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Table of ContentsLetter from the Rector .........................................................................................3Letter from the 68th Annual Fair Chair .........................................................4Fair Activities .........................................................................................................6Pohick Country Fair Map ..............................................................................8-968th Annual Fair Committee ......................................................................... 11Past Country Fair Chairs ................................................................................. 13History of Pohick Church ......................................................................... 14-16Points of Interest at Pohick Church ........................................................ 18-23The National Register: Pohick Church ........................................................ 24Pohick Church Services/Staff/Vestry ........................................................... 26Calendar of Pohick Special Events ................................................................ 27Pohick Church Events ................................................................................ 28-29A Brief History of the Pohick Pickers ..................................................... 30-31Music at Pohick Church ............................................................................ 32-33Pohick Church Organizations .................................................................. 35-36How We Make Pohick Apple Butter ...................................................... 40-44Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt and Pohick Church ..................................... 46-47Christian Education .......................................................................................... 48Pohick’s Clergy: 1733-2013 ............................................................................ 50In Memoriam...................................................................................................... 52Pohick Fair Book Advertisers and Contributors............ ...................... 53-64

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Schedule of Upcoming Docent EventsTuesday, October 15, 2013, Old Colchester Dig Seminar at 7:00 pm

Saturday, October 26, 2013, Gift Shop, Grand Opening, 1-4 pm

Saturday, December 7, 2013, Candlelight Dinner, 6:30 pm

Saturday, March 29, 2014, Signature Tea, 1-4 pm

Historic Pohick Church Tours Docent Led Tours by Appointment

Letter from the RectorWelcome to our Fair guests!

For the past sixty-eight years, our congregation has invited the members of the surrounding community to an “Open House” at Pohick, hoping to afford them a small taste of the wonderful Christian fellowship we share here all year ’round. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve talked to fair visitors who have said to me: “I’ve passed by this place for years and I always thought it was just an historical site—I didn’t realize you had such an active congregation!” We do indeed. Hundreds gather here each Sunday for worship (7:45, 9 and 11:15 am) and Sunday school for all ages (10:15 am). Each summer, teams of teens and adults go on mission trips to such hard-stricken places as Appalachia. Food drives and school-supply collections for LCAC are held almost continuously, while events for the spiritually and materially needy in our own community dot our activities calendar. Those who have gone on to join our fellowship have often expressed their sense of blessing to be able to worship in a place that just breathes the Christian faith of our colonial Founders. At the same time, they’ve also shared their sense of excitement over being part of our church’s continuing ministry in the 21st century—especially with the renaissance of South Fairfax and Prince William counties over the past decade. And so if you are seeking a church home, we invite you and your family to join us for worship, study and fellowship on Sunday mornings. Or, if you already are part of a congregation, we welcome you to become a “friend of Pohick,” supporting one of our ministries to the various needs of our community, or the preservation of our historic building, which has been called a “national treasure.” Whatever course you might take, we hope you will enjoy your day with us and leave here filled with the “Peace of God which passes all understanding,” inspired to do his will throughout the week ahead.

Faithfully,

The Reverend Donald D. Binder, PhD Rector, Pohick Church

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Welcome to the Pohick Church 68 th Annual Country FairI would like to welcome everyone to the Pohick Episcopal Church’s 68th Annual Country Fair. The fair represents our church’s tribute to our colonial heritage, and it is one of our largest yearly outreach activities. Our historic church has an active congregation that reflects our community, and everyone is welcome to join us in fellowship through family fun and great food.

Our Annual Country Fair regularly includes the music of the Pohick Pickers, fun, foods, pony rides, games, a turkey shoot, Civil War re-enactors, country stores, and Hodge Podge—our way of finding good homes for the books and old treasures you might see in a garage sale. Also, our fair always features our traditional Apple Butter. Take a moment to stop by the Apple Butter Booth where you can watch us make it the old-fashioned way. This year’s fair will also feature several cake walks, a pie baking contest, and music by the Ken Smith Band. The fair map on pages 8 and 9 will show you how to find the fun and food.

Again, we welcome you to come out and enjoy the sounds and excitement, see the history, find a bargain, and smell the funnel cakes and barbecue in the Fall air.

Sincerely,

Clint Herbert Chairman, 68th Annual Country Fair

New Pohick Church Gift Shop Grand OpeningOctober 26th, 2013 – 1pm to 4pm

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Apple Butter - Watch a live demonstration of the making of our famous apple butter and purchase jars while they last!

Civil War Re-enactment - Visit the encampment and hear from our re-enactors as they describe the uniforms, equipment, and life as a civil war soldier.

Country Store - Stop by our country store where you can buy baked goods, home made candles, etc., made especially for the fair by many of our parishioners.

Food - Pulled pork sandwiches, hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, funnel cakes and much more.

Games - Play for fun prizes. Games are geared towards 12 years and under. Purchase tickets at the entrance or pay with cash.

Hodge Podge - Our way of finding good homes for books and old treasures you might find at a garage sale.

Martha Guild Apple Pie Contest - Judging at Noon, pies will be sliced and sold after judging (Pie entries must be brought to the Country Store by 11:00 am on Fair Day)

Music - Pohick Pickers and the Ken Smith Band will be performing on the Fair Grounds throughout the day. There will be two recitals in the church, at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. when Gloria Jackson (soprano) will sing accompanied by Jeff Hayes.

Pony Rides - Hitch a ride down to our corral, saddle-up and take a ride on one of our ponies. A great way to take a load off those feet!

Turkey Shoot - Zero in on our target range, hit the mark, and win yourself a 9-14 lb frozen turkey for that holiday meal!

