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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

NOVEMBER2014

From Te Rector

Te ReverendDonald D. Binder, PhD

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Did Jesus grow up celebrating anksgiving?ats a question our Sunday school teachersmight well get this month from their young students.

e answer is not as obvious as you might think. Forwhile we know that Jesus didnt gather around a tablewith family each November to eat turkey and stung,we Americans didnt invent such meals. In various in-

carnations, harvest celebrations reach back to the dawnof civilization, each variation colored by the culture in

which it was embedded. And so we have to ask, what was the Jewish Harvestfestival of anksgiving that Jesus grew up commemo-rating?

ats a bit of a trick question, because three of themajor Jewish festivals were associated with the harvestof one or more of the seven species of ancient foodscultivated in the Holy Land. Two of them were in thespring or early summer: tithes of the barley harvest were

collected at Passover, while the ingathering of the wheatcrop came fty days later on Pentecost. But the greater of the Jewish harvest festivals camein the fall. ats when tithes of the remaining ve crops

were brought to the Temple: gs, olives, dates, pome-granates and grapes. e associated festival was and isknown as the Feast of Sukkot or Tabernacles. It cameright on the heels of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippurand lasted for a week. In Jesus time, he would have journeyed with Maryand Joseph to Jerusalem. ere, they would have erected

a hut either on the Mt. of Olives or on a rooftop inside

the Holy City itself. at hut or booth would have beentheir home for the next seven days, reminding them ofthe wilderness wanderings of their ancestors.

Each day the holy family would have joined thethrongs for a grand procession around the great Templeeach carrying bundles of palm, willow, myrtle and cit-rus. e words of Psalm 118:25 would have been recitedover and over again: Hosanna, Lord: Save us, we be-seech thee! Grant us prosperity! Sacrices would havebeen oered, including the pouring out of water on thealtar. In the evening, great lamps would have been lit

throughout the Temple courts, as the Levitical choirsang songs of rejoicing.

At the end of each day of the festival, familieswould return to their booths for a feast that lasted intothe night. Guests would be welcomed, and prayers ofthanksgiving for the fruits of the earth would be of-fered. As a guard against food and drink becoming thefocus of the festival, on the Sabbath Day, the entirebook of Ecclesiastes would be read, reminding the en-tire community that all earthly things are merely van-ity of vanities, and that the ultimate good comes from

fearing God and keeping his commandments.To this very day, of course, Jews around the world

celebrate the feast of Sukkot, with some adaptations be-cause of the loss of the Temple. And while most Chris-tians do not observe that feast, in that Jesus partook ofthis festival throughout his life - and into adulthood, as

Johns Gospel reveals (John 7:37.) - we would do welto learn some lessons from it for our modern anks-giving holiday.


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From the Rector: continued from page 1 First and foremost, the anksgiving festival of

which Jesus partook rmly held God as the focus ofthe commemoration. While there was plenty of feast-ing and rejoicing over the goods of the harvest, God

nevertheless stood at the center as the provider of allgood gifts. While our own American holiday began inthat same vein, in recent decades, that key emphasis haslargely vanished from many households. e meal itselfhas become the focus, along with football, parades and,now, even late day Christmas shopping. Connected with this recent shift away from the spir-itual dimensions of this holiday has been the couplingof the day with mass consumerism. Commercials ll thebroadcast air on this day, with Black Friday threateningto supplant even our current, secularized observance of

this holiday. As in the time of Jesus, we would do well toread at least a few verses from the Book of Ecclesiastes,reminding ourselves that without God, all this too is

vanity. A last lesson to be learned from Jesus anksgivingis that, except for food preparation for ones household,during the whole of the ancient festival, no work wasto be done. Not long ago, that was largely true for ourholiday. But now, no more: family members are rippedfrom their dinner tables so that they can go sta thesales desks and tend the cash registers. Left unchecked,

such unbridled disregard for the sacredness of this daywill make the anksgiving dinner become as too manyother American meals: fast food eaten on the way outthe door. As Christians, we too are called to keep God at the

center of our lives, and even more so on anksgivingDay. We must continue to thank him for all the bless-ings he has bestowed upon us. We must keep him atthe center of that days commemorations, even if thatmeans switching o the TV for the bulk of the day. And

we must resist the call of the commercials and boycottany store that profanes the sacredness of this day - let-ting them know by petition that we are doing so.

is anksgiving, I hope each of us will seize thatchance and renew our relationship with both our heav-enly Father and the loved ones who make our lives so

dear. Even before oering himself on the cross, throughhis participation in the anksgiving commemorationof his people, Jesus showed us the way. Let us in ourown time, continue to follow in his footsteps.

