The Reverend Dr. Lynn P. Ronaldi, Rector 9301 Richmond Highway • Lorton, VA 22079 • 703-339-6572 • www.pohick.org
WELCOME TO POHICK CHURCH!
On your short drive today, you will see “ghostly” spirts of some of Pohick Church’s early parishioners. We wish you could talk to them but because of the pandemic, you can only see them:
George and Martha Washington - George was the first president of the United States and the Commanding General of the Continental Army that defeated the British thus winning independence for the colonies. George and Martha lived at their nearby Mount Vernon plantation and attended church at Pohick, where George served on the Vestry.
George Mason led Virginia patriots during the American Revolution, and his concept of inalienable rights influenced Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence. This George is known for writing The Virginia Declaration of Rights, which served as the model of the Bill of Rights in the US Constitution. He lived at his Gunston Hall plantation and worshiped at Pohick Church.
Sally Moore Henderson - Sally was the wife of Alexander Henderson, a shipping merchant of Scottish descent who came to the colonies at the age of 19 (1756). She and Alexander had 10 children (six sons and four daughters), several of whom obtained considerable prominence. She was the mother of Archibald Henderson, the longest serving commander of the Marine Corps; he served 39 years as Commander and left his mark on the corps. Another son, Thomas Henderson, was a physician and surgeon in the US Army and one of the founding members of the Virginia Theological Seminary in Virginia.
The Hendersons were long time members of Pohick Church, and Alexander was a Vestry member for 20 years. They were friends with both George Washington and George Mason. Alexander served as a magistrate, a member of the House of Burgess, before the revolution.
Dr. William Brown, who was from Scotland, was a practicing physician in Alexandria. In 1775, he became the surgeon of the 2nd Virginia Regiment. In 1778, the Continental Congress appointed him physician general of the Mid Atlantic (Potomac River to Hudson River). During that time, he compiled a standard set of procedures and formulas for medication treatment, which was the first American formulary and a pioneering effort to establish standardized care.
Dr. Brown is buried at Pohick Church.
The graveyard is full of many Pohick Saints besides those you saw today.
Tomorrow is All Saints’ Day when we remember and give thanks to all of those who came before us.
Thank you for stopping by and please get home safely! Happy Halloween! Today’s event sponsored by The Brotherhood of St. Andrew.
Come back on Saturday, December 5 for our outdoor Live Nativity Christmas Program with Petting Zoo! Three programs will be available between 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm. Reservations are required due to Covid-19 restrictions, so please visit our website for more details and a sign-up sheet will be available soon.
You are invited to join us for church every Sunday at 9:00 am in the Pohick Church Courtyard or watch the service live on the Pohick Church Facebook page.
Visit our website, pohick.org, for more details about our services and to see everything we offer to you and your family.
Questions about Pohick? Email [email protected] or fill out the form found on the homepage of our website, pohick.org, under Welcome Newcomers!
Pohick Episcopal Church The Reverend Dr. Lynn P. Ronaldi, Rector 9301 Richmond Highway • Lorton, VA 22079 • 703-339-6572 • pohick.org Home Church of George Washington and George Mason Embracing the Past, Welcoming in the Present, Transforming for the Future