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68 th Annual Country Fair Committee Chairman.............................................................................................................. Clint HerbertAsst. Chair ............................................................................................................. Clint HerbertAnnouncer ................................................................................................................ Sean HartigApple Butter .............................................................................................. Randy Brooks, et al.Books ..................................................................................................................... Carol HeintzeChurch Tours ....................................................................................................... Docent GuildCivil War Encampment .................................................................................Neil SunderlandCoffee .................................................................................................... Paul and Susanne LeonConstruction .......................................................................The Brotherhood of St. AndrewCountry Store .......................................................................................The Ann Mason GuildDecorations ............................................................................................................Susan HomarElectrical ....................................................................................................................John PasourFair Book Layout/Design ....................... ......................Clint Herbert/Deborah HaywardFair Book Ad Sales .................................................................. Clint Herbert/Mike MorganFair Book Cover .......................................................................................................Jackie WellsFair Book Printing .................................................................................................Rodger JonesFlu Shots .........................................................................................................Carol HeddlestonFood .......................................................................................The Brotherhood of St. AndrewFunnel Cakes/Fried Oreos .............................................................................. Janet AyorindeGames .............................................................................................Ginny Biggs/Clint HerbertGarden Shop ....................................................................................................... Anita StriblingGrounds .................................................................................................................... Mike ElstonHodge Podge ..............................................................................................................Mike ZaneMoon Bounce/Popcorn Machine .................................................. Episcopal Youth GroupMusic ...........................................................................................Chris Brown/Pohick PickersParking ...................................................................................................................... Doug SmithPhotography........................................................................................................... Buck GastrellPublicity ................................................................................................................. Clint HerbertSoda............................................................................................................................Judy Schmid Signs ......................................................................................................................... Mike KrajackTickets .................................................................................................................Almetha PowellTraffic .................................................................................. Bill Bland/Fairfax County PoliceTreasurer ...................................................................................................... Edwardene PitcockTurkey Shoot .............................................................................Mo Faber and Grant Hodges

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Past Country Fair Chairs1941 Unknown

1942-45 World War II

1946 -1962 Unknown

1963 Hugh Peyton

1964 William Nelson

1965 James Teague

1966 Robert Giles

1967 Richard Taylor

1968 George Relyea

1969 Joe Cholko

1970 John Peterson

1971 Bill Wrench

1972 Russel Hawe

1973 Lawrence Nail

1974 Ralph Pinkard

1975 Edgar DeMaris

1976 John Gailiard

1977 Scott Blackwell/Don Hoffman

1978 John Daniels/Emil Maigret

1979 William Patterson

1980 George Lowerre

1981 Ralph Pinkard

1982 Bob Clement

1983 Don Hoffman/Ralph Pinkard

1984 Vern Eppley

1985 Vern Eppley

1986 Frank DeLizza

1987 Jack Cunningham

1988 Rod Burton

1989 Mike Halbrook

1990 Gloria Seely

1991 Bill Harper

1992 Ed Charbonneau

1993 Bob Bartlett

1994 Bob Armstrong

1995 Tom Bland

1996 Dennis Myers

1997 Lynn Weatherhead

1998 Howard Hay

1999 Howard Hay

2000 Bill Bland

2001 Chris Brown

2002 Randy Cudworth

2003 Wayne Biggs

2004 Tom Mayberry

2005 Warren Prados

2006 Mike Zane

2007 Pete Kind

2008 Steve Harding

2009 Wendy Remaly

2010 Mike Wooten

2011 Mike Elston

2012 Mike Krajack

2013 Clint Herbert

tHanKS!The Fair committee wishes to express our

thanks to Bozelli’s Deli, in the Fort Belvoir community center for providing freezer

and refrigerator space for the storage of all perishables dedicated for use at the Fair.

We couldn’t do this without the support of wonderful friends like you!

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for their church offerings. Wealthy plantation families, like the Washington, Mason, and Fairfax families, each purchased family pews inside the new church. After the Revolutionary War, Virginia formally removed all traces of the Church of England as being the official church of Virginia. The churches then came to be called Episcopal churches and underwent difficult times. Deprived of their clergy, their church lands often seized, many of the church congregations disbanded. Church services continued at Pohick with Parson Mason Locke Weems, who was George Washington’s first biographer (he told the famous Cherry Tree story). He conducted church services intermittingly until 1817. During the War of 1812, the British raided Pohick Church because of its association with George Washington. After Pastor Weems left the church, students from the Virginia Theological Seminary led services at the church for a short time. It was in 1838, that the Reverend W.P.C. Johnson undertook the task of raising money for the church’s repair. It would take two years for him to do it, with the help of President Martin Van Buren, former President John Quincy Adams, Daniel Webster, Henry Clay, and Francis Scott Key. Twenty-one years later during the Civil War, the church suffered new devastation when Union troops transformed the building into a balloon observation post. Dr. Thaddeus S.C. Lowe, a scientist and inventor, decided that it was his patriotic duty to volunteer his services as an aeronaut for the purpose of performing aerial reconnaissance on the Confederate troops on behalf of the Union Army. In July 1861 Dr. Lowe was appointed Chief Aeronaut of the Union Army Balloon Corps by President Abraham Lincoln.