Remember, a special service of anksgiving is celebrat-ed at Pohick Church each year on anksgiving Day at 9am. It is also around this time that we have the ingatheringof our pledge commitment cards for the coming year, and wecollect anksgiving Day food oerings for needy families inour community.

THEBLESSINGOFTHEANIMALSe Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi and the

Blessing of the Animals were celebrated at PohickEpiscopal Church on Sunday, October 5. eReverend Binder and Reverend Ruth Correll of-ciated in this wonderful ceremony held in themeadows behind the Church. More than 60 par-ticipants came with dogs, cats, and a bunny rabbit.

All sang the beautifulhymn, All ings Brightand Beautiful and HesGot the Whole Worldin His Hands, whileHeather and MichaelScot Seaton providedmusical accompanimenton lyre and ute. eanimals were all rite-ful-ly blessed with a sprin-kling of holy water.

CANDLELIGHTDINNERTime is running out to make reservations for

the Pohick Docent Guilds Candlelight Dinner tobe held on Saturday, December 6. Only a dozenseats remain. Do not miss out on this beauti-ful annual event! Featured will be assorted horsdoeuvres, panzanella salad, beef tenderloin, roast-ed chicken, whipped true potatoes, grilled sea-sonal vegetables, gingerbread trie, cheese cakes,

cupcakes, and cookies.To reserve a seat to this fabulous event, send a

check made payable to the Pohick Church DocentGuild for $75 per person with Candlelight Din-ner in the memo line. Checks can be mailed tothe church at 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton,VA, 22079 or given to Helen Parker. Please in-clude names, phone numbers, and email addressesof those included in the reservation. Questions?Contact Charlotte Knipling at 703-946-1031.


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From Te Assistant Rector

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

EPISCOPALCHURCHWOMEN(ECW)FALLMEETING

e ECW mission statement says, We are a com-munity of Episcopal women who give, care, and shareGods love through mission and ministry. Last year,Helen Parker and Edwardene Pitcock attended thegathering and returned determined to recruit more

women. On ursday, October 16, four more Pohickianwomen joined them to travel to All Saints Church inRichmond to attend the 124th ECW Fall Meeting and

the 126th United ank Oering Ingathering.It was my rst time attending an ECW event. I had

been under the impression that the organization wassolely for women of the laity, but that was not the case,especially this year. e Rev. Lindsay Hardin Freemangave the keynote address, and a handful of other womenclergy were visible among the one hundred plus women.

Furthermore, several clergymen mingled in thegroup with two or three at the back of the room keeping

watch over the ock. Notable among them was BishopShannon Johnston who spent the entire day with the

ECW. Also, the Rector of All Saints, the Rev. BrentMelton, preached at the Eucharist. On behalf of BishopDavid Jones, who could not be present, Bishop John-ston accepted a large handcrafted cross from the ECW.

e gift expressed the aection held for the retiredbishops gentle and strong ministry with the leadershipof this organization. e cross will be displayed on the

wall outside the chapel at Mayo House that houses thediocesan oces.

Aliated with the United ank Oering (col-lected in Blue Boxes) and Mothers Union (mostly in

the UK, India and Africa), ECW supports a numberof charities concerned with womens welfare and familyrelated issues here and around the world. Contributionslast year amounted to over $1.5 million. Projects rangefrom providing sewing machines for micro-industriesin the third world to curriculum initiatives in Virgin-ia high schools. Representatives from several charitiesbrought displays. I had a substantive conversation withMichele Trampe, executive director of Central Virginia

Justice Initiative, a faith based organization working toend human tracking. Did you know Fairfax County is

a major target area for this diabolical trade?In an eort to encourage biblical literacy, the fast

paced and humor laced keynote address surveyed a proj-ect to collect all the words spoken by our spiritual fore-mothers, women in the Old and New Testaments and

Apocrypha. e researchers listed 93 women of whom49 are named for a total of about 14,000 words. e cul-mination of the lecture featured Deborah, a judge and

warrior, who collaborated with Barak to defeat enemiesled by Sisera. He ed to Jaels tent. During his sleep,

Jael drove a tent peg through his skull with a hammer[Judges 4]

October 16 was the feast day of church reformersomas Cranmer, Nicholas Ridley, and Hugh Latimere comments at the Eucharist focused on the relation-ship between Queen Mary the First and the church in

England. She ordered the execution of these three menand over 200 more Protestants. You may be familiar

with a cocktail named after her. Next years Ingathering will be October 15. Perhapson the feast day for St. Teresa of Avila we can hopefor inspiration from a less brutal model among ourforemothers. Please keep the ECW leadership in yourprayers.

