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Two hours of encouraging uplifting music made by Pohick musicians.
Fiftieth Anniversary Organ Recital
The charm of the children of the St. Francis Choir, the beauty of the bell choir's ringing, the intelligence and care of the St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir, the glory of the full Choir of Pohick, the Pohick Pickers' encouraging artistry and collaboration, and the majesty and mystery and sense of order and beauty conveyed by our beautiful pipe organ.
This week, the world is ablaze in a firestorm of anger and rage. Although reasons are obscure, muddled, and confusing, I would suggest that the twin traumas of pandemic and racially charged deaths have led to expressions of pent-up frustration and fear. Much of the rage seems unspecific, directed at an unknown target. Unaware of the root of their anger, some lash out indiscriminately, taking down innocent bystanders in their wake. Others seize the moment for their own purposes. …
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Pastoral Letter to Pohick Church
This year Pohick will have a virtual At-Home Vacation Bible School program due to the Covid-19 virus. Volunteers and staff will miss seeing all the children sing, laugh, learn, and grow together this summer at VBS. Still, Pohick hopes it can offer children, ages 3 years to 6th grade, the very best alternative with this At-Home VBS program, Knights of North Castle!
Preregistration is required. Read more and register in the VBS Registration Form (PDF Download).
The first chapter of Genesis emphasizes that humankind is created in God’s own image – and that humankind is “good.” Images deeply influence how we are formed. The God we imagine is the God we emulate. In cultivating our “religious imagination,” we contemplate the essence of our Creator, and we become like Him. Yes, as lofty and improbable as it sounds, you and I were created to look like and act like our Trinitarian God – Father, Son and Holy Spirit -- in a dynamic, eternal relationship of mutual love.…
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Made in God’s Own Image, Humankind Is Good
If you’ve travelled to the Holy Land, maybe you’ve seen the desert monastery perched precariously on the edge of a steep cliff near Jericho. You may have wondered why on earth those early monks would choose such an inhospitable, practically unreachable, place to build a place of prayer.
In one direction, all you see for miles are sand and rocks, with shimmering heat waves rippling over the horizon. Wild animals lurk there. In another direction is the distant Dead Sea, where nothing lives. …
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Solidarity with Jesus in the Wilderness
“Do you know Jesus Christ? Have you accepted him as your Lord and Savior? Are you born again? Do you believe the Word of God is inerrant?”
If we’re Cradle Episcopalians, or former Roman Catholics, mainline Protestant or agnostic, then this rather personal, romantic line of questioning about how we experience the Holy might make us squirm. We might become a bit defensive, even critical. On the other hand, if you come from an Evangelical or non-denominational background, questions about practicing the liturgical, sacramental life seem a bit stilted and rigid. … What if fully experiencing the Holy calls us to stand between the two extremes? …
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Experiencing the Holy Through Lenses of Transcendence and Immanence
Once again, rockets fly back and forth between Gaza and Israel. People are injured and killed daily, and terror reigns. We can’t help wondering if the time is coming when the rockets are finally able to reach the Holy City of Jerusalem. Some worry that Christ’s second coming is imminent. But haven’t we always, in every age? …"
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Time Matters
As our family toured Italy this summer, our daughters marveled over the sheer volume of paintings and sculptures of Christ and the Saints. As the girls observed their lives through generations of art and story, “the eyes of their hearts were enlightened with new wisdom and revelation.” …
Read the sermon: Joy: The Defining Mark of a Saint
Once upon a time, a physically challenged young woman with an unlikely dream relentlessly badgered the recalcitrant legal heir of a dilapidated estate to sell it. As the story goes, seven exhausting years later, she won her case. The worn-down landowner finally capitulated and sold that property. …
Read the sermon: Persistence in Pursuing Providence
A Sewanee professor, monk, priest and author Martin Smith, had a mischievous way of engaging students’ imaginations to grasp the meaning of a passage. During one preaching class, Martin actually had us re-enact today’s Gospel story of the bent -over woman. …
Read the sermon: Bent and Bound to Loosed and Liberated: A Return to Sabbath
As we approach the anniversary of our nation’s birth and our Declaration of Independence, we would do well to pay attention to our colonial ancestors’ hard-won freedoms. …
Read the sermon: Freedom and Responsibility
It’s hard for some of us to hear that God created the human race to be happy. It may shock you to hear this, but joy is what God longs for us to experience. Many feel unworthy, unable, or unwilling to believe that God made us to be happy.
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Our Joy is God’s Delight
The people of Israel believe those who experience affliction are being punished by God. They assume if someone suffers, they deserve it. Jesus also knows they’ve been struggling with His message of human repentance and divine mercy.…
Read the sermon: Thirsty Fig Trees Bear More Fruit
The Washington Post covered the transition of our church's historic vestry papers. Read the full article.
"Amid the book’s bureaucratic minutiae recounting day-to-day church operations is a handwritten entry from 1762: 'Ordered that George Washington Esqr. be Chosen and appointed one of the Vestrymen of this Parish….'