On November 1, 1732, Truro Parish was created by the Virginia General Assembly because Hamilton Parish was becoming too large. Hamilton Parish was comprised of Overwharton Parish and Prince William County, and now the land was being divided from all the land areas that were north of the Occoquan River to all Western parts of the frontier. The parish was named after Truro Parish in Cornwall, England. A wooden frame building, located at the site of the present Cranford Methodist Church, became the Parish church for this new area. Adhering to colonial Law, the colonists elected twelve men to serve on that board, and they were known as the Vestry. Vestryman Augustine Washington (George Washington’s father) successfully sponsored the nomination of Dr. Charles Green to serve as the parish’s Rector. Over the next two decades, the Vestry and the Rector provided for the spiritual welfare of not only those attending Pohick Church, but also for other colonists who were moving in the northern and western areas of the parish. When the wood on the building became old and destroyed, deteriorating beyond repair, the governing board commissioned James Wren to design a brick church at the present location. The church was constructed between 1769 and 1774. Both church’s were known as “Pohick Church” because of their proximity to the Pohick River. (The English word hickory is derived from the Dogue Indian word “pohickory”, a tree that was abundant in the area.) Vestrymen George Washington, George Mason, and George William Fairfax supervised the construction which was completed in 1774, just before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. George Washington was said to have argued for the new site, which was two miles north of the old church. In order to finance the project, all parishioner families paid more than usual “tithes”

History of Pohick Church

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Besides being used for a balloon observation post, the church suffered a lot of interior and exterior damage. Windows were broken, doors and pews were taken by soldiers for the use of firewood, and all other objects within the church were taken as “souvenirs.” The fact that the soldiers were in “George Washington’s Church” made them think that the artifacts that they were taking were valuable. After the Civil War, services resumed in 1874, and a major restoration of the church began in 1890 thanks to the generous contributions of the congregation, the Mount Vernon Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. Because the interior was restored to its colonial state, and the exterior was repaired, Pohick Church is a beautiful place of worship. We invite you to come and join us for worship, and explore its rich spiritual and historical heritage!

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entrance is the original from which all the rest were copied. It had been taken during the Civil War by a medical officer when the church had been occupied by his company and returned when the church was renovated early in this century. Most recently, research has been done to determine more accurately the original appearance of the church. Plaster on each side of the altarpiece was removed revealing graffiti from the Civil War period: names, initials, dates, and phrases. A large letter “M” was found over the right lower window. After photographs and infrared studies were made, the markings were covered with protective material and plastered over again – but the “M” remains.

Pews – Pohick Church, like so many other churches of its time, was built with the Altar to the East. Unlike the gothic churches of England and Europe, there were two aisles instead of a center aisle. The pews were box pews with higher sides than at present, having straight backs and no cushions. Except for the proprietary pews above the cross aisle, the pews on the North side were occupied by women and those on the south side by men. The most interesting pews in the church are those pews that were occupied by three famous Vestrymen and their families. George Washington and his family occupied pews #28 and #29; George Mason and his family, pews #3 and #4; and George William Fairfax, #21. The building of the church and the furnishings were financed by a parish levy. A third of the cost was met by the sale of these pews and the others above the cross aisle except for pew #1 which was reserved for “magistrates and strangers.” Pew #11 was reserved for their wives, and pew #2 was for “vestrymen and merchants,” with pew #12 for their wives. Pew #15 was reserved for the rector’s family. Below the cross aisles, there were eight center pews for “Most Respectable Inhabitants and House Keepers,” the men sitting on the south and the women on the north. Today, we sit in any pew that we wish. We are warmed in the winter by heat from the furnace, cooled in summer by air conditioning, and illuminated by chandeliers. The seats are cushioned and the backs are slanted. These are all modernizations that have occurred as the church adapted to the times. In colonial days, the pews were heated by braziers which the parishioners brought

Pulpit – The interior of Pohick Church has been renovated in the style of colonial churches of the 18th century. Along with the pews and altarpiece, the pulpit and its canopy were destroyed during the Civil War. The instructions in the Vestry Book of March 3, 1769 were followed in constructing the present pulpit. The flanking flags are those of the United States and of the Episcopal Church. A gilded dove on the canopy symbolizes the Holy Spirit. In 1988 the original dove was returned to Pohick Church. Handed down through generations, it shows the signs of war damage, its head and wings broken.

It is displayed in the Parish Hall along with the correspondence between an Atlanta lady (the daughter of a Baptist minister) who returned it to Pohick, and the Reverend Bill Brake, a past Rector of the church.

Altar – Characteristic of Anglican Churches of the 17th and 18th centuries, Altar pieces were placed on the east wall of the church and inscribed with the Apostle’s Creed, The Lord’s Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. At a later Vestry meeting, it was reported that the letters would be gilded with gold leaf presented to the Parish by George Washington and George William Fairfax. Needle workers of Pohick have worked the chair cushions in honor of the two patriots George Washington and George Mason. In recent years, the area near the altar, or chancel, has been carpeted with a needlepoint rug fashioned by more than twenty parishioners. The symbols in the carpet include the hickory leaf, wheat, grapes, the dove, and many native Virginia flowers, including the state flower: the Dogwood. The first baluster of the altar rail on the left of the chancel

Points of Interest at Pohick Church

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with them, light came through the two tiers of windows, and nature provided the cooling.

Parish House – After the Vestry House was built in 1931, it served as an office, meeting place, church school and reception hall. As the congregation grew, the church school expanded. The need for a new Parish House was met by the building of what is now the west wing in 1957. This was designed by the architect J. Haywood Davis, who was a parishioner of Pohick Church. It was built next to an underground building which was the heating plant for both the church and Vestry House. The heating plant roof was incorporated into the plan as a porch to the west. The building was flanked by a matching porch to the east. There were spaces for offices and the lower level was the large Common Room. The parish continued to expand. First, a nursery wing was built in 1981 off the Common Room, and then trailers were added as the Church School expanded, and the staff of parish increased. Because the Vestry House had been built with old bricks to match the Church and the bricks of the old wing were of similar style, great care was taken to make the new brick math. Many trials resulted in bricks which were dyed to match exactly. The new wing contains classrooms for all ages on two levels. In addition, the Common Room was designed as “gathering place” for parishioners, as well as rooms that were built for more classroom or office space.