POHICKDOCENTSGUILDe next General Meeting of the Pohick Do-

cents Guild will be on Monday, November 27,at 7:00 pm in the Annex. Following the businessmeeting, Rev. Tom Costa will present a talk onChristmas Traditions in Colonial Timesat 8:00 pm.All are invited to attend.

Christmasmart Consignmente Christmas Mart on November 20 is com-

ing fast, and there is a goal to nd new crafters,and people who would like to share objects so

others might enjoythem. Items can beconsigned and/ordonated. For thosethat want to con-sign or donate sale-able items, con-tact Edie Bartlettat 703-780-6809,[email protected].


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Change is denitely in the air as the Fall season approach-es. e Parish just completed one of its most successful PohickCountry Fairs in recent history. e change in theme and date,and incorporating new outreach activities really made a dif-ference. e Fair was a prosperous venture both nancially,but more importantly as a way to showcase all the wonderfulfellowship shared at Pohick. anks to all the volunteers thatmade this event happen, and a special thanks to Mike Wootenand Anne Derbes for making this such a great success. Another big upcoming change for the Parish is the retire-ment of Vonne Troknya, which will take place sometime in

January 2015. Vonne has been a faithful servant to the parishfor many years, and deserves much appreciation for her hard

work and dedication.

Many thanks to Mary Hartig, Jennifer Wyllie, andHeather Seaton for the thoughtful VestryGrams. e Vestry-Grams asked the Vestry and Clergy to consider making somechanges to the overall worship schedule. e Vestry plans tocanvas the parish for more ideas on how many services areneeded on Sunday, and the possibilities of holding alterna-tive services on Saturday or Sunday evenings. ere will bemany opportunities to talk with the Vestry about changes tothe service schedule in preparation for the Clergy and Vestrydiscussions during the Vestry Retreat in February.

Finally, at the October meeting the Vestry: Discussed possible changes in the Sunday worship sched-

ule, and an addition of a Saturday or Sunday evening wor-ship service. e Vestry continues to seek input, and plans todiscuss it in more detail at the January Vestry Retreat. Pleasemake thoughts known, either to a Vestry member in person orthrough a VestryGram. Received an update on plans to improve the handicap ramp.Preparatory work should start shortly. Commended Mike Wooten and Ann Derbes for outstand-ing work on the Fair, and thanked all the organizations whosupported it. Approved the Treasurers Report. Plate and Pledge incomecontinues to trend at the low range of historical averages, andthe budget is approximately $17,000 below expected incomefor the year to date. Parishioners are asked to keep pledgescurrent, and consider using the automated electronic pay-ment system. Pledge Status Reports will be distributed soon.

e Stewardship Campaign will start soon. Please prayerfullyconsider the pledge for 2015 to support Gods plans for theParish. Discussed the best way to budget for anticipated capital im-provements versus unexpected contingencies. Was informed that Vonne Troknya has decided to retire atthe end of the year after more than two decades of faithfulservice to the Parish. For more information see a Vestry member or Pohick.org.

SENIORWARDENSREPORTStew Remaly, Senior Warden

MUSICNOTESLinda Egan,Minister of Music

HYMNSINHISTORY: YEWATCHERS

ANDYEHOLYONES#618 e hymn Ye watchers and ye holy ones, which wewilsing on All Saints Sunday, November 2, was written by Ath-elstan Riley. He and Ralph Vaughan Williams, composer ofthe tune, collaborated on the English Hymnal with PercyDearmer, who was the general editor. Riley had a great interest in the Eastern Church, whichis reected in this text. In Stanza 1, the nine orders of angelsdelineated in the 4th or 5th century by pseudo-Dionysiusjoin all creatures in singing alleluia to God. Stanza 2 is aparaphrase of the Hymn to the Mother of God sung atthe end of all sung oces in the Greek church. In stanza 3saints at rest, patriarchs, prophets, and martyrs join the songIn the nal stanza, all saints on earth are called to praise theTrinity. e tune has a long history. Its opening phrase was tak-en from the massive hymn tune of hymn 408, Ill praise myMaker while Ive breath, one of the longest tunes we useIn the 16th century that tune became synonymous with Lu-therans. In the 17th century, Catholic musicians in Cologneadopted the rst phrase and composed the current tune wesing as Ye watchers and ye holy ones. Vaughan Williamspublished his version, which contained judicious rhythmic

changes, in the English Hymnal (1906), the same versionwe sing now, both with this text and at times throughout theyear as the doxology.Short Notes Welcome to these new singers and ringers:Choir of Pohick: Pamela Moyers and Mary Jane CobbReyesPohick Bell Choir: Bill PattonSt. Cecelia St. Alban Choir: Melisa Lynn, Jackson McHar-gue and Rose StrawdermanSt. Francis Choir: Rhett Strawderman, Danny Powell, IsaacMcHargue, and Tessa Holladay

e three local chapters of the American Guild ofOrganists invite you to an organ recital by Parker Ramsayon Sunday, November 16 at 4:00 pm at St. Luke CatholicChurch, 7001 Georgetown Pike, McLean, VA 22101. erecital is free and open to all, with parking available on thechurch grounds.

