BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260623T204349Z UID:8-976519@pohick.org DTSTART:20250511T120000Z DTEND:20250511T130000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260623T153720 DESCRIPTION:Pohick Episcopal Church\n \n********************************** ********\n \nWe will gather for worship\, Christian education and fellows hip\n \nSunday JUNE 21\, 2026\nThe FOURTH Sunday after Pentecost\n \n \ n \n8:00 am Service\, Rite One with Eucharist\n10:30 am Service\, Rite Tw o with Eucharist\n\n \n \nThis Sunday\, Mason Botts\, Patricia Franke\, and Tony Harriman\, will graduate from the Education for Ministry (EFM) fo ur-year program of theological study. This program focuses on Old Testame nt and New Testament study\, church history\, and modern theology/spiritua lity. We celebrate our graduates’ dedicated work as well as welcome new members to the EFM course (four year and one year options)  starting in S eptember.  Contact John Egan (jjegan3@netscape.net) (or Denise McHugh (dm chugh@umd.edu) if interested in learning more.   \n \n \n \n·         Golden Dove Gift shop: Open 8:45-10:30AM\n·       9:15 a m-10:15 am\, Annex Room: June 21\, July 5\, 12\, 19\, 26\, Wisdom of the Desert Fathers and Mothers for Troubling Times: A five-week journey into D esert Spirituality Facilitator: Dr. Marleen McCabe \n·       9:1 5am-10am: For parents with children under 36 months of age who wish to at tend our summer adult forums and are in need of the Nursery: please contac t the office in advance so we can arrange for the nursery to be open earli er\, and an attendant to be on site.\n·       9:15am-10:15 am: Sum mer Children's Sunday School: For parents who wish to attend our summer a dult forums\, Pohick Church will be offering a summer Sunday School progra m for children. This will be a combined class of children ages 4-12 and w ill meet in Classroom A. All children are welcome to attend!\n·        10am-12pm: The Nursery will be open and an attendant will be on si te.\n·       10:20 am: Children’s Bible Storytelling is for pre schoolers through 2nd grade. It will be held in classroom D. Parents sh ould drop off their children at 10:20 am. The children will join their pa rents in church after the Peace.\n·        NO EYC today. Happy Fa ther’s Day!\n \n******************************************\n \nSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS\n \n·        We thank all the Ministry of Music p articipants for their help during the past year at Pohick Church. We welc ome new participants in the Ministry of Music for 2026-2027.  Pre-regist ration: music@pohick.org\n \n ·       If you haven’t bought y our “Pohick Church Merch” yet\, shirts and magnets are available for purchase in the Parish Office during the week.\n \n·     Pohick Chu rch invites children ages 3 through 5th grades to Vacation Bible School J uly 13-17\, 2026 from 9 am to noon. The theme is Snowball Mountain Challe nge\; with Jesus we can do all things. Please register at VBS | Children' s Ministry | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \n·       Need for Youth V olunteers –Vacation Bible School (VBS) is July 13-17. We need some You ng Adults as the classroom helpers! Please sign up at VBS | Children's M inistry | Pohick Episcopal Church and select “Teen Helper”\, or see S usan Pehrsson\, Christian Education Director. \n \n \n \n************* *****************************\n \n GOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP NOW ONLINE!\n  \nHome | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \n \nShop for baptism\, confirmation\ , wedding\, graduation\, Dad’s Day\, and patriotic gifts along with:\n-N EW Blessing/friendship beaded bracelets w/heart and cross charms…a varie ty of colors and styles w/cards of inspiration.\n-Framed sketches of Pohic k\n-SALE items-handmade jewelry slides and Pohick cookbooks\n-Shop online too!             \n    A BIG THANKS to all who worked and supported our recent sidewalk sale\; proceeds go toward helping those in need.\n \nHours: 1st &\; 3rd Sundays-8:45-10:30AM\n2nd &\; 4th Sund ays-11:30AM-12:30PM\nFirst Saturdays-1-3PM during docent tours\n \n \n** ****************************************\n \nUPCOMING EVENTS\n·      JUNE 25: Eucharist at Harmony at Spring Hill\, 1:30 pm\n·     JUN E 26-28: Shrine Mont\n·     JULY 3: Parish Office Closed for Indep endence Day\n·     JULY 4:\n12:30pm- Patriotic bike parade around th e Pohick Cemetery.\n1:00pm- Reading of the Declaration of Independence\n1: 30pm- Patriotic Hymns\n1:45pm- reception\n1:45pm-3:00pm- Docent tours\n \ n·     WEDNESDAYS IN JULY (1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29): "Sermons that Shap ed America"\, 7pm in Pohick Church\n·     JULY 15: Eucharist at the Fairfax\, 1:30 pm\n·     JULY 16: Eucharist at Harmony at Spring Hill\, 1:30 pm\n·     JULY 13-17\, Pohick Vacation Bible School\n·         JULY 18\, 2pm: Annual event honoring Pohick Church for th e 252nd anniversary of the signing of the Fairfax Resolves document. This event is a church\, Sons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the A merican Revolution sponsored event. The inside ceremony is about one hour starting at 2:00 PM\, with speakers and a color guard. Outside wreaths wil l be placed by the large bronze plaque to the right of the church. Event i s open to all members and guests of the church.