It’s the first mention of the future first president. Washington’s name would crop up periodically over the next 23 years, the time he spent on the vestry. At the same time he was helping to run a church, he was helping to build a nation. …" Read more
It is with gratitude to our Lord that I joyfully announce the call of The Rev. Alex Allain as our new Assistant to the Priest In Charge/Rector. A Natchez, Mississippi, native, a 2009 graduate of Millsaps College, and a 2015 graduate of Virginia Theological Seminary, Alex will be moving to Northern Virginia … Read More
We baptized and joyfully welcomed four into the Body of Christ this Sunday, as we celebrated the Feast of All Saints! Pictured are our newest saints: Heidi, Violet, Theodore, and Robert — and their families!
Posted by Pohick Church on Monday, November 5, 2018
9301 Richmond Highway
Lorton, VA 22079
(US 1 & Telegraph Road)
703-339-6572
703-339-9884 (Fax)
The Reverend Dr. Lynn P. Ronaldi
Priest In Charge
Special Events
As of Wednesday, March 11, 2020, all churches in the Diocese of Virginia will cease holding public worship for two weeks, until March 25. At that time, the Diocese will reassess the pandemic situation and provide further guidance.
Lent Schedule
☞ Download the Lent 2020 Schedule (PDF) to see more events and details.
Sun., Feb. 23
10:15 am Six-week Lenten Study on Love, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation, led by Marleen McCabe, Vestry House
Tues., Feb. 25
5 pm Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper, given by Pohick EYC
Saturday Diocesan Visioning Sessions
Feb. 8, 1 pm Calvary, Front Royal
Feb. 15, 1:30 pm Good Shepherd, Burke
Feb. 29, 10 am St. Peter's, Arlington
Please register on the Diocese of Virginia website.
Lent
Wed., Feb. 26
7:30 am, 4:30 pm, and 7:30 pm Eucharist with Imposition of Ashes, Pohick Church
Wed., March 4
6:30 pm Lenten Supper Series, Theme: Reconciliation, Speaker I: The Rev. Martin Smith, Common Room
Followed by 8:00 pm Taize and Healing Eucharist. Programs for all ages, nursery provided.
Sat., March 7
9 am - 3 pm Annual Vestry Retreat, St. James Episcopal Church Parish Hall
Wed., March 11
6:30 pm Lenten Supper Series, Theme: Reconciliation, Speaker II: Common Room
Followed by 8:00 pm Taize and Healing Eucharist. Programs for all ages, nursery provided.
Sat., March 14
5 pm St. Patrick's Day Dinner sponsored by Brotherhood of St. Andrew, Common Room
Wed., March 18
6:30 pm Lenten Supper Series, Theme: Reconciliation, Speaker III: Common Room
Followed by 8:00 pm Taize and Healing Eucharist. Programs for all ages, nursery provided.
Wed., March 26
6:30 pm Lenten Supper Series, Theme: Reconciliation, Speaker IV: Common Room
Followed by 8:00 pm Taize and Healing Eucharist. Programs for all ages, nursery provided.
Wed., April 1
6:30 pm Lenten Supper Series, Theme: Reconciliation, Speaker V: The Rev. Martin Smith, Common Room
Followed by 8:00 pm Taize and Healing Eucharist. Programs for all ages, nursery provided.
Fri./Sat. April 3/4
Shrine Mont Volunteer Weekend
Holy Week
April 5 (Palm Sunday)
7:45 am Eucharist
9:00 am Eucharist + Procession of Palms in Courtyard
11:15 am Eucharist
Maundy Thursday, April 9
6 pm Celebration of The Last Supper and Footwashing
April 10 (Good Friday)
12 noon Good Friday Liturgy and Stations of the Cross
April 12 (Easter Sunday)
6:00 am Easter Vigil at Dawn, with Baptism
9:00 am Holy Eucharist II, with Full Choir and Trumpets
10:15 am Easter Egg Hunt
11:15 am Holy Eucharist II and Baptism
Sat., April 18
Pohick Pickers' Spring Dance
Sun., April 26
Cultural Awareness Event: Ethiopia
Sundays
7:45 am, 9:00 am, & 11:15 am Services
10:15 am Adult Inquirers Class (newcomers and seekers) in Annex, Taught by Rev. Lynn Ronaldi
10:15 am Youth Confirmation Class in Classroom C, Taught by Rev. Alex Allain
Youth Group: See Schedule
Take I-395 south to I-95 south to the Fairfax County Parkway exit towards Lorton. Head East until the Road ends at US 1. Turn right and proceed to Telegraph Road. Turn left at this light and make an immediate right into the Church parking lot. If that lot is full, proceed 1/8 of a mile and turn right into the church's lower parking lot.
Take I-95 North to the Mt. Vernon exit (#161), just after the Occoquan River, towards Lorton. This ramp becomes US 1 North. Proceed about three miles to the corner of US 1 and Telegraph Rd. The Church will be on the right. Turn Right and into the parking lot immediately on the right.If that lot is full, proceed 1/8 of a mile and turn right into the church's lower parking lot.
Take the Fairfax County Parkway to the Rolling Road exit. Proceed East on Rolling Road across I-95 (just prior to this overpass the road becomes Pohick Road) towards Lorton. Proceed all the way to US 1 and turn left at the light. Go to the next traffic light, which is Telegraph Road/Old Colchester Road. The Church is on the right. Turn Right and into the parking lot immediately on the right. If that lot is full, proceed 1/8 of a mile and turn right into the church's lower parking lot.