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

Pohick Episcopal Church9301 Richmond Highway Lorton, VA 22079

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MARCH 2016

From Te Rector

Te ReverendDonald D. Binder, PhD

During one of the sessions in my class Visions ofHeaven, Visions of Hell, we explored the open-ing books of John Miltons masterful epic, ParadiseLost. Although most members of the class had heardof this literary piece, only a handful had actually readit. After reviewing the works opening sequences, Isuggested to those who had not read Miltons mag-num opusthat if they were still seeking a Lenten studydiscipline, taking up that volume would be a good oneto pursue. Heres why. To begin with, on a literary basis alone it deservesto be read: scholars have long judged Paradise Lost tobe the greatest of all English epics. Indeed, Miltonhimself was not only incredibly well-read, but alsowell-travelled, being uent in more than half-a-dozenlanguages, both ancient and modern. During his trav-els, he interacted with much of Europes 17th century

intelligentsia, literally visiting Galileo, for example,while the famed astronomer was living under housearrest.

When Milton returned from the continent, in rec-ognition of that scholars great learning, Oliver Crom-well chose him to be Englands Secretary of ForeignTongues in 1649. After the restoration of the monar-chy eleven years later, Milton understandably becamereclusive, eventually even losing his eyesight.

Perhaps because of sharing this physical impedi-ment with the great epic poet Homer, Milton resolved

to write a massive English epic dealing with an issue

of much greater concern than those addressed by theclassical poets: the fall of humanity. e nal productwas completed in the year of his death, 1674. LikeVirgilsAeneid, it consists of twelve books and beginsin medias res, with the fall of Satan and his fellow de-mons having already taken place. is leads to the second reason to read Miltonepic: it sparkles with theological insights into someof the most vexing questions posed over the course ofhuman existence. Among these is the concern aboutthe nature of evil. us in book one, while Satan is stillinitially chained near hells lake of re, the fallen angeremains deant in his rebellion against God, utteringthe most famous lines in the entire epic:

e mind is its own place, and in itselfCan make a Heavn of Hell, a Hell of Heavn.What matter where, if I be still the same,And what I should be, all but less than heWhom under hath made greater? Here at leastWe shall be free; th Almighty hath not builtHere for his envy, will not drive us hence:

Here we may reign secure, and in my choiceTo reign is worth ambition though in Hell:Better to reign in Hell, than serve in Heavn.(1.254-63)

Satan goes on to rally his fellow devils inside theirself-styled hall that Milton dubbed Pandemonium(All Demons), where they settle upon the demonBeelzebubs proposal to take their revenge on God bydestroying his newly created race, humanity:


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From the Rector: continued from page 1

MARTHAGUILDe Martha Guild will NOT meet in March somembers can participate in the Lenten Suppers,Programs and Services. e Guild is responsiblefor setup and cleanup for the Lenten Supper onWednesday, March 2. e next meeting will beWednesday, April 6 at 7:30 pm in Classroom B.Questions? Contact Connie Myers at 703-455-4652 or [email protected].

ROBERTANDBERNICE

KILMARXSCHOLARSHIP

e Robert and BerniceKilmarx Scholarship will en-courage and assist the youthof Pohick Church by provid-ing nancial assistance for graduating seniors en-tering post-secondary education.

Individuals and organizations will replenish

the fund on an ongoing basis. e annual YouthSunday service in June is the only event plannedto replenish the scholarship.

Please consider donating to the scholarship!

Application deadline is April 30. Questionsabout the scholarship or application should be di-rected to the Youth Minister.

Applications are available online now!

Some advantageous act may be achievdBy sudden onset, either with Hell reTo waste his whole Creation, or possessAll as our own, and drive as we were driven,

e puny habitants, or if not drive,Seduce them to our Party, that their GodMay prove their foe, and with repenting handAbolish his own works. is would surpassCommon revenge, and interrupt his joyIn our Confusion, and our Joy upraiseIn his disturbance; when his darling SonsHurld headlong to partake with us, shall curseeir frail Original, and faded bliss,Faded so soon. . . . (2.363376a)

Satan volunteers to be the initial tempter of hu-manity and begins to claw his way out of hell andtowards the newly created earth. From heaven, Godthe Father observes Satans movements and predictsthat the devil will achieve his purpose, causing the fallof humanity. Yet God would permit this to happenbecause he had already ordained that human beingsshould possess freewill, as otherwise they could notchoose to love:

Not free, what proof could they have givn sincereOf true allegiance, constant Faith or Love,

Where only what they needs must do, appeard,Not what they would? what praise could theyreceive? (3.103106)

Nevertheless, God would be merciful upon hu-

manity, although he proclaims that this would requireanother to serve as a substitute for their punishmentGod the Son immediately volunteers to be that sub-stitute. As a result of the Sons loving redemptionof humanity, in Mercy and Justice both, roughHeavn and Earth, so shall [Gods] glory excel, ButMercy rst and last shall brightest shine (3.132b34) is leads to the third and nal reason to readParadise Lost during the Lenten season: its themesof Sin and Redemption resonate powerfully with the

journey we take towards Jerusalem and the Cross ofChrist during this penitential season - leading nallyto the empty tomb of Easter morn.

