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
F or as in one body we have many members, and
not all the members have the same function, so
we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and indi-
vidually we are members one of another. We have gifts
that differ according to the grace given to us (Romans
12:4-6a)
The above verses, along with their sister passages in
I Corinthians 12, were among the favorite of my pre-
decessor and mentor, the Reverend William H. Brake,
Jr. Thats because they reflected his vision for Pohick
Church, a vision Ive shared and have sought to ad-
vance during my tenure here.
Its one where the ministry of the church is not un-
dertaken by a select few, but by every member of the
congregation - where we recognize that each of us has
gifts to offer in the service of Christ, and we willingly
do so without seeking recognition or need for credit.
Over the past three decades that we have embraced this
vision here, St. Pauls wonderful image of the church
has become part of Pohicks spiritual DNA. That will
readily be on display on Sunday, September 17, when
we will hold our annual Activities Fair after each of the
three services. Newcomers who have attended these
fairs in the past have typically been blown away by the
vast array of ministries, services, and educational op-
portunities we have at Pohick.
Yet even more impressive, from my vantage, is the
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army of willing volunteers who so enthusiastically en-
gage in their respective areas of ministry. The incredible
variety of gifts and talents exercised within our con-
gregation literally brings Pauls words to life. And so at
Pohick, we see on a daily basis offerings of leadership,
teaching, pastoral care, musicianship, craftsmanship,
and prayerfulness - to name but a few.
Given this great outpouring of service, you would
think that such fall Activities Fairs would be superflu-
ous at Pohick. But theyre not. Thats because, with the
transience of Northern Virginia, our congregation is
ever in flux. Each summer, several of our beloved pa-
rishioner families rotate out to new military or civil-
ian assignments elsewhere, while new families rotate
in. Many of those who have come to us more recently
are from younger generations that have never experi-
enced the dynamic expressions of Christian faith that
we have at Pohick.
And so our desire is always to welcome them to
share whatever gifts God has given them in the service
of Christ and the world. Indeed, Christ needs them -
he needs us all - to be his arms and his legs in this
world, as Paul so vividly wrote in the passages cited
above.
In keeping with these sentiments, I invite all of you
to continue encouraging our new families and younger
members to join in our wonderful work here at Pohick
as we start the new program year. Be open not just to
accepting their many gifts and talents, but also their
suggestions and ideas, even as we share with them both
the life-giving teachings of Scripture and the time-
honored - but not immutable - traditions of Pohick
Church.
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Senior Wardens Report
T. E. Fuzzy Thurston, Senior Warden
Welcome to the start of Pohicks new program
year! Things do slow down a bit over the summer, but
once September gets here we light the afterburners and
return to Pohicks normal pace of activity.
Coming up this month will be the return to three
Sunday services, the start of Sunday School and choir
activities, an Alpha course, the Crab Feast, the Activities
Fair, Apple Butter, and the Country Fair. That means
there will be an unprecedented number of opportuni-
ties for you to get involved. Perhaps you would like to
try your hand at teaching Sunday school or singing (or
ringing) in the choir. Perhaps you would like to oversee
a game at the Country Fair or take a couple of turns on
an apple butter paddle. Perhaps you would like to see
what Alpha is all about or just enjoy the fellowship of
other parishioners at the Crab Feast.
Remember, none of these activities are outsourced.
We dont contract out canning apple butter. The Minis-
ter of Music is the only one in the choir being paid for
her time and talent. Coffee hour is not catered and nei-
ther are the preparations and serving of the food at the
Crab Feast. All this is done through the time and talent
of Pohick parishioners and we welcome you to join us
in sharing your gifts this program year.
At the July Vestry meeting, the Vestry voted on a
photo release form. Wording of the form is as follows:
For the purpose of promoting its ministries, Pohick
Church will often take photographs of children and staff, or
photographs in which children may be involved with others.
In order to understand the wishes of parents and/or guard-
ians with respect to the use of these photographs in official
publications, this form must be completed and returned with
your childs registration information.
For clarity, the term Pohick Church as used herein re-
fers to Pohick Church staff and volunteers; photograph(s)
to both still photographs and videotape footage; child to a
child who is a minor; and official publications to Pohick
Church-sanctioned print publications, online publications,
presentations, websites, and social media.
*************
I understand that photographs of my child may be used
in official publications. I also understand that no royalty, fee
or other compensation shall become payable to me by reason
of such use. I understand that no other personal identifica-
tion of my child such as name, age, or grade, will be disclosed.
Pohick Episcopal Church
Parents will be asked to check consent or non-con-
sent and to sign the form when they register their chil-
dren for Sunday school and/or youth group.
Also from the July Vestry meeting: The Vestry voted
to let a contract to repair and paint the fascia board on
the parish house. It was decided that this is work be-
yond what property committee volunteers can do. We
also got the ball rolling on replacing the current steam
auxiliary heat in the church with new heat pumps.
Volunteers Needed for Turkey Shoot
WANTED: Adult volunteers (men OR women)
to assist with the Turkey Shoot at the annual Pohick
Church Country Fair on Saturday, September 23.
Duties include site setup and breakdown, signing up
shooters, posting targets, and/or assisting with the
firing line. Familiarity with firearms in general and/
or shotguns specifically is desired, but not required.
All necessary training and equipment will be
provided. The event runs from 9:00
am to 4:00 pm on Fair Day, and any
full-time or part-time help would
be welcome. If willing to help,
contact Mo Faber, mo66@cox.net;
703-440-9557 or 571-278-6182.
Education for Ministry
Education for Ministry, begun in 1957 by the
University of the South School of Theology, is a
unique education program. An EfM group consists
of six to twelve participants and a trained mentor or
co-mentor who meet weekly, for two and a half to
three hours, over the course of a nine-month aca-
demic year. The four-year program consists of studies
in Old Testament (Year 1), New Testament (Year 2),
Church History (Year 3) and Theology (Year 4). The
focus is to connect the word of God to personal life.
The tuition fee is $375 per year, and there is fi-
nancial aid available. Students need only to commit
to one year at a time and EFM grads are welcome!
For more information, please contact Charlotte
Knipling at 703-946-1031 or Denise McHugh,
410- 300-9867. The class will be held on Monday
evenings, starting the end of September and con-
tinuing through early June in the Vestry House at
Pohick Church. Please join this group to explore a
call to ministry!
