of credit it hasprovided to the reconstituting dioceses of South Carolina andSan Joaquin to $500,000 and $785,000, respectively.

e dioceses of Chicago and Quincy have agreed to re-unite. e two dioceses, meeting in separate diocesan conven-tions, both unanimously approved the same reunication res-olution. e reunied diocese, to be known as the EpiscopalDiocese of Chicago, will include the 125 congregations andchaplaincies and more than 36,000 members of the existingDiocese of Chicago in northern Illinois, and the nine Quincycongregations and 755 members in west central Illinois.

e diocese of Quincy has gured prominently in eort

by some to leave e Episcopal Church and aliate withother provinces of the Anglican Communion. In November2008, about 60 percent of the members of several congrega-tions voted to leave and join the Province of the SouthernCone. Litigation resulting from that vote is ongoing.

e original diocese of Illinois was divided into threeChicago, Quincy and Springeld, by the General Conven-tion in 1877. e reunication move, like the election of anew bishop, must be approved by a majority of diocesan bish-ops and standing committees from around the country.

In own legal disputes, the Virginia Supreme Court hasdenied an request by e Falls Church Anglican to revisitproperty rulings that favored the Diocese of Virginia. A Fair-fax County District Court had largely ruled in favor of theDiocese in the spring of 2012. Falls Church Anglican ap-pealed to the state Supreme Court, which denied its appeal inApril. e congregation led a petition for rehearing, whichthe court denied on June 14th.e Rev. John Ohmer, rectorof e Falls Church Episcopal, said that he and his congre-gation are relieved by this decision and looking forward toturning a new page. Bp. Shannon said is decision is anoccasion for all those, on both sides, to focus fully on positiveministries ahead. As of when this Update went to press, Falls

Church Anglican had not commented publicly on the ruling

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

Bp. Ted told us in his sermon on Conrmation Sunday, Youare the only Bible some people will ever read. Pohick continuesto be that Bible, serving the least o these, teaching and ormingnew generations as partners in Gods mission, responding to injus-tice, and caring or Gods creation through donations o ood andclothing to LCAC, adult and youth mission trips, Gunston Tutor

program and Community o Hope. Ongoing support to these andsimilar ministries helps continue to leak the love o God to thosein need.

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musicnotes

Linda Egan,Minister o Music Summer, with its slower pace of activities, is a good

time to catch up on care of ourselves. God has given usthe gift of our bodies, and along with that gift comes theneed for good stewardship of it.

One area that may have been neglected is hearing.Hearing loss is often rst noticed in musical groups

where singers and instrumentalists utilize their hearingin very precise ways in order to tune, improve ensemblesound, and execute precise rhythms.

According to the Mayo Clinic, signs of hearing lossinclude inability to understand conversation, asking forrepetition, inability to hear distinct words over back-

ground noise in a crowd, muing of speech and othersounds, frequently asking others to speak more slowly,clearly and loudly, and needing to turn up the volume ofthe television or radio.

It is important to protect hearing by avoiding pro-longed loud noise, by listening to recreational music ata moderate level, and by wearing ear protectors for jobssuch as lawn mowing and operating loud machinery ofother kinds.

Regular hearing checks by a trained audiologist willpermit intervention when hearing loss is discovered.Sometimes the solution is as simple as removal of waxbuildup in the ear.

With care, and the assistance of hearing aids whenneeded, we will not have to go through life in a muedworld.

~Pohicks musical groups are on hiatus in July andAugust. Summer oertory music will consist of soloists,small ensembles and instrumentalists. July 21 the Wom-en of the Choir of Pohick will sing. August 18 the Menof the Choir of Pohick will sing.

~is August, I will be teaching a Sightsinging courseon Sundays in the music room. Sightsinging is the abilityto sing a piece of printed music with no prior rehearsalof it when provided only the starting pitch. It is musicalliteracy and is hugely helpful to church people who singhymns each Sunday, as well as to choir members and in-strumentalists who prepare the music each Sunday.

Come try it out, Sundays 8:50 am until 9:40 am inthe Music Room. You can do it, if you practice it as askill.

I wish you a relaxing summer lled with good music!

