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)
From The Rector
The Reverend
Donald D. Binder, PhD
A nd they devoted themselves to the apostles’
teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of
bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42
One of the great hallmarks of the post-Easter
church was its commitment to community. The
Greek word used throughout the New Testament
is koinonia, variously translated as “fellowship” (as
in the passage above), “communion,” “partner-
ship,” and “sharing.” Adopting this life of com-
munity, the Apostles and early believers went to-
gether each day to the Temple to pray. They broke
bread and dined together in their house churches.
They even shared their possessions
with each other, according to the
needs of the community and those
they served (Acts 2:44-47).
Of course, these early Christians
didn’t form communities merely for
community’s sake - they gathered
for a common purpose: for worship
and study, for mutual support and
the sharing of stories about how God was work-
ing in their lives, and for the welcoming of strang-
ers in order to offer them the same transforming
love of Jesus Christ they themselves had experi-
enced.
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Indeed, the concept of community was inte-
gral to their living out of the Gospel. There were
no Lone Ranger Christians. God’s grace was
transmitted not just vertically (from God to the
believer), but horizontally (from believer to be-
liever). Without both dimensions, you could no
more be a practicing Christian than you could
have a cross minus one of its bars.
This early Christian insight about community
is one we desperately need to recapture today in
our so-called “Post-Modern Society,” where the
very definition of “Post-Modern” hinges on the
proposition that each individual should go his or
her own separate way.
Yet it’s as much about affluence as ideology. In
wealthy societies, such as our own, we have great-
er means to isolate, to separate from one another.
One of our now-departed parishioners used to re-
mind me that when he was growing
up, the “American Dream” was not
to have your own house, but your
own room!
Even within my own life-
time, I remember when most fami-
lies gathered around the lone TV
to watch the same limited number
of shows that other families were
watching. We piled into the single family car to
go places together. And we not only shared rooms
with our siblings, but we often shared beds, bath-
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rooms, bicycles and nearly everything else.
No longer. Increasingly, family members have
their own rooms, their own TVs, their own smart-
phones, and their own cars. Because of this, they
also now have their own lives, barely intersect-
ing with those of the same household. In many
homes, were it not for the nightly family dinner
(itself a fading relic), there would be no meaning-
ful interaction at all.
The same can be said for our society as a whole.
Larger lots, sprawling suburbs, central air-condi-
tioning, and a seemingly infinite number of recre-
ational choices all conspire to foster not commu-
nity, but hermitry. Many households barely know
or interact with their neighbors, except in times of
crisis - like when the two-day windstorm recently
blew out the electricity for so many. If there is a
silver lining to such episodes, it’s that they remind
us how vulnerable we really are. They explode the
illusion of independence and self-reliance and
point us back to the basic human need for com-
munity and interdependence.
From time to time, that same yearning erupts
within us as a feeling of emptiness, like there is a
gaping hole in our heart - the feeling that some-
thing is profoundly missing. That feeling of some-
thing is not just our yearning for God, but (as the
early Christians realized) our yearning for God-
in-community.
When Pohick Church is at its best, we re-
discover for ourselves this truth that the Early
Church intuitively knew. Not just when we as-
semble on Sunday mornings for worship - though
that is the wellspring of our koinonia - but when
we gather within the dozens of ministries, classes,
and small groups that form the common life of
our congregation. Through them, we truly (and
counterintuitively) “find ourselves.” More impor-
tantly, through them, we find God. And we find
our neighbor.
But of course, because it consists of human be-
ings, Pohick Church is not always at its best. At
times, through misunderstanding, through clash-
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es of ideas or personality, or even through will-
ful disdain, we disappoint and hurt each other. In
such moments, our first impulse is to retreat to
our cells, to go our own ways, as our individualis-
tic culture has conditioned us to do.
Yet that is a temptation we must resist. Like
the early Christians, we must by grace persevere
in our commitment to community, despite its
messiness, despite the hassles it sometimes brings.
Indeed, it is often by working through such dif-
ficulties that we spiritually grow the most, for we
are forced to confront parts of ourselves that we
otherwise keep carefully locked away.
And so during this Easter season and beyond,
I challenge all of us to engage in an act of coun-
ter-culturalism: to fight the urge to go our own
ways and instead recommit ourselves to a deepen-
ing of community within our families, within our
neighborhoods, and of course, within our church.
It is only by doing so that we can truly experience
in this world the flame of the human-divine rela-
tionship that our Lord, through his death and res-
urrection, first ignited nearly two thousand years
ago.
Coffee Hour Volunteers
Coffee hour volunteers are needed after the 11:15
am service. Please contact Lucy Look at lucy-
look00@gmail.com if able to help.
This is an easy service for coffee
hour as there are usually less than
25 people in attendance. A great
way to meet parishioners!
Pohick Book Club
Pohick Book Club will meet April 14 at 12:30 pm
in the Vestry House. The selection for this month
is The Girl with Seven Names by Hyeonseo Lee
(author) and David John (contributor). This is the
first non-fiction selection. It has received excellent
reviews and has been highly recommended. All
are welcome to attend. Please direct questions to
Jane Thurston, fuzzyandjane@gmail.com or Beth
Altman, philbethaltman@cox.net.
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Senior Warden’s Report
Beth Altman, Senior Warden
After a busy March with Lenten Suppers and
Holy Week, we find ourselves celebrating Easter the
first day of April. Spring is here! It feels good to enjoy
warm days and see spring flowers blooming every-
where! As you come and go this month, take a minute
to appreciate the Pohick church gardens. The gardens
are easily among the most beautiful in Virginia! Be
sure to thank the talented team of Pohick gardeners.
It is their gift to us and will lift your heart to see a bit
of God’s creation in the spring garden.
Below are the highlights of the March Vestry
meeting:
• The announcement for Priest Associate position
closed with a couple promising applicants. Interviews
will be scheduled with a final decision by early May.
• Discussed the potential transfer of Pohick Colo-
nial Vestry Book of Truro Parish from the Library of
Congress to the Mount Vernon Library this fall. The
Pohick Colonial Vestry Book has been on loan to the
Library of Congress for almost 100 years.
• The church organ renovation will commence
April 9 and continue for two to three weeks. During
Walking the Mourner’s Path
Due to insufficient registrations, the Walking
the Mourner’s Path scheduled to begin in April
has been postponed until next Fall.
For information about the program
and the registration process, contact
Nancy Bireley at 703-491-2471 or by
email at judandnance@outlook.com or
Mary Howard at 703-407-1615 or email at mar-
ythompsonhoward@outlook.com.
Send News!
Articles for the May Pohick Post are due no later than
April 15. Forward input 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.
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the organ renovation, the choir will sit on the main
level.
• Confirmed Pohick High School seniors may be-
gin applying for scholarship funds. Applications must
be submitted by April 30, 2018. Further information
is available via the church office or on the church web-
site, www.pohick.org
• The Vestry approved a contractor to install the
iron railing along the walkway between the church
and Parish house.
• The Vestry approved two Request for Propos-
als (RFPs) for the Playground and Elevator projects.
Both projects were thoroughly researched and a list
of qualified companies has been established for solici-
tation. The RFPs have been sent to the agreed upon
companies.
• Parish house will have the ducts cleaned in March.
• Coffee hour after the 11:15 am service needs
volunteers. The Vestry discussed the potential of com-
bining the 9:00 am and 11:15 am service coffee hours
into one that would be held after the 9:00 am service.
A survey of those attending the 11:15 am service will
be conducted to determine feasibility.
Thanks to all who help make this church such a
welcoming place. Please feel free to contact me with
ideas and concerns.
Vacation Bible School
Mark the calendars! Pohick’s Vacation Bi-
ble School will be held July 9 - 13, 9:00 am - 12
noon. This year’s theme is Rolling River Ram-
page. All 3 year olds through 5th grade stu-
dents are wel-
come to attend.
The 6th - 12th
grade students
are welcome to
come and be
assistants and
aides. Anyone
interested in
teaching, assistant teaching, being an aide,
snacks, nursery attendant, art assistant or
helping in any way, please call Frances Ses-
sums at 703-472-5180.
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General Brown’s Scalpel
By Lawrence M (Larry) Nelson, MD, MBA
CAPT USPHS, Retired
Washington’s Prayer for the United States of
America is found in the last paragraph of his June
8, 1783 Circular to the States, which he addressed
directly to the state governors. When written, the
United States had won the War of Independence, but
survival of the new nation remained far from certain.