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From The Assistant Rector
The Reverend
Dr. Ruth E. Correll, Ed.D.
Your Invitation to Alpha
Please join Alpha starting September 24
after the 9:00 am service in the Vestry House.
Make new friends and hang around to help
cook and bottle our famous Apple Butter.
What can the church do to strengthen confidence
in Christianity? How prepared are parishioners to
teach their children or tell their colleagues what their
faith entails? When does God make a difference in
actions and words?
These questions stimulated an endeavor that is
now worldwide at Holy Trinity Church Brompton
London (Church of England). Leaders there set
about to create a course addressing the basic concepts
of Christianity. Over time, the Rev. Nicky Gumbel re-
fined and filmed his lectures so they could be shared
with other communities. The course came to be called
Alpha, the first letter of the Greek alphabet signify-
ing introductions and first encounters with Christian
faith.
By the 1990s, Alpha was being sponsored in
churches throughout the USA and around the world.
This is what it usually looked like in the beginning.
Parishioners invited friends and colleagues who did
not attend church to their homes for a meal. After the
meal, there would be a lecture on DVD followed by
a brief discussion around the table on a related bibli-
cal text. It attracted many people who enjoyed lively
discussions in an informal, non-threatening setting.
Times have changed in the more than two decades
since I attended an early Alpha course. Fewer parish-
ioners have homes and schedules able to host guests
every week for three months. Likewise, Alpha lead-
ers increasingly realized that only a limited number
of people in todays culture who are unfamiliar with
the church and the Bible commit to an entire eve-
ning weekly to explore the Christian faith. Even good
home cooked meals often did not have adequate draw
for strangers to ideas associated with forbiddingly el-
egant buildings with steeples.
On the brighter side, Alpha leaders noticed that
the course interested old timers who had never been
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encouraged to talk about spiritual matters. The lec-
tures strengthened their confidence in the tradition
with which they had grown up. After taking Alpha,
they could more readily share their faith with others.
Furthermore, first generation church goers who had
encountered God in their lives wanted to deepen their
overall understanding of Christianity and the purpose
of churches. Questions about God, prayer, healing,
divine guidance, church, and other faith related mat-
ters that the lectures addressed filled in blank spots in
their background.
One key to opening the minds and mouths of
those taking Alpha has endured: hosting the course
in a casual, non-judgmental setting that does not feel
or look a whole lot like church. We are now offer-
ing the revised version of Alpha at Pohick. What were
once lectures delivered in a nave now presents con-
versations between two travelers talking to people in
many countries and featuring sites in the Holy Land.
Excerpts of the original lectures still appear along with
brief interviews with notable theologians. The DVDs
now run 25 minutes instead of 50 minutes. Meals are
replaced with snacks fitting for the 45 minutes given
to our adult education. We no longer ask for a three
month commitment. Come as often as you can or
when the topic announced in the bulletin is of par-
ticular concern. To indicate your interest, please sign
up at the Activities Fair. For more information, call
the office or Bruce and Beth Baird, 703-339-0244.
Consignment and Arts Room
Christmas Mart
De-clutter and earn money! While Fall cleaning,
look through collectibles, vintage items, crafts, and
accessories that can now be shared with someone
else. Through the Consignment Room at the annual
Christmas Mart, items can be sold on consignment
or donated with the profits going to the Women of
Pohick. Consignors receive 75% of the sale price
with 25% going to the Women of Pohick. In ad-
dition, new crafters are welcome to exhibit their
products for sale. For anyone that
knows people that create interest-
ing gifts or crafts or have treasures
to sell, please provide their contact
info to Lori Buckius at 703-250-
4590 or raebuck@aol.com.
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Music Notes
Linda Egan, Minister of Music
For continuing education this year, the Vestry and
congregation sent me to Winchester, England, for the
Association of Anglican Musicians Conference in July.
John and I heard the choirs and organs of Winchester,
Chichester, Salisbury, and Romsey Abbey, both in re-
hearsal and in services, during our visits to these cathe-
drals, and after the conference ended, heard the first three
choirs sing together in the Southern Cathedrals Festival
held this year at Winchester. We also traveled to St. Cross
Hospice, Wells Cathedral, St. Marys Redcliffe in Bris-
tol; St. Davids Cathedral and Brecon Cathedral in Wales;
and Gloucester Cathedral. My ears are full of beautiful
music heard in very old and very beautiful buildings. It
was instructive to see how the choirs function and espe-
cially to hear how beautifully the children sing with the
adults.
The choir of Chichester is a good example. Choristers
enter as probationers, which we here at Pohick call nov-
ices, at age 7 or 8. (At that age our future St. Cecelia St.
Alban Choir novices are still learning under the fine lead-
ership of Barb Lynn in the St. Francis Choir.) They are
chosen for their potential to have beautiful voices, their
musical ear, their ability to match pitch, their fluency in
reading, and their enthusiasm and real sparkle, accord-
ing to the Chichester choirmaster. Few have any musical
training.
They attend school in a 500 year old choir school
immediately across from the cathedral, where they learn
regular school subjects, play sports, and receive voice and
music sightreading training. They sing for eight sung ser-
vices a week: three on Sunday and an evensong Monday
through Friday. In a recent week they sang seven different
anthems, six magnificats and nunc dimitti, and the Mo-
zart Coronation Mass.
Pohick Episcopal Church
In addition they perform at festivals. We heard them
sing as one of three choirs in the Southern Cathedrals
Festival in Winchester. The final concert was the Monte-
verdi Vespers, a glorious work over an hour long in which
each choir, including chorister soloists, sang portions
alone and in which all choirs also sang together. The ca-
thedrals pews were supplemented with chairs throughout
and every seat was taken.
We first heard the Chichester Choir at Evensong. In
this picture, you can see four probationers to the right.
They have not yet been vested with their cottas, and so
are not full choristers. Like our good novices at Pohick,
they know how to hold their folders and look, mostly, to-
ward the conductor. We heard their beautiful voices and
saw them sing entire pages of anthems, at which point
their eyes wandered to us sitting across from them, or to
the ceiling or floor. Then they would suddenly shock back
into reality and begin worriedly looking for their place in
the music. Quite endearing. Meanwhile, to the left, the
front bench choristers were fully focused singing soprano
and the back bench lay clerks supported the whole sound,
singing alto, tenor and bass, two to a part.
Thank you for this opportunity to hear and see and
sing and worship and learn!