Vestry House – According to Virginia colonial law, the parish was responsible for all social services in addition to the building and upkeep of churches and the salaries of ministers. These services included providing homes for the sick and indigent, finding guardians for orphan children who were often apprenticed to tradesmen, and burial of those whose families could not afford it. The county government was responsible for road maintenance (such as it was) and the apprehension and punishment of criminals.

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Pohick parishioners, including former assistant rector Robert Blackington, who was the first interment. There is a bronze memorial plaque, flanked by garden beds, upon which the names of the interred are engraved. Situated west of the church is the cemetery, which was established in 1884. In the churchyard itself are a number of interesting graves and tombstones from the colonial period. During that time, burials were in family cemeteries in a garden or orchard at home. Many of the graves and tombstones in Pohick’s churchyard were moved there by railroads, highways and developments caused the breakup of large land holdings. Of special interest is the grave of Long Tom, a Doeg Indian, who had been badly wounded when he tried to kill a member of the Alexander family (after whom Alexandria is named). He was nursed back to health and later converted to Christianity. His grave and those of the Alexander family were moved when the Potomac Railroad Yards were built. The grave of Lt. William Harris, a British soldier who retired to live in Virginia and died in 1698, was moved when I-95 was constructed. Another grave of note is that of William French, who undertook the building of Pohick Church. There are also unmarked graves in the churchyard. When the church fell into disrepair during the 19th century, there were many burials. These unknown dead of Pohick Church are remembered by the Jennings Memorial, a stone plaque in the southwest corner that was presented by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association.

There were few employees: Clerk, Jailer, Sheriff, and King’s attorney. Thus, the need for a Vestry House to conduct the business of Truro Parish was necessary, since by the middle of the 18th century, it was responsible for four churches and all the attendant expenses. As the new Pohick Church was nearing completion in November of 1772, the Vestry ordered the building of a House and specified the dimensions and construction. Hard times set in. It was not completed until 159 years later in time for the celebration in 1931 of the bicentennial of George Washington’s birth and the formation of Truro Parish. Beginning in 2002, the Vestry began holding its regular meetings inside, as in colonial times.

Bell Tower – Pohick Church, like most colonial churches in rural areas, had no bell. The bell tower opposite the west end of the church was erected in 1917 as a memorial to George Washington. His name is engraved on the bell. The church was a “crossroads” church built at an intersection of a road leading down to the tobacco warehouses on the water. There was no town there. The congregation was widely scattered and a bell could have been heard by only a few people. The history of Truro Parish is the history of the colonial days in Fairfax County. The earliest records of the settlement of Virginia north of the Occoquan River are found in the Vestry minutes of Truro Parish. These records are now in the Library of Congress. This parish was created by the division of Hamilton Parish in 1732. It included what is now Fairfax County, the City of Alexandria, Arlington and Loudoun counties and “all the land to the Indian Thorofare of the Blue Ridge Mountains.” During the colonial period, the parish was divided. New churches were built—with bell towers, in towns—and the population increased and prospered.

Memorial Garden – Many churchyards have had burial grounds on their properties over the centuries. This is true of Pohick Church. South of the Bell Tower under a huge oak tree is the Memorial Garden established in 1985. This is the resting place for the ashes of a number of

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The National Register: Pohick Church Pohick Church is listed in the National Register of Historic Places under the Historic Sites Act of 1935 and the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, administered and maintained by the Secretary of the Interior.

Mr. George Cattanach, archaeologist for the National Survey of Historic Buildings and Places, U.S. Department of the Interior, states that Pohick’s name was entered in the Register on October 16, 1969. According to Mr. Cattanach, only three other properties in Fairfax County are so listed, and namely, Mount Vernon (October 15, 1966) Gunston Hall (October 15, 1966) and Woodlawn Plantation (February 26, 1970).

Under the Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to expand and maintain a national register of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects significant in American history, architecture, archeology and culture, referred to as the National Register. According to further provisions of the Act, the Register is a protective inventory of irreplaceable resources across the face of the land—a guide to richer environment with visible continuity with the past.

Nomination of Pohick Church for inclusion in the Register was made by the chairman of the Virginia Historic Landmarks Commission in Richmond. Upon evaluation, the church met all the criteria designated by the authorities. Visitors and

other interested persons will benefit from the fact that the name of Pohick Church will appear in source material and on maps made available by the Department of the Interior. However, the main objective of a listing the Register is the preservation of our church for its historic value.

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Calendar of Pohick Special Events EYC Pancake Dinner.................................Shrove Tuesday (Tuesday before Ash Wednesday)Lenten Potluck Suppers ............................Wednesday evenings during Lenten Classes & Holy EucharistEaster Day.....................................................5:30 a.m. Easter Vigil 7:45 a.m. Holy Eucharist 9:15 a.m. Holy Eucharist 11:15 a.m. Holy EucharistEYC Retreat .................................................SpringParish Picnic.................................................JuneYouth Sunday ..............................................10:00 a.m. service 1st Sunday in JuneEYC Mission Trip ......................................A week in summer (July) Vacation Church School ...........................A week in summer (July)Crab Feast .....................................................The First Saturday after Labor DayApple Butter Weekend .............................Last weekend in SeptemberPohick Country Fair ..................................1st Saturday in OctoberEYC Fall Retreat .........................................A weekend in FallChristmas Mart ...........................................3rd Thursday in NovemberThanksgiving Day Service .........................9:00 a.m. Holy EucharistAnnual Parish Meeting ..............................First Sunday in December & Vestry Elections (following 9:00 a.m. service)Christmas Pageant ......................................A Sunday in DecemberChristmas Eve Services ..............................6:00 p.m. Family Holy Eucharist 11:00 p.m. Festival Holy EucharistChristmas Day Service ...............................10:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist

Pohick Church Services Sundays

Holy Eucharist .....................................................7:45 a.m., 9:00 a.m., and 11:15 a.m.Church School—Pre-School through Adults ........................................... 10:15 a.m.