Rehearsals begin in September:ursday, September 5, 6:15-7:15 pm: Bell Choir

7:30-9:00 pm: Choir of PohickWednesday, September 11, 6:00-6:30 pm: St. Francis

Choir, for grades K-3

Sunday, September 15, 8:00 am: Pohick Pickers pre-pare for the 9:00 am service; 12:30-1:30 pm: St. CeceliaSt. Alban Choir, for grades 4-12

Start date for the Teen Band rehearsals will be an-nounced.

outReach - Backto schoolBingo! - Blackoutthe caRD!Back to School is an exciting time in the life of a

child as well as their parents, but for many low-incomefamilies in Southeast Fairfax County it can be ex-

tremely stressful as families worry about how they willaord the necessary school supplies. Contributionscan help minimize the worry and ensure a condentstart to the school year for local children by donatinga backpack full of grade appropriate school supplies.

Pohick Church has committed to fulll 34 back-packs for high school students. In the Common Roombeginning July 14, there will be a large Bingo Cardposter with each of the items needed for a completebackpack across the top and a row for each of the 34students needing support. As individuals, families, or

groups of families, please sign the squares that will besupplied, and then bring the items to the CommonRoom. Items need to be brought in no later than Sun-day, August 11. For those that would like to supportthis activity without doing the shopping, a check canbe written made payable to Pohick with LCAC Backto School in the memo line. For handy reference, theitems that are being requested for each student arelisted below:

1 Backpack 2 Binders 22 pkges dividers 3 Folders with 2 pockets2 glue sticks 2 Highlighters2 Marble Comp Notebooks1 Notebook - 1 subject, college rule1 box colored pencils (8-12)1 pkge looseleaf paper - college rule1 dozen mechanical pencils6 individual black pens2 individual red pens

For questions, please feel free to contact SusanHomar at [email protected] or via cell phoneat 202-744-9446.


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IT IS NECESSARY FOR THE DAILY SESSIONS TO BEGIN PROMPTLY AT 9:00 am.

To help the Christian Education budget,a donation o $25.00 per amily would be most appreciated.

Directions: Please ll out a separate orm or each child attending.

Childs Name ______________________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________________ (street) (city) (zip)Telephone _____________________________________ Date of Birth ________________________________

*School Grade completed in June of 2012 ________________________________________________________

Parents Names _____________________________________________________________________________

Medical Information (eg food allergies, etc.) ______________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________

PLEASE CHECK WHERE APPROPRIATE:

_____ I can stay and help if needed. _____ We would like to carpool, if possible.

_____ My child would like to come, but will need a ride. _____ I can provide a ride for _____ child(ren).

Please return this orm to the Church ofce, either in person or by mail.

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o be held at:

Pohick Episcopal Church 9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, Virginia 22079For chidren age 3 (only if potty-trained) through Grade 5*

Monday - Friday 9:00 am - 12:00 noon

REGISRAION FORM

PohickEpiscopal Church

VacationBiBle school

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POHICK EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Vacation BiBle school

PERMISSION FOR EMERGENCY CARE

Name of Child _____________________________________________________________________________

Date of Birth _____________________________________________________________________________

Name of Parent/Guardian ____________________________________________________________________

Address ___________________________________________________________________________________

Telephone _________________________________________________________________________________

THE CHURCH HAS MY PERMISSION TO CALL ANOTHER PHYSICIAN IN ANEMERGENCY WHEN FAMILY PHYSICIAN OR I CANNOT BE CONTACTED.

Name of Family Physician ___________________________________________________________________

Telephone ________________________________________________________________________________

IS YOUR CHILD:ALLERGIC TO MEDICATION? ____________________________________________________________

IF SO, WHICH ___________________________________________________________________________

ANY OTHER ALLERGIES - SUCH AS BEE STINGS _________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________________UNDER PHYSICIANS CARE? _________________

UNDER MEDICATION NOW? _________________

THE CHURCH HAS MY PERMISSION, IN AN EMERGENCY WHEN I (OR MY PHYSICIAN) CANNOTBE CONTACTED, TO TAKE MY CHILD TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF THE NEAREST HOSPITALAND ITS MEDICAL STAFF HAVE MY AUTHORIZATION TO PROVIDE TREATMENT WHICH A PHY-

SICIAN DEEMS NECESSARY FOR THE WELL-BEING OF MY CHILD.