THE CHOIR AND INSTRUMENTAL SEA-
SON IS BEGINNING! Increase your musical knowl-
edge and skill and deepen your understanding of the
Christian life, as you help lead the liturgy. First rehearsals
are:
Thursday, September 7:
6:15 - 7:15 pm, Pohick Bell Choir, room C/D
7:30 - 9:00 pm Choir of Pohick, music room (MR)
Sunday, September 10:
10:15 am Register for the childrens choirs, CR
Wednesday, September 13:
6:00 - 7:00 pm, St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir, grades 4-12,
MR
Sunday, September 17:
8:00 - 8:45 am, Pohick Pickers, room C/D
Wednesday, September 20:
6:00 - 6:30 pm, St. Francis Choir, grades K-3, room C/D
Sunday, October 8:
10:30 - 11 am, Early Church Music Ensemble, MR
So that we may prepare a chair and music for you,
please contact Barb Lynn (St. Francis Choir), John Ses-
sums (Pohick Pickers), TG Powell (Early Church Music
Ensemble) or Linda Egan (Bell Choir, Choir of Pohick,
St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir) through the church office
before you come. If you would like to play with the Pick-
ers when they play for community events, contact Chris
Brown through the office.
Come join us!
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Music Schedule September 2017
Sunday, September 3 Pentecost 13 Proper 17
10:00 am Robert Baird, organist; Pete Kind, baritone
Thursday, September 7
6:15 - 7:15 pm Bell Choir begins regular rehearsals
7:30 - 9:00 pm Choir of Pohick begins regular re-
hearsals
Sunday, September 10 Pentecost 14 Proper 18
9:00 am Choir of Pohick
10:15 am Register for St. Francis and St. Cecelia St.
Alban Choirs
11:15 am Offertory hymn
Wednesday, September 13
6:00 - 7:00 pm St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir begins
regular rehearsals
Sunday, September 17 Pentecost 15 Proper 19
8:00 am Pohick Pickers begin rehearsals
9:00 am Choir of Pohick and Pohick Pickers; Com-
missioning of all Pohick musicians. Please step
forward at the Peace.
11:15 am Offertory hymn
Wednesday, September 20
6:00 - 6:30 pm St. Francis Choir begins regular
rehearsals
Sunday, September 24 Pentecost 16 Proper 20
9:00 am Choir of Pohick
11:15 am Offertory hymn
Christmas Mart Jewelry Table
Please consider donating unwanted jewelry to
the Christmas Mart Jewelry Table for the Pohick
Christmas Mart on November 16. Profits from the
Jewelry Table have been very substantial for the
past few years, thanks to all the donations received.
Jewelry in any condition is
useful. Broken jewelry is either
mended or put in bags and sold
to crafters. These bags are among
the first items sold. Jewelry can
be left in the Church Office.
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Christian Education
Frances Sessums, Director of Christian Education
Church School registration and the Ice Cream So-
cial will be on Sunday, September 10 after the 9:00 am
service in the Common Room. Parents have the oppor-
tunity to meet the teachers and review the curriculum
used for all of the classes. Be sure to register each child
individually as this is very important for record keep-
ing. If you are unable to attend church on registration
Sunday, please register the children in the Education
office on the first Sunday they attend church school.
The ice cream will be provided for the Ice Cream
Social. Donations of toppings such as syrup, sprinkles,
cherries, nuts, and whipped cream are needed. A sign-
up sheet is posted on the downstairs bulletin board.
The first day of classes will be Sunday, September
17. Sunday School students will leave church during
the Recessional Hymn and go directly to their classes.
Classes end at 11:05 am, and a bell will be rung at that
time. Parents of preschoolers through fourth grade
should pick up children at the door of their classrooms.
Pohick is very blessed to have so many wonderful
people who have volunteered to teach and help with
the church school. A roster of the staff is posted on the
bulletin boards upstairs and downstairs. Thanks to all
staff members for their time given to this very impor-
tant ministry. Any questions can be direct to Frances
Sessums at 703-472-5180.
Pohicks Vacation Bible School was a great success.
There were 74 students in the program with 65% of
them from the outside community. Thirty outstanding
volunteers composed the staff. Everyone had a tremen-
dous time. Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to
make the week so fun and meaningful!
2017 Christmas Mart
Thursday, November 16
Mark the calendar now for the annual Christ-
mas Mart! More details and requests for help
will soon be making the head-
lines. Any questions for now,
please contact Connie Myers
at 703-455-4652 or jetskiing@
hotmail.com.
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Apple Butter, a Family Event
and Pohick Tradition!
Over 45 years, Apple Butter is and always has been a
Family Event! Many adult Pohickians can talk at length
about their memories of making Apple Butter behind the
Common Room with their Parents and Grandparents.
Please do not hesitate to bring the entire family by the
Church on September 22-24 to help with a Pohick tradi-
tion while creating lifetime memories. Please remember,
there are lots of ways for even the youngest family members
to participate.
Friday, September 22 is setup day. Put up the giant tarp,
haul up the firewood, set up the Common Room, wash jars,
and move bricks. It takes many hands just a few hours for
this phase. It is exciting to see the tarp go up and the big
kettles arrive. It is always difficult to sleep that night due
to the anticipation of the next days events. Start time is
normally early afternoon outside the Common Room. At
the end of the day, there is a small social event to plan for
the next two days. All ages are encouraged to participate in
these activities.
Saturday, September 23 is Apple Sauce Day. Starting
with 50 bushels of apples, there will be approximately 200
gallons of apple sauce. The jobs include; apple cutters - re-
moving stems and bad spots (the cutting is not a job for
the youngest because of the use of knives but they can pull
stems); apple haulers; taking apples to the tables and the
slicers; kettle stirrers; many people of all ages participate
in this phase. To make the apple sauce, the kettles are con-
stantly being stirred. Again, all ages with supervision, due
to the fires, can participate; operating the separators is also
a job for all ages. It takes three or four people on each of
the two machines. Always lots of adult supervision available
for this effort and plenty to do for those of all ages. BTW,
lunch is ordered from a favorite local deli around noon on
Saturday. This is always a fun event. Clean up is late after-
noon, and then set up for Apple Butter Sunday! Please try
to come by for a few hours or all day. and bring the entire
family.