While the letter was addressed to state executives, his
intent was for the citizenry. The letter was widely cir-
culated by the press.
The final paragraph reads:
Now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have
you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy pro-
tection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to
cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Gov-
ernment, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one
another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at
large, and particularly for their brethren who have served
in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously
be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy,
and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility, and
pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristics of
the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without
an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we
can never hope to be a happy Nation.
The National Brotherhood of Saint Andrew has
an initiative to develop veteran friendly congregations.
This effort is particularly relevant to Pohick Church,
the church of General Washington.
The Brotherhood of Saint Andrew is a worldwide
ministry founded in 1883 by a group of working men
at Saint James Episcopal Church in Chicago. The fo-
cus is to bring men, boys and youth to Christ. A mus-
cular form of Christianity is envisioned as a source of
strength for dealing with adversity. The Pohick Chap-
ter meets every Saturday morning at 8:00 am for a
hearty man’s breakfast, prayer, service, and study. New
members are welcomed with open arms.
The logo above is Saint Andrew’s cross. As their
patron saint, his cross comprises the flag of Scotland
and is also part of the Episcopal flag.
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EYC News
Rusty Booth, Youth Minister
During March, the church parish held a successful
food drive for Lorton Community Action Center to
assist people in the community with food, clothing,
and job needs. Even though the food drive has ended,
the need for food continues! Please continue to bring
nonperishable food and place it in the red food box in
the Common Room.
On April 29, the EYC youth groups will be hold-
ing a coffeehouse fundraiser to help with the costs of
the summer Sr. High mission trip. For a successful
Coffeehouse, there is a need for teen and adult per-
formers who would like to give their time to support
the youth in their mission work. All those interested
in performing at the Coffeehouse, please pick up a
registration form from the bulletin board in the Com-
mon Room or contact the church office.
The Mission trip is an additional way the youth
groups assist people in need during the year. The team
will spend a week in Connecticut building ramps,
decks, and painting homes, while ministering to resi-
dents in the surrounding area. There are still spaces
available for teens currently in 8th grade or above
to go on the trip this summer. The mission trip will
provide lifetime memories, new friends, and a deeper
faith in the Lord.
Need A Prayer Shawl?
The Prayer Shawl Ministry creates shawls and
lap robes for those in need of spiritual and physi-
cal comfort due to illness, injury, personal loss, or
other stresses. The ministry works with the cler-
gy and the Parish Nurse ministry to ensure that
those in need may be comforted by a prayer shawl.
Prayer shawls are available to anyone at no charge,
not only for parishioners but also family members
or friends. Parish members have shipped them to
friends and relatives all over the world.
Need a prayer shawl? Contact Rev. Binder,
anyone in the Community
of Hope, Susan Hayward-
Costa or Kathy Kirkland at
703-861-6177, waykirk@
verizon.net.
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Ann Mason Guild News
The Ann Mason Guild is organizing a trip to
the National Geographic Museum to see the ex-
hibit The Tomb of Christ. The trip is planned for
Tuesday, May 8. The tickets for the exhibit are
$15. The total cost for the trip will depend on in-
terest. If enough people are interested in going,
the Guild will arrange for bus transportation.
Please make a reservation by April 15 by contact-
ing Angela Edgemon at aedge619@aol.com.
Maria Owens, director of Five Talents, will
give a presentation on Tuesday, April 10 at 10:00
am in the Common Room.
Please mark calendars to come
hear about all of the wonder-
ful works of this faith based
organization.
EYC Spring Youth Retreat
The Pohick EYC Spring Youth Retreat
is April 20 - 22. All youth in grades 5th
through 12th are invited to join for some
fun and exciting times in the mountains!
The cost is $40 per person and
$25 per person for subsequent
youth from the same family.
Scholarships are available.
Permission slip and money are due April 8.
More information and a permission slip
can be found on the EYC bulletin board
in the Common Room and in the
church school classrooms.
Questions? Contact Rusty Booth at
703-339-6572 or rusty@pohick.org.
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Attention High School Seniors!
Planning to attend a post-secondary insti-
tution full time in the fall? If so, high school
seniors can apply for the Robert and Bernice
Kilmarx/Anne Powell Scholarship.
The $2000 scholarship is awarded to up to
three seniors who are confirmed members of
Pohick Church and regularly involved in Par-
ish life. For more information or to obtain an
application, please visit the church website at
www.pohick.org. All completed applications
must be received by April 30.