NOTE: By law a parent cannot consent in advance to any and all manner of emergency care. It is understandable

that in cases, other than the need for immediate emergency treatment, the attending physician may defer treat-ment pending the parents permission to administer professional service.

_____________________________________________________________(parent/guardian signature)

_____________________________________________________________(date)


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Sunday Monday uesday Wednesday Tursday Friday Saturday

JUNE 30 JULY 1 2 3 4 5 6Proper 8c8a HE I10a HE II

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

7:30p HealingService

Independence Day8:30p AA

Ofce Closed 8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a RenovationCommittee Mtg

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Sr. HighMission rip

Proper 9c8a HE I10a HE II

Sr. HighMission rip

9a-12p VacationBible School

Sr. HighMission rip

9a-12p VacationBible School9:30a Sta Mtg2:30p HE, eFairfax

Sr. HighMission rip

9a-12p VacationBible School7:30p HealingService

Sr. HighMission rip

9a-12p VacationBible School8:30p AA

Sr. HighMission rip

9a-12p VacationBible School7p VBS Closing

Sr. HighMission rip

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew

14 15 16 17 18 19 20Proper 10c8a HE I10a HE II

Pohick PostDeadline

9:30a Sta Mtg2:30p HE, eFairfax7:30p Vestry


8:30p AA 8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a HPCF10a WomensRetreat

21 22 23 24 25 26 27Proper 11c8a HE I10a HE II



8:30p AA 8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a Renovation

Committee Mtg

28 29 30 31 AUG 1 2 3Proper 12c8a HE I10a HE II


6p COH7:30p HealingService

8:30p AA 8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew

Pohick Church Activities

JULY 2013

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

On Fathers Day, Jane Goeller and Dana Hutson received diplomasfrom the University of the South as graduates of a four year programfeaturing Bible study, church history, and theology. ey each completedan average of 400 classroom hours. New classes for Education for theMinistry will start in the fall on Monday nights. For more details, con-tact Charlotte Knipling at 703-946-1031.

Congratulations!


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SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNEERS

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

7 JULY 14 JULY 21 JULY 28 JULY 4 AUGUST

8:00 Mike Vaughn

Becky Wagner

Ken Evans

Mike Zane

Rodger Jones

Stew Remaly

Tony Marsico

Alan Mayberry

Mike Vaughn

Becky Wagner10:00 Tom Rivenbark

Don CookeHank ForesmanSean Hartig

Chris BrownKathy KirklandBill PattonPaul Walden

Matt GurrolaJim FosterJan HoheinsDon Homar

Tom MayberryGreg WilsonHal YarwoodSusan Yarwood

Jim BartholomewAngela EdgemonSteve EdgemonSusan Homar

7:00 J. Bireley K. Myers K. Kirkland T. Marsico S. Remaly

12:00 C. Herbert D. Brownlee J. Pasour N. Sunderland R. Heddleston

11:15Kirkland/Hoheins M/M Brown Pitcock/Schmid Bartlett/Remaly M/M Myers

AM BJ McPhersonA. PowellJ. SchmidE. Pitcock

A. MarsicoM. Yezek

N. BireleyJ. SunderlandB. WagnerR. Teale, M. Merriam

J. MacDonaldC. Heddleston

A. Cannon

N. BireleyJ. SunderlandB. WagnerR. Teale, M. Merriam

J. MacDonaldC. Heddleston

A. Cannon

J. WellsN. Sage

J. BuckleyC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

J. WellsN. Sage

J. BuckleyC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

AM M. Bartholomew J. Brimmer R. Stankwitz A. Stribling BJ/K McPherson

8:00 M/M Bireley M/M Jacobus M/M Jacobus M/M Jacobus M/M Bireley

10:00 M/M Parker Bland/Girten M/M Hogg M/M Prados M/M McCullough

8:00 Marleen McCabe M/M Rodger Jones M/M Paul Peterson BD BD

10:00 Sean Hartig M/M Gerry Gray M/M Dan Derbes BD BD

8:00 Torson (P)Hayes (R)

Springer (R)Sunderland (P)

Hayes (P)Pasour (R)

Sunderland (P)Torson (R)

Torson (R)Springer (P)

10:00 R. Booth (R)M. Booth (P)

