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Shrine Mont Work Weekend • 2007
Although it is early, now is the time to mark the calendar for the next Shrinemont Work Weekend, which will be held March 16-18, 2007. This gathering of Episcopal parishioners from all over Virginia affords the opportunity to meet new and interesting folks. Visiting the Shrine in March provides a completely different perspective from the regular June Retreat.
The pansies are awakening and the daffodils are just breaking ground. The weekend consists of significant manual labor to benefit Shrinemont to ready the grounds for the summer influx of church retreats and campers. The work projects include routine maintenance such as changing light bulbs, changing smoke detector batteries, installing towel racks, and painting projects. There is also a great deal of leaf raking and landscaping projects that include planting spring annuals and perennials. A few preplanned, major construction projects are also accomplished. Last year, the Bland boys and John Pasour built a new brick walkway near the dining facility in honor of Diane Bland. The evenings are spent in front of roaring fires with “Pohick Picker” type music provided by a variety of attendees. There is a better variety of food than the meals usually served during the Retreat season. Who doesn’t like homemade doughnuts on Saturday morning? The goal is to have 50 Pohick volunteers attend the Work Weekend. For additional details, please contact Mike or Judy Schmid.
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