Mr. Ramsay will perform English and American worksand speak about his experiences as the rst American organscholar in the history of Cambridge University/Kings Col-lege Chapel. e 61 rank Steiner-Reck organ at St. Lukes ithe largest pipe instrument in the Northern Virginia area. Iis both beautiful to look at and to listen to; plan to come!


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UPDATEONISSUESINTHEANGLICANCOMMUNIONDon Brownlee

is monthly report is part of the Vestrys ongoing eort to in-form and update the Parish about the ongoing controversies withine Episcopal Church (TEC) and the Anglican Communion. ese

controversies largely involve the blessing of same-sex unions, or-dination of non-celibate homosexuals, interpretation of Scripture,and breakdown of traditional boundary lines between Provinces.

e initial period for nominating candidates to be the nextPresiding Bishop of e Episcopal Church (TEC) has closed.

e committee tasked with preparing the slate of nomineesannounced that more than 165 people representing more than60 dioceses of the church submitted nominations during themonth-long period when any member of the church couldsubmit the name of a bishop he/she wished to be considered.

e bishops so nominated were being contacted during Octo-ber and asked whether they wished to continue through thisdiscernment process, and to submit additional material for thenominating committees consideration. Toward the end of that nominating period, PresidingBishop Katharine ended speculation as to whether she wouldbe a candidate by saying she would not stand for a secondnine-year term. She is the rst presiding bishop in the modernhistory of the oce to be eligible by reason of her age to servea second nine-year term (like all bishops, the presiding bishopmust relinquish the oce upon reaching age 72. Previous in-cumbent presiding bishops were all older than 63 when theirterm ended, and thus would have turned 72 before the end ofa second term). e uncertainty regarding her intentions prob-ably had held back other nominations, something she recog-

nized in her announcement. She said in a statement, It is a great joy and privilege toserve as your Presiding Bishop Together, we have navigateda season of extraordinary change in recent years. Our Chris-tian values have been challenged and we are becoming clearerand more condent about the faith we share. Today we are farmore cognizant of the diversity of this multinational and mul-ticultural Church, and the great blessing of the diverse peoplesand cultures we represent. I have spent many months in discernment about how Iam being called to serve Gods people and Gods creation inthis season. I have resisted the assumption by some that pre-siding bishops can only be elected to serve one term, knowing

the depth of relational work and learning that is involved inthis ministry. ere is a tradeo between the learning curveand the ability to lead more eectively as a result of devel-oped relationships both within and beyond this Church. Atthe same time, I recognize that standing for election as Presid-ing Bishop carries the implicit expectation that one is ready toserve a full term. I do not at present believe I should serve andlead in this ministry for another nine years. I believe I can best serve this Church by opening the doorfor other bishops to more freely discern their own vocationto this ministry. I also believe that I can oer this Churchstronger and clearer leadership in the coming year as we movetoward that election and a whole-hearted engagement with

necessary structural reforms.I will continue in discernment about the ministry I may

be called to in the coming years, but my present focus is and

will remain on being the vigorous and faithful leader I believeI am called to be. Some observers, such as e Rev. Mark Harris, a formermember of TECs executive council, noted that her statementdid not actually say she would not stand for reelection, butinstead said she did not believe at present she should servefor another nine years, leaving open the possibility of be-ing reelected with the understanding she would serve a shorterterm. e nominating committee plans to announce a slate ocandidates in the spring. Any bishop or delegate to the Gen-eral Convention will then have a few weeks to make public thename of someone he/she intends, in eect, to nominate fromthe oor of the General Convention. e next presiding bishops will be elected by the Houseof Bishops at the General Convention in late June. e bish-ops choice is subject to ratication by the House of Deputies(comprised of priests and lay people elected by their respectivedioceses).

