BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260812T062224Z UID:8-1178311@pohick.org DTSTART:20251005T120000Z DTEND:20251005T130000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260812T005453 DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH THE ENTIRE EMAIL TO REVIEW ALL UPCOMING EVENTS**\n \n \nTHIS SUNDAY:\n\n9:15am: Lectionary Bible Study\, Annex room\n9:15am-10am: For parents with children under 36 months of age who wi sh to attend our summer adult forums and are in need of the Nursery: pleas e contact the office in advance so we can arrange for the nursery to be op en earlier\, and an attendant to be on site.\n9:15am-10:15 am: Summer Chil dren's Sunday School: For parents who wish to attend our summer adult foru ms\, Pohick Church offers a summer Sunday School program for children. Thi s is a combined class of children ages 4-12 and will meet in Classroom A. All children are welcome to attend!\n10am-12pm: The Nursery will be open and an attendant will be on site. \n10:20 am: Children’s Bible Storytell ing is for preschoolers through 2nd It will be held in classroom D.  Pare nts should drop off their children at 10:20 am.  The children will join t heir parents in church after the Peace. \nEYC meeting today at 6:00pm-7:30 pm\n\n \nšUPCOMING EVENTS ›\n\nAUG 13: EYC Beach Day\, Ocean City MD. C ontact the office for more information.\nJoin us on August 23 to say farew ell to Rev. Ted Renaud as he heads for his new position at Emmanuel Episc opal Church\, Mercer Island\, WA. The farewell will be held between servic es on that Sunday. Parishioners who wish to bring finger foods are encoura ged to do so. \nSEPT 7: Parish office closed for Labor Day\nSEPT 18-20: A pple Butter weekend\nOCT 03: Pohick’s 80th Annual Country Fair\n\n \nš SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ›\n\nThe Ann Mason Guild is collecting your jewelry donations until Sept 30.  Your donations will be resold at our Christmas Sale to support our various projects at Pohick and in the community.  Pl ease leave in the office marked for Ann Mason.  Thank you for sharing!\n\ n \n\nThe KiKi Coderre Prayer Group is taking a break during August and  will not meet again until September 7\,when we will return to our usual ga therings on the first and third Mondays each month. The group is open to a ll. Please join us as we pray for those in our parish\, our communities\, and the world.\n\n \n\nAfghan Ministry Update:\nThank You to those who co ntinue to donate to the Afghan Ministry with their time\, talent or treasu re. A donation\, in April\, of $200 was used for purchasing the families a vacuum.  \nAdditionally\, towards the end of May we gave them $200 for groceries as they were trying to reapply for SNAP benefits\, which happens every six months. \nWe have continued to purchase paper towels\, toilet paper\, dish liquid\, laundry detergent\, and wipes when they reach out to us. The most recent was this past week\, the total cost was approximately $55. They do appreciate all we do. \nParishioners may donate through my Eoffering\, or with checks or cash\, making sure you designate the donatio n is for the Afghan Ministry. \nPlease reach out to Patty Mitchell\, Nanc y Sage or Carney McCullough with any questions. Thank you for all your co ntinued support!\n\n \n\nAs we celebrate the 80th Annual Pohick Country F air\, we're seeking volunteers to help make this milestone event our best yet.\nThis year's Fair will feature the Virginia 250 Mobile Museum and is expected to draw one of our largest crowds yet\, making your help more imp ortant than ever.\nVolunteer opportunities are available for children's ga mes\, Country Store\, baked goods\, Funnel Cakes\, parking\, setup and bre akdown\, cashiers\, ticket sales\, pony rides\, car show\, hospitality\, d ocent tours\, security and safety\, visitor assistance\, and general float ers.\nWhether you can serve for a couple of hours or all day\, your time a nd talents will help welcome visitors from across Northern Virginia.\nInte rested in volunteering? Please contact Rick Church\, Chairman of the 80th Annual Pohick Country Fair\, at rickandkristi@comcast.net.\nTogether\, let 's make this historic 80th Fair a celebration our entire community will re member!\nPohick Country Fair: This year we will be using tickets at all b ooths (except vendor booths).  You will be able to use your tickets every where\, from pony rides to funnel cakes\, face painting to apple butter!  \nPurchase your tickets: $1 = 1 ticket.Tickets can be purchased on the day of the Fair. Additionally\, tickets will be sold in advance on Sunday\, September 20th and September 27th\, during Coffee Hour and in the parish office during regular office hours.  Tickets purchased in advance will be sold with a premium: $20 = 25 tickets.  All purchases can be made with c ash\, check or credit card.  Thank you for supporting the Pohick Country Fair.  See you at the Fair!\nLCAC Back to School Drive: Here is how it wo rks: Review the sign-up listat https://lortonaction.org select the item (s) you plan to purchase. Either drop the items off at the LCAC table in t he Common Room before 10:30 on Sunday August 9th\, bring the items to LCA C\, 9520 Richmond Highway\, on August 9th\, between 11 am and 1 pm\, OR  Order items online and have them shipped to LCAC at 9520 Richmond Highw ay\, Lorton\, VA 22079\, attn: Christen Scott. *All items need to arrive o r be dropped off by August 9th*. If you have any questions\, please email  Christen@LortonAction.org. \nIf you haven’t bought your “Pohick Chu rch Merch” yet\, shirts and magnets are available for purchase in the Pa rish Office during the week and anytime online at pohick.org\, click on Go lden Dove Gift shop.