BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260425T142539Z UID:8-741146@pohick.org DTSTART:20261025T120000Z DTEND:20261025T130000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260425T082156 DESCRIPTION:SUNDAY Events\n\n7:45 am to 11:45 am: The Nursery will be open and an attendant will be on site.\nGolden Dove Gift Shop is open today fro m 11:30am – 12:30 pm.\n9:15 am: New Member/Inquirers Class- Daniel and R ev. Ted will be offering an 8-week class for anyone interested in becoming a member of Pohick Church. The series will focus on scripture\, church hi story\, Anglican theology\, and Liturgy. Classes will be on Sunday morning s at 9:15am in the Vestry House. The class is open to prospective new memb ers and to anyone who would like a refresher on the history and beliefs of Episcopal/Anglican Christians. If you are interested in joining Pohick Ch urch\, please reach out to Rev. Daniel via email at dcenci@pohick.org.\nD uring the Sunday School hour in addition to the inquirers class\, we will be offering a lectionary-based Bible study in the Parish Hall Annex. Marle en McCabe will be leading the bible study this Sunday and Next Sunday.\nBi stro L’ Hermitage gift card--Raffle tickets on sale TODAY during Coffee hours. Drawing will be on May 3. For more info\, contact susanmayberry59@g mail.com\nThe Martha Guild Wine Tasting will be held on Saturday\, May 16 from 5 - 7 pm at the home of Terry &\; Marc Abrams. Alcoholic &\; N on-Alcoholic wine\, great food\, great fellowship! Tickets will be availab le starting April 26 during Coffee Hours. Come join the fun!\n9:15 am-10:1 5 am: Church School: Preschool through fourth grade. Parents\, please pick up your children at the door of the classrooms. \n9:15 am in the Nursery : Grace Space (18–36-month-olds with parent or grandparent)\n10:20 am Cl assroom D: Children’s Chapel\, parents can drop off preschool-2nd grader s\n6:00 pm: EYC (5th – 12th graders)\n\n \nšSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ›\n \nThe Ann Mason Guild thanks you for your purchases at our recent jewelry sale-and for your donations of jewelry for the sale.\nEYC PLANT SALE: Var ious vegetable and herb plants are available for sale in the courtyard (Th ank you Terry and Marc Abrams!). All plants are $5. Please come by durin g the week to purchase. All proceeds will go to EYC events and mission.\n Lent Madness Update: Thanks to all who participated in this year's Lent m adness forum. After weeks of discussion\, Pohick has selected Peter the A postle as the Saint who most embodies Pohick Church.  \nShrine Mont Pari sh Family Weekend Registration Begins! TODAY in the Parish Hall. The dates for our Parish Family Weekend are 26 to 28 June.   For assured rooms re gistration is highly encouraged before or on 17 May. After that date rooms may not be available due to limited availability.\n\n RATES: Double (14 years and older) $197\; Single (14 years and older): $258\; Child (age 4-1 3 years): $135\; Child 3 and younger are free. Questions: call Neil Sunder land @ 703.670.2962\, or nomadicmapper@aol.com.\n\nAs we continue through the spring allergy and cold season\, we kindly ask everyone to be mindful of our parish family's health. If you are experiencing coughing\, sneezing \, congestion\, or other symptoms\, please consider wearing a mask when at tending church or joining us from home through our 10:30 a.m. livestream. Your thoughtfulness helps protect others and ensures we can continue to ga ther safely and comfortably as a parish community.\n\nšUPCOMING EVENTS › \n\nSTAY TUNED! Pohick Church Sportswear is coming soon . . .\nSUNDAY: Nat ional Kirkin' O' the Tartan. 4:00 PM\, at the Washington National Cathedra l\nMAY 01: Friday Family Fellowship\, 6:00 pm. Here is the sign up link fo r May 1: https://forms.gle/iAiBuYU3zU3NPFaT8\nMAY 02: Please join us in t he Annex for Docent Training from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm on the 2nd of May (n o lunch).  