Visit the Golden Dove Gift Shop!
New Expanded Hours:
Sundays 10:15 am - 11:30 am
All proceeds go toward
Pohick and Outreach Programs.
A chance to give back
while buying gifts for loved ones!
SHOP FOR EASTER & SPRING!
Pohick section has mugs, tote bags,
NEW wooden magnets, tea canisters,
sun catchers, car coasters, cross jewelry.
Mom, Grandma, Dad,
Grad, and Confirmation gifts!
Also open first Saturday of every month
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm and during Special Events!
Next Golden Dove Common Room Display
tentatively scheduled for April 15
f rom 8:00 am - 12:30 pm.
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Update on Issues in the Anglican Communion
Don Brownlee, Member of Policy and Planning Commission
This monthly report is part of the Vestry’s ongoing effort to in-
form and update the Parish about the ongoing controversies
within The Episcopal Church (TEC) and the Anglican Com-
munion. These controversies largely involve the blessing of
same-sex unions, ordination of non-celibate homosexuals, in-
terpretation of Scripture, and breakdown of traditional bound-
ary lines between Provinces.
“I am ashamed of the church.” – Archbishop of
Canterbury Justin Welby
An independent commission held three weeks
of hearings in March into how the Church of Eng-
land responded to allegations of child sexual abuse by
priests and bishops. The hearings focused on the Dio-
cese of Chichester, using it as a case study of failures
by the church as a whole. At least 15 priests from the
diocese have been jailed for crimes related to sexual
abuse.
An attorney representing survivors summed up the
testimony as a “catalogue of lamentable failures” by the
Church of England, including cover-up, conspiracy
and the burning of documents. He said evidence had
been given of “collusion and cover-up among clergy”,
and called the abusers a “tribe” who looked out for one
another.
The Very Rev. Peter Atkinson, who formerly
served at Chichester Cathedral, said a retired dean
came back into the cathedral after his retirement, took
a batch of files into the cathedral’s garden, and burned
them. There is no way of knowing what was in them,
but Dean Atkinson said they were suspected of being
sensitive personnel files.
The current bishop of Chichester, Martin Warner,
told the commission the diocese was described to him
as a “basket case” when he was appointed its bishop
in 2010. “It is clear to me there had been a historic
Pohick Episcopal Church
bias in the diocese in favor of adults in positions of
power and authority. This has led to an unwillingness
to take allegations of sexual abuse made by children or
by adults sufficiently seriously,” he testified
Addressing the commission on its final day of tes-
timony, Abp. Justin said, “To read the transcripts, to
read the evidence, to meet the survivors, is horrifying
to a huge degree, because you see
this extraordinary and atrocious
willingness to turn a blind eye
to things going very seriously
wrong and entirely damaging
human beings for their whole
lifetimes.”
Newspaper reports said he fought back tears.
He added: “I want to put on record again - I don’t
know how to express it adequately - how appalled I
am and how ashamed I am of the Church for what
it did to those who are survivors and are coping with
this.”
Abp. Justin also warned that “tribalism” within the
Church of England had allowed pedophile priests to
thrive. He noted that after he disciplined one of his
predecessors, Abp. George Carey, for his role in al-
lowing a bishop who had been accused of abuse to
continue in active ministry, theologically conservative
groups said that an attack on Abp. Carey “would be
an attack on us all.” Abp. Justin pointed to this as an
example of the “factionalism” leads to a “failure to deal
with atrocious behavior, because it becomes ‘my cause
right or wrong’.”
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Wil-
liams told the commission that “awkwardness” about
the church’s views on homosexuality 30 or 40 years
ago may have led to a desire not to be “judgmental
about people’s sexual activities.”
“At a time when people were beginning to feel
awkward about traditional closeted attitudes, there
was perhaps an overcompensation, [people] saying,
‘Well, we don’t want to be to be judgmental about
people’s sexual activities … We must therefore give
people a second chance and understand the pressures,’
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Update on Issues in the Anglican Communion,
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and so on.”
Abp. Justin said abusers “can never be trusted
again,” and added that the Bible was “utterly, brutally
blunt about the difference between forgiveness and
the consequences of sin. Where there is something
done wrong, there will be consequences,” he said.