* * * Will there be a Lambeth 18? e bishops of the AnglicanCommunion have in recent years gathered every ten years formeeting of prayer and deliberation called the Lambeth Con-ference. It was at the Lambeth Conference in 1998 that thebishops adopted the resolution known as Lambeth I.10, which

said the Anglican Communion: Upholds faithfulness in marriage between a man and awoman in lifelong union, and believes that abstinence is righfor those who are not called to marriage

Is committed to listen to the experience of homosexuapersons and we wish to assure them that they are loved byGod and that all baptised, believing and faithful persons, re-gardless of sexual orientation, are full members of the Body ofChrist

While rejecting homosexual practice as incompatiblewith Scripture, calls on all our people to minister pastorallyand sensitively to all irrespective of sexual orientation and tocondemn irrational fear of homosexuals and

Cannot advise the legitimising or blessing of same sexunions nor ordaining those involved in same gender unions is resolution has been the foundational document indisagreements within the Anglican Communion over the lasttwo decades, with some saying it was being ignored, while oth-ers saying it was no longer reected the view of many in theCommunion.If the usual ten-year cycle is followed, the next Lambeth Con-ference would be in 2018. Speaking at a meeting of TECs House of Bishops in Sep-tember, Bp. Katharine said that probably wont happen, notingthat no planning or fundraising has taken place. According to

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the Episcopal News Service, she told the bishops Archbishopof Canterbury Justin Welby has been very clear that he is notgoing to call a Lambeth [Conference] until he is reasonablycertain that the vast majority of bishops would attend. It needs

to be preceded by a primates meeting at which a vast major-ity of primates are presentAs he continues his visits aroundthe communion to those primates its unlikely that he will callsuch a meeting at all until at least a year from now or probably18 months from now. erefore I think we are looking at 2019,more likely 2020, before a Lambeth Conference. A statement from Abp. Justins press oce called mediareports that the Conference had been cancelled inaccurate,quoting him as saying it cant have been cancelled because ithasnt been called. But he did conrm Bp. Katharines state-ment that was unlikely to take place in 2018. He told a BBCinterviewer he and the other primates of the Anglican Com-munion would consult and decide together when it will occur.

e next Lambeth Conference needs to be called col-legially by the primates, together with real ownership of theagenda and a real sense of what were trying to do with sucha large eort, such cost, Abp. Justin told the BBC. So when

we meet as primates, which I hope we will do...with reason-able notice after the end of (his planned visits to all the otherprimates), then we will decide together on the details. He saidthat by the time those details are settled, it will be too close to2018 to plan and organize the event. Many primates who are critical of the Church of England,Church of Canada and e Episcopal Church over issues ofhuman sexuality boycotted the last Lambeth Conference, in

2008, and are unlikely to agree to another without a rm com-mitment to address divisions over these issues, and a way todiscipline churches they believe are straying from agreed-upontheology.

* * *Elsewhere: e Church of Englands revised plan to allow womento be consecrated as bishops is now the law of the realm. Bothhouses of parliament approved the necessary enabling legisla-tion, and late in October Queen Elizabeth completed the pro-cess by giving her Royal Assent. e COEs General Synod

will meet in November to take the nal steps. e theologically conservative evangelical group Re-

form has urged its members to boycott upcoming facilitatedconversations within COE on issues of human sexuality. Re-form charged that those who hold to traditional viewpointshave been sidelined, and participants will be forced to agreethere are dierent interpretations of biblical truth.

It is important to remember that despite all these controversies,the work of the Church - globally, nationally, and locally - goeson. e Stewardship Commission continues to remind us of theways Pohick carries out that work, and spread the good News. Wecontinue to be the only Bible some people will ever read. roughdonations of food and clothing to LCAC, the adult and youth mis-sion trips, LCAC Backpacks drive and Community of Hope, Pohickcontinues to leak the love of God to those in need.

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

During the month of November, the church

school classes will be preparing for the ChristmasPageant. Jim From has once again volunteered to di-rect the pageant. e Christmas Pageant will be in theChurch following the 10:00 am service on December14. Following the Pageant, there will be a receptionin the Common Room. e dress rehearsal will beSaturday, December 13 from 10:00 am until 12 noonis rehearsal is for Kindergarteners through 8thgrade students.

Starting November 16, the 4th, 5th, and 6th gradestudents will be rehearsing during class time. It is very

important that the students who are musicians or havespeaking parts be present every Sunday. If a child mustmiss a rehearsal, please be sure to let Jim or Francesknow. e preschool through third grade students willcontinue with their Godly Play studies and practicetheir parts during part of class time.

