BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260520T152738Z UID:9-841272@pohick.org DTSTART:20261129T153000Z DTEND:20261129T163000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260520T104320 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\nšTHIS SUNDAY’S EVENTS›\n  \n\n8:00 AM: Rite One Service\n9:15 am: New Member/Inquirers Class-ANNEX\n 9:15 am: Bible study in the Vestry House\nGolden Dove Gift Shop will be OP EN from 8:45-10:30am.\n9:15 am-10:15 am: LAST DAY of Church School: Presch ool through fourth grade. Parents\, please pick up your children at the do or of the classrooms. \n9:15 am in the Nursery: LAST DAY of Grace Space ( 18–36-month-olds with parent or grandparent)\n10:20 am Classroom D: LAST DAY of Children’s Chapel\, parents can drop off preschool-2nd graders\n LCAC: Food drive: Fill Rev. Daniel's truck TODAY! Lorton Community Action Center Thanks Pohickians for their generosity.\nDeanery Picnic! 1-3pm\, Gr ist Mill Park\, 4320 Mt. Vernon Mem Hwy\, Alexandria. Last name A-M: bring side dish. Last name N-Z bring dessert. Bring your own chairs and blanket s!\nEYC: 6pm\, ages 5th-12th\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \nšUPCOMING EVENTS ›\n\nTHIS SUNDAY: Inquirer’s class\, Daniel and Rev. Ted are o ffering an 8-week class for anyone interested in becoming a member of Pohi ck Church. The series will focus on scripture\, church history\, Anglican theology\, and Liturgy. Classes will be on Sunday mornings at 9:15am in th e ANNEX. The class is open to prospective new members and to anyone who wo uld like a refresher on the history and beliefs of Episcopal/Anglican Chri stians. If you are interested in joining Pohick Church\, please reach out to Rev. Daniel via email at dcenci@pohick.org. \n\nMinistry of Music\nSu nday\, May 31\, 2026\, Trinity Sunday\, 5 p.m.\nSounds of Pohick\n Pohick Pickers\, St. Francis Choir\, Pohick Handbells. Pohick Youth Choir\,\nPoh ick Choir &\; Pohick Organ\n \n\nMAY 16: Martha Guild Wine Tasting Eve nt-- Saturday\, May 16 from 5 - 7 pm at the home of Terry &\; Marc Abra ms. Alcoholic &\; Non-Alcoholic wine\, great food\, great fellowship! T ickets will be available starting April 26 during Coffee Hours. Come join the fun!\nMAY 17: Deanery Picnic! 1:00pm\, Grist Mill Park\, 4320 Mt. Vern on Mem Hwy\, Alexandria. Last name A-M: bring side dish. Last name N-Z bri ng dessert. Bring your own chairs and blankets!\nMAY 20: Eucharist at the Fairfax\, 1:30 pm\nMAY 21: Eucharist at Harmony at Spring Hill\, 1:30 pm\n \n \n\nMAY 24: “HONORING OUR HEROES” The Pohick Church Chapter of th e Brotherhood of St Andrew plans to conduct a Memorial Day 2026 observance \, Sunday 24 May 0930-1000 at the Bell Tower. Everyone is invited and enco uraged to attend to remember and honor our Veterans killed in combat or wh o died because of combat injuries.\nTo provide a visible sign that our con gregation honors our fallen Veterans\, the Brotherhood will make available enamel poppy lapel pins after Sunday services during coffee hour. A donat ion of $5 is suggested to support the observance and all remaining funds d onated to the clergy for use in Veterans Ministry.\nMAY 25: Parish Office Closed for Memorial Day\nMAY 27: Join the Community of Hope as we visit th e Labyrinth at St. Aidan’s in Alexandria\, 10am. Contact the Pohick pari sh office for more information.\nMAY 29: Friday Family Fellowship\, 6pm\nM AY 30: EYC Coffee House\, 5pm\nMAY 31: Golden Dove Sidewalk Sale &\; Ou tdoor Coffee Hour in the Courtyard\, 8:45AM-Noon \nMAY 31: Sounds of Pohi ck\, 5:00 pm\nJUNE 07: Youth Sunday and Parish Picnic\nJUNE 13: America's 250th Colonial Tea at Pohick\nJUNE 14: Bishop's Visit\nJUNE 26-28: Shrine Mont\nJuly 13-17\, Pohick Vacation Bible School\, Ages 18 months-5th The t heme this year is Snowball Mountain Challenge! Registration open: Log onto pohick.org\nJuly 25- August 1\, 2026 Honduras Mission Trip: informational meeting following the 10:30am service this SUNDAY in the parish hall anne x.\n\n \n\nIt’s never too early to begin planning for this year’s Fai r—our 80th! Mark your calendar for Saturday October 3\, 2026. The organi zing team is exploring sponsorship opportunities with local businesses at multiple levels. We are compiling a list of merchants within a three to fi ve-mile radius of the parish to invite as potential sponsors. If you have suggestions for businesses we should approach\, or if you would like to as sist the Fair Committee\, please contact Rick Church at rickandkristi@comc ast.net\n\n \n \nšSPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS›\n\n2026 Honduras Mission Trip : July 25- August 1: Rev. Daniel will be leading a team of youth and adult s to Concepcion Del Sur\, Honduras on a medical and construction mission. We will be working with Friends of Honduras USA\, a non-profit organizatio n established for the purposes of providing advocacy for the victims of po verty and abuse in Honduras\, promoting democracy\, and facilitating trust worthy communication. The mission team will be providing much needed medic al care for the residents of Concepcion Del Sur and assisting with the ong oing construction of a medical facility in the community. Team members wil l also travel to remote locations in the Honduran mountains to distribute medical supplies\, food\, and other necessities. No prior medical\, constr uction\, or missions experience is necessary. \nThe Robert and Bernice Kil marx &\; Anne Powell Scholarshipis now open to graduating high school s eniors of 2026. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage and assist the youth of Pohick Church by providing financial assistance for our coll ege students\, encouraging the parish to continue to provide prayer and em otional support\, and raising awareness of parish youth in post-secondary education. Applications are in the Parish Office and also can be obtained by emailing Rev. Ted (trenaud@pohick.org). Submit your application\, essay \, and two letters of reference to the church office - in attention to The Scholarship Committee by May 31. Awards will be given on Youth Sunday\, J une 7. We look forward to receiving applications! \nIf you have a Graduat ing High Schooler\, please notify the Church Office to ensure recognition. \nSTAY TUNED! Pohick Church Sportswear is coming soon…\nShrine Mont Pari sh Family Weekend Registration is now open. The dates for our Parish Famil y Weekend are 26 to 28 June.   For assured rooms registration is highly encouraged before or on 17 May. After that date rooms may not be available due to limited availability.\nREGISTRATION UPDATE: Thanks to the Brotherh ood of St. Andrew and the Rector’s Discretionary Account\, we are able t o offer discounts for the youth for Shrine Mont weekend 2026! Discounted c osts: ages 3-14\, $65\; ages 14-20\, $97.\nSHRINE MONT RATES: Double (14 y ears and older) $197\; Single (14 years and older): $258\; Child (age 4-13 years): $135\; Child 3 and younger are free. Questions: call Neil Sunderl and @ 703.670.2962\, or nomadicmapper@aol.com.\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 atten ding church or joining us from home through our 10:30 a.m. livestream. You r thoughtfulness helps protect others and ensures we can continue to gathe r safely and comfortably as a parish community.\n\n \n \nšVISIT THE GOL DEN DOVE GIFT SHOP›\n \nSHOP hours: 1st &\; 3rd Sundays-8:45-10:30AM\ n2nd &\; 4th Sundays-11:30AM-12:30PM\nFirst Saturdays-1-3PM (during doc ent tours)\nCome shop for lovely Mother’s Day gifts!\nSPECIAL NEW GIFTS- are framed sketches of our very own Pohick church—we have a limited numb er for sale!\n \nGOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP NOW ONLINE!\nwww.pohick.org\nHomep age\, click on “Golden Dove”\n \n \n \n \nšMINISTRIES›\nCHILDREN ’S MINISTRY: SUNDAY: Church School\, Grace Space and Children’s Chapel \n\nSusan Pehrsson\, Director of Christian Education\, 703-282-6574 or spe hrsson@pohick.org\n\n \nYOUTH MINISTRY: EYC: (Ages 5th-12th graders) The Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@pohick.org and the Rev. Daniel Cenci\, dcenci@po hick.org\nPASTORAL CARE MINISTRY: The Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@pohick.org \n \nMINISTRY OF MUSIC:\nSunday\, May 17\, The Seventh Sunday of Easter: The Sunday after Ascension Day\n\n9:15 a.m. Pohick Handbells\, Church\n9:4 5 a.m. Pohick Choir\, Music Room &\; Church\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II\, Pohick Choir\, Pohick Handbells\, Hiram Diaz\, tenor\n1:00-3:00 p.m. Potomac Region Picnic (Diocese of Virginia)\, Pohick Pickers\n\nTues day\, May 19\, 6-6:30 p.m. St. Francis Choir\nThursday\, May 21\, Music Ro om\n\n5:30-6:15 p.m. Youth Choir\, RSCM White\, Yellow\n6:15-7:15 p.m. Poh ick Handbells\n7:30-9 p.m. Pohick Choir\n\nSunday\, May 24\, The Day of Pe ntecost: Whitsunday\n\n9:45 a.m. Pohick Choir\, Pohick Youth Choir\, Music Room &\; Church\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II\, Pohick Choir\, P ohick Youth Choir\, Pohick Handbells (4 ringers)\n\n \nšFOR YOUR INFORMA TION›\n \n\nEducation for Ministry (EfM)Classes are Mondays at 7pm on Zo om. Denise McHugh at 410-300-9867\, dmchugh@umd.edu\, or John Egan 703-973 -5038\, jjegan3@netscape.net.\nCoffee N Compline on-line Wednesdays at 7:0 0 pm. Fellowship\, reflection and worship. Call the Parish Office at 703 3 39-6572 for the Microsoft Teams link. This same link is used every Wednesd ay.\nOur regular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eucharist spoken) and 10:30 am (Rite II Eucharist sung).\nChristian Education for all ages begi ns at 9:15 am.\nYOUTH (5th-12th graders) (EYC) 6pm Sundays.\nAnnouncements are on pohick.org /news/weekly-announcements. 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