WednesdaysHoly Eucharist, Laying-on-of Hands, Homily ............................................ 7:30 p.m.

Pohick Church Staff Rector: .........................................................The Rev. Donald D. Binder, Ph.DAssistant to the Rector: ........................................... The Rev. Dr. Ruth CorellSeminarian....................................................................Ken KatonaSexton: ...............................................................................................John SessumsMinister of Music: .................................................................Linda Egan, SMMDir. of Christian Education: ...................................................Frances SessumsYouth Minister: .................................................................................Rusty BoothParish Secretary: ......................................................................... Vonne TroknyaFinance Administrator: ........................................................... Michael Morgan

The Vestry of Pohick Church 2013

Rector: ........................The Reverend Donald D. Binder, Ph.DSr. Warden: .....................................................Mike Elston(2013)Jr. Warden: ............................................ Neil Sunderland (2013)Treasurer: ........................................................ John Pasour(2012)Registrar: ..................................................Kathy Kirkland (2012)

Members:Russ Wylie Tom Buckner Tom Rivenbark Don Brownlee Rita Stankwitz Kristina Myers Tony Marisco Clint Herbert Stew Remally Jud Bireley

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The Christmas MartThe annual Pohick Church Christmas Mart will take place on Thursday, November 17, 2011, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. This event is sponsored by the Women of Pohick Church, the Ann Mason Guild, and the Martha Guild. The parish house and the Vestry house will be turned into a lovely Christmas atmosphere with all of the rooms filled with beautiful arts and crafts, Christmas treasures, and homemade baked goods. A delicious luncheon will be served by lovely ladies dressed in colonial costume.

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Pohick Church Events In addition to the Country Fair, the church sponsors several other annual events that promote the sense of Christian fellowship and make Pohick a unique and wonderful experience for all.

Apple Butter WeekendDuring the last weekend in September, Pohick parishioners gather to make the famous Pohick Apple Butter that is sold at the Country Fair.

Shrine Mont Retreat WeekendThe annual parish retreat is in Shrine Mont, in the mountains of southwestern Virginia. Activities are planned to meet the needs of the entire family. The Pohick clergy and staff present seminars centered on Biblical and theological themes their relevance to contemporary living. Other activities include golf, horseback riding, swimming, boating, tennis, and “porching”. The retreat is usually scheduled for the end of June.

Crab FeastPohick Church holds its annual Crab Feast on the first Saturday after Labor Day. The menu usually consists of steamed crabs, fried fish, boiled shrimp, hot buttered corn on the cob, potato salad,

hot dogs (for the kids), as well as soda and other beverages. Music is provided by our in-house musicians, the Pohick Pickers. The cost is $25.00 for adults, and children under 12 are free.

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The band also leads the communion music one Sunday a month, and provides musical support for other less formal liturgical gatherings.

From its inception, the Pohick Pickers have had an eclectic repertoire—a result of both audience requests and the diverse musical interests of individual members. At its heart, however, the Pickers remain an old-fashioned folk group, with folk songs and spiritual revival standards forming the core or its musical catalogue. Around this hub have gravitated other musical styles, such as Pop, Country, Rock-a-Billy, Blue Grass and Blues.

Over the past two decades, band membership has also grown. We’ve had as many as eight performing together on the same crowded stage. However, because all of us still have day jobs demanding our time, there are usually fewer than this number at a majority of the performances.

Although members have come and gone over the years (myself among them), most recently the band has included: John Sessums Carolyn Lockroft guitar, banjo keyboard Barbara Lyn Don Binder violin guitar Ken Wrona Mason Botts guitar bass Chris Brown Terry Mullins guitar bass Joe Moran Joan Brownlee guitar 12-string guitar Bill Patton Brad McCullough percussion guitar

Heather Seaton Scott Seaton piano penny whistle Whatever your own musical preferences, we hope that you will enjoy our performance today, as well as other events you might attend at Pohick in the future. We always perform for the love of Christ and the joy of music—we hope that you will catch some of each as you listen to us play.

A Brief History of the Pohick Pickersby The Reverend Donald D. Binder, PhD

The Pohick Pickers were formed in the Fall of 1987, when I was serving at Pohick as a young seminarian. During the preceding Summer, the Fair Committee had decided it wanted some entertainment for the fairgoers. So, one of them approached a few of us with musical backgrounds to see what we could do. We were happy to oblige, and thus, the Pohick Pickers were born.

There were originally four members in the group: myself (acoustic guitar), Barbara Hoffman (now Barbara Lynn, banjo), Buddy Ryan (electric guitar), and Carolyn Duskin (electric bass). All of us provided vocals. In those early days, we were essentially a once a year band, rehearsing on Apple Butter Saturday, and playing for the throngs on Fair Day itself.

I graduated from seminary in 1989, and departed for Florida. Soon, thereafter, Barbara left the area for the first time. The Pickers looked destined for the dustbin of Pohick history.

Into this void stepped our current band leader, John Sessums (also now Pohick’s Sexton), whose skills as a professional musician have ably guided the Pohick Pickers ever since. Under his leadership, the Pickers now perform not only during the Country Fair, but also at a number of other church activities throughout the year.

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prepared rousing songs add encouragement and hope to our worship. They are directed by Barb Lynn.

The Pohick Bell Choir contributes the beauty of English handbells to our services throughout the year, ringing three octaves of handbells and three octaves of handchimes. Its members use many ringing techniques to play arrangements of traditional hymns and compositions written specifically for bell choir. The beauty of the sound and the ringers’ dedication to their craft help to deepen worship at Pohick.