Advent Wreath Making and Potluck Dinner Pohicks annual Advent Wreath making will takeplace on Sunday, November 23 at 5:00 pm in theCommon Room. e potluck dinner will be at 6:00

pm. ere will be a signup sheet for the materials forthe Advent Wreaths in the Common Room duringcoee hour. ere will be a sample wreath on display,as well as a handout for the use of the Advent Wreathat home. ese are easy to make and are a meaningfuaddition to the home for the observance of the Ad-vent season. e cost will be $9.00 per wreath. eprice includes everything to make a wreath. It wouldbe appreciated if parishioners could bring additionalgreenery. is promises to be a wonderful time for fel-lowship. Please direct any questions to Frances Ses-

sums at 703-425-2857.

CHRISTIANEDUCATIONFrances Sessums, Director of Christian Education

MARTHAGUILDe Martha Guild will meet on Wednesday, No-vember 5 at 7:30 pm in Classroom A. Discussionwill center around the upcoming Christmas Martand other plans for the group. All women of theChurch are cordially invited to attend. Any ques-tions, please contact Connie Myers at 703-455-4652, [email protected].


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It is Christmas Mart month! e annual PohickChurch Christmas Mart, sponsored by the Women ofthe Church, Ann Mason Guild, and Martha Guild willtake place on ursday, November 20 from 10:00 am un-

til 2:00 pm.ere are MANY opportunities for the congrega-

tion, women and men, to participate in making this an-other successful Mart. A list of the various categories andthe respective chairmen is listed below. Find a place to

volunteer time and talents! Attic Treasures (Beverly Peterson, Jane Goeller) -clean out closets and bring in unwanted items. Pleasemake sure items are clean and in useable/working con-dition. Also looking for Christmas decorations - old/unwanted lights, ornaments, knick-knacks, etc.

Baked Goods/Pantry Shelf (Judy Schmid & Ed-wardene Pitcock) - donate homemade cakes, pies, cook-ies, candy, fudge, breads, homemade jams, jellies, pre-serves, relishes, vinegars, etc. Pohickery (Ann Mason Guild/Wendy Remaly &Angela Edgemon) - crafts or items depicting the beauti-ful Church. Consignment & Art Show(Edith Bartlett) - ne chi-na, glass, silver, and crafts are sold on consignment. Decorations (Rita Stankwitz) - help transform thebuildings into a beautiful Christmasy atmosphere.

Frozen Casseroles (Carol Heintze & Helen Parker)- donate homemade frozen main dishes, soups, sauces,casseroles, etc. Jewelry(Cammie Liddle, Anne Poad, Pat Osisek) -contribute old jewelry, both ne and costume. Luncheon(Connie Myers) - help in the kitchen pre-paring the delicious lunch served on Mart day. Waitresses(Anita Stribling) - volunteer to be one ofthe lovely waitresses dressed in colonial costume to servethe delicious luncheon. Outside Crafters (Connie Myers ) - there will be a

few tables that are rented to outside crafters, who add tothe aair and help draw the crowds. Advertising & Publicity (Connie Myers) - it is im-portant to get posters and yers into the community, as

well as in local newspapers. Docents(Docent Guild) - the Church will be openfor tours during the Mart, so Docents will be needed. Greeters- to greet the guests at the front door of theParish House and handout the Mart Booklet. Set-up & Cleanup (Kathy Kirkland) - this is wherethe MEN of the Church are encouraged to get involved!

e assistance of their muscle-power is needed. emain setup, which is moving the heavy furniture, takesplace Tuesday evening, November 18. Cleanup, whichplaces things back to normal, begins right after the 2:00

pm closing time on Mart Day. Mini-Mart- on November 23, the Sunday followingthe Mart, a mini-mart is setup in the Common Roomoering items that remain. is gives those unable to at-tend the Mart on ursday an opportunity to purchaseremaining crafts, baked goods, or Pantry shelf items. Please see the Christmas Mart Newsstand in theCommon Room. ere will be sign-up sheets and infor-mation on the event.

ere are MANY ways to get involved with theChristmas Mart. It is a great way to meet new friends

and share hours of fun. Come join the fun! e proceedsraised from the Christmas Mart are divided among theAnn Mason Guild, the Martha Guild, and the Women ofthe Church. Funds will be used by these groups in variousoutreach programs. ere will be many announcementsand requests for help. Hopefully, there will be a volunteeropportunity for all. Please contact the names listed aboveor in further announcements, or contact Connie Myersat 703-455-4652, [email protected].

