December is here,and such a busy month at Pohick! Time to celebrate the birth of our savior Christ. New members will elected to the Vestry at the Annual Parish Meeting on December 5. The hugely popular Operation Friends Christmas Party will be held on Monday, December 6, and the Christmas Pageant will be on December 12. To increase the celebration, the organ is back! Thank you to all who contributed to the organ restoration effort, and a special thanks to Vicky Harding for spearheading this important project.

There are 10 candidates nominated for eightavailable Vestry positions. The candidates for the 2005-2007 term are: Sarah Booth (Youth Candidate), Connie Eppley, Ken Evans, Tony Harriman, Joe Moran, Pam Nelson, Doug Smith, Robin Teale, Greg Wise,and Mike Wooten. Biographies were included in the November issue of the Post, and will be provided at the Parish Meeting. Please note that three candidates, Sarah Booth, Ken Evans and Doug Smith, completed partial terms for departed vestry members, and have graciously agreed to “do it again.”

November meeting: Sarah Booth was welcomed to the Vestry.Sarah is filling the slot vacated by Rebecca Gray. The Rector led a discussion on the Windsor Report. The Clergy and Vestry will continue to study and reflect on the report through the meeting of the Primates in February. The next step for the Windsor report is formal presentation to the Primates. The updated Strategic Plan was distributed to the Vestry. In January,each Vestry member will be assigned to lead a specific Commission. This document spells out the objectives of the various Commissions. The document goes through a major revision every 2 years with the next review in 2006. Rev. Piver presented a short video on the use of the AED (Automated External Defibrillator), which has been installed in the Parish House. One Vestry Gram was received this month, concerning nametag storage. Due to the growth of the Parish, the current rack is inadequate (nice problem to have). A solution is not currently available, but Ken Wrona will take a look at the issue. Suggestions are welcome. The newly refurbished organ has been reinstalled, and will be formally dedicated in February 2005. The Pohick Fair brought in almost $15,000 as budgeted. Tom Mayberry spent many hours analyzing previous fairs to help increase profits and put on a better fair. Many thanks go to Tom Mayberry for leading such a successful event. Jane Thurston provided an update on the Stewardship Campaign. The number of pledges received is behind by 19% as compared to this time last year with the average pledge running slightly higher than previous years. Interestingly, 11% of the current pledges are from people who did not pledge last year. This means the “regular” pledgers are way behind! Pledges need to be submitted so the budget for 2005 can be finalized. Two Boy Scouts, Justin Brooks and Myles Hassell, of Boy Scout Troop 1145, completed Eagle Scout projects at Pohick this month. Justin, with lots of help from the men in the Parish and his troop, constructed a shed to store the wood and bricks used in making apple butter. Myles and the troop restored a section of brick sidewalks. Thanks to both of these outstanding young men!

Randy Brooks
Senior Warden

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