BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260715T010940Z UID:9-1049778@pohick.org DTSTART:20250914T143000Z DTEND:20250914T160000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260711T150401 DESCRIPTION:Our 10:30AM service is streamed live. You can find the service on Facebook or HERE The Nursery is available from 7:45 am to 11:45 am on S undays and is located in the lower level of the Parish House (accross the courtyard from the sanctuary). Please join us for Fellowship Hour after bo th the 8 am and 10:30 am services in the Parish House. Please visit Announ cements on the Homepage\, scroll down to "Latest News"\nWEEKLY ANNOUNCEMEN TS | Parish Life | Pohick Episcopal Church\n**PLEASE SCROLL THROUGH THE EN TIRE EMAIL TO REVIEW ALL UPCOMING EVENTS**\n \nWe will gather for worship \, Christian education and fellowship\n \nSunday JULY 12\, 2026\nThe Seve nth Sunday after Pentecost\n \n \n8:00 am Service\, Rite One with Euchar ist\n10:30 am Service\, Rite Two with Eucharist\n\n·        Mid-y ear contribution statements will be available for pick up Sunday at Coffee Hours.\n·        Golden Dove Gift shop: Open 11:30am-12:30pm\n·         ADULT FORUM SUNDAY 9:15am in the Annex.\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: please cont act the office in advance so we can arrange for the nursery to be open ear lier\, and an attendant to be on site.\n·       9:15am-10:15 am: S ummer Children's Sunday School: For parents who wish to attend our summer adult forums\, Pohick Church will be offering a summer Sunday School prog ram 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 si te.\n \n·       10:20 am: Children’s Bible Storytelling is for preschoolers through 2nd grade. It will be held in classroom D. Parent s should drop off their children at 10:20 am. The children will join thei r parents in church after the Peace.\n \n·        EYC Sunday. 6 pm\n \n \n******************************************\n \nSPECIAL ANNOUN CEMENTS\n \nOur VBS theme is "Snowball Mountain Challenge" and over the w eekend we will be turning our parish hall and Sunday school rooms into a w inter wonderland! \n If you have any of the following items that you wou ld be willing to let us borrow as decorations\, please bring them to the c hurch by Saturday morning. Please make sure you label your items\, so we k now who to return them to after VBS.\n \n\nChristmas trees (preferably "s now" frosted) (any size) \nSnow men (statues or blow up)\nIcicle lights ( white or blue)\nSkis\, snow boards\, or sleds\nSnowflakes (lights or decor ations)\n\n \nAlso\, if anyone would like to make cut-out snowflakes (cha nnel your inner art teacher\,) we would love to use those too! They can be put on string to form garland\, or individual to hang from the lights. De corating will begin on and will continue on Saturday and Sunday. Volunteer s are welcome! The decorating schedule is below. Let's make this the best VBS ever!\n \nFriday- 11:00am-1:30pm\nSaturday- 11:00am-3:pm\nSunday- Aft er the 10:30 service\n \n \n·       All are welcome to join the Ministry of Music at Pohick Church: You may pre-register now at music@poh ick.org Registration online for 2026-2027 is August 1 – September 1. Rehearsals resume after Labor Day. All are welcome to sing in the choir du ring July meeting at 10:20 a.m.\, Music Room.\n \n ·       If yo u haven’t bought your “Pohick Church Merch” yet\, shirts and magnet s are available for purchase in the Parish Office during the week.\n \n·      Vacation Bible School July 13-17\, 2026 from 9 am to noon. Regi stration is closed. We look forward to seeing you July 13!\n \n \n****** ***********************************\n \nUPCOMING EVENTS\n \nNO COFFEE N COMPLINE IN JULY. It will resume Aug 5.\nInstead: please join us for "Ser mons that Shaped America"\, Wednesdays in July at 7:00pm at the historic church of George Washington and George Mason as we hear a selection of the se important sermons that shaped America.\n \nJuly 1st    John Winthr op “A Model of Christian Charity” 1630\n**video recording available on pohick.org (4) Pohick Church Ministries - YouTube\nJuly 8th   George Whitefield “The Method of Grace” 1741 **video recording available on p ohick.org Pohick Church Ministries - YouTube\nJuly 15th Jonathan Edwards “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” 1741\nJuly 22nd William Smith “A Sermon on the Present Situation of American Affairs” 1775\nJuly 29 th John Witherspoon “The Dominion of Providence over the Passions of Me n” 1776\n \n·     JULY 13-17: Pohick Vacation Bible School\n·      JULY 15: Eucharist at the Fairfax\, 1:30 pm\n·      JULY 18\, 2pm: Annual event honoring Pohick Church for the 252nd anniversary o f the signing of the Fairfax Resolves document. This event is a church\, S ons of the American Revolution and Daughters of the American Revolution sp onsored event. The inside ceremony is about one hour starting at 2:00 PM\, with speakers and a color guard. Outside wreaths will be placed by the la rge bronze plaque to the right of the church. Event is open to all members and guests of the church.\n·        JULY 19: "Fill the Truck for LCAC" food donation Event: list of needs will be in Sunday's bulletin ins ert\n·     JULY 23: Eucharist at Harmony at Spring Hill\, 1:30 pm\n ·     JULY 25- AUGUST 1 Honduras Mission Trip\n·      SEPT 7 : Parish office closed for Labor Day\n·     SAVE THE DATE: Oct 16\ , 9am\, Arlington Cemetery: Fred Crawford’s Interment\n \nMINISTRIES\nC HILDREN’S MINISTRY:\nSUNDAY:  Susan Pehrsson\, Director of Christian E ducation\, 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. Daniel Cenci\, dcenci@pohick.org\n \nPASTORAL CARE MINISTRY: T he Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@pohick.org\n \n \nMinistry of Music Rehear sals | Ministry of Music | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \nMinistry of Music at Pohick Church\nSunday\, July 19\, The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost\,  Proper 11\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II\, Pohick Choirs\, Don Brown lee\, bass\n•        I vow to Thee\, my county (Thaxted) –  Gustav Holst\nSunday\, July 26\, The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost\, Prope r 12\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II\, Pohick Choirs\, Gloria Jackson \, soprano\n•        If God be for us (Messiah) – George Fri deric Handel\n \n******************************************\n \n GOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP NOW ONLINE!\n \nHome | Pohick Episcopal Church\n \nGOLDE N DOVE GIFT SHOP has -Patriotic items\n-NEW Blessing/friendship beaded bra celets w/heart and cross charms…a variety of colors and styles w/cards o f inspiration.\n-Framed sketches of Pohick\n-SALE items-handmade jewelry s lides and Pohick cookbooks  \nHours:\n1st &\; 3rd Sundays-8:45-10:30A M\n2nd &\; 4th Sundays-11:30AM-12:30PM\nFirst Saturdays-1-3PM during do cent tours      \nProceeds go toward helping those in need\; THANKS for your purchases and support!\n \n************************************* *****\n \n \nFOR YOUR INFORMATION\n \n·        COFFEE N COMPLI NE resumes Aug 5. on-line Wednesdays at 7:00 pm. Fellowship\, reflection and worship. Call the Parish Office at 703 339-6572 for the Microsoft Team s link. This same link is used every Wednesday.\n \n·       Our r egular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eucharist) and 10:30 am (Rite II Eucharist). Christian Education for all ages begins at 9:15 am. Yout h EYC\, ages 5th-12th grade meet Sundays at 6pm. Announcements are on poh ick.org /news/weekly-announcements. Email to adminassistant@pohick.org t o receive our weekly email.\n \n·       Parish Office hours: Mon -Thu 9am-3pm\, Fridays 9am-noon.\n \n\nTHANK YOU! Pohick Church's LCAC do nations -- Since the beginning of the year\, we have collected more than 1\,600 pounds of food and essentials valued at about $3\,150 for the Lorto n Community Action Center.\n·        JULY 19: "Fill the Truck for LCAC" food donation Event: list of needs will be in Sunday's bulletin ins ert\n·       Please log on to LCAC – Lorton Community Action Ce nter 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 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. 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