2014 CHRISTMASMART

LORTONCOMMUNITYACTIONCENTERAs the anksgiving season approaches, please

consider donating anksgiving Food Baskets toLCAC. Following is a list of the items for a com-plete basket.2 cans of corn, 2 cans of collards or green beans1 can fruit, 1 small bag of sugar2 cans evaporated milk1 package of dry gravy (no jars)1 box of stung (no bags)1 box of brownie mix or 1 cake mix plus frosting

1 small plastic container of cooking oil1 bag of rice, 1 bag of apples or oranges1 5lb. bag of potatoes, 1 bag of fresh carrots1 3lb. bag of onions$20 grocery gift card, preferably from Food Lionor Shoppers Food Warehouse

For those unable to provide a anksgivingbasket, a grocery gift card would be greatly appre-ciated. All contributions should be in the Com-mon Room by November 22.


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Sunday Monday uesday Wednesday Tursday Friday Saturday

OCT 26 27 28 29 30 31 NOV 1Proper 25a

7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed/Parenting11:15a HE II1:30p EYC Fall Event

7p EFM

7p DocentBoard

9:30a Sta Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax

6p COH6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7:30p HealingService

6:15p Bell

Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhood

of St. Andrew9a Fall Work Day9:15a BaptismRehearsal

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

All Saints Sunday7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed/Parenting11:15a HE I

6p EYC DinnerNight (all groups)

7p EFM 9:30a Sta Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7:30p HealingService7:30p Martha

Guild

6:15p BellChoir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick

8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew

9 10 11 12 13 14 15Proper 27a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed/Parenting11:15a HE II6:30p EYC (All)

7p EFM Office ClosedVeterans Day

7:30p Vestry Mtg

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7:30p HealingService

6:15p BellChoir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew

Deadline forPohick Post

16 17 18 19 20 21 22

Commitment Sunday

Proper 28a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed/Parenting11:15a HE I12:30p Moms Group6:30p EYC (All)

7p EFM

7p DocentGeneral Mtg

9:30a Sta Mtg

2p Mart Setup

9a Mart Setup

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7:30p HealingService

10a Christmas

Mart6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhood

of St. Andrew9:15a Renova-tions

23 24 25 26 27 28 29Proper 29a7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed/

Parenting11:15a HE II5p Advent Wreath/Potluck

7p EFM7p DocentGeneral

9:30a Sta Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7:30p Healing

Service

Office Closedanksgiving Day9a Holy Eu-charist II8:30p AA

Office Closed 8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew

30 DEC 1 2 3 4 5 6Advent 1b7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed/Parenting11:15a HE I

7p EFM 9:30a Sta Mtg. 2p HE, the Fairfax6p COH6p St. Cecelia St. Alban6p St. Francis Choir7p Prayer Shawl Ministry7:30p Blue Christmas7:30p Martha Guild

6:15p BellChoir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

2:30p Din-ner Setup

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew6p Docent Din-ner

Pohick Church Activities November 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 NOVEMBER 9 NOVEMBER 16 NOVEMBER 23 NOVEMBER 30 NOVEMBER

7:45 Rodger Jones

Tony Marsico

Stew Remaly

Mike Zane

Ken Evans

Mike Vaughn

Tony Marsico

Becky Wagner

Rodger Jones

Stew Remaly9:00 Chris Brown

Beth AltmanWes SpeerCamela Speer

Dru HodgesDan DerbesHal YarwoodSusan Yarwood

Edwardene PitcockSantos Garcia

John GodleyGrant Hodges

John PasourJim HellerBill PattonFuzzy urston

Matt GurrolaChris BrownDon CookeGreg Wilson

11:15 Kathy KirklandRick Nelson

Dave BillingsleyRita Smith

Bill BlandMike Wooten

Hank ForesmanPaul Walden

Angela EdgemonSteve Edgemon

7:00 T. Marsico S. Remaly R. Stankwitz R. Wyllie C. Herbert

1:00 R. Stankwitz J. Pasour D. Brownlee R. Heddleston E. Pitcock

12:15 M/M Myers Heintze/Hodges Faber/Hoheins M/M urston Pasour/Remaly

AM J. WellsN. Sage

J. MullinsC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

J. WellsN. Sage

J. MullinsC. FosterH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

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

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

J. SunderlandN. Bireley

A. CannonC. Heddleston

J. MacDonaldM. HartigR. Teale, B. Wagner

AM R. Stankwitz J. Brimmer M. Bartholomew J. Wells R. Stankwitz

7:45 BD BD BD BD BD

9:00 M/M Remaly Schmid/Pitcock M/M Bland M/M Yarwood M/M Schow

11:15 M/M urston M/M Seaton M/M Yezek K. Kirkland D. Smith

7:45 Doug Smith Becky Wagner M/M Rodger Jones Stew Remaly Edie Bartlett

9:00 M/M Terry Mullins M/M Per Kullstam Sean Hartig M/M Gerry Gray M/M Dan Derbes