Probably because Paradise Lost deals with suchprofound theological concerns, it is largely absentfrom high school and college curricula on this side ofthe Atlantic. Still, for the reasons given, for all Chris-tians, it should stand near the top of their requiredreading list. And so, as the childs voice chanted tothe young Augustine of Hippo many centuries ago, Irepeat to you: Take up and read!

DOCENTGUILDNEWPOHICKGUIDEBOOKMEETING

e next docent meeting is on Monday, March14 at 7:00 pm. If interested in helping to create anew Pohick Guide Book in 2016, the guild willget together at 6:00 pm before the regular meet-ing. Discussion will include the guide book andthe best time and place for future meetings.


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From Te Assistant Rector

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

A LENTENWOEISME! Simplify, simplify, simplify! quoth Henry Davidoreau. When I moved into my brand new town-house as a rst time local home owner, my furnitureconsisted of two lawn chairs, an outdoor lounger, anda loaded barristers bookcase handed down from myfathers side. My four chairs from Target did not (andstill dont) match the dining room table a longtimefriend had discarded in my direction. He also pickedup a set of mattress and box springs on a frame for

next to nothing at an auction. (ey are twin size, anindication of the unlikely chance he thought I had ofever marrying.) Life was simple. But try as I might to avoid it, I confess I have suc-cumbed to the temptations of living in Woodbridge, amiddle class consumers and eaters paradise. It startedinnocently enough. What can be simpler, less expensive, and better forthe joints than walking for exercise? I love to walk,especially when I am praying, preparing for a sermon,or mulling over a pastoral situation. My best walkingmeditations take place on hiking trails in nearby stateparks. Second choice takes me through the neighbor-hood to observe landscaping and seasonal decorations.Since the completion of sidewalks and widening of JeDavis Highway near my home, its great to walk uphillto Wegmans and back down loaded with groceries.But when the weather makes walking dangerous ormiserable, I resort to the Potomac Mills Mall for ex-ercise. It is at least a mile indoors from And at toNordstroms Rack, not counting visits to stores. Did

you notice the heightened presence of material pos-sessions with each successive exercise option?It costs only a little gasoline to drive to Leesylva-

nia State Park. But just try going to Potomac MillsMall without picking up an irresistible bargain alongthe way. e TJMax clearance shelves have becomea regular stop on my indoor hikes. No wonder Jesuswent to the wilderness to pray. I doubt that even theSon of God could meditate at the number one tour-ist attraction in Virginia. With the aroma from Aun-tie Annes Pretzels and Cinnabon wafting down the

halls, one can believe man does indeed live by breadalone after all.

e shoppers themselves present a distractinglyfascinating spectrum of humanity. Jesus would wantto minister to their needs, but few folks appear to be

in distress. Credit cards work without divine assis-tance. Swinging my arms for enhanced circulation, Imust stay alert to avoid bumping into people or driv-ing a wedge into groups meandering along to browsethe stores.

e unrelenting pressure to purchase ies in theface of silent reection. Aggressive sales people inter-rupt my thoughts and pace by thrusting their waresbefore my eyes. en there are the unavoidable ash-ing announcements overhead. Is it that urgent for meto know the eighth book in the Harry Potter series is

coming out?Today I was absolutely determined not to return

to my car swinging a package in either hand. I suc-ceeded for the rst time! Hurrah! However, I enjoyedan unwarranted turkey dinner in the food court. Andin my purse is a carefully folded receipt for a ticket tothe Kennedy Center.

When I returned to my now comfortably fur-nished home, I pondered anew the wisdom of thisseason of self-examination and denial. Have mercy onme, Lord!

CHRISTMASMARTBRAINSTORMINGNo, it is not November, but it is time to have a Christ-mas Mart Brainstorming Session! ALL Women ofthe Church, whether already involved, want to beinvolved, or just want to nd out more informationabout the Christmas Mart, please attend this Brain-storming Session. It will be held Saturday, March 12from 10:00 am - 12 noon in Classroom A/B. Anyquestions, please contact Connie Myers at 703-455-4652 or [email protected].

TELEPHONETREEere has been requests from parishioners who donot have email for a telephone tree to be acti-vated when issues arise after the Sunday services,such as weather closures, deaths, and illnesses.To be included on this list, please sign up in theChurch Oce. Questions should be directed toHelen Parker at 703-497-5927.


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eens in focus Should teens be encouraged to volunteer in com-

munity service projects? e short answer is yes! Teenswho volunteer gain benets ranging from increasedself esteem to valuable job skills.

In the parable of the Sheep and Goats, Jesus talksabout one of the results of following Him is the desireand need to help others. He made it clear that in or-der to fully experience and share faith, serving othersneeds to be a major part of it.

In an article written for Teenlife Blog, CamilleHeidebrecht lists ve benets of teens volunteering intheir community. Volunteering:

Develops an increased sense of social responsibil-ity, a global view of society and a heart for giving backand helping others Exposes teens to diversity and dierent cultures Provides an opportunity to apply academic learn-ing to real needs Builds relationships with peers, adults and peoplesharing a cause Improves communication and critical thinkingskills.

She goes on to say that teens today are not justhelping their neighbor with the groceries or babysit-ting for free. ey are building houses, delivering mealsand more. ey realize that community service has thepotential to be life changing in more ways than one. Pohicks youth program encourages teen service byparticipating in the Diocesans PYM Spring Day ofService on March 12. All teens in grades 5 through 12are invited to participate for a day of working on thefarm! e work will be performed at Shalom Farms

which is a regional food access and community devel-

opment project serving 1,500 individuals and familiesper year. is is a great opportunity to experience beingGods hands in the community.

Pohicks Wednesday evening Lenten programs

will continue in March. A class on e Beatitudeswill be taught by Frances Sessums for the preschoolersthrough third graders. Rusty Booth is working withthe fourth grade through senior high students study-ing Gods Compassion in Me. e nursery is avail-able with a paid attendant during class time. Pleasecome and join us.

On Sunday, March 20, the 5th 12th grade stu-dents will visit the Fairfax for the Palm Sunday visita-tions. ey will meet directly after the 9:00 am servicein the Senior high trailer. After the visit, there will be

a pizza party in classrooms A & B. Students shouldbring $4.00 and a permission slip. Parents should pickup their students at 12 noon. e Flowering of the Cross and the collection ofthe Mite Boxes will take place during the 9:15 amEaster Sunday service on March 27. Students shouldbring single stemmed owers to insert into the Cross.If someone should forget their mite box on EasterSunday, please bring it to the education oce the fol-lowing Sunday.

Pohicks annual Easter Egg Hunt directly followsthe 9:15 am service Easter Sunday. ere will be twoegg hunts occurring simultaneously. ese will be forthe Preschoolers through Fourth grade students. Atleast one parent needs to accompany each child dur-ing the egg hunt. e children should gather in thefollowing rooms directly after the service. Please be ontime so the children can be counted. e Preschoolersand Kindergarteners will meet with their parent inclassroom Fand the 1st through 4th grade studentswill meetwith their parentin classrooms C and D.

It is requested that theparent of each student partici-pating in the Easter Egg Huntbring a dozen lled plas-tic eggs per child to the halloutside classrooms E and Fdownstairs by Easter morning

before the 9:15 am service.ere will be a box markedEaster Eggs. Call FrancesSessums with any questions.

CHRISTIANEDUCATIONFrances Sessums, Director of Christian Education

Send News!Articles for the April 2016 Pohick Post are due no later

than March 15. Forward input by email in Wordcompatible format to Lori Buckius, [email protected].

Design concerns & items for the SundayService Volunteers page should be addressed

to Carmel Hodge, [email protected].


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Pohick Episcopal Church

is month our journey looking at Christian per-

secution turns to Africa and the most populous coun-try on that continent. Each week our Prayers of thePeople includes the following:

We pray for Christians and others around theworld, especially those in Nigeria who continue toface persecution for their faith.

Nigeria is a wonderful country full of vibrant societ-ies, vast expanses of farmland, wildlife, lonely stretchesof savanna, rainforests, and large amounts of oil (muchoshore in the Gulf of Guinea). In many respects, Ni-geria appears to be a microcosm of Africa with all of its

beauties and frailties.One of these frailties is the Christian-Muslim split

which runs roughly through the Middle Belt of thecountry. In centuries past, Islam spread south fromNorth Africa along the caravan tracks across the SaharaDesert. Christianity, in turn, spread later from the co-lonial ports on the coast, up into the area. During thecolonial period in the late 19th century and rst half ofthe 20th century (until Nigerian independence in 1960),the British governed the area and tried to weigh the in-

terests of their colonial government against the emerg-ing Christian communities of the South and the age-old Muslim sultanates and communities of the North.Certainly the people of Nigeria do not merely identifyby religion for their ethnic groups and other personalfactors are also very important, but religion often over-lays these other factors, e.g. generally (but not always!)ethnic groups tend to belong to one religion. Populationestimates for 2015 hold that Nigeria has about 181 mil-lion people, 50% Muslim and 40% Christian.

e case of Nigeria varies from the other countries

we have discussed here for the government tries to treatall people equally and does not ocially persecutepeople based on religion. In fact, several of the recentpresidents have been Christian. Nevertheless, a numberof the northern states have adopted Islamic Sharia Law,de facto ostracizing minority Christians. roughoutthe northern and central regions, Christians certainlyface informal persecution at the hands of their neigh-bors and communities. For example, the city of Jos,situated in the Nigerian Middle Belt, has signicantChristian and Muslim populations, and over the years,

has witnessed one group attacking the other, burning

churches and/or mosques and inaming the civil rela-tionships due to perceived slights, attacks, and the his-tory of conict.

e biggest danger currently to anyone in Nigeriais the Islamist extremist terrorist group Boko Haram

which operates in the northeastern corner of Nigeriaand across the border into Niger (to the north), Chad(northeast), and Cameroon (east). Boko Haram is argu-ably the most dangerous terrorist group in the worldsurpassing Al Qaeda and even ISIS in the number ofcasualties. e Voice of the Martyrs website estimates

that Boko Haram has killed over 11,000 people since2009, including 4000 in 2014 (www.persecution.com)In the northeast, many Christians in small villages orrural areas have ed to the larger cities. In SeptemberBoko Haram militants surrounded the city of Maidu-giri which harbored many of these displaced peopleBoko Haram suicide bombers have killed many inno-cent people while attacks continue in the northeast.

A number of years ago, I had the pleasure of work-ing in the US Embassy in Abuja in charge of Defense

Cooperation. My Nigerian counterparts were a mixtureof Christians and Muslims. In our relationship, many ofmy Muslim colleagues treated me rst as an Americanconversely, a number of my Christian contacts saw merst as a Christian. Neither of these viewpoints adverse-ly aected my work, and I enjoyed them all immensely

What it did point out, though, was the religious con-sciousness in this country. Certainly those who workedfor the government had to be able to function eective-ly with those across the religious divide but from this Itook the belief that, in general, Nigerians are interested

in working peacefully with others and their future isbright.

In the meantime, the pervasive poverty, chronic ten-sion, periodic rioting, and competition for resources wilcontinue to wear down the people, and make religiousinteractions potentially explosive - especially within thecountrys Middle Belt where the two religions meetPlease pray for the peaceful resolution of religious ten-sions in Nigeria and for protection of many from theterror of Boko Haram. Perhaps prayers from outside

will help bring peace inside to Nigeria!

THEPERSECUTIONCORNERBy Bob Munson

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Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.Mathew 5:10


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UPDATEONISSUESINTHEANGLICANCOMMUNION

Don Brownlee, Co-chair, Policy and Planning Commission

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

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

e Primates Meeting held in Canterbury between 11thand 15th January 2016 occasioned much comment and evenmore misrepresentation. It has been spun more than Donald

Trump us did the Archbishop of Canterbury begin a Febru-ary address to the Church of Englands General Synod. Withcharacteristic self-depreciation, he added, You would be welladvised to set your spin meters to detect as I am hoping bothto say something about what happened, at least from my pointof view and more importantly, why and what it says to us. He outlined the various factors that led to his calling thegathering, including his decision to invite Abp. Foley Beach ofthe Anglican Church of North America. Given the tensionsthat exist in North America, it speaks much of the gracious-ness of the Archbishop Fred Hiltz of Canada and the thenpresiding Bishop Katharine Jeerts Schori and her successorMichael Curry, as well as Archbishop Foley Beach, that de-spite being deeply unhappy, they were still willing to come tothe meeting - and we should be duly grateful to all of them. He told the Synod, We were conscious as we met in that

week that literally millions, possibly tens of millions, of peoplewere praying for us, and I have never known a week in whichI have been so aware of prayer. He repeated his emphatic statement that the primates didnot vote to sanction e Episcopal Church. e vote wasimmediately spun outside the Meeting, having been leaked onthe ursday (the day before it ended) as a severe sanction on

TEC. You will not nd the word sanction or punishment oranything like it at any point in the Communique, or the Ad-dendum which refers to the decision taken. e word used isconsequence. He likewise repeated previous statements thatthe consequences imposed binds the Primates as a group, but

not any Province or other Instrument of Communion. Provinces of the Anglican Communion have been recog-nised since its beginning at the rst Lambeth Conference of1867 and in numerous other places (since then), as a collec-tion of autonomous and interdependent churches, he noted.e autonomy means that no meeting of the Communionhas any authority to give instructions to individual provinces. We rightly talk of scripture, of tradition and reason; butin the tension in which we live in a Global Church, there isanother trio - of freedom, order and human ourishing. Asa Communion where authority is found in discernment, andexpressed in relationship, this trio is of huge importance. It

anchors us in the breaking down of barriers, in facing eachother, in the beauty of human interaction in love. Disaster has come whenever one element has overcome

the others to an excessive degree. A hunger for power, mas-querading as order, has very often overcome freedom, and ne-glected human ourishing. Order is essential, but it exists toassure foot washing and love, not domination.

* * * Bp. Shannon has written a Letter to the Diocese with hireections on the Primates meeting.

e Primates may be the ranking representatives of theCommunion, but I emphatically note that they are not theleaders of it, he wrote. Like Abp. Justin, he reminded us thatthe Provinces are both autonomous and interdependent, andeach Province is recognized to have the right to make its owndecisions for itself. Im not at all surprised that the Primates expressed theistrong objections to our actions, but I am very much sur-prised by the relatively restrained tone of the CommuniqueI thought it would be much more harsh and hard-linedWemust remember, we did do what, in their own several waysthey urged us not to do. I actually expected worse He stressed, It is especially notable that we have nobeen asked to repent or somehow undo what weve passed

Weve simply been asked to back away from a very few aspects(important though these certainly are) of the Communions

work for a period of three years, while the Primates work withan in-house committee that will seek to facilitate understand-ing, healing, and reconciliation. I think we can and should

work with that. He said he felt Presiding Bishop Michael was absolutelymagnicent throughout the meeting, He simply got every-thing right, most eloquently so, from expressing the pain thaLGBT people will experience as a result of the Communiqueto humility as the Primate of the oending Church, to an un-qualied commitment to our full participation in the Angli-can Communion. Ive already received one telling email froma bishop in another part of the world saying that Michael

Curry proved himself right away to be an Anglican leader oftrue world-stature who commands respect.

* * * e Chairman of the Anglican Consultative Counci(ACC) has conrmed those interpretations of the limits tothe Primates authority. In a conversation with the dean ofSchool of eology of the University of the South, known asSewanee, Bp. James Tengatenga said e Episcopal Churchcannot be kicked out of the Anglican Communion and willnever be kicked out of the Anglican Communion.

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Bp. Tengatenga also said the legal and ecclesial structuresof the Anglican Communion did not permit the primates, or

any other instrument of communion,

to discipline a member church.In his view, the impression that

the primates could take decisive actionarose from a confusion of roles. In mostprovinces, bishops were tasked withpreserving the doctrine and teachingof the church. When bishops gatheredin mass in gatherings such as the Lam-

beth Conference, or when the leaders of provinces met at theprimates meeting, the participants were often under the im-pression that their deliberations had the same standing as they

would have in their home churches. e primates believe they have said something that is de-nitive, but it is not, he said. He said the Episcopal Churchhas the right and responsibility toattend next months meeting of theACC in Lusaka, Zambia. Are they going to vote? Yes, they are going to vote as it istheir right and responsibility, the ACC chairman said

But if representatives of e Episcopal Church will bethere to vote, representatives of the Church of Uganda willnot. e Primate of that province announced late in February

that it will not take part in the meeting.In a Lenten message, Abp. Stanley Ntagali called the Pri-mates resolution an important, symbolic vote because it wasa rebuke of TEC. It also enabled the Primates of the AnglicanCommunion to re-state their commitment to the doctrine ofmarriage as between one man and one

woman. But he added, it was only asymbolic vote; it was not a substantive

vote. He noted Bp. Tengatengas state-ments that the Primates do not havethe authority to tell the ACC what todo, and likewise acknowledged that the

Primates resolution is not binding onthe ACC. It is like we are back in 2003

where we continue to be betrayed by our leaders. e Primatesvoted to bring discipline to TEC and, yet, we now see that theleadership of the Anglican Communion does not have the willto follow through. is is another deep betrayal.

He said that because the Anglican Communion hasagain failed to demonstrate that it will restore Biblical faithand godly order, and discipline those who stray from them,his province will not be participating in the upcoming ACCmeeting.

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

Elsewhere: In mid-December, Presiding Bishop Michael Curry

placed three senior leaders of the churchs executive sta onadministrative leave due to concerns that have been raisedabout possible misconduct in carrying out their duties. Anoutside law rm was hired to investigate. Late in February, he

wrote the churchs Executive Council to say that those inves-tigators should complete their interviews in the next three orfour weeks. ey will then share their ndings with him. I

will then consult with the ocers of the (Episcopal Church)and legal counsel regarding appropriate steps forward. Oncethe course of action is clear and it has been properly shared

with those on administrative leave, I will share with you withas much transparency as is appropriate, protecting condenti-ality, and the ways we will move forward from that point. enature of the alleged misconduct has not been disclosed.