Sunday, September 24 is Apple Butter Sunday. The day
starts early, around 3:00 am. The first 12 hours, the sauce
is stirred. It takes 12 hours, no shortcuts. Lots of stirrers
of all ages! Long sleeve shirts, long pants and close toed
shoes are encouraged while stirring. The sauce often spits,
but the right clothing will usually prevent burns. Care must
be taken when moving among the kettles so that no one
accidentally runs into a kettle or a paddle. That would defi-
nitely leave a mark! Canning starts around 3:00 pm. This is
an event not to be missed. Roughly 100 people participate
in the canning process and many more watchers are present.
After Father Don blesses the Apple Butter, the organized
Pohick Episcopal Church
chaos begins and there is a job for all. Please let Carolyn
Brown or Prudence Brooks know if interested in helping
with canning. They try to fill the jobs early (like the day
before!) so there is no last minute panic. Some of the jobs
are: haulers, ladlers, toppers, tighteners, wipers, table clean-
ers, water fetchers, boxers, stackers and sellers! Come on out
and learn about these interesting jobs. Training is provided.
The entire canning process only takes about 45 minutes. It
is a sight to see. After the canning, there is clean up and
putting away all the gear, not necessarily a fun job, but a
must-do. Again, lots of hands are needed. After the clean-
ing and hauling there is a short social event. By this time,
there is not a lot of energy since 1000 jars of Apple But-
terhave been canned!
Join the Apple Butter event this year for a great Pohick
tradition. Fellowship and memories galore!
The Apple Butter Gang
Apple Pie Baking Contest
Get a favorite apple pie recipe ready! The
Martha Guild will once again sponsor an Ap-
ple Pie Baking Contest at the annual Coun-
try Fair. The pies will be judged on Creativity
(name the pie), Appearance, Taste, and Tex-
ture. The pies must be delivered to the Baked
Goods/Country Store booth by 11:00 am on
Fair Day, Saturday, September 30. Pies will be
judged and the winners will be announced at
12 noon. Following the judging, the pies will
be sliced and sold.
Obtain an entry form from the Common
Room or outside of the Church Office at the
top of the stairs. Please return completed form
to a member of the Martha Guild or to the
Martha Guild mail slot in the Church Office
by September 26. Only one entry per person.
Questions? Contact a Martha Guild
member or Connie Myers at 703-455-4652
or jetskiing@hotmail.com.
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Junior Wardens Report
Fred Crawford, Junior Warden
Thanks: For all the support the members of the
Parish give to make Property upkeep a community
event. Special thanks to Tom and Bill Bland. They
are always doing things without being asked. Their
knowledge and dedication to the Parish is a blessing.
There are so many who provide the strong backbone
to the Building and Grounds efforts that it is a bless-
ing to the efforts of the Jr Warden.
What has been done:
Quite a few minor repairs have been done around
the Parish over the Summer months to include a com-
plete striping and recoating of the new floor tile in the
lower level of the Parish House.
There are a number of contracts that have been
let to improve or repair the Property:
There is an active contract currently being worked
to provide a new drop of electric power to the Sanctu-
ary. This is the first step in the upgrade of the heating
and air conditioning in the Sanctuary to all electric.
There will be additional contracts for the additional
parts of the effort to ensure all electric in the Sanctu-
ary for both heating and cooling.
Paint Contract - To paint the pew boxes and floors
of the pew boxes during the month of September.
The Property Commission will coordinate the paint
schedule with the Clergy to minimize the interference
with the busy schedule for the Sanctuary and keep the
Parish advised of the schedule.
The Vestry just approved the contract to repair the
damaged Soffits on the Parish House. The contractor
will start work as soon as he has his supplies staged.
What is planned: A Parish Workday is scheduled
for October 14. More information to follow in early
October. There is also a plan to have contract work
done on the Sanctuary this summer and fall. Plans in-
clude:
Contract with Dominion to support bringing in
increased electrical power to the Sanctuary. Planning
by Dominion is underway. They will work with the
electrical contractor, Walsh, to get the power to the
northwest corner of the Sanctuary and installed into
the Sanctuary.
Contract with a Heating and Cooling contrac-
tor to replace the current heat pumps with ones with
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acceptable refrigerant and with augmented heat to be
able to provide additional heat during the coldest pe-
riods of winter.
Work on the Sanctuary southwest steps. Re-
member that the Vestry approved the general ap-
proach presented to them at the May meeting. This
will be funded by the Virginia State Children of the
American Revolution (VSCAR) with matching fund-
ing from the Historic Pohick Foundation. All of the
entry steps to the Sanctuary need to be addressed, but
this is the one in most need at this time. In execution
of the approval the plan includes:
A contract with an engineering/architectural firm
for replacement of the southwest steps of the Sanctu-
ary. A firm has been engaged and a contract is expect-
ed soon. They will interface with the County to ensure
proper permitting, etc.
Contract with a masonry firm for the execution
of the work on the steps. A basic estimate has been
obtained and the plan is being developed from it. The
formal bid will come after the engineers determine
what is needed and what Fairfax County may require.
Martha Guild News
Connie Myers
The Martha Guild will meet on Wednesday, Sep-
tember 6, in Classroom B beginning at 7:30 pm. All
Women of the Church are cordially invited to attend
for discussing plans for a very busy fall season. Any
questions, please contact Connie Myers at 703-455-
4652 or jetskiing@hotmail.com.
Women of the Church
Save the Date Thursday, October 12
Attention all Women of Pohick! Mark
the calendar and attend the fall meeting of
the Episcopal Church Women (ECW) of
the Diocese of Virginia, which will be held
on Thursday, October 12 at Christ Episcopal
Church in Glen Allen.
More details including meeting agenda,
program, and registration will be posted as
soon as it is available. This is an enjoyable and
inspirational event.
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TTFF - Its Apple Butter Time!
Country Fair time has arrived! Now is the oppor-
tunity to recapture the nostalgia of visiting the farm
in the fall. The atmosphere of smoke wafting up from
cooking fires; the pleasant aroma of spices tickling the
nose; and the beautiful colors of the changing leaves
can be relived at Pohick Church on September 22 and
23 as apple butter is made for the country fair.
Apple Butter is also used as part of the welcome
package to newcomers and the Docent Guild gives
away jars as favors during their events. Apple Butter
and Pohick have a long tradition. It is Apple Butter
Time, and it will be made the Old Fashioned Way: on
open fires in 40-gallon copper kettles, the same way it
was made in the days of George Washington.
So, what does TTFF mean? It is short for Time,
Talents, Fellowship, and Fun. Time and Talents will
definitely be required as everyone will be hard at work
both days processing 50 bushels of apples into Pohicks
infamous Apple Butter - a best seller every year. Bring
a paring knife and cutting board Saturday morning,
and plan to stay all day Saturday and Sunday or just
for an hour or two! Any and all help is welcomed!
Start time is 7:00 am on Saturday and very early
on Sunday. A complete schedule is included in this
issue of the Pohick Post and will be in the Church bul-
letin as the event approaches. There will be plenty of
work to keep everyone gainfully employed both days;
and it is a great opportunity for Fellowship with the
parishioners of this Great Church, and a very good
chance of having just plain ol Fun.
Every available volunteer is needed and indispens-
able. Without volunteers it just will not happen. Please
try and find the Time to donate all special Talents,
enjoy the Fellowship and have some good old fashion
Fun. It will be a rewarding day!
Yoga at Pohick
Every Saturday in Classroom C/D
10:30am - 11:00 am:
Yoga Tutorial
11:00 am - 12:00 noon:
Yoga Flow Class
Only $8 per week
Everyone is welcome!
Pohick Episcopal Church
EYC Kick-Off Picnic
Sunday, September 10
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
5th - 12th grade teens and their
families are invited to attend
A-K: bring vegetable dish or salad
L-Z: bring dessert or chips
Hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks provided
Parents meeting 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
Program details, volunteer opportunities and
the Sr. High Mission Trip will be discussed
Contact Rusty Booth for more information:
703-339-6572 or rusty@pohick.org
2017 Apple Butter Schedule
Friday, September 22 - Apple Butter Setup
Noon - 5:00 pm Setup (kettles, firewood, etc.)
Saturday, September 23 - Apple Sauce Day
7:00 am - 10:00 am Wash, cut apples, and
start cooking
8:00 am - 3:00 pm Cook apples into applesauce
with many stirrers needed!
3:00 pm - 7:00 pm Cleanup and setup for
next day
Sunday, September 24 - Apple Butter Day
3:00 am - 3:00 pm Cook applesauce into Apple
Butter with many stirrers needed!
10:45 am Apple Butter Eucharist
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Canning of the Apple Butter
- All Hands Needed!
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Tear down and cleanup
Friday, September 29 - Fair Setup
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Setup
Saturday, September 30 - Fair Day
Apple Butter will be sold
throughout the day!
Come for an hour, a day, or a weekend!
Pohick Episcopal Church
Update on Issues in the Anglican Communion
Don Brownlee, Member of Policy and Planning Commission
This monthly report is part of the Vestrys ongoing effort to
inform and update the Parish about the ongoing controver-
sies within The Episcopal Church (TEC) and the Anglican
Communion. These controversies largely involve the blessing
of same-sex unions, ordination of non-celibate homosexuals,
interpretation of Scripture, and breakdown of traditional
boundary lines between Provinces.
In a long-awaited and badly-fractured decision, the
South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that dioc-
esan property, funds, and most churches in that state
belong to the diocese that remains part of The Epis-
copal Church. A few churches, the court ruled, do not,
and those properties belong to those churches.
The court ruling included five separate opinions
from its five justices. The most important conclusion
of the majority was that 29 parishes which had acced-
ed, or accepted, the Dennis Canon of The Episcopal
Churchs Canons, which gives the national church a le-
gally-binding trust interest in their property. The court
said that eight parishes which had never accepted the
Dennis Canon could retain their properties.
A district court had ruled in favor of the break-
away churches and diocese, finding that The Episcopal
Church (TEC) was a congregational church and thus
in effect each parish controlled its own property. In
the lead opinion, former Chief Justice Costa Pleicones
overruled that conclusion, joining numerous other ju-
risdictions in concluding that TEC was in fact a hier-
archical church which controlled property all the way
down to the parish level.
The Dennis Canon (Canon 1.7.4) was adopted by
the General Convention in 1979. It says: All real and
personal property held by or for the benefit of any Par-
ish, Mission or Congregation is held in trust for this
Church and the Diocese thereof in which such Parish,
Mission or Congregation is located.
Justice Kaye Hearn said in a concurring opinion,
It is clear this dispute arises out of doctrinal differenc-
es between the National Church and the Breakaway
Diocese. I therefore find that we are required in this
instance to exercise restraint and defer to the highest
ecclesiastical body of this hierarchical church. Though
the Breakaway Diocese has attempted to frame this as
a matter of simple corporate law fit for resolution in
September 2017 Page 9
civil court, we are bound by the Constitution and our
own precedent from interjecting ourselves into reli-
gious matters masquerading as disputes over property
or corporate control.
Justice John Kittredge, however, saw it differently.
I would hold as a matter of South Carolina law that
under these facts the local churches were not forever
bound by the trust provision, and they retained the au-
thority to withdraw their accession to it. That is pre-
cisely what they did
He added, The message is clear for churches in
South Carolina that are affiliated in any manner with a
national organization and have never lifted a finger to
transfer control or ownership of their property - if you
think your property ownership is secure, think again.
In another dissent, former Chief Justice Jean Toal
sharply criticized the ruling as nothing less than ju-
dicial sanction of the confiscation of church property
masquerading as an attempt to promulgate a new def-
erence rule for determining title in this matter.
The majority decision overturned a 2009 ruling on
South Carolina church property cases, saying that ear-
lier one failed to look at the entirety of the dispute,
including the hierarchal churchs constitution, canons,
and rules, before determining whether the dispute can
be resolved purely by the application of state law.
Bp. Mark Lawrence, who leads the breakaway
diocese of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina,
wrote his diocese to say, Frankly, it is a
grievous decision for us on so many levels.
Perhaps you, as do I, have to fight despon-
dency as I consider its many ramifications
for us as a diocese, and especially for our
congregations and clergy. For make no
mistake - if this ruling stands how we car-
ry out Gods mission and the ministries he has given us
will dramatically change.
Bp. Skip Adams, provisional bishop
of the continuing diocese The Episco-
pal Church in South Carolina, told a
gathering of clergy and laity Our mis-
sion has not changed as a result of the
decision. We still have gospel work to
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Update on Issues in the Anglican Communion,
continued from page 9
do. He also called on leaders to continue the spirit of
reconciliation, with graciousness and respect for all, in-
cluding the people in churches that were part of the
breakaway group. Our desire is to pray with our Lord
that we all may be one.