The Pohick Pickers play guitars, bass, mandolin, fiddle, keyboard, drums, Celtic harp, and tin whistle to accompany hymns for communion and to play for community outreach activities. Hear them today at the gazebo! They are directed by John Sessums and Chris Brown.

All groups welcome new members. Call 703-339-6572 x 104 for more information.

Music at Pohick Churchby Linda Wilberger Egan, Minister of Music

From the unaccompanied psalm singing of George Washington’s time, to revival hymns of the 19th century Great Awakening, through the 20th century construction and use of a choir gallery, and the late 20th century hymn explosion, into 21st century world music, music has been and is a vital element of life and worship at Pohick. Music supports and encourages our life in Christ.

Congregational singing is supported by Pohick’s pipe organ, built in 1968 by Fritz Noack, with changes and additions by David M. Storey in 2005. Its classic 18th century design, expanded to allow the playing of music from all periods of music history, is perfectly voiced for the fine acoustics of the church.

The Choir of Pohick, for adult singers, sings a wide repertoire of music: traditional Anglican hymnody and anthems; early music through 21st century music; new compositions as well as standard Episcopal anthem repertoire.

The St. Cecelia St. Alban Choir is for students in grades 4-12, and learns the music of worship as well as anthems, singing twice a month in services. Our emphasis is on musicianship, skill in singing, and learning the elements of worship. We also learn to play Orff instruments and handchimes.

The Teen Band plays instruments and sings the second Sunday of the month at the 11:15 a.m. service. This newly formed group is open to all singers and instrumentalists in grades 7-12. You can hear them today at the gazebo.

The St. Francis Choir is for children in grades K-3. singers learn basic note reading skills as well as songs for worship through singing and games. This choir’s well-

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Pohick Church OrganizationsAnn Mason GuildThe Ann Mason Guild was first mentioned in 1946 as the “Women’s Auxiliary” and adopted its current name in 1959. The Guild offers fellowship, fun, and the opportunity to reach out a helping hand to our parish, community and missions here and abroad. Our major fundraiser is the Christmas Mart, and we also sponsor a fun-filled evening with bingo and the Chili Cook-off. The money from these events is dispersed to local and out of country charities. The guild meets the second Tuesday of each month at 9:30 a.m., except in July and August. For more information, contact the Church office.

Brotherhood of St. AndrewThe Brotherhood is the oldest ministry in the Episcopal/Anglican Communion for the e spread of Christ’s kingdom among men and boys. With more than 60 members, Pohick’s Brotherhood Chapter is among the largest in the country. The brotherhood meets for an hour every Saturday morning in the Common Room Annex for breakfast, followed by prayer and Bible study. The Brotherhood also sponsors events like the George Washington Birthday Breakfast, the Crab Feast, and the St. Patrick’s Day Dinner to name a few.

Martha GuildThis fellowship group for women meets the first Wednesday of each month, September through May in the parish hall. Most of its efforts are directed toward the annual Christmas Mart, which is held the Thursday before Thanksgiving. The guild also provides funds for various luncheons, dinners, and receptions that are held at Pohick. Come join the fellowship of our group!

Guild of the Christ ChildThe Guild of the Christ Child is a group of mothers with children of varying ages whose mission is to foster the spirituality of mothers and children. The guild is a support system for mothers, with a focus on new mothers. The mothers provide information on baptism, celebrate the birth of a child in the parish, represent the Pohick family to parents, and participate in the celebration of baptism.

The Altar GuildThe Altar Guild is currently organized into three guilds: The Sunday Guild, the Wedding Guild, and the Funeral Guild. The Sunday service guild is divided into three teams of seven members who prepare for all Sunday worship services. The Wedding Guild assists at every wedding held at Pohick, readying the church for the services and graciously assisting the wedding party when needed. The Funeral Guild prepares the church for all funeral services.

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The Pohick Flower Guild The Pohick Flower Guild arranges flowers for the sanctuary each week, and is available for weddings and funerals. The guild also decorates the sanctuary during Christmas and Easter seasons, and is grateful for contributions given during those times by members of the congregation.

Historic Pohick Church Docents GuildDuring the Colonial period, Pohick Church was the congregation of many of our country’s most prominent families, including the Washingtons, Masons and Fairfaxes. The Historic Pohick Church Docents Guild gives guided tours of this historic colonial church on Sunday mornings after the church services. In addition to Sunday tours, special docent tours for groups during the week can be arranged by calling the church office.

Episcopal Youth Community (EYC)This program is for students in grades 5 through 12, and is designed to provide young people with a safe environment in which they can are accepted, loved and encouraged to examine their faith journey with Christ. The weekly meetings and other events are designed to assist our young people in developing their relationship with Christ, while providing them with examples of ways in which to integrate their faith into the world around them. The Senior High group goes on a mission trip each summer to interact with and help those less fortunate, meet other youth groups from all over the country, and experience growth in their faith.

The meeting schedules for the EYC Sunday program is:5th/6th Grades – 1st and 3rd Sunday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Junior High (7-8) – Every Sunday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.Senior High (9-12) – Every Sunday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.

Beginning in October, on the first Sunday of each month, all three groups meet from 6:00 to 8:00p.m. for a dinner at the beginning of the meeting.

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volunteers armed with paring knives and cutting boards. The snits are then taken outside to the cooking kettles, where they are cooked down to a soft mush. This mush is then poured through food processors that separate out the apple skins and seeds and leave behind a delicious, hot applesauce. The apples are cooked down into applesauce info flour 400-galon copper kettles, each with an extended stirring paddle. On Apple Butter Weekend, we process 80 bushels of apples and reserve enough applesauce—about 90 gallons—to make two kettles on Fair Day. Sunday of Apple Butter Weekend is devoted to cooking the applesauce down t apple butter and canning it in pint jars. It usually takes about 12 hours to cook down a 40-gallon kettle of applesauce. Hardy volunteers arrive at the Parish House around 3:00 a.m. on Saturday to get started and are usually ready to can around 4:00 that afternoon. Our 40-gallon copper kettles were built by true artisans and craftsmen skilled in the process off working with copper. Each kettle comes with a three-legged metal stand. The outside cooking area for each kettle is prepared by laying out a 4-by-4 foot piece of sheet metal on the brick patio. Next comes a layer of fire brick, on which the fire

How We Make Pohick Apple Butterby Vern Eppley (Updated by Randy Brooks)

No single event captures the spirit of community and fellowship at Pohick Church quite like our annual Apple Butter Festival. We have been holding an annual Country Fair each fall since 1945 and apple butter has been a part of I for almost as many years. Over the years, apple butter making has grown to become a major event of fellowship and great camaraderie at Pohick Church, involving an ever growing number of parishioners and friends. We have continued to refine our process each year, always building on lessons learned from past years and leading to a better product, but always holding

true to a fine tradition of good fellowship and nostalgia—making apple butter the “old fashioned way.” Our apples, Summer Rambo, are ordered from a grower in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, and picked up the Sunday before Apple Butter Weekend—the weekend before the fair. Saturday of Apple Butter Weekend is devoted to cooking and processing the apples into applesauce. The apples are washed and cut into small snits by a wonderful group of

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years as we disciplined ourselves not to rush the canning decision. After 10 hours of cooking, we start doing the stainless steel test to gauge the water. The stainless steel test is spooning out a “glob” of apple butter onto a stainless steel surface and subjectively evaluating the quantity of water that leeches out as the “glob” cools. During this process, Pohick’s rector joins the stirring crew to administer Holy Communion

to those dedicated souls that missed the day’s service. We start with 40 gallons of applesauce and we usually end up with 30 to 32 gallons of apple butter to can. The canning process is a sight to behold. The women of the Apple Butter Committee have this process so organized that you would think you were observing a well-oiled automated production line at full speed. Tables are laid out in a large horseshoe arrangement in the Common Room of the Parish Hall, with volunteers lined up on both sides of each leg of the horseshoe. The hot apple butter is delivered to each leg and ladled into the pint canning jars, which are pushed up the production line where they receive a sterilized lid and ring. The rings are then tightened down and the jars are turned upside down and packed in 12-jar boxes.

will burn and which also supports the kettle and stand. The exterior of each kettle is coated with laundry soap to facilitate the cleanup process after cooking. With the kettle in place and leveled, a “chimney” of fire brick is erected around the base of the kettle to concentrate the heat of t he cooking fire on the bottom of the kettle. Oak, our firewood of choice, guarantees an even, hot cooking fire. On Sunday, each kettle is filled to its 40-gallon measuring point. A couple of gallons of applesauce are temporarily removed to facilitate the stirring process and then added back as the applesauce starts cooking down. From the moment the fire is started, the kettles are constantly stirred until the point at which the last scoop of apple butter is dipped out. The applesauce is quickly brought to the boiling point, which is then sustained until we are ready to can. When we are within two hours of the projected canning time, we add 25 to 35 pounds of sugar to each kettle over a one hour period. One hour before the projected canning time, we start adding the spices to each kettle. The spices are added at this time so as not to cook out their flavor before canning. The recipe for spices for a 40 gallon kettle contains 28 ounces of cinnamon, 16 ounces of allspice and 2/3 cup of ground cloves. The process for making the decision to can starts with the “12 hour rule of thumb for cook-down.” We have learned this lesson over the

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For Fair Day, we start cooking the applesauce down early Saturday morning so that we will be able to can the apple butter on Saturday afternoon. We set up a smaller version of the canning production line in our booth at the fairgrounds. This arrangement works very well and yields the same high-quality product. This gives fair visitors an opportunity to observe the process. Apple Butter at Pohick Church has always been a best seller. We have never been able to make enough to satisfy the demand our parishioners and of the public attending or Country Fair. In 1997, we increased our output to 1,379 pint jars and sold all but ten cases by the end of the fair. Thus, no customer was turned away on Fair Day. Those 10 cases were completely sold out after the 9:15 service the next morning.

The 1,379 pint jars represented a 50 percent increase over 1996, which was to be expected in that we went from four kettles to six. We also canned around 254 small jars to give to church newcomers throughout the year. Our apple butter making at Pohick Church has evolved into a broad based tradition, which gathers a large number of people working towards a common goal. We

have been able to achieve a sense of personal growth, sharing and well being by pulling people into the process, demonstrating the fun, rewards and satisfaction of social interaction in working towards a common goal and achieving a sense of accomplishment with the results of a job well done. This is the Spirit of Apple Butter at Pohick Church. Why not join us next year for a great time of fellowship and camaraderie?

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“No, Madame,” I replied, at once. “Quite the contrary.”

“And do you think I might with propriety add to the turkey and mince pies a bottle of good port wine?”

“Most emphatically yes, Mrs. Roosevelt,” I said, with as much forensic emphasis as I could muster.

It occurred to me to suggest that the knowledge as to who supplied all these blessings be held until after the dinner had been eaten. This appealed to Mrs. Roosevelt, also, as rather a dramatic inversion of events, so she entered into a conspiracy with me to have the materials delivered to me as an intermediary who would thereupon pass them on to the proper recipients. I had the rector of the church apprised of the fact that the ingredients for his Thanksgiving dinner would be furnished by admiring friends, and caused him to be informed that he must call me up immediately after the dinner and learn their identity. He, in fact, followed my instructions so closely that he called me up several times before the day arrived, striving to slake his curiosity. But on these occasions I always managed to be conveniently inaccessible. It was therefore with no little interest I took the receiver from its hook on Thanksgiving afternoon in answer to the call, “Operator, Pohick wants Mount Vernon.” And then the rector’s voice. “According to promise, I wish to report that my family and I have enjoyed a most delightful repast, duly thanking Him Who giveth mercifully. Now—out with it—to whom are our acknowledgments due?”