Faber (P)Cockroft (R)

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

Poad (R)Sage (P)

Elston (P)Ayorinde (R)

8:00 LC E. Wallace LC V. Castleberry LC J. Cooke LC S. Speer LC G. Hogg

10:00 LC G. HoggSC I. Hogg

T A. LjubaT G. Hebert

LC J. HodgesSC H. Vaughn

T A. Biddlecomb . Beck

LC W. JamesSC B. Sweetser

T J. SweetserT R. Strawderman

LC M. FromSC S. Tolbert

H. SchowT J. McHargue

LC C. LjubaSC C. Dailey

T V. Dailey K. Benson

OPEN - UP

LOCK - UP

TELLERS

ALTAR GUILD

FLOWER GUILD

COFFEE HOUR

USHERS

GREETERS

LAY READERS

ACOLYTES


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some thoughtson the 4th ofJulyTe Reverend Tomas A. Costa, D.D.

George Washingtons Anglican faith and knowledge of the Book of Common Prayer is evident in an interest-ing letter he wrote at the end of the Revolutionary War. He was formally giving up his command of the Conti-nental Army with the intention of going back home to Virginia and once again becoming a private citizen. e

letter was written by Washington at Newburgh, New York on June 14, 1783. It was sent to the thirteen new stategovernors as a Circular Letter Addressed to the Governors of all the States on the Disbanding of the Army, andwas read publically as part of many Independence Day celebrations that year: I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protec-tion, that he would incline the hearts o the Citizens to cultivate a spirit o subordination and obedience to Government,to entertain a brotherly aection and love or one another, or their ellow Citizens o the United States at large, and par-ticularly or their brethren who have served in the Field, and fnally, that he would most graciously be pleased to disposeus all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacic temper of mind, whichwere the Characteristicks o the Divine Author o our blessed Religion, without an humble imitation o whose example inthese things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation.

In its style and language, many will recognize that it is very much like a Rite I Collect from the Book of Com-mon Prayer, which at that time would have been the 1662 version of the BCP.

Now there is a view of separation of church and state that may be quite dierent from what George Washing-ton had in mind. He certainly did not want the new country to have a National Church supported by taxes as inEngland. But, he did believe in the importance of religion. Washington also clearly did not believe a democraticgovernment could survive unless the people and their leaders had the qualities, the virtues, and the character ofthe Judeo-Christian tradition.

Americans were a very church-going people at the time. Most were Anglicans, but many in New England hadbeen dissidents from the Anglican Church. ere were Puritans, who later became the Congregational Churche Baptists were just beginning to grow, and there were the beginnings of the Methodist, who eventually brokeaway from the Anglicans. ere were Presbyterians, Roman Catholics, and Jews. And, they all spoke of God a bit

dierently.Washington does not mention Jesus name in the letter, but it is very clear who he is referring to by the DivineAuthor of our blessed Religion. He is a bit reticent about using the name of Jesus Christ, which was very custom-ary in the Anglican Church of the time: it was very low-church in form and liturgy in the 18th century. He doesnot want to divide by denominational dierences, so he becomes the great architect of public religious languagefor the United States.

Washington believed this common Christian faith was the way to bind America together as a nation, becausein his Letter to the Governors, Washington is quite plainly asking the political leaders to imitate Christ. And ifthey imitate Christ, it will be a happy nation. e people who received this letter in 1783 did not take this as oddor unusual or politically incorrect, but a good and noble and patriotic thing.

BuRial Plots aVailaBleAt the May Vestry meeting, the Vestry adopted a plan for the sale of burial rights in plots that have been

abandoned and will be recovered by the parish early this fall. e Cemetery Warden started a waiting list formembers of the parish who have pledged nancial support in 2013, and who are interested in either purchas-ing burial rights or changing the location of their burial rights to a dierent location. Trading is not ordinarilyan option, but it will be through November 2013 with the payment of a $200 per plot administrative fee. InOctober and November 2013, the Cemetery Warden will work his way down the waiting list. To be added tothe waiting list, please send Rusty ([email protected]) an e-mail with the words Pohick Cemeteryin the subjectline. Rusty will assemble the waiting list from the emails received. After November 30, 2013, burial rights willbe sold subject to the existing rules of the cemetery.


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