The case was argued in September of 2015. Mem-
bership of the State Supreme Court has changed in the
intervening two years, and some of the opinions were
written by justices no longer on the court. The break-
away diocese asked for a rehearing.
*.*.*
The racial tensions and violence that flared in Char-
lottesville have led to renewed calls to change the name
of R.E. Lee Memorial Church in Lexington. One ves-
try member there resigned after the vestry declined to
commit to doing so.
Lee was a member of the
church, and served as its senior
warden, when he was president of
Washington and Lee University af-
ter the Civil War. The church was
struggling; reports say that at one
point he offered to pay the rectors
salary out of his own pocket.
The name was changed from
Grace Church in 1903. There is no
known record of why.
Efforts to change the name began in 2015. A con-
sultant recommended earlier this year that the name
should be changed, but the Vestry instead approved
a statement that it Deplored in the name of Christ
white supremacy, anti-Semitism, and racism in all its
forms. We denounce the violence committed in word
and deed against our brothers and sisters in Charlot-
tesville.
We do not honor Lee as a Confederate, the Ves-
try statement went on. Nor do we subscribe to neo-
Confederate ideas in honoring him. We honor Lee as
one of our own parishioners, a devout man who led our
parish through difficult years in post-Civil-War Vir-
ginia.
Bp. Mark Bourlakas of the Diocese of Southwest
Virginia agrees the name should be changed. The
name has become not only a distraction to their Gospel
mission, but its dividing parishioners and causing
Pohick Episcopal Church
all kinds of rancor, he said. He plans to visit the con-
gregation to assist in reconciliation efforts. My prior-
ity is to heal the congregation, and I dont believe that
that healing can occur while the name stays the same.
***
The primates of the Anglican Communion are
scheduled to meet in Canterbury, England early in Oc-
tober. The meeting will be the latest attempt by Arch-
bishop of Canterbury Justin Welby to keep the various
factions of the Anglican Communion talking together
and walking together despite serious theological dif-
ferences. It is not at this point clear whether theologi-
cally conservative primates will attend, and whether
archbishops recognized by some provinces, but not for-
mally recognized by the Anglican Communion, have
been invited.
The last Primates Meeting in January 2016 led to
The Episcopal Church stepping back from its mem-
bership on certain interdenominational organizations.
But theological conservatives were deeply disappointed
that this was the extent of the sanctions and in fact,
Abj. Justin refused to use that term, calling them con-
sequences of TECs decision to change our marriage
cannon, not sanctions.
Since that meeting, both the Church of Scotland and
Anglican Church of Canada have taken similar steps to
allow same-sex marriages.
Elsewhere:
A church disciplinary panel has harshly criti-
cized Bp. John Bruno of Los Angeles for his actions
involving potential sale of St. James the Great Church
in Newport Beach, and recommended
he be suspended from active ministry
for three years. It found, He objected.
He obfuscated. He did not respond on
the merits when dealing with the dis-
ciplinary hearings, and his actions were
contemptuous of the Hearing Panel
and the Canons of the Church. They
are disruptive. They are dilatory. They infringe on the
integrity of these proceedings... They bring material
discredit upon the Church and the Holy Orders con-
ferred by the Church.
It said that while the future of St. James was out-
side its scope, it strongly recommends to the Diocese
of Los Angeles that as a matter of justice it immedi-
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Pohick Episcopal Church
Update on Issues in the Anglican Communion,
continued from page 10
ately suspend its efforts to sell the St. James property,
that it restore the congregation and vicar to the church
building and that it reassign St. James the Great ap-
propriate mission status.
Even before the final ruling, Presiding Bishop Mi-
chael Curry had removed Bp. Bruno from further epis-
copal oversight of the parish, and forbade him take any
further action to sell the property.
But Bishop Coadjutor John Taylor and the Stand-
ing Committee determined that by the time that or-
der was issued, Bp. Bruno had
already entered into a binding
contract to sell the property.
The buyer has the legal right
to expect the seller to honor
the contract, they wrote the
diocese. Much as we might
wish it were otherwise, we do
not believe that it would be in
the interests of the diocese or consistent with our fi-
duciary responsibilities to endorse any steps leading to
breaching or threatening to breach an enforceable con-
tract that could lead to further expense and litigation.
Once the St. James matter is settled, our diocese needs
a season of open, face-to-face dialogue, accountability,
and reconciliation. In a conflict such as this one, rec-
onciliation is in the eye of the beholder. As we move
forward together(let us find) ways we can use this
wearying season as a focal point for new energy and
ministry in this time when our neighborhoods, nation,
and world need The Episcopal Church and the Diocese
of Los Angeles to be at their most unified and effec-
tive.
Former Presiding Bishop Katherine Jefferts Sch-
ori is resuming her active ministry. She was called to
be assisting bishop in the Diocese of San Diego and
help the Standing Committee lead the diocese while it
searches for a new bishop. Bp. James Mathes resigned
earlier this year to become assistant dean of students at
Virginia Theological Seminary.
The Anglican Church of Australia has chosen its
first female archbishop. The Rt. Rev. Kay Goldsworthy
will be the new Archbishop of Perth and the churchs
Western Division. She currently is bishop of Gippsland
in Queensland. She succeeds Abp. Roger Herft, who
September 2017 Page 11
resigned in December after tell-
ing a commission investigating
sexual abuse of children that
he let down survivors of child
abuse when he served as bishop
of Newcastle.
Abp.-elect Goldworthy told
Australian Broadcasting that the
Anglican Church and other denominations there had
lost the trust of the community at a national level. Our
reputation is not great at this point in time, nor should
it be, she said. Hopefully well come together and deal
with some of the issues that have been painful.
This is her second first. She became the first fe-
male Anglican bishop in Australia in 2008, when she
was appointed assistant bishop of Perth.
A judge in Alabama has dismissed a wrongful
termination lawsuit filed against the national church
by Bp. Stacy Sauls. He was dismissed as the churchs
chief operating officer by Presiding Bishop Michael
Curry shortly after Bp. Michael was installed as pre-
siding bishop. A District Court Judge agreed with the
churchs contention that any such suit should be filed
in New York, where Bp. Sauls still lives, and where the
events at issue took place. The only potential Alabama
witnesses are the lawyers [Bp. Sauls] hired, District
Court Judge Ben Brooks said.