If you would like to become a docent\, training is required in order to give tours to the Public.  We will provide briefings which are abbreviated to help you develop your own tour briefs.  To docent candidat es\, Rev Don Binder's slide show and our own notes on the History of Pohic k Church will be provided on flash drives for further reading.  dickhaml y@aol.com\nMAY 14: Choral Evensong for Ascension\, 7:00 pm\nMAY 16: Martha Guild Wine Tasting Event\, 5-7pm\nMAY 17: Deanery Picnic! 1:00pm\, Grist Mill Park\, 4320 Mt. Vernon Mem Hwy\, Alexandria. Log on to pohick.org for details\nMAY 20: Eucharist at the Fairfax\, 1:30 pm\nMAY 25: Parish Offic e Closed for Memorial Day\nMAY 31: Golden Dove Sidewalk Sale &\; Outdoo r Coffee Hour in the Courtyard\, 8:45AM-Noon \nMAY 31: Sounds of Pohick\, 5:00 pm\nJUNE 07: Youth Sunday and Parish Picnic\nJUNE 13: America's 250t h Colonial Tea at Pohick\nJUNE 14: Bishop’s Visit\nJUNE 26-28: Shrine Mo nt\nJuly 13-17\, Pohick Vacation Bible School\, Ages 18 months-5th The the me this year is Snowball Mountain Challenge! Registration open: Log onto p ohick.org\nIt’s never too early to begin planning for this year’s Fair —our 80th! Mark your calendar for Saturday October 3\, 2026. The organiz ing team is exploring sponsorship opportunities with local businesses at m ultiple levels. We are compiling a list of merchants within a three to fiv e-mile radius of the parish to invite as potential sponsors. If you have s uggestions for businesses we should approach\, or if you would like to ass ist the Fair Committee\, please contact Rick Church at rickandkristi@comca st.net\n\nšVISIT THE GOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP›\nHours: 1st &\; 3rd Sunda ys-8:45-10:30AM  2nd &\; 4th Sundays-11:30AM-12:30PM\n    First Sat urdays-1-3PM (during docent tours)\nShop for spring things\, baptism\, co nfirmation\, graduation\, Mother’s Day gifts\, personalized Pohick items \, &\; more! SPECIAL NEW GIFTS- framed sketches of our very own Pohick church-we have a limited number for sale! THANK YOU for your support\; pro ceeds go toward helping those in need &\; Parish projects.\nGOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP NOW ONLINE!\nwww.pohick.org  Homepage\, click on “Golden Dov e”\nšMINISTRIES ›\nCHILDREN’S MINISTRY: TODAY: Church School\, Grace Space and Children’s Chapel\n\nSusan Pehrsson\, Director of Christian E ducation\, 703-282-6574 or spehrsson@pohick.org\n\n \nYOUTH MINISTRY: TOD AY: 6:00 pm (EYC 5th-12th graders)\n\nThe Rev. Ted Renaud\, Youth Minister \, trenaud@pohick.org\n\n \nMUSIC MINISTRY: Sunday\, April 26\, The Fourt h Sunday of Easter\n\n9:45 a.m. Pohick Choir\, Music Room &\; Church\n1 0:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II\, Pohick Choir\, Choir Chimes\n\nTuesday \, April 28\, 6-6:30 p.m. St. Francis Choir\nThursday\, April 30\, Music R oom\n\n5:30-6:15 p.m. Pohick Youth Choir\, RSCM \n6:15-7:15 p.m. Pohick Ha ndbells\n7:30-9 p.m. Pohick Choir\n\nMay 2026\nSunday\, May 3\, The Fifth Sunday of Easter\n\n9:15 a.m. Pohick Handbells\, Music Room &\; Church\ n9:45 a.m. Choir\, Music Room &\; Church\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Ri te II\, Pohick Choir\, Pohick Handbells \n\n \nMinistry of Music\nCHORAL EVENSONG at Pohick Church\n The Book of Common Prayer\, 1662 - Pohick Cho ir\nThursday\, May 14th\, 2026\n7 p.m. Choral Evensong for Ascension\n \n  \nšFOR YOUR INFORMATION ›\n\nEducation for Ministry (EfM)Classes are M ondays at 7pm on Zoom. Denise McHugh at 410-300-9867\, dmchugh@umd.edu\, o r John Egan 703-973-5038\, jjegan3@netscape.net.\nCoffee N Compline on-lin e Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Fellowship\, reflection and worship. Call the Par ish Office at 703 339-6572 for the Microsoft Teams link. This same link is used every Wednesday.\nOur regular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eu charist spoken) and 10:30 am (Rite II Eucharist sung). Christian Education for all ages begins at 9:15 am. YOUTH (EYC) 6pm Sundays.