A group from Pohick will be heading down to New Orleans (June 3 - 11) to help with Hurricane Katrina cleanup efforts. The work will be coordinated through the Episcopal Diocese of Lousiana (EDOLA). EDOLA has set up an organized effort to help with the cleanup and Pohick is able to contribute to the process for one week. The EDOLA has arranged accommodations in a parish house that has been temporarily converted to a dormitory for volunteers. Anyone interested in participating in this mission trip, please contact Susan Homar at Susan.Homar@nciainsurance. For those that are unable to travel to Louisiana, there are still ways to contribute.

This mission trip is not part of the Pohick budget. Therefore, those attending will be doing so at their own expense. To help underwrite the cost of the trip, feel free to make a contribution payable to Pohick Church with a note on the check that it is for “Katrina Mission.” In the event there are additional funds, the funds will be donated to the Episcopal Diocese of Lousiana for further disaster recovery efforts. In addition to transportation expenses and meals, there are a variety of expenses for materials needed for the New Orleans cleanup. A list of some of these items is posted in the Common Room. There is also a list of tools that will be needed. The tools can either be loaned, or donated to be left behind for future workers. Please mark tools as a donation or a loan with a name attached.

LAST BUT NOT LEAST, please pray for a safe journey, and for the people and community that will be served.