It is important to remember that despite all these con-
troversies, 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, and the
Community of Hope, Pohick continues to leak the love of God
to those in need. As our Sr. Warden reminded us recently, God
continues to send Pohickians out two-by-two to spread the good
news of stewardship to other churches and other dioceses.
Pohick Church
Wishing Well
The 2017 Wishing Well is up! Please
help support the ministries of
Pohick Church by casting a coin
for an item on the list.
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Stewardship Corner
Master, Simon replied, we have worked through the night...But because You say so, I will let down the nets. When they
had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to tear. So, they signaled to their partners in the
other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. (Luke 5:5-7)
Sometimes at Pohick, Gods faithful stewards feel Does God distribute the talents evenly? No. Does
they have worked through the night also (and in the he expect, nevertheless, that each of us will use the tal-
case of apple butter, sometimes they do). But what ents to further His work on earth? Clearly, He does
Luke tells us is that there are more fish to catch - more (you wicked, lazy servant! replied his master...Mat-
people to reach through Pohicks ministries and activi- thew 5:26).
ties in South County Fairfax. But as with the apostles, Let me use just two examples of how new and in-
the faithful cannot manage the potential catch alone. creased pledges have helped us in the recent past. A
The theme for this years Stewardship Campaign is go- few years ago, we charged parents for sending their
ing to be: children to Vacation Bible School. Now VBS is free
Getting More Hands on the Nets and, as a result, we better reach children in the com-
This isnt about asking those already over tasked to munity who are not part of the congregation, who are
do more. It is about calling to the other boat - about often unchurched, and whose parents could not afford
swelling the number of the faithful, both in terms of to send them to Pohicks VBS previously. In reaching
time and talent, and especially in terms of treasure. If the children, we also reach their parents.
you are new to Pohick, we want to invite you to join us This year we will not charge children to play the
in one or more of the myriad of ministries and activi- games at the Country Fair. In doing so (and by the
ties we support already and to give us the wherewithal way, Fairfax County Supervisor Storchs staff have
to increase the ministries, especially to the youth and promised to help us get the word out) those of who
disadvantaged of the surrounding communities. work games wont have to watch childrens faces as
If you already pledge, were asking you to give they are told No, we cant afford to let you paint a face
prayerful consideration to increasing the pledge to on a pumpkin.
help us serve those with so much less - those to whom And who knows what we might be able to do
what we have is a bounty beyond belief. If you have not next year if we can count on you to add
yet pledged a portion of your treasure to Gods work, your hands to those already on the nets!
we are inviting you to begin to do so now. Recall Mat- When you are approached to give of your time and
thew 25 in which the master gives his servants talents talent at the upcoming Activities Fair, and when you
and in his absence, expects those talents to be used to receive the stewardship pledge letter, please say yes -
further his work. God, of course, is the Master in this please become the steward of Gods gifts He intends
parable. you to be.

72nd Annual
Pohick Count r y Fair
Saturday, September 30 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Pohick Church Fairgrounds
Join us for a special day of fun & fellowship! The Fair offers activities for everyone!
Turkey Shoot Childrens Games Moon Bounce Face Painting Music
Garden Shop Country Store Apple Butter Booth BBQ Hamburgers Hot Dogs Drinks Much More!
Volunteers Still Needed!
Please call the Church office, 703-339-6572, for more information.
Pohick Episcopal Church September 2017 Page 13

Pohick Church Activities September 2017

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
AUG 27 28 29 30 31 SEPT 1 2
Proper XVIa 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 7p Boy Scouts 8a Brotherhood
8a HE I 6p COH COC of St. Andrew
8:30a Golden Dove 7:30p Healing Service 10a Yoga
Display 1p 1st Sat
10a HE II Docent Tour
11:10a Teachers Mtg
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Proper XVIIa Labor Day 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 6:15p Bell Choir 8a Brotherhood of
8a HE I 7:30p Healing Service 7p Boy Scouts St. Andrew
Office Closed
10a HE II 7:30p Martha Guild 7:30p Choir of 10a Yoga
Mtg Pohick 5p Crab Feast

10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Proper XVIIIa 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 1p Belvoir Co-op Pohick Post 8a Brotherhood
SS Registration 7p BS Troop 9:30a Ann Ma- 6p St. Cecelia St. 6:15p Bell Choir Deadline of St. Andrew
7:45a HE I 944 son Guild Mtg Alban Choir 7p Boy Scouts 10a Yoga
9a HE II, Comm. of 7:30p Vestry 7:30p Healing Service 7:30p Choir of
Teachers Mtg Pohick
11:15a HE II
5pm EYC Kick-off
Picnic
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Proper XIXa 7p BS Troop 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 1p Belvoir Co-op Apple Butter Apple Butter
Activities Fair 944 6:30p Docent 6p St. Cecelia St. 6:15p Bell Choir Weekend Weekend
7:45a HE I Gen Mtg Alban Choir 7p Boy Scouts 8a Brotherhood
9a HE II, Comm. of 6p St. Francis Choir 7:30p Choir of of St. Andrew
Musicians 7:30p Healing Service Pohick 10a Yoga
11:15a HE I
6:30p EYC
24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Apple Butter Weekend 7p BS Troop 9:30a Staff Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax 1p Belvoir Co-op Country Fair
Proper XXa 944 6p COH 6:15p Bell Choir 8a Brotherhood
7:45a HE I 6p St. Cecelia St. 7p Boy Scouts of St. Andrew
9a HE II Alban Choir 7:30p Choir of 10a Yoga
10:15a Alpha Film 6p St. Francis Choir Pohick
11:15a HE II 7:30p Healing Service
6:30p EYC
Contact the Parish Secretary, Susan Hayward-Costa, to list group meetings or events on the calendar, shcosta@pohick.org.

Visit the Golden Dove Gift Shop

Cross necklaces Bracelets Earrings Pohick Mugs Tote Bags Tea Canisters Cookbooks
Ornaments Sketches Photos Father Dons CDs Episcopal Shield Lapel Pins
Car Decals Trivets Plaques Home Decor
Open Between Sunday Services and First Saturdays 1:00 3:00 pm & During Special Events
PLEASE JOIN the Golden Dove team! Volunteers are needed! Training is provided and
the work schedule is very flexible! Fun and new friends are guaranteed while giving back to Pohick.
Contact Pamela Nelson @ pjsn28@aol.com or Donna Crawford @ angelsiiillc@aol.com
for details and join the team for the fall season!
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SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNTEERS

3 SEPTEMBER 10 SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 24 SEPTEMBER 1 OCTOBER
USHERS
7:45 8am Rodger Jones Stew Remaly Tony Marsico Rodger Jones Mike Vaughn
Alan Mayberry Mike Vaughn Mike Zane Becky Wagner Stew Remaly
9:00 10am Edwardene Dru Hodges Pehr Pehrsson Hal Yarwood Mo Faber
Pitcock, Beth Altman, Dan Derbes Matt Gurrola Tom Bland Beth Altman
Chris Brown, Greg Brent Goeller Dennis Myers Don Cooke Jim Foster
Wilson John Pasour Bill Patton Fuzzy Thurston Grant Hodges
11:15 Kathy Kirkland Dave Billingsley Angela Edgemon Bill Bland
Ed McGovern Sandra Caesar Steve Edgemon Paul Walden
OPEN - UP
7:00 C. McCullough F. Thurston E. Thorson D. Smith A. Choi
LOCK - UP
1:00 J. Rolander A. Derbes J. Rolander C. Cockroft F. Crawford
TELLERS
12:15 Pitcock/Schmid Bartlett/Remaly M/M Myers Hodges/Altman Heitze/Jacobus
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 J. Brimmer TBD J. Wells M. Harding
COFFEE HOUR
7:45 8a M/M Pasour M/M Birely M/M Vaughn M/M Vaughn Byrne/Wagner
9:00 10a TBD TBD Docent Guild TBD TBD
11:15 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
GREETERS
7:45 8a M/M Biddlecomb E. Bartlett Pagan/Wallace M/M Holben J. Byrne
9:00 10a M/M Thurston M/M Myers M/M Heintze B. Altman W. Patton
11:15 B. Atkinson A. Poad C. Hodge L. Aqueron
DOCENTS
9:00 10a N. Sage C. Knipling F. Crawford M. Bartholomew J. Wells
11:15 H. Parker L. Vretos L. Nelson L. Nelson

The Sunday Service Volunteers Schedule is also available at Pohick Churchs website, www.pohick.org, under Ministries.
Pohick Episcopal Church
Food Pantry
The first Sunday of each month Pohick collects non-
perishable food items that are contributed to the Lor-
ton Community Action Center (LCAC) food pantry.
Please bring in an item or two on Sunday, October 1
to include as a part of the alms giving. Food can be
brought to any church service on Sunday or dropped
off any time and left in the Common Room for deliv-
ery to LCAC. Suggested items include canned fruits,
vegetables, soup, boxed cereal, brown rice, pasta, and
pasta sauce.
Blessing of the Animals
Sunday, October 1 4:00 pm
Parishioners and
members of the
community are invited
to gather at Pohicks
Dogwood Chapel
for a service celebrating
all of Gods creation.
The 26th Annual Crab Feast
The Crab Feast, sponsored by the Brother-
hood of St Andrew, will be held in the Common
Room from 3:30 pm until 6:00 pm on Saturday,
September 9. The menu will include crabs, fried
fish, steamed shrimp, potato salad, pork barbe-
cue sandwiches, corn-on-the-cob, hush puppies,
and hot dogs for the kids. The cost is $30.00 per
adult (ages 18 and older), $15 for children ages
12-17, and children under the age of 12 are free.
The fee includes sodas and other soft drinks, but
NOT beer and wine. Beer and wine will be avail-
able and donations for these items will be gladly
accepted. Please contact the Church Office or
members of the Brotherhood to purchase tickets.
Please direct questions
to Alan McCall, photo-
guy53@comcast.net or
Fred Crawford, frcraw-
ford205@comcast.net.
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Marthas Table
Everyone is welcomed and encouraged to help
make sandwiches for this wonderful and impor-
tant hunger ministry each month at Sydenstricker
UMC in Springfield. These sandwich making days
provide a great opportunity for fellowship and to
meet members of other denominations to share in
a local mission project, and no experience needed!
Join the group on Wednesday, September 6 in
Hottle Hall 9:30 am - 11:00 am. Sydenstricker
is located at 8508 Hooes Road, just off the Fair-
fax County Parkway between Pohick Road and
Rolling Road in Springfield. For more informa-
tion call Susan at the church office or contact Rev.
Tom at tom_nicholas@verizon.net.
Teen News
Enjoy being around teens? Interested in help-
ing teens learn more about Jesus and to grow in
their faith? Then consider working with Pohicks
Youth Ministry program!
The Youth Ministry program consists of three
youth groups ministering to teens in grades 5-12.
Each group has an advisor team to assist with the
Sunday evening program as well as guide the teens
on their journey of faith. If you feel God is calling
you to this very special ministry, pick up a flyer
from the EYC bulletin board in the Common
Room. Please contact Rusty Booth at 703-339-
6572 or rusty@pohick.org for more information.
Interested in Performing at the
Country Fair on September 30?
Pohickians interested in performing on the
Pickers stage during this years Country Fair
when the Pickers are not performing, please con-
tact Chris Brown at cgbrown50@verizon.net.
Performances can be up to 40 minutes in
length, depending on how many different acts are
performing, and can be musical (solo acts, cho-
ral groups, bands) or other performances such as
readings, poetry, skits, etc.; as long as the stage will
accommodate the act. The stage is 24 feet wide
and 8 feet deep. Performance start times can be
worked out later. Most likely, start times will be at
11:00 am, 2:00 pm, or 3:00 pm.
 The Purpose of Pohick Church is to be a nourishing community where Christs love is experienced and taken beyond its walls.
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From:
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Rector: The Revd Donald Sr. Warden: Fuzzy Thurston
Binder, PhD Jr. Warden: Fred Crawford
Assistant: The Revd Dr. Ruth Treasurer: Doug Smith
E. Correll, Ed.D. Register: Susan Pehrsson
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Seminarian: Wesley Arning Members: Beth Altman, Amanda Choi,

9301 Richmond Highway

Minister of Music: Linda Egan Caroline Cockroft,

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Director of Anne Derbes, Emily Elston,

Christian Ed: Frances Sessums Kathy Kirkland,
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Youth Minister: Rusty Booth Carney McCullough,

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