“They are due,” I responded, with fine rhetorical effect, “to the President of the United States and Mrs. Roosevelt.”

Taken from Harrison Howell Dodge, Mount Vernon: Its Owner and Its Story (Philadelphia & London: J. B. Lippincott Company, 1932).

Note: pp. 135-36, 139-40. The events described herein took place in 1908, with the field trip to Pohick being arranged for Quentin, the youngest of the Roosevelt children, who was a pupil at Episcopal High School in Alexandria. On that occasion, Mrs. Roosevelt was also accompanied

by her daughter Ethel and some other family friends. Harrison Dodge is buried with his wife

Elizabeth in Pohick’s cemetery, just behind the hedges surrounding the memorial garden. The Rev.

Everard Meade, D.D., Rector of Pohick from 1897-1913, is buried with his wife Lucy about thirty

yards to the northwest of the Dodge tombstones—DDB+

A Visit by Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt—and Her Surprise Gift to the RectorBy Harrison Howell Dodge - Former Superintendent of Mt. Vernon and Past Sr. Warden of Pohick Church

An especially memorable trip was to Pohick Church, the regular place of worship of the Washington family before the Revolution. It is seven miles distant from Mount Vernon; too far, I thought, for the ladies to walk comfortably, so it was arranged for the Sylph to stop for me at our wharf and proceed to Gunston Cove, where we anchored. Set ashore by the launch at Cedar Grove we were then within three miles of our destination. The worthy rector of Pohick [the Rev. Everard Meade], to whom I had telephoned of our coming, was patiently awaiting us. He seemed a bit embarrassed on learning that he was being presented to the First Lady of the Land, and was to have the honor of conducting her through the ancient sanctuary. The instructive character of his narrative and the convincing earnestness of its rendition deeply impressed every one. This was emphasized later when, on our way back to the yacht, Mrs. Roosevelt expressed her feeling of appreciation of what the good man had told about the church. She wanted to know somewhat of the rector’s circumstances, how much of a family he had, whether he was adequately compensated, and so on. My explanation of the small salary and his necessarily frugal method of living excited surprise and sympathy. Apparently that ended the matter, but later developments showed that this kindly lady, amid her great press of duties had not forgotten. . . . I spoke of her interest in the rector of the little Pohick Church, which interest I had thought was a thing of the moment that would inevitably be crowded aside by many and wider concerns. To my surprise and great satisfaction she did not forget. One day about a week before Thanksgiving of the same year that we visited the church, I was informed that the White House was calling me on the telephone. “Colonel Dodge,” said the voice over the wire, “this is Mrs. Roosevelt.” When I had responded she continued: “I am calling to tell you that Colonel Roosevelt and I have talked a great deal about the good rector at Pohick and he suggests our offering to the rector something for his Thanksgiving dinner. Do you think it might in any way displease him?”

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Pohick Church’s Religious Education Programs are for everyone—children, young people, and adults, alike. We consider this to be a very important ministry, and we have a staff who works to ensure a responsive and meaningful Church School Program. Our purpose is “To help persons of all ages to know and interpret the message of the Bible and the teachings of the Church, as they gather as a family of Christians, explore current issues, reach out to new participants, and develop attitudes and skills in living the Christian faith.”

Children’s Chapel: This is for three year olds through kindergarten students. It is a worship service with age appropriate lessons based upon biblical stories and themes found in Sunday worship. Parents leave their youngsters in Classroom E on the lower level of the Parish House, a few minutes before the start of the 9:00 a.m. service.

Adult Christian Education Classes: Believing that God call us all to deeper and more comprehensive understanding of Christ’s Church through study, introspection and prayer, we offer many ways for adult to study and grow. One class, the Adult Inquirers Class, was created specifically for adults interested in confirmation, reception, or reaffirmation when the Bishop visits Pohick in June, and it is a great refresher course for all Episcopalians. There are also numerous classes that are offered throughout the year by both the priests and lay people.

Education for Ministry (EFM): EFM is the most in-depth adult religious education program available at Pohick. It is a four year program with a weekly three hour class. The focus is on the Bible, church history, and theology. This is an extension study program developed by the School of Theology at the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee.

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Laurence DeButts 1733-1734

James Keith 1735-1736

John Holmes 1736-1737

Charles Green 1737-1765

James Scott 1766~

Lee Massey 1767-1777

John Andrew 1777~

Charles O’Neill 1812-1813

William P. C. Johnson 1836-1840

E. P. Lawrence 1875~

Samuel Alfred Wallis 1881-1895

Henry F. Kloman 1895-1897

Everard Meade 1897-1913

Edward Winborn Mellinchampe 1916-1922

A. Campbell Tucker 1923-1925

Reginald R. Hall 1925-1927

Clarence Adrian Langston 1928-1939

John Curtain Runkle 1940-1943

Clarence Edward Buxton 1943-1956

Albert Newton Jones 1956-1982

William Howard Brake, Jr. 1983-1999

Roy A. Benjamin (Interim) 1999-2001

Donald D. Binder 2001-Present

Pohick’s Clergy 1733-Present

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In MemoriamGone, yet not forgotten, their spirit lives within us. They will be forever in out hearts. Let us always remember those who we have

lost in this year of our Lord 2013.

Ute Stewart

Ruth Long

Portia Richter

Robert Kilmarx

Dick Holm

Elizabeth Lancaster

John Thompson

Julie Hamilton

Mary Vandevelder

John Springer

Mo Faber Jr.

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