\n\n \n \nPohick Ministry of Music Registration for 2026-2027\nAugust 1 to September 1\nPohick Children Choir\nPohick Choir\nP ohick Handbells\nPohick Pickers\nPohick St. Francis Choir\nPohick Youth Ch oir\n \nOnline Registration Link:\npohick.org\n \nNew participants are w elcome to join the various six groups of the Ministry of Music at Pohick C hurch. We offer choirs\, RSCM choir training\, and musical ensembles for a ll ages. \n Rehearsals resume after Labor Day. \n \n \n \n \nšTHE GO LDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP ›\nThe Golden Dove Gift Shop will be closed in August \nand will reopen on Saturday\, Sept 5th from 1-3PM during docent tours.\n Please visit our online shop or see Julie Ramacciotti during parish office hours to make a purchase.\nShop online at www.pohick.org  Homepage\, cli ck on “Golden Dove”\nWe appreciate your support\; all proceeds go towa rd helping those in need.     \n \n \nšMINISTRIES ›\nCHILDREN’S MINISTRY: Susan Pehrsson\, Director of Christian Education\, 703-282-6574 or spehrsson@pohick.org\nYOUTH MINISTRY: EYC: (Ages 5th-12th graders) The Rev. Daniel Cenci\, dcenci@pohick.org\nPASTORAL CARE MINISTRY: The Rev. T ed Renaud\, trenaud@pohick.org\nMINISTRY OF MUSIC: The Pohick Choir is on summer vacation until Labor Day. \nThis week: Sunday\, August 9\, The Elev enth Sunday after Pentecost\, Proper 14\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite O ne\, hymns &\; service music\n\nOrgan music of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartho ldy\n\nSunday\, August 16\, The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost\, Proper 15 \n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite One\, hymns &\; service music \n\nOrg an music from Messa della Madonna (Fiori musicali) – Girolamo Frescobald i\n\n \n \nšFOR YOUR INFORMATION ›\n\nCoffee N Compline is on-line Wed nesdays at 7:00 pm. Fellowship\, reflection and worship. Call the Parish O ffice at 703 339-6572 for the Microsoft Teams link\, used every Wednesday. \nOur regular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eucharist spoken) and 10 :30 am (Rite II Eucharist sung). Christian Education for all ages begins a t 9:15 am. YOUTH (EYC) 6pm Sundays.\nAnnouncements are on pohick.org /news /weekly-announcements. Email to adminassistant@pohick.org to receive our w eekly email.\nParish Office hours: Mon-Thu 9am-3pm\, Fridays 9am-noon.\n\n ·         A special thank you to the Brotherhood for providing Pohick Church with Forward Day by Day quarterly issues. The latest issu e\, which includes daily reflections that follow the Bible verses\, is ava ilable in the Parish House.\n \n·        The Pohick Chapter of t he Brotherhood of St. Andrew invites all the men and youth of Pohick to a ttend any of our Saturday 8:00 am meetings for fellowship\, breakfast\, discussion of issues we are working on to support Pohick\, and about 20 to 30 minutes of bible study.\n \n \n·       Volunteers needed for hosting Fellowship Coffee Hours—Coffee Hour is after both the 8 am and the 10:30 am Church services every Sunday. See the signup sheet in the Co mmon Room for the details. If you have questions contact Beth Cooke sbc32 66@gmail.com or Kathy Kirkland kkirkland2632@gmail.com or 703-861-6177. \n \n·       Wear your name tags to welcome newcomers! If you ne ed a name tag\, contact Jane Thurston: fuzzyandjane@gmail.com or 703-339 -1301. We hope newcomers will request and wear nametags too!\n \n·        Pohick Church welcomes the Down By the Riverside Group of AA\, Tu esdays at 8 pm in the Annex room. Contact the Parish office for informatio n.\n \n·       Docent tours! Guided Tours by members of the Doce nt Guild are available each Sunday after the 10:30 am service. Guided Tour s are also available on the first Saturday of every month from 1 pm to 3 p m. Please meet the Docent at the Great Font for a tour. Self-guided tours are always available when the church is open\, weekdays 9 am to 4 pm.\n \ nHealing Hearts: Grief Support Group\n \nHave you been recently widowed?\ nHave you recently lost a family member or beloved friend?\nAre you or som eone in your inner circle coping with a difficult health diagnosis or trea tment?\n \nPohick’s Healing Hearts grief support group offers a safe\ , confidential space that connects you with others who understand the rang e of emotions that you may experience as you process and integrate your lo ss and grief into day-to-day living.\nMarleen McCabe is Healing Hearts f acilitator. She is a member of the Trauma Incident Reduction Association a nd has received extensive training in the transformative power of grief\, loss\, and bereavement.\nHealing Hearts meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays fr om 10:30 am to noon in Classroom C.\n \nNot sure if Healing Hearts is f or you? Marleen McCabe\, facilitator\, welcomes your questions and encoura ges you to contact her prior to attending.\nContact information: Marleen M cCabe\, mccabemarleen@gmail.com\n  LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T005453 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Holy Eucharist Rite I (said) URL;VALUE=URI:https://pohick.org/events/holy-eucharist-rite-i-said/2025-10- 05 ATTACH;FILENAME=IMG_2240.jpeg;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.clou dfront.net/2025/03/08/02/50/22/d6320678-8c0b-4f1a-b17e-7b219365c7fb/IMG_22 40.jpeg ATTACH;FILENAME="AUG 9, 2026 800 am Order of Service.pdf";FMTTYPE=applicati on/pdf:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/08/06/19/12/00/e01fda09-8 edf-40ca-bc35-8de65127c0cd/AUG%209,%202026%20800%20am%20Order%20of%20Servi ce.pdf END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR