BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260524T192217Z UID:9-858751@pohick.org DTSTART:20250928T143000Z DTEND:20250928T160000Z CLASS:PUBLIC CREATED:20260524T134612 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 GET YOUR POHICK CHURCH MERCH! Today at Coffee hours.\nGolden Dove Gift Sho p will be OPEN from 11:30am-12:30pm.\nSUNDAY: “HONORING OUR HEROES” Th e Pohick Church Chapter of the Brotherhood of St Andrew plans to conduct a Memorial Day 2026 observance\, 0930-1000 at the Bell Tower. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend to remember and honor our Veterans killed in combat or who died because of combat injuries.\n10 am-12 pm: For paren ts with children under 36 months of age who wish to attend our summer adul t forums and are in need of the Nursery: please contact the office in adva nce so we can arrange for the nursery to be open and an attendant to be on site.\nSTARTS SUNDAY: During the summer\, Children’s Bible Storytelling is offered in lieu of Children’s Chapel. Children’s Bible Storytellin g is for preschoolers through 2nd  It will be held in classroom D.  Pare nts should drop off their children at 10:20 am.  The children will join t heir parents in church after the Peace. \nNO Lectionary-based Bible study Sunday.\nNO EYC Sunday: Memorial Day weekend.\n\n \n \n \nšSPECIAL ANN OUNCEMENTS ›\n\nBEGINNING MAY 31: Summer Children's Sunday School: For pa rents who wish to attend our summer adult forums\, Pohick Church will be o ffering a summer Sunday School program for children. This will be a combin ed class of children ages 4-12 and will meet in Classroom A from 9:15am-10 :15am on Sunday mornings. Summer Sunday school will begin on May 31stand w ill end on August 30th. All children are welcome to attend!\nThe Martha Gu ild would like to thank everyone that came out to support our Wine Tasting . It was a wonderful evening and a great time was enjoyed by all. A spec ial thanks to Terry &\; Marc Abrams for opening their home for this eve nt. The raffle winners were -- "Blind Date Book Club Basket"/ the Bogdan Family\, the "Farm To Table Basket" / Marina Longmire and the "Ready for t he Beach Basket"/Beth Cooke.  Congratulations to these winners. We appr eciate the support that the congregation gives us\, which allows us to con tinue our mission --- "Helping Others In Need".\nPerformers are needed for  our annual EYC Coffee HouseSaturday May 30th from 5 pm to 7 pm (approxim ately) in the Common Room. If you play an instrument and wish to perform \, or sing a song\, recite poetry\, read prose\, do a short skit\, dance\, do a comedy routine\, or even a magic act\, please share your talent. Reg istration forms are available in the Parish House or please email Chris Br own at cgbrown50@gmail.com to get on the program and get additional deta ils. All are invited\, friends and family welcome\, no admission but dona tions appreciated.\n2026 Honduras Mission Trip: July 25- August 1: Rev. Da niel will be leading a team of youth and adults to Concepcion Del Sur\, Ho nduras on a medical and construction mission. We will be working with Frie nds of Honduras USA\, a non-profit organization established for the purpos es of providing advocacy for the victims of poverty and abuse in Honduras\ , promoting democracy\, and facilitating trustworthy communication. The mi ssion team will be providing much needed medical care for the residents of Concepcion Del Sur and assisting with the ongoing construction of a medic al facility in the community. Team members will also travel to remote loca tions in the Honduran mountains to distribute medical supplies\, food\, an d other necessities. No prior medical\, construction\, or missions experie nce is necessary. Register by May 31: email Rev Daniel at dcenci@pohick.or g\nThe Robert and Bernice Kilmarx &\; Anne Powell Scholarshipis now ope n to graduating high school seniors of 2026. The purpose of the scholarsh ip is to encourage and assist the youth of Pohick Church by providing fina ncial assistance for our college students\, encouraging the parish to cont inue to provide prayer and emotional support\, and raising awareness of pa rish youth in post-secondary education. Applications are in the Parish Off ice and also can be obtained by emailing Rev. Ted (trenaud@pohick.org). Su bmit your application\, essay\, and two letters of reference to the church office attention to The Scholarship Committee by May 31. Awards will be g iven on Youth Sunday\, June 7. We look forward to receiving applications!  \nIf you have a Graduating High Schooler\, please notify the Church Offi ce to ensure recognition.\nNeed for Youth Volunteers –Vacation Bible Sch ool (VBS) is July 13-17. We need some Young Adults as the classroom helper s! Please sign up at org/events/vbs/ and select “Teen Helper”\, or see Susan Pehrsson\, Christian Education Director.\nShrine Mont Parish Family Weekend Registration is now open. The dates for our Parish Family Weekend are 26 to 28 June.   For assured rooms registration is highly encourage d before or on 17 May. After that date rooms may not be available due to l imited availability.\nREGISTRATION UPDATE: Thanks to the Brotherhood of St . Andrew and the Rector’s Discretionary Account\, we are able to offer d iscounts for the youth for Shrine Mont weekend 2026! Discounted costs: age s 3-14\, $65\; ages 14-20\, $97.\nSHRINE MONT RATES: Double (14 years and older) $197\; Single (14 years and older): $258\; Child (age 4-13 years): $135\; Child 3 and younger are free. Questions: call Neil Sunderland @ 703 .670.2962\, or nomadicmapper@aol.com.\nAs we continue through the spring a llergy and cold season\, we kindly ask everyone to be mindful of our paris h family's health. If you are experiencing coughing\, sneezing\, congestio n\, or other symptoms\, please consider wearing a mask when attending chur ch or joining us from home through our 10:30 a.m. livestream. Your thought fulness helps protect others and ensures we can continue to gather safely and comfortably as a parish community.\n\n \n \nšUPCOMING EVENTS ›\n  \nMinistry of Music\nSunday\, May 31\, 2026\, Trinity Sunday\, 5 p.m.\nSou nds of Pohick\n Pohick Pickers\, St. Francis Choir\, Pohick Handbells. Po hick Youth Choir\,\nPohick Choir &\; Pohick Organ\n \n\nTODAY: “HONO RING OUR HEROES” The Pohick Church Chapter of the Brotherhood of St And rew: To provide a visible sign that our congregation honors our fallen Vet erans\, the Brotherhood will make available enamel poppy lapel pins after Sunday services during coffee hour. A donation of $5 is suggested to suppo rt the observance and all remaining funds donated to the clergy for use in Veterans Ministry.\nMAY 25: Parish Office Closed for Memorial Day\nMAY 29 : Friday Family Fellowship\, 6pm\nMAY 30: EYC Coffee House\, 5pm\nMAY 31: Golden Dove Sidewalk Sale &\; Outdoor Coffee Hour in the Courtyard\, 8: 45AM-Noon \nMAY 31: Sounds of Pohick\, 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 17: Eucharist at the Fairfax\, 1:30 pm\nJUNE 18: Eu charist at Harmony at Spring Hill\, 1:30 pm\nJUNE 26-28: Shrine Mont\nJULY 4. 2026:\n\n12:30- Patriotic bike parade around the Pohick Cemetery.\n1:0 0pm- Reading of the Declaration of Independence\n1:30pm- Patriotic Hymns\n 1:45pm- reception\n1:45pm-3:00pm- Docent tours\n\nJULY 6. 2026: Parish Off ice Closed for Independence Day\nWEDNESDAYS IN JULY (1\, 8\, 15\, 22\, 29) : "Sermons that Shaped America"\, 7pm in Pohick Church\nJULY 13-17\, Pohic k Vacation Bible School\, Ages 18 months-5th The theme this year is Snowba ll Mountain Challenge! Registration is now open: Log onto pohick.org\nJULY 25- AUGUST 1\, 2026 Honduras Mission Trip. Register by May 31: email Rev Daniel at dcenci@pohick.org\nIt’s never too early to begin planning for this year’s Fair—our 80th! Mark your calendar for Saturday October 3\, 2026. The organizing team is exploring sponsorship opportunities with loc al businesses at multiple levels. We are compiling a list of merchants wit hin a three to five-mile radius of the parish to invite as potential spons ors. If you have suggestions for businesses we should approach\, or if you would like to assist the Fair Committee\, please contact Rick Church at r ickandkristi@comcast.net\n\n \n \n \n \n \nšVISIT THE GOLDEN DOVE GI FT SHOP›\n \nSHOP hours: 1st &\; 3rd Sundays-8:45-10:30AM\n2nd &\; 4th Sundays-11:30AM-12:30PM\nFirst Saturdays-1-3PM (during docent 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 number for sale !\n \nGOLDEN DOVE GIFT SHOP NOW ONLINE!\nwww.pohick.org\nHomepage\, click on “Golden Dove”\n \n \nšMINISTRIES›\n \nCHILDREN’S MINISTRY: \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\n \nPASTORAL CARE MINISTRY: The Rev. Ted Renaud\, trenaud@pohick .org\n \nMINISTRY OF MUSIC:\nMinistry of Music at Pohick Church\nSunday\, May 24\, The Day of Pentecost: Whitsunday\n\n9:45 a.m. Pohick Choir\, Poh ick Youth Choir\, Music Room &\; Church\, \n10:15 a.m. Pohick Handbells \, 4 ringers\, Church\n10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Rite II\, Pohick Choir\, Pohick Youth Choir\, Pohick Handbells \n\nTuesday\, May 26\, 6-6:30 p.m. St. Francis Choir\nThursday\, May 28\, Music Room &\; Church\n\n5:30-6: 15 p.m. Pohick Youth Choir\n6:15-7:15 p.m. Pohick Handbells\n7:30-9 p.m. P ohick Choir\n\nSunday\, May 31\, First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sun day\n\n9:15 a.m. handbell set up\, Church\n9:30 a.m. Pohick Handbells\, Ch urch\n9:45 a.m. Pohick Choir\, Music Room &\; Church\n10:30 a.m. Mornin g Prayer: Rite One\, Pohick Choir\, Pohick Handbells\n4:15 p.m. Pohick Han dbells\, Church\n4:30 p.m. Pohick Youth Choir\, Pohick Choir\, Church & \; Music Room\n5 p.m. Sounds of Pohick\, Pohick Pickers\, St. Francis Choi r\, Pohick Handbells\, Pohick Youth Choir\, Pohick Choir\n\n \n \n \nš FOR YOUR INFORMATION›\n \n\nEducation for Ministry (EfM)Classes are Mond ays at 7pm on Zoom. Denise McHugh at 410-300-9867\, dmchugh@umd.edu\, or J ohn Egan 703-973-5038\, jjegan3@netscape.net.\nCoffee N Compline on-line W ednesdays at 7:00 pm. Fellowship\, reflection and worship. Call the Parish Office at 703 339-6572 for the Microsoft Teams link. This same link is us ed every Wednesday.\nOur regular Sunday Services are at 8 am (Rite I Eucha rist spoken) and 10:30 am (Rite II Eucharist sung).\nChristian Education f or all ages begins at 9:15 am.\nYOUTH (5th-12th graders) (EYC) 6pm Sundays .\nAnnouncements are on pohick.org /news/weekly-announcements. 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