\nAnnouncements a re on pohick.org /news/weekly-announcements. Email to adminassistant@pohic k.org to receive our weekly email. Parish Office hours: Mon-Thu 9am-3pm\, Fridays 9am-noon. \n\nTHANK YOU! Pohick Church's LCAC donations -- Since the beginning of the year\, we have collected more than 1\,600 pounds of f ood and essentials valued at about $3\,150 for the Lorton Community Action Center.\n \n·       Please log on to LCAC – Lorton Community Action Center to learn more about the volunteer and community work LCAC d oes.\n \n \n·     COMPUTER SCAM – Several parishioners received emails from a scammer purported to be from Rev Daniel from a bogus email account. Please do not respond to these suspicious emails. Pohick Staff\, Vestry members\, and Clergy would not reach out in this manner. \n \n \ n·         A special thank you to the Brotherhood for providing Pohick Church with Forward Day by Day quarterly issues. The latest iss ue\, which includes daily reflections that follow the Bible verses\, is av ailable in the Parish House.\n \n·        The Pohick Chapter of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew invites all the 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 support Pohick\, and about 20 t o 30 minutes of bible study.\n \n \n·       Volunteers needed fo r 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 C ommon Room for the details. If you have questions contact Beth Cooke sbc3 266@gmail.com or Kathy Kirkland kkirkland2632@gmail.com or 703-861-6177 .\n \n·       Wear your name tags to welcome newcomers! If you n eed a name tag\, contact Jane Thurston: fuzzyandjane@gmail.com or 703-33 9-1301. We hope newcomers will request and wear nametags too!\n \n·        Pohick Church welcomes the Down By the Riverside Group of AA\, Tuesdays at 8 pm in the Annex room. Contact the Parish office for informat ion.\n \n·       Docent tours! Guided Tours by members of the Do cent Guild are available each Sunday after the 10:30 am service. Guided To urs are also available on the first Saturday of every month from 1 pm to 3 pm. Please meet the Docent at the Great Font for a tour. Self-guided tour s 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 widowe d?\nHave you recently lost a family member or beloved friend?\nAre you or someone in your inner circle coping with a difficult health diagnosis or t reatment?\n \nPohick’s Healing Hearts grief support group offers a sa fe\, confidential space that connects you with others who understand the r ange of emotions that you may experience as you process and integrate your loss and grief into day-to-day living.\nMarleen McCabe is Healing Hearts  facilitator. She is a member of the Trauma Incident Reduction Associatio n and has received extensive training in the transformative power of grief \, loss\, and bereavement.\nHealing Hearts meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 10:30 am to noon in Classroom C.\n \nNot sure if Healing Hearts i s for you? Marleen McCabe\, facilitator\, welcomes your questions and enco urages you to contact her prior to attending.\nContact information: Marlee n McCabe\, mccabemarleen@gmail.com\n \n·          The Kiki Co derre Prayer Ministry meets on the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month\, f rom 2 - 3:30 pm in the Vestry House. All are welcome. Contacts are Charlot te Knipling\, Carolyn Cockroft and Mari Harding. LAST-MODIFIED:20260425T082156 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Holy Eucharist Rite I (said) URL;VALUE=URI:https://pohick.org/events/holy-eucharist-rite-i-said/2026-10- 25 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="APR 26, 2026 800 am Order of Service.pdf";FMTTYPE=applicat ion/pdf:https://dq5pwpg1q8ru0.cloudfront.net/2026/04/23/18/33/50/a214c016- 35c7-4aee-b4de-748bce098d7f/APR%2026,%202026%20800%20am%20Order%20of%20Ser vice.pdf END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR