BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260826T092136Z UID:8-1238738@pohick.org DTSTART:20270228T130000Z DTEND:20270228T140000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260826T050800 DESCRIPTION:**PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH THE ENTIRE EMAIL TO REVIEW ALL UPCOMING EVENTS**\n \n \nTHIS SUNDAY:\n\n\nWe will gather for worship\, Christia n education and fellowship\n \nSunday AUG 16\, 2026\nThe Twelfth Sunday a fter Pentecost\n \n \n8:00 am Service\, Rite One with Eucharist\n10:30 a m Service\, Rite One with Eucharist and Baptism\n\n \nSUNDAY SUMMER SCHOO L\n·       9:15 am: Lectionary Bible Study\, Annex Room\n·        9:15am-10am: For parents with children under 36 months of age who wish to attend our summer adult forums and are in need of the Nursery: pl ease contact the office in advance so we can arrange for the nursery to be open earlier\, and an attendant to be on site.\n·       9:15am-10 :15 am: Summer Children's Sunday School: For parents who wish to attend o ur summer adult forums\, Pohick Church will be offering a summer Sunday Sc hool program for children. This will be a combined class of children ages 4-12 and will meet in Classroom A. All children are welcome to attend!\n ·       10am-12pm: The Nursery will be open and an attendant will be on site.\n \n·       10:20 am: Children’s Bible Storytelling  is for preschoolers through 2nd grade. It will be held in classroom D.  Parents should drop off their children at 10:20 am. The children will j oin their parents in church after the Peace.\n·        EYC meetin g this Sunday. 6pm-7:30pm\n \n****************************************** \n \nUPCOMING EVENTS\n \n·        Join us on August 23 to say f arewell to Rev. Ted Renaud as he heads for his new position at Emmanuel Ep iscopal Church\, Mercer Island\, WA. The farewell will be held between ser vices on that Sunday. Parishioners who wish to bring finger foods are enco uraged to do so. \n \n·       AUG 30: Roof Forum\, between serv ices\, Annex Room\n·       AUG 30: EYC: Great Waves Water Park\, after church. More details to come.\n·       SEPT 7: Parish offic e closed for Labor Day\n·       SEPT 12: Pohick Church Annual Cra b Feast\, 3:30pm-6:00pm.\n·       SEPT 13: Blessing of the Backpa cks. Students of all ages\, and teachers too! 10:30 am service\n·        SEPT 18-20: Apple Butter weekend\n·       OCT 03: Pohick ’s 80th Annual Country Fair\n \n \n \n****************************** ***********\n \nSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS\n \n \n ·       Thank yo u to all who helped make this year's Vacation Bible School a huge success! Thank you to all who loaned Winter decorations. The decorations are store d in Classroom E-F. Please retrieve them Sunday\, or during office hours.\ n \n·       The Ann Mason Guild is collecting your jewelry donat ions until Sept 30. Your donations will be resold at our Christmas Sale t o support our various projects at Pohick and in the community. Please lea ve in the office marked for Ann Mason. Thank you!\n \n \n ·        If you haven’t bought your “Pohick Church Merch” yet\, shirts a nd magnets are available for purchase in the Parish Office during the week  and anytime on line at Home | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \n \n·         The KiKi Coderre Prayer Group is taking a break during August a nd will not meet again until September 7\, when we will return to our us ual gatherings on the first and third Mondays each month. The group is ope n to all. Please join us as we pray for those in our parish\, our communit ies\, and the world.\n \n·        Afghan Ministry Update July 20 26\n·           Thank You to those who continue to donate to t he Afghan Ministry with their time\, talent or treasure. A donation\, in A pril\, of $200 was used for purchasing the families a vacuum.  \n·            Additionally\, towards the end of May we gave them $200 for groceries as they were trying to reapply for SNAP benefits\, which hap pens every six months. \n·           We have continued to pur chase 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. \n·            Parishioners may donate through myEoffering\, or with ch ecks or cash\, making sure you designate the donation is for the Afghan Mi nistry. \n·           Please reach out to Patty Mitchell\, Na ncy Sage or Carney McCullough with any questions. Thank you for all your continued support! \n \n \n·        As we celebrate the 80th Annual Pohick Country Fair\, we're seeking volunteers to help make this m ilestone event our best yet.\n·           This year's Fair wil l feature the Virginia 250 Mobile Museum and is expected to draw one of ou r largest crowds yet\, making your help more important than ever.\n·            Volunteer opportunities are available for children's gam es\, Country Store\, baked goods\, Funnel Cakes\, parking\, setup and brea kdown\, cashiers\, ticket sales\, pony rides\, car show\, hospitality\, do cent tours\, security and safety\, visitor assistance\, and general floate rs.\n·           Whether you can serve for a couple of hours o r all day\, your time and talents will help welcome visitors from across N orthern Virginia.\n·           Interested in volunteering? Ple ase contact Rick Church\, Chairman of the 80th Annual Pohick Country Fair\ , at rickandkristi@comcast.net.\n·           Together\, let's make this historic 80th Fair a celebration our entire community will reme mber!\n \n·        Pohick Country Fair: This year we will be us ing tickets at all booths (except vendor booths). You will be able to use your tickets everywhere\, from pony rides to funnel cakes\, face painting to apple butter! \n \n·        Purchase your tickets: $1 = 1 ti cket. Tickets can be purchased on the day of the Fair. Additionally\, ti ckets will be sold in advance on Sunday\, September 20th and September 27t h\, during Coffee Hour and in the parish office during regular office hou rs. Tickets purchased in advance will be sold with a premium: $20 = 25 tic kets. All purchases can be made with cash\, check or credit card. Thank yo u for supporting the Pohick Country Fair. See you at the Fair!\n \n·        COUNTRY FAIR CAR SHOW ~~ Are you a gearhead? Do you have a car or motorcycle that you think is worth showing off? At this year’s Pohi ck Country Fair we will be have our very own Car Show. It is open to any parishioner with a vehicle of interest: Sports Cars\, Classic Cars\, Muscl e Cars\, Hot Rods and Motorcycles. We will park the vehicles near the fai rgrounds. Please contact Paul Leon\, (PSVA.01@gmail.com) for additional i nformation and to register your vehicle.  \n \n************************ *********************************\n \n \nPohick Ministry of Music Regist ration for 2026-2027\nAugust 1 to September 1\nPohick Children Choir\nPohi ck Choir\nPohick Handbells\nPohick Pickers\nPohick St. Francis Choir\nPohi ck Youth Choir\nOnline Registration Link:\nMinistry of Music | Ministries | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \nNew participants are welcome to join the va rious six groups of the Ministry of Music at Pohick Church. We offer choir s\, RSCM choir training\, and musical ensembles for all ages. Rehearsals r esume after Labor Day.\n \nLink: Ministry of Music | Ministries | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \n \n*****************************************\n \n MINISTRIES\n \nCHILDREN’S MINISTRY:\nSUNDAY:  Susan Pehrsson\, Direct or of Christian Education\, 703-282-6574 or spehrsson@pohick.org\n \nYOU TH MINISTRY: EYC: (Ages 5th-12th graders) The Rev. Daniel Cenci\, dcenc i@pohick.org\n \nPASTORAL CARE MINISTRY: The Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@ pohick.org\n \n \nMinistry of Music Rehearsals | Ministry of Music | Poh ick Episcopal Church\n \nMINISTRY OF MUSIC: The Pohick Choir is on summe r vacation until Labor Day.\nThis week: Sunday\, August 16\, The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost\, Proper 15\n10:30 a.m. Holy Baptism &\; Holy E ucharist: Rite One\, hymns &\; service music\n·       Organ mus ic from Messa della Madonna (Fiori musicali) – Girolamo Frescobaldi\nS unday\, August 23\, The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost\, Proper 16\n10 :30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite One\, organ\, hymns &\; service music\n  \n******************************************\n \nGOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP NO W ONLINE!\n \nHome | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \n The Golden Dove Gift Shop will be closed in August\nand will reopen on Saturday\, Sept 5th from 1-3PM during docent tours.\nPlease visit our online shop or see Julie Ram acciotti during parish office hours to make a purchase.\nWe appreciate you r support\; all proceeds go toward helping those in need.    \n \n*** ***************************************\n \nFOR YOUR INFORMATION\n \n·         COFFEE N COMPLINE on-line Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Fellowsh ip\, reflection and worship. Call the Parish Office at 703 339-6572 for th e Microsoft Teams link. This same link is used every Wednesday.\n \n·        Our regular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eucharist) an d 10:30 am (Rite II Eucharist). Christian Education for all ages begins at 9:15 am. Youth EYC\, ages 5th-12th grade meet Sundays at 6pm. ·        Announcements are on pohick.org /news/weekly-announcements. Emai l to adminassistant@pohick.org to receive our weekly email.\n \n·        Parish Office hours: Mon-Thu 9am-3pm\, Fridays 9am-noon.\n \n  \n·         A special thank you to the Brotherhood for provid ing Pohick Church with Forward Day by Day quarterly issues. The latest issue\, which includes daily reflections that follow the Bible verses\, is available 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\, breakfas t\, discussion of issues we are working on to support Pohick\, and about 2 0 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 th e Common Room for the details. If you have questions contact Beth Cooke s bc3266@gmail.com or Kathy Kirkland kkirkland2632@gmail.com or 703-861-6 177.\n \n·       Wear your name tags to welcome newcomers! If yo u need 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\ , Tuesdays at 8 pm in the Annex room. Contact the Parish office for inform ation.\n \n·       Docent tours! Guided Tours by members of the Docent Guild are available each Sunday after the 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 Font for a tour. Self-guided to urs 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 widow ed?\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 treatment?\n \nPohick’s Healing Hearts grief support group offers a s afe\, confidential space that connects you with others who understand the range of emotions that you may experience as you process and integrate you r loss and grief into day-to-day living.\nMarleen McCabe is Healing Heart s facilitator. She is a member of the Trauma Incident Reduction Associati on and has received extensive training in the transformative power of grie f\, loss\, and bereavement.\nHealing Hearts meets the 1st and 3rd Tuesday s from 10:30 am to noon in Classroom C.\n \nNot sure if Healing Hearts  is for you? 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