Lynnewood Gallery

Click on any of the links below or scroll through this page to see pictures of various Lynnewood activities.

Softball 2010

April - July, 2010
Pleasanton Sports Park

The Lynnewood co-ed softball team plays Monday evening/nights from April through July in the Church recreational league at the Pleasanton Sports Park.  Fans are always welcome and are really appreciated by the players.  Lynnewood typically has the largest fan group of any of our opponents, so let's keep up the support!

Bruce and Keith warming up	Diana and Suzy after warm up	Let's go!
Jim on first	Good hit, Keith!	Discussion in the dugout
Diana at second, Beth at first	Go Teri!	Beth gets the put out at first
Pitchers can hit, too	the Lynnewood team	Fun in the dugout

Confirmation

May 23, 2010, Pentecost Sunday
Lynnewood Sanctuary

Congratulations and welcome to Kylie, Tristan, Paige, Glenn, and Austin, who were confirmed and received into church membership on Pentecost Sunday, May 23rd. After completing a two year Confirmation program, and with the support of their parents and mentors, Kylie, Tristan, Paige, Glenn, and Austin took the vows of church membership and were honored at a luncheon in the Fellowship Hall following the 10:30 worship service. Confirmation class organizers and teachers, Anne Anderson and Kimberly Carlson, were also recognized during the luncheon for the invaluable gifts of their time and commitment to these young people. Serving as mentors this year were: Bruce Barrie, Bob Gatehouse, Cindy Jensen, Raeanne Passantino, and Jason Speck. Thank you to parents, mentors, and teachers alike for your important role in nurturing these young people in their faith journeys.

Confirmands and their mentors

Great Grill Night Fundraiser

May 1, 2010
Lynnewood Fellowship Hall

Lynnewood's Great Grill Night featured mouth-watering prawns, chicken, pulled pork, tri-tip, hot wings, and BBQ ribs, grilled to perfection by six teams.  Diners voted on their favorite grilled item, purchased delicious homemade goodies for dessert, and bid on award-winning pies, cakes, and bread.  This event kicked off the opening of registration for our Labor Day weekend of the Lynnewood in the Redwoods.  One of the always-anticipated events of the weekend is the Talent Show, so diners at the grill night were treated to three musical acts, such as those seen in the retreat's Talent Show.  All proceeds went towards the retreat and towards relief for recent earthquakes through UMCOR.

The grillers...	... ready to serve	Some of the baked goods	Get those bids in!
Sold! Someone took home an award-winning apple pie	Music by Suzy, Keith and Donna	Ragtime by Michelle	Flute by Allicia

Easter Service

April 4, 2010
Lynnewood Sanctuary

A design team for the worship space offered their gifts of artistic creativity to enhance the visual expression of our Holy Week worship services.  At the Easter service, Diana led the children in creating a small flower cross (see third picture below) from cut flowers provided by members of the congregation from their own yards.  We are blessed by the gifts God shares and calls us to use to God’s glory!

Maundy Thursday Service

April 1, 2010
Lynnewood Sanctuary

The Maundy Thursday service included a Worship in Drama, featuring the Passion Week from the dinner at Simon the Leper's house to Peter's three-time denial. Curt Anderson was the director of this play adapted from the Scriptures by Joy Bowman Wadekamper. Thank you Jo Betty for the beautiful costumes.

At Simon the Leper's house	Caiaphas and Judas make a deal	Jesus washes Peter's feet	"One of you will betray me"
"Peter will deny me 3 times"	Praying at Gethsemane	Disciples could not keep vigil	Soldiers take Jesus away
Villager testifies against Jesus	Caiaphas condemns Jesus to death	Jesus passes his accusers and Peter denies him	Peter realizes what he has done
Vocalists Mary, Allicia, and Debbi	Narrator Bruce

Mystery Dinner and Fundraiser for SSP

Feb 6, 2010
Lynnewood Sanctuary

It was a “A Rocky Night In A Mountain Chalet”! The much-vaunted and little-known Lynnewood Players, under the direction of the unstoppable Curt Anderson, proudly presented a raucously exhilarating who-done-it, set in an Alpine Chalet and featuring a cast of Olympic stars! The three course meal was prepared by the young and heralded rising star chefs also known as the 6th through 8th graders along with their fearless leaders: Erik and Cindy Jensen, Dawn Leininger, Kimberly Carlson, and Barbara Berlogar. Special thanks to the adventuresome men of the Men’s Breakfast Crew who provided ingredients for the dinner, the muscle for the arrangement of the dining facilities and also helped with serving. Thank you to our Senior High Youth who were the servers. All proceeds benefitted the SSP youth trips.

waiters Suzy and Bob	Phil, Gary, Donna, and Steve getting ready for a fun evening	MC and director Curt
Marla (Kathy), Molly (Sandee), and Crusty (John)	Shades (Lou) with his shoe phone	Ice dancing couple Doris (Beth) and Sasha (Peter), with Crusty
Coach Bela (Jack) and ice skater Brittney (Rachel)	Downhill skier Antonio (Keith), XC skier Olga (Donna) with Skatesnikoffs.  Shades listening.	Bobsledder Davy (Phil) and ice skater Christina (Allicia)
Skatesnikoffs with Molly	Lt. Crumbo (Doug) revealing the crime to Molly	Antonio and Olga did it!
Only one table figured out "who done it", and they got special awards	Wonderful waiters and cooks!	Outstanding cast!

Snow Trip

Jan 22-24, 2010
Truckee, California

Sixteen went on the annual Lynnewood Snow Trip.  We stayed at the VFW Hall in Truckee and skied/snowboarded at Alpine Meadows.  After a full week of storms in the Bay Area, which brought tons of new snow to the mountains, conditions were superb on the mountain.  Everyone had a super time, from those on the bunny slopes to the dare-devils on the double diamonds.

loading up in John's truck	Jim and Phil exchanging cell phone numbers before leaving	Coco, Kylie, and Barbara at lunch
Jim, getting ready to hit the slopes	Keith, ready to hit the slopes	Tired puppy Keith at lunch
Tired puppy Dan at lunch	Spoons	Frank, Steve, Jim looking on
outside the VFW Hall	Ohhhh!	Oh no, John!

VIM Livermore Habitat for Humanity

Dec 2009 - Jan 2010
Livermore

Members from Lynnewood UMC and Asbury UMC have been working on an established Habitat for Humanity house this winter.  The original owner has moved up and out, and the house is being prepared for new owners.

Debbi painting	Kathy laying baseboards	Roger and Ron
Bruce and Spencer laying new flooring	Ron painting a door

Lynnewood United Methodist Church 4444 Black Ave. Pleasanton, CA 94566 Phone: (925) 846-0221 Office Hours: 9AM-2PM, Mon-Fri Email: office@lynnewood.org