11:15 M/M Bill Poad M/M Don Homar M/M Randy Haufe C. Hodge Leslie Aqueron

7:45 Wagner (R)orson (P)

orson (R)Rickenbaker (P)

Wagner (P)Marsico (R)

Elston (R)orson (P)

Marsico (P)orson (R)

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

M. Booth (P)Choi (R)

Rickenbaker (R)S. Harding (P)

Ayorinde (P)Cockroft (R)

Sage (R)Choi (P)

11:15 Gastrell (R)Choi (P)

Ayorinde (R)Poad (P)

Sage (R)Elston (P)

Poad (R)Rickenbaker (P)

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

9:00 P. Kind BJ McPherson . Bland F. Crawford C. Knipling

11:15 M/M Costa G. Delaune D. McHugh N. Sage L. Kittle

OPEN - UP

LOCK - UP

TELLERS

ALTAR GUILD

FLOWER GUILD

COFFEE HOUR

USHERS

GREETERS

LAY READERS

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I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TOWARDS THEPOINSETTIAS AND GREENS THAT DECORATE THE CHURCH AT CHRISTMAS TIME.

Given By:______________________________________________________________________________

In Memory or anksgiving: (Written the way you wish it to appear in the Christmas Bulletin.)

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Please make checks payable to Pohick Church Designate for Christmas FlowersTe price is $11.00 Te deadline is Sunday, December 14

is form with check may be returned to the desk of the Church Secretary or dropped in the alms basket.

Christmas Flowers

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TROOP899Lisa Hunt Franklin, Committee Chair

anks to the Brothers of St. Andrew at PohickChurch for chartering this troop! e troop has hada great start under the outstanding leadership of Dan

Derbes, the current Scoutmaster, who has recentlyentrusted the future of the troop to Mike Meek, thenew Scoutmaster. anks Mr. Derbes, and thanks Mr.Meek for stepping up! e troop consists of up to thirteen scouts, whohave participated in many campouts, summer camp,the Pohick Fair set up, and cake walk, and who haveearned a plethora of rank advancements and meritbadges. ey have had a learning experience starting anew troop where everyone is new, although not neces-sarily new to scouting.

anks also to Tom and Laura Buckner, whohelped with the start-up of the troop before mov-ing overseas. Greg Wilson will be serving as the newCharter Organization Representative, taking over forMr. Buckner. ere are a relatively small group of families whosupport the scouts and troop, but more help is needed!Anne Derbes has graciously been the Treasurer sincestarting the troop in March, but she has other obliga-

tions that need her attention. anks to Mrs. Derbesfor her service! Along with a Treasurer, a Secretary is also neededBoth positions entail a one hour meeting a monthand a small amount of time based on the position. It is

not necessary to have a scout in the troop to be a partof the committee! e Treasurer in Florida was a gen-tleman who had been a scout but had three daughtersall of whom had left for college. Please contact LisaHunt Franklin at [email protected] for more infor-mation about helping.

JEWELRYTABLEanks to all who have donated items for the

Jewelry Table at the Christmas Mart. e JewelryTable has a good start for this years event. ere

is room for more - the more jewelry available forsale, the more help can be given to charity and theneeds of the church! Broken jewelry is put intobags to sell to crafters, and that is always a popularitem. Consider giving no-longer-worn jewelry fora good cause. Jewelry may be left in theChurch Oce. Any questions, contactCammie Liddle at 703-971-7548.


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Pohick Church

9301 Richmond Highway

Lorton, Virginia 22079-1519

Return Service Requested

Non-Profit Org.U.S. Postage

P A I DPermit No. 2Lorton, VA

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

Pohic

kChurchStaff

Rector:

eRevdDonald

Binder,PhD

Assistant:

eRevdDr.Ruth

E.Correll,Ed.D.

Seminarian:

JamesRickenbaker

MinisterofMusic:

LindaEgan

Directorof

ChristianEd:

FrancesSessums

YouthMinister:

RustyBooth

Parish

Secretary:

VonneTroknya

FinanceAdmin:

MikeMorgan

Sexton:

JohnSessums

Telephone:703-339-6572

Fax:703-339-9884

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

Poh

ickChurchVestry

Sr.Warden:StewRemaly

Jr.W

arden:NeilSunderland

Treasurer:JohnPasour

Reg

ister:

DonBrownlee

Members:

JudBireley,DanDerbes,

ReedHeddleston,

ClintHerbert,KathyKirkland,

TonyMarsico,HelenParker,

EdwardenePitcock,

RitaStankwitz,

EmmaWallace,RussWyllie

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