Bp. Michael also updated the Executive Council on hishealth. (He suered a subdural hematoma and underwent

surgery in December.) He said his doctors know the prob-lems were caused when he tripped on a curb, fell, and struckhis head the weekend of his installation as presiding bishopin November. At the time he did not think he was injuredbeyond a few scrapes on his arm. He told council members heis now reasonably back to normal...I think I am back about90%, although Some brain processes are a little slower thanthey were before. He said he has another speech therapy ses-sion scheduled, and one more CAT scan and a three-hourneuropsychological work-up to nish up everything. For almost a century, the Good Friday oering at Epis-

copal churches has been donated to support the Province ofJerusalem and the Middle East. But the bishop of one its fourdioceses, Bp. Mouneer Anis of the Diocese of Egypt, has is-sued a statement make it clear his diocese does not acceptthese donations. e decision not to receive these funds cameafter the 2003 decision by TEC to consecrate as bishop a di-

vorced man living in a homosexual relationship, he said. edecision not to receive money from TEC is one expression ofthe reality that the Diocese of Egypt with North Africa andthe Horn of Africa was (and still is) in an impaired relation-ship with e Episcopal Church. One of our clergy in Ethiopia states our situation in

graphic terms: We rather starve and not receive money fromchurches whose actions contradict the scriptures.

It is important to remember that despite all these controversiesthe work of the Church - globally, nationally, and locally - goes on. AsBp. Susan observed, we consciously refuse to be a museum church. OuStewardship Commission continues to remind us of the ways we at Po-hick carry out that work, and spread the good News. We continue to bthe only Bible some people will ever read. Trough youth mission tripsfood donations to LCAC, donations of school supplies and backpacks, thGunston School tutoring program, and the Community of Hope, Pohickcontinues to leak the love of God to those in need.


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JUNIORWARDENSREPORTFred Crawford,Junior Warden

Tanks:anks to everyone who has taken part in

the community eort to maintain the physical planthere at Pohick. John Sessums, the Sexton, does excep-tional work in maintaining things on a day to day ba-sis and managing the work done under contract to theChurch. e Junior Warden is assisted in supportingJohn by a number of well-known people. Doug Smith,just elected to the Vestry, is co-chair of the PropertyCommission. e Junior Warden is supported by theBuilding and Grounds Committee and the Renova-tion Committee. anks for the support of the fol-lowing members of the B&G Committee: Jim Bar-

tholomew, Bill and Tom Bland, Clint Herbert, GrantHodges, Rodger Jones, Pete Kind, Je Parker, JohnPasour, Pierce Prior, Stew Remaly, John Sessums, andDoug Smith. Another group with seemingly bound-less energy is led by Stew Remaly. is Committeeis comprised of Clint Herbert, eron Jackson, Rod-ger Jones, Kathy Kirkland, Connie Meyers, WendyRemaly, Fuzzy and Jane urston, and Jackie Wells.ese talented people serve Pohick, and it is a blessingto have their support in the eorts to maintain and

improve the aging physical plant.What has been done:Most are aware that the much

needed replacement of the roof on the Parish Househas been completed. All of the shingled roong wascompleted rst. Two weeks later, the contractor n-

ished the three areas where there are at roofs. osehad been deferred until warmer weather as the mem-brane used to seal them uses an adhesive requiringcontinuous temperatures above 40F. On February 2the kitchen refrigerator failed. anks to John Ses-sums eorts, the repair folks ordered parts, and it wasrepaired by February 8. Although there was an impacton some events, the exible Guilds were able to workaround the outage. What is planned:e electrical distribution in theParish House is not well documented, particularly in

the old section of the Parish House. Testing and docu-mentation of this portion of the electrical distributionis under way. e objective is to validate the electricaloads and loading, and determine ways to provide theadditional power needed for the new dishwasher.

What is to be planned:Tere are several improve-ments to the Sanctuary under review to do what ispossible to preserve the historic treasure known as Po-hick Church. ere will be more information on theseimprovements in the coming months.

To make contributions toward owers for the Church at Easter, please ll out this form and return it to the Church oce with pay-

ment no later than Sunday, March 20, 2016. Forms can be mailed to: Pohick Church, 9301 Richmond Highway, Lorton, VA 22079.

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Please write the memorial, thanksgiving, or other designation for publication in the Easter Bulletin:

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Sunday Monday uesday Wednesday Tursday Friday Saturday

28 29 MARCH 1 2 3 4 5Lent 3c7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed,Inquirers Class11:15a HE II5p Conrmation Class6:30p Alpha/Parenting6:30p EYC

6p COH/COC7p EFM9:30a Sta Mtg7p Tutoring

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St.Alban Choir6p St. Francis Choir6:30p LentenPotluck/Service

6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew1p Docent Tour

6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Lent 4c7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed,Inquirers Class11:15a HE I5p Conrmation Class6p EYC Dinner6:30p Alpha/Parenting