\n·     JULY 25- AUGU ST 1\, 2026 Honduras Mission Trip\n·      SEPT 7: Parish office cl osed for Labor Day\n·     SAVE THE DATE: Oct 16\, 9am\, Arlington C emetery: Fred Crawford’s Interment\n \n \nMINISTRIES\n \nCHILDREN’S MINISTRY:\nSUNDAY:  Susan Pehrsson\, Director of Christian Education\, 703-282-6574 or spehrsson@pohick.org\n \nYOUTH MINISTRY: EYC: (Ages 5th- 12th graders) The Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@pohick.org and the Rev. Da niel Cenci\, dcenci@pohick.org\n \nPASTORAL CARE MINISTRY: The Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@pohick.org\n \n \nMinistry of Music Rehearsals | Mini stry of Music | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \nMinistry of Music at Pohick C hurch\nSunday\, June 21\, The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost\, Proper 7\n •        10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II with hymns\, servic e music &\; organ music\, Pohick Choir\nSunday\, June 28\, The Fifth Su nday after Pentecost\, Proper 8\n•        10:30 a.m. Holy Euchar ist: Rite II with hymns\, service music &\; organ music\, Pohick Choir \, Don Brownlee\, bass\n•        Ministry of Music registratio n for 2026-2027\, August 1 to September 1\n•        Ministry of Music rehearsals resume after Labor Day\, September 7\n \n*************** ***************************\n \nFOR YOUR INFORMATION\n \n·        Coffee N Compline on-line Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Fellowship\, reflectio n and worship. Call the Parish Office at 703 339-6572 for the Microsoft Te ams link. This same link is used every Wednesday.\n \n·       Our regular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eucharist) and 10:30 am (Rit e II Eucharist). Christian Education for all ages begins at 9:15 am. Yo uth EYC\, ages 5th-12th grade meet Sundays at 6pm. Announcements are on p ohick.org /news/weekly-announcements. Email to adminassistant@pohick.org  to receive our weekly email.\n \n·       Parish Office hours:  Mon-Thu 9am-3pm\, Fridays 9am-noon.\n \n\nTHANK YOU! Pohick Church's LCAC donations -- Since the beginning of the year\, we have collected more th an 1\,600 pounds of food and essentials valued at about $3\,150 for the Lo rton Community Action Center.\n \n·       Please log on to LCAC – Lorton Community Action Center to learn more about the volunteer and community work LCAC does.\n \n·         A special thank you to the Brotherhood for providing Pohick Church with Forward Day by Day qua rterly issues. The latest issue\, which includes daily reflections that f ollow the Bible verses\, is available in the Parish House.\n \n·         The Pohick Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew invites all t he men and youth of Pohick to attend any of our Saturday 8:00 am meetings  for fellowship\, breakfast\, discussion of issues we are working on to s upport Pohick\, and about 20 to 30 minutes of bible study.\n \n \n·        Volunteers needed for hosting Fellowship Coffee Hours—Coffee H our is after both the 8 am and the 10:30 am Church services every Sunday.  See the signup sheet in the Common Room for the details. If you have que stions contact Beth Cooke sbc3266@gmail.com or Kathy Kirkland kkirkland 2632@gmail.com or 703-861-6177.\n \n·       Wear your name tags to welcome newcomers! If you need a name tag\, contact Jane Thurston: fu zzyandjane@gmail.com or 703-339-1301. We hope newcomers will request and wear nametags too!\n \n·       Pohick Church welcomes the Down B y the Riverside Group of AA\, Tuesdays at 8 pm in the Annex room. Contact the Parish office for information.\n \n·       Docent tours! Gui ded Tours by members of the Docent Guild are available each Sunday after t he 10:30 am service. Guided Tours are also available on the first Saturday of every month from 1 pm to 3 pm. Please meet the Docent at the Great Fon t for a tour. Self-guided tours are always available when the church is op en\, weekdays 9 am to 4 pm.\n \nHealing Hearts: Grief Support Group\n \n Have you been recently widowed?\nHave you recently lost a family member or beloved friend?\nAre you or someone in your inner circle coping with a di fficult health diagnosis or treatment?\n \nPohick’s Healing Hearts gr ief support group offers a safe\, confidential space that connects you wit h others who understand the range of emotions that you may experience as y ou process and integrate your loss and grief into day-to-day living.\nMarl een McCabe is Healing Hearts facilitator. She is a member of the Trauma Incident Reduction Association and has received extensive training in the transformative power of grief\, loss\, and bereavement.\nHealing Hearts m eets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 10:30 am to noon in Classroom C.\n \nN ot sure if Healing Hearts is for you? 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