“If you have abused and repent genuinely, you
should still go to prison.”
***
Last month’s Update reported that the Diocese
of South Carolina, which in 2012 voted to “disassoci-
ate” itself from The Episcopal Church over issues of
church polity and human sexuality, had taken its long-
running property dispute to the United States Su-
preme Court. The state Supreme Court
had ruled last summer that church and
diocesan property and funds belonged
to those who wished to remain with The
Episcopal Church, not to those who
wished to leave it. In February, the group
that wanted to leave asked the U.S Supreme Court to
consider the case.
Both the Episcopal Church in South Carolina -
the group which wants to remain with The Episcopal
Church - and The Episcopal Church itself initially in-
dicated they did not intend to file a response.
The U.S. Supreme Court was scheduled to con-
sider the case at its conference on March 16th. In-
stead, it asked both the national church and the local
Episcopal diocese to submit responses to the break-
away group’s request. Late in March, attorneys for The
Episcopal Church said they had
learned that some other groups
intended to file legal briefs in
support to the break-away dio-
cese. They asked the court to give
them until the end of April to
make their arguments, so they could respond to any
points these new groups make as well.
When the Supreme Court does consider the vari-
ous legal arguments, it will take the votes of four jus-
tices to agree to hear the case.
***
Elsewhere…
• Another diocese that left The Episcopal Church
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has reached a vol-
untary settlement in
its property dispute.
The Episcopal Dio-
cese of Pittsburgh and
its Anglican Church
in North America
(ACNA) counterpart announced an agreement that
allows nine parishes to continue using “historic” church
properties, while acknowledging that the Episcopal
Diocese owns them. “Historic” church properties are
defined as those which were part of The Episcopal
Church prior to October 2008. The parishes are given
ownership of anything acquired since that time.
“By resolving these issues of ownership and use
of church property, the Agreement allows the Par-
ishes and the Episcopal Diocese to continue in their
ministry without supporting or engaging in lawsuits
involving the other. Both the Episcopal Diocese and
the Parishes followed lessons contained in the Gos-
pels and all of Scripture in reaching this Agreement,”
a statement from the Episcopal diocese said.
“Even though the issues resolved here originated
through division and were often the cause of great
pain, we know that as Christians we are called to be
ambassadors for Christ and ministers of reconcilia-
tion, first among ourselves, and then with the larger
world. The Episcopal Diocese and the Parishes have
come to recognize that our mutual desire to live ac-
cording to the Gospel and to share with others the
Good News of Jesus Christ far outweighs any differ-
ences we have with each other, and this agreement
frees us to carry out that mission as we believe God
is calling us to do,” said Bishop Dorsey McConnell of
the Episcopal Diocese.
Bp. James Hobby of the Anglican Diocese of
Pittsburgh called the settlement “quite remarkable,
given the litigious culture in which we live. Clearly,
hard work and difficult conversations were part of
the negotiations. But, biblical principles and a shared
commitment to follow Christ provided a healthy con-
text for pursuing the discussions with mutual respect
and understanding. A commitment to our fundamen-
tal mission was greater than our differences. While
differences remain between the parties, I pray that Je-
sus’ prayer for unity in Him and His truth will one day
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find expression throughout the Church.”
The parishes must maintain the properties, and
will pay a portion of their operating revenues to The
Episcopal Diocese.
The property cases in Pittsburgh are unusual
in that there was a pre-existing court agreement in
place which said property belonged to the Episcopal
Church and not individual parishes.
(Thanks to the Rev. Ruth Correll for calling this
development to my attention)
It is important to remember that despite all these controversies, the
work of the Church - globally, nationally, and locally - goes on.
Through youth mission trips, food donations to LCAC, donations of
school supplies and backpacks, the Community of Hope, and other
outreach efforts, Pohick continues to “leak the love of God” to neigh-
bors in need. As Bp. Shannon told us in June, “The Holy Spirit is as
present in the steady as it is in the remarkable. When we assist those
in need, it is the result of the Holy Spirit’s empathy for a child of
God.” And as our Sr. Warden reminded us recently, “While human
lives are limited in duration, the church continues from generation
to generation and age to age…The fruit of our work with homeless
children at Christmas time may be realized 40 years into the future
when Pohick’s new rector tells her parishioners how the love she felt
at that 2017 party inspired her to overcome her poverty, and to be
the first in her family to graduate from college then from seminary.”