7p EFM 9:30a Sta Mtg9:30a Ann Ma-son Guild Mtg

7p Tutoring7:30p Vestry

2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St.Alban Choir

6p St. Francis Choir6:30p LentenPotluck/Service

6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir of

Pohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhood ofSt. Andrew10a EYC/PYMDay of Service

10a Christmas MartBrainstorming12:30p Conrma-tion Class2p Alpha/Teen Parenting6p St. Pats Dinner

13 14 15 16 17 18 19Lent 5c7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed,Inquirers Class11:15a HE II

5p Conrmation Class

7p DocentGen Mtg7p EFM

9:30a Sta Mtg7p Tutoring

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2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St.Alban Choir6p St. Francis Choir6:30p LentenPotluck/Service

6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a Building& Grounds10a Special

Vestry Mtg20 21 22 23 24 25 26

Palm Sunday7:45a HE I9a HE II10:15a Christian Ed,Inquirers Class10:30a Fairfax Visit11:15a HE I

7p EFM 9:30a Sta Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax6p St. Cecelia St.Alban Choir6p St. Francis Choir

Maundy Tursday7p Boy Scouts7:30p Maundyursday Service8:30p AA

Good FridayOffice Closes

at Noon12p GoodFriday Service

Holy Saturday8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew2p Southpointe HOA4p Baptism

27 28 29 30 31 APR 1 25:30a Easter Vigil7:45a HE I

9:15a HE II10:30a Easter EggHunt11:15a HE II

Easter MondayOffice Closed

7p EFM8p SheeldRec HOA

9:30a Sta Mtg 2p HE, the Fairfax6p COH

6p St. Cecelia St.Alban Choir6p St. Francis Choir7:30p Healing Service

6:15p Bell Choir7p Boy Scouts

7:30p Choir ofPohick8:30p AA

Shrine MontWork

Weekend

Shrine MontWork Weekend

8a Brotherhoodof St. Andrew9:15a Building& Grounds1p Docent Tour

Pohick Church Activities March 2016

Contact the Parish Secretary, Susan Hayward-Costa, to list group meetings or events on the calendar, [email protected].

Happy

St. Patricks Day!

Dont Forget!Daylight Savings Time begins

Sunday, March 13, 2016.Remember to set clocks forward one hour!


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

SUNDAY SERVICE VOLUNEERS

6 MARCH 13 MARCH 20 MARCH 27 MARCH 3 APRIL

7:45 Mike Zane

Mike Vaughn

Rodger Jones

Becky Wagner

BD BD ony Marsico

Don Cooke9:00 Dru Hodges

Beth AltmanMatt GurrolaDennis Myers

Pehr PehrssonJim FosterJan HoheinsKathy Kirkland

BD BD Mo FaberGrant Hodges

John PasourEdwardene Pitcock

11:15 Rick NelsonSandra Caesar

Paul WaldenDave Billingsley

BD BD Mike WootenRita Smith

7:00 K. Kirkland F. Crawford E. Torson C. Cockroft S. Pehrsson

1:00 D. Derbes H. Parker F. urston R. Heddleston D. Smith

12:15 Kirkland/Hoheins Pitcock Schmid Bartlett/Remaly M/M Myers Heintze/Jacobus

AM J. SunderlandN. BireleyC. Heddleston

J. MacDonaldR. ealeB. Wagner

J. SunderlandN. BireleyC. Heddleston

J. MacDonaldR. ealeB. Wagner

J. WellsN. SageC. Foster

J. GeschickterJ. MullinsH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

J. WellsN. SageC. Foster

J. GeschickterJ. MullinsH. ParkerR. Stankwitz

BJ McPhersonA. Powell, J. SchmidM. onkinS. CaesarE. Pitcock

A. MarsicoM. Yezek

AM Greens only Greens only BD BD BD

7:45 Stew Remaly Edie Bartlett Rita Stankwitz M/M Sam Biddlecomb Judy Byrne

9:00 Schow/Hayward M/M Wayne Biggs M/M Clint Herbert M/M John Godley M/M Fuzzy urston

11:15 Leslie Aqueron Mohammed Kanu Paul Walden Frank VanDevelder M/M Ryan Ickes

7:45 orson (P)Marsico (R)

Wagner (P)Foresman (R)

orson (R)Marsico (P)

5:30a Wagner8a Elston (R), Sunderland (P)

Rickenbaker (R)orson (P)

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

Ayorinde (P)Sage (R)

Heddleston (P)Pasour (R)

9:15a Rickenbaker (P)Gastrell (R)

Faber (R)Pasour (P)

11:15 Elston (R)Rickenbaker (P) Cockroft (R)Faber (P) Nelson (R)Foresman (P) Ayorinde (R)Choi (P) Foresman (R)Sage (P)

