February 2012

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This year, February begins on a sad note with the recent loss of the Reverend William H. Brake, Jr., who served as Pohick's Rector from 1983 to 1999. As previously announced, his burial services will be held at Pohick on Saturday, February 4 at 11 am, with interment in the church cemetery immediately following.

Afterwards, the Women of the Church will be hosting a reception for the family and the many worshipers that are expected to be in attendance that day. For this reason, they request members of the parish to contribute "finger food" to the kitchen in advance of the service. We hope that this will be a time to give thanks to God for the life and many ministries of our former rector and to offer comfort and support to the Brake family.

February is the month when we start-up with our Adult education classes. This year, we'll have our usual Adult Inquirer's Class in the Parish House Annex during the Sunday school hour (10:15 - 11:05 am), while also offering for the first time the Parenting Children class in the vestry house. This class will run until 11:45 am, with childcare for parents with Sunday school students extending until that time. Later in the evening, we will also offer the Parenting Teens class, 6:30 - 8 pm, in the same location.

Mid-month, there are several family events on the docket: the Chili Cook-off (Feb 11, 6 - 9 pm), the Colonial Family Tea (Feb 18, 2 - 4 pm), the George Washington Service, Breakfast and Speaker (Feb 20, 8 - 10:30 am), and the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper (Feb 21, 5 - 7 pm).

All of that levity will take us into the Lenten Season, which begins on Ash Wednesday, Feb 22. We will have four services that day, at 7 am, noon, 4 and 7:30 pm, so that parishioners with all types of schedules should be able to attend. Finally, we will have our five-week series of Lenten Potluck Suppers, Studies and Worship Services, 6:30 - 8:30 pm, beginning on the last day of the month, Feb. 29. Look for more information on these as that date approaches.

In this month's Epost, our Rector reports on the discussions from last month's Vestry Retreat and how they will impact the future of our parish. Our Wardens likewise reflect on both recent accomplishments and remaining challenges for the coming year. Wondering about the plight of Christians in North Korea? Read Bob Munson's column on the Persecuted Church. Likewise, interested in understanding the outcome of the diocesan litigation with several break-away churches? Read Don Brownlee's column on Issues in the Anglican Communion.

Read about these events and topics, and much, much more in this month's E-Post!

Remember that the main body of the E-Post is now published in HTML-5, so make sure you have updated your web browser to the latest version in order to read it clearly. If you prefer, you may download a pdf version instead. Also, our website now makes use of Google Calendars, so if you have a gmail account (or sign-up for a free one), you can now superimpose the church calendar on top of your other calendars. And it's all updated in real time! Click here to add the church calendar to your account.

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• Acolyte Schedule
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• Docents
• Greeters Schedule
• LEM Schedule
• Nursery Schedule
• Open-up, Lock-up & Tellers
• Usher Schedule