Music Schedule • April 2018
Sunday, April 1 • Easter Day
9:15 am Choir of Pohick, St. Cecelia St. Alban
Choir, St. Francis Choir
11:15 am Choir of Pohick
Sunday, April 8 • Easter 2
9:00 am Choir of Pohick
11:15 am Early Church Music Ensemble
Sunday, April 15 Easter 3
9:00 am Choir of Pohick, Pohick Pickers
11:15 am St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir
Sunday, April 22 Easter 4
9:00 am Choir of Pohick
11:15 am Susan Hayward-Costa, soprano
Sunday, April 29 Easter 5
9:00 am Choir of Pohick, Pohick Bell Choir
11:15 am Pohick Bell Choir
6 pm - 8 pm Coffeehouse: St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir
Pohick Episcopal Church
Music Notes
Linda Wilberger Egan, Minister of Music
April will be an exciting time for the organ renovation
project. Last year, the trumpet stop pipes were removed, re-
voiced, reinstalled and regulated. The organ blower, which re-
places one that is 50 years old, was purchased. And the new
organ bench, which has an elevator mechanism and a height
indicator, was installed and adjusted.
Now, for most of the month of April the remaining work
will be done. This includes:
• Replace the original blower and install a solid state starter
relay.
• Revoice the 16’ Subbass for fuller tone and more power to
better support the organ.
• Design, build and install a music rack lamp to illuminate
the manual keys below and the music on the ledge above. The
lamp will attach to the existing music rack.
• Regulate the stop action so certain stop knobs are easier
to manipulate. Regulate both manual key actions for lighter
touch and less tension.
• Install the backrest on the new adjustable bench.
• Paint the entirety of both the Great and the Positive cases,
and paint the Subbass pipes.
During this time, there will be periods when the organ
is unplayable and the gallery is inaccessible, as a portion of
the instrument is dismantled to allow for the installation of
the blower, then reassembled, and after that, as the painting is
done. Fortunately Pohick has wonderful instrumentalists who
will be called upon to fill the gap, and you’ll even get to see the
faces of the choir members as they join you in sitting down-
stairs for a Sunday or two!
The work is being done by David M. Storey, Inc. Pipe
Organ Builders and Service Technicians. David is a hands-on
craftsman whose fine organ building work here in 2004-2005
and careful care of the instrument since then have kept our fif-
ty year old instrument not only functioning but sounding very
beautiful. It is a privilege to play such a beautifully constructed
and reliably serviced instrument. This project is a fitting way
for us all to say, “Happy 50th Birthday,” and, in the words of
the Philadelphia neighborhood where John and I had our first
house, “Cent’Anni -may you live a hundred years!”
~Thank you to all the singers, ringers, instrumentalists,
parents and spouses who made Holy Week music so beautiful
and memorable. Your skill and efforts are much appreciated!
~We welcome Pam Botts, our newest alto, and Kathy
Linville, our newest bell ringer.
~Coming this summer: Now is the time to learn to read
music! There will be a class about music reading and music
theory on Sundays between the services. Don’t know how?
The course is step by step. Know something but want to know
more? Begin where you are and progress beyond. Watch for
more information.
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Pohick Church Activities • April 2018

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
APRIL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Easter Sunday 7p EFM 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 6:15p Bell Choir 8a Brotherhood
5:30a Easter Candle- 7p Tutoring 6p St. Cecelia St. 7p Boy Scouts of St. Andrew
light Vigil Alban Choir 7:30p Choir of 10a Yoga
7:45a HE I 6p St. Francis Choir Pohick 1p 1st Saturday
9:15a HE II 7:30p Healing Service 7:30p Walking the Docent Tour
11:15a HE I 6p LCAC Gala
7:30p Martha Guild Mourner’s Path
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Easter 2b 4p GB Board 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 6:15p Bell Choir 8a Brotherhood
7:45a HE I 4:30p Golden 9:30a Ann Ma- 6p St. Cecelia St. 7p Boy Scouts of St. Andrew
9a HE II Dove Bd Mtg son Guild Alban Choir 7:30p Choir of 10a Yoga
10:30a Adult In- 7p EFM 7p Tutoring 6p St. Francis Choir Pohick 12:30p Book
quirer’s Class 7:30p Vestry Mtg 7:30p Healing Service 7:30p Walking the Club
11:15a HE II Mourner’s Path
5p Confirmation Class
6p EYC Dinner
15 16 17 18 19 20 21
Easter 3b 7p EFM 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 6:15p Bell Choir Spring Spring Youth
7:45a HE I 7p Tutoring 6p St. Cecelia St. 7p Boy Scouts Youth Retreat
8a Golden Dove Display 7p Docent Bd Mtg Alban Choir 7:30p Choir of Retreat 8a Brotherhood
9a HE II 6p St. Francis Choir Pohick of St. Andrew
10:30a Adult In- 7:30p Healing Service 7:30p Walking the 10a Yoga
quirer’s Class Mourner’s Path
11:15a HE I
5p Confirmation Class
6:30p EYC
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
African Ministries Sale 7p EFM 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 6:15p Bell Choir Spring Work Day
Spring Youth Retreat 7p Tutoring 6p St. Cecelia St. 7p Boy Scouts 8a Brotherhood
Easter 4b Alban Choir 7:30p Choir of of St. Andrew
7:45a HE I 6p St. Francis Choir Pohick 9:30a CoH
9a HE II 6p CoH 7:30p Walking the Retreat
10:30a Adult In- 10a Yoga
7:30p Healing Service Mourner’s Path
quirer’s Class 4:30p Martha
11:15a HE II Guild Wine Tasting
5p Confirmation Class
29 30 MAY 1 2 3 4 5
African Ministries Sale 7p EFM 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 6:15p Bell Choir 8a Brotherhood
Easter 5b 7p Tutoring 6p St. Cecelia St. 7p Boy Scouts of St. Andrew
7:45a HE I Alban Choir 7:30p Choir of 9:30a Docent
9a HE II 6p St. Francis Choir Pohick Training
10:30a Adult In- 7:30p Healing Service 7:30p Walking the 10a Yoga
quirer’s Class 1p 1st Saturday
7:30p Martha Guild Mourner’s Path
11:15a HE I Docent Tour
5p Confirmation Class
6p Coffeehouse
Contact the Parish Secretary, Susan Hayward-Costa, to list group meetings or events on the calendar, shcosta@pohick.org.
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SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

1 APRIL 8 APRIL 15 APRIL 22 APRIL 29 APRIL
USHERS
7:45 Stew Remaly Rodger Jones Don Cooke Mike Zane Stew Remaly
Becky Wagner Mike Vaughn Tony Marsico Becky Wagner Mike Vaughn
9:00 Fuzzy Thurston, Chris Tom Bland Edwardene Pitcock Hal Yarwood Beth Altman
Brown, Dane Derbes, Matt Gurrola Grant Hodges Fuzzy Thurston Jen Fletcher
Jim Foster, John Pa- Tom Goeller Pehr Pehrsson Dennis Myers Dave Fletcher
sour, Dave Billingsley Greg Wilson Bill Patton Dan Derbes Brent Goeller
11:15 D. Billingsley, K. Kirkland, Bill Bland Angela Edgemon Rick Nelson Sandra Caesar
H. Foresman, P. Walden Ed McGovern Steve Edgemon Rita Smith Mike Wooten
OPEN - UP
7:00 E. Thorson E. Thorson D. Cooke K. Kirkland A. Derbes
LOCK - UP
1:00 J. Rolander J. Rolander B. Altman C. Herbert B. Altman
TELLERS
12:15 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
ALTAR GUILD
AM J. Sunderland J. Sunderland J. Wells J. Wells BJ McPherson
B. Altman B. Altman N. Sage N. Sage A. Powell, J. Schmid
N. Bireley N. Bireley C. Foster C. Foster M. Tonkin
V. Jones V. Jones J. Geschickter J. Geschickter S. Caesar
J. MacDonald J. MacDonald J. Mullins J. Mullins E. Pitcock
R. Teale R. Teale H. Parker H. Parker A. Marsico
B. Wagner B. Wagner R. Stankwitz R. Stankwitz M. Yezek
FLOWER GUILD
AM TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

COFFEE HOUR
7:45 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
9:00 Vestry M/M Davis Sessums M/M Greg Wise Armstrong/Turner TBD
11:15 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
GREETERS
7:45 S. Remaly E. Bartlett R. Stankwitz M/M Biddlecomb J. Byrne
9:00 M/M Kullstam M/M Derbes M/M Herbert M/M Godley M/M Thurston
11:15 B. Atkinson A. Poad C. Hodge L. Aqueron S. Kanu
DOCENTS
9:00 H. Parker C. Knipling E. Pitcock F. Crawford
11:15 H. Foresman D. Hamly J. Egan D. McHugh
LAY READERS
7:45 Sunderland (R) Thorson (P) TBD TBD TBD
Foresman (P) Marsico (R)
9:00 S. Harding (R) Ayorinde (P) TBD TBD TBD
M. Harding (P) Cockroft (R)
11:15 Faber (R) Walden (P) TBD TBD TBD
Arning (P) Edgeman (R)
The Sunday Service Volunteers Schedule is also available at Pohick Church’s website, www.pohick.org, under “Ministries.”