7:45 M/M Altman M/M Remaly M/M Bryant M/M Bireley M/M Altman

9:00 M/M Yarwood Schow/Hayward M/M Lynn Vestry M/M Harding

11:15 BD BD BD BD BD

9:00 F. Crawford M/M Kind J. Wells . Bland Bartholomew/Eitler

11:15 Hamly/Darling B. Bland H. Foresman M/M Costa G. Delaune

OPEN - UP

LOCK - UP

TELLERS

ALTAR GUILD

USHERS

GREETERS

LAY READERS

FLOWER GUILD

COFFEE HOUR

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GOLDENDOVEVOLUNTEERSMarch 5: P. NelsonMarch 6: C. Wylie, A. Marsico; P. Mitchell, T. Jackson

March 13: C. Knipling, K. Myers; C. Eitler, D. CrawfordMarch 20: M. Morgan, C. Myers; C. Heintze, V. AlbertMarch 27: Closed

WHOAREWE?Been married for years. Husband attended a Catholic

school. A shy boy, he spoke with a stutter and eventuallycured himself. He graduated from college at age 40 but hada professional 34-year career with the federal government.He is descended from the Royal House of Plantagenet. e

wife was a school teacher for 10 years before moving toVirginia. She worked for a nonprot where she developedtraining curricula on the use of deadly force. She was aguest in Bill and Hillary Clintons home. She is a descen-dant of Sally Cary, wife of George Fairfax.

Te January Pohickian: I grew up in LeRoy, NY, a smalltown noted for the invention of Jello. Te plant is gone nowbut we still have the Jello brick road. After college I taught inLowvillle, NY for three years and endured the lake effects snowsof about eight feet a year and temperatures of -40 for a weekat a time. A few of my students had to snowshoe into the mainroad to catch the school bus (no joke). Decided I needed a littleadventure in my life so went to teach in the DOD system in the

Philippines, urkey, and Italy and loved them all. Returned toRochester, NY and headed up the remedial reading departmentand also met my husband, Bob, there (Navy on dry land at thetime). He was shocked by the snow fall. We were stationed inRhode Island, Charleston, Hawaii, and DC - and have beenattending Pohick since (1983?). We traveled a lot after he re-tired even though he said it was like a postman going for awalk. I still travel as much as possible, it is in the blood andthere is so much to see and experience. Tats my story and I amsticking to it! Edie Bartlett

We are Pohickians!

Sunday, March 20 Palm Sunday

Palm Procession & DramaticPassion Readingwith Sunday Services:

7:45 am, 9:00 am and 11:15 amSunday School: 10:15 am - 11:05 am

Tursday, March 24 Maundy TursdayService and Vigil: 7:30 pm

Friday, March 25 Good FridayGood Friday services with Stations

of the Cross: 12 noon - 3:00 pm

Holy Saturday, March 26 Baptisms: 4:00 pm

Easter Sunday, March 27Flame walk: 4:30 am

Sunrise Great Vigil: 5:30 amFestival Easter Services:

8:00 am, 9:15 am, 11:15 amChildrens Easter

Egg Hunt: 10:30 am

Spring Has Sprung!

Stop by The Golden Dove gift

shop for new and unique items

Easter decorations

Religious pewter bookmarks, baptismal

baby ups and bowls

Episcopalian rosaries

Easter cards and handmade all occasion

greeting cards

Custom designed silver jewelry

Distinctive crosses and pearl jewelry

Visit the Clearance Corner for great deals.

Open Sundaysbetween Services

First Saturdays from 1-3PMduring Docent Tours

& Special Events

North end of the Vestry House

ST. PATRICKSDAYDINNERSt. Patricks Day Dinner is Saturday March 12,6:00 - 8:00 pm. Tickets are $15 per person, $30 per

family with children under 12 free.For tickets and more information,

see a salesman from the Brother-hood of St. Andrew.


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Pohick Church

9301 Richmond Highway

Lorton, Virginia 22079-1519

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Te 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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Rector:

eRevdDonald

Binder,PhD

Assistant:

eRevdDr.Ruth

E.Correll,Ed.D.

Seminarian:

JamesRickenbaker

MinisterofMusic:

LindaEgan

Directorof

ChristianEd:

FrancesSessums

YouthMinister:

RustyBooth

Parish

Secretary:

SusanHayward-Costa

FinanceAdmin:

MikeMorgan

Sexton:

JohnSessums

Telephone:703-339-6572

Fax:703-339-9884

ChurchOceEmail:shcosta@pohick

.orgWebSite:www.pohick.org

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Sr.Warden:ReedHeddleston

Jr.W

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Treasurer:DanDerbes

Reg

ister:

SusanPehrsson

Members:

AmandaChoi,

CarolineCockroft,

KathyKirkland,HelenParker,

EdwardenePitcock,

DougSmith,ZachSmith,

Ericorson,Fuzzyurston

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