Pohick Episcopal Church
Yoga at Pohick
Yoga resumes April 7 with
classes every Saturday in Class-
room C/D, 10:00 am - 10:55
am level I/II and 11:00 am - 12
noon Level I/Restorative. The
cost is $8 per week.
NEW DATE: On May 5
a new stretch and strengthen-
ing class will be offered from
9:15 am - 9:45 am, $5 per week.
Please contact Rita Stankwitz,
rstankwitz@gmail.com or 703-
798-3072.
Martha Guild
Wine Tasting
Saturday, April 28 • 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm
Home of John Cutler
8439 Lee Alan Drive, Fairfax Station 22039
Cost: $30 per person
Make reservations with Helen Parker,
Judy Schmid, Edwardene Pitcock
or Connie Myers
Come join us for a fabulous time!
Proceeds will go towards various Outreach Projects
Reservations can also be made during
Coffee Hours or by phone/email to any of
the contacts listed above. Several gift baskets will
be on display during Coffee Hours on April 15
and April 22. Chances can be purchased to win
the baskets. The winners will be drawn
at the Wine Tasting on April 28.
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Martha Guild
The Martha Guild will meet
on Wednesday, April 4 at 7:30
pm in Classroom B. This is an
important meeting to finalize
plans for the upcoming Wine
Tasting event. All Women
of the Church are cordially invited to attend.
Any questions about the group, please contact
Connie Myers at 703-201-2204 or jetskiing@
hotmail.com.
Lions Club
Recycle for Sight collects
old, unused and usable
glasses to help a child
see better. Please drop
off glasses in the collection box in the office.
Thanks for recycling!
EYC Coffeehouse
Fundraiser
Sunday, April 29 • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Come for an evening
of entertainment and snacks!
Coffee and hot chocolate will be available.
Performers will include EYCers
and Parishioners! To participate, complete
a form available in the Parish House.
Drop off form in the church office
or bring it to EYC by April 15.
All ages are invited to perform!
The event is free, but donations are encouraged!
Proceeds go toward the summer Sr. High Mission
Trip to Middletown, Ohio
Questions? Contact
Rusty Booth at
703-339-6572 or
rusty@pohick.org
 The Purpose of Pohick Church is to be a nourishing community where Christ’s love is experienced and taken beyond its walls.

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Date: _____________________ Subject: _____________________

To: The Vestry
From:
Pohick Church Staff Pohick Church Vestry
Rector: The Rev’d Donald Sr. Warden: Beth Altman
Binder, PhD Jr. Warden: Clint Herbert
Priest Associate: The Rev’d Dr. Diane Treasurer: Doug Smith
G. Murphy, PhD Register: Susan Pehrsson
Lorton, Virginia 22079-1519

Seminarian: Wesley Arning Members: Beth Altman,

9301 Richmond Highway

Minister of Music: Linda Egan Micheyl Bartholomew,

Return Service Requested

Director of Don Cooke, Anne Derbes,

Christian Ed: Frances Sessums Emily Elston, Kathy Kirkland,
Pohick Church

Youth Minister: Rusty Booth Carney McCullough,

Parish Secretary: Susan Hayward-Costa Jane Rolander,
Finance Admin: Mike Morgan Herb Stankwitz,
Sexton: John Sessums Eric Thorson
Telephone: 703-339-6572 • Fax: 703-339-9884
Church Office Email: shcosta@pohick.org • Web Site: www.pohick.org