Lynnewood Gallery 2009

Click on any of the links below or scroll through this page to see pictures of various Lynnewood activities in 2009.

Christmas 2009

Many thanks to all who helped with our Christmas and Advent worship and to the members of the Worship Committee and the Sacred Space Committee for all their decorating assistance.  Thanks to Jerry Walton for the poinsettias and the second delivery for the Christmas Eve cross, to Jane Bishop for her decorating help and guidance, and to Jennifer Silva for the use of the wooden crèche figures, the felt pieces for the 5pm Christmas service as well as the 5pm worship folder cover drawing.

VIM Galveston

Oct 24-31, 2009
Galveston, Texas

Sixteen people from 3 area churches, Sacramento, and Minnesota spent a week working on Hurricane Ike recovery.  The work was sponsored by UMCOR and the Texas Disaster Recovery.  We were blessed to have our two own dedicated cooks who prepared marvelous meals for us.  Two teams of 7 each were assigned to two houses for the week.  Those working on the Garcia house prepped the walls for painting and did electrical work.  Those at the Hall house worked on bathroom plumbing and fixture installation and installed crown moulding.  The Hall house was especially challenging since it was 2 circa 1900 shotgun houses joined together, with dips and bows in the walls and ceilings and with no square corners!

Flood line in downtown Galveston	Garcia house	Beth doing electrical work
Mary Ellen and Beth	Cindy rocks!	Doug cleaning up
Cindy cleaning up	Mary Ellen cleaning up	Texturing completed
The Hall house and team	Painting the crown moulding	Cynthia installing the moulding
Large gap between top of sheetrock and ceiling. This is why crown moulding is needed!	Completed moulding in bathroom 1	Plumbing, fixtures in bathroom 1 installed
Window removed, tub installed, fake wall built in bathroom 2	Mrs. Hall gets her quilt	Mrs. Hall, some of her family, and the team
Hall house team - lunch on the lawn	Beth, Mary Ellen, and Cindy waiting for the van to leave to go to their worksite	Loading tools
Our wonderful cooks Ruth and Sharmyn serving apple and banana crepes with ice cream	yummy crepes and ice cream	Ham, turkey, stuffing, sweet potato casserole and the works!

Softball 2009

April - June, 2009
Pleasanton Sports Park

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

Build-a-Thon for Habitat for Humanity

April 18, 2009
Oakland, California

A group of 5 from Lynnewood were among over 300 volunteers taking part in the first day of a 4-day Habitat for Humanity Build-a-Thon.  The task was to frame 20 2-story houses in 4 days!  This effort, by the East Bay Habitat for Humanity, was the largest Habitat Build-a-Thon ever held in California.  By the end of the first day, house 18, where the Lynnewood team worked with 6 other volunteers and 2 crew chiefs, was farthest along.  Great job by our Lynnewood workers, Phil Cooper, Cynthia DeLand, Steve Elliott, Jim Loomis, and Jason Speck!

30 Hour Famine

February 20-21, 2009
Lynnewood Fellowship Hall

Congratulations to the 8 youth and 2 adults who successfully fasted for the 30 Hour Famine!!  We spent the night in the church fellowship hall Friday night and went to bed with no dinner. We awoke to a breakfast of juice, then trekked a mile for our drinking water for the day. Back at the church we heard speakers tell us of their mission trips to both Africa and to Tonga, where they worked to help the people build schools. We walked more during the afternoon on Saturday, as we knocked on doors, collecting supplies for Tri-Valley Haven's Homeless Shelter.

By evening, we were tired & hungry, and very happy to see lots of Lynnewood folk arriving with large pots and bowls of food!!

A big thank you to ALL those who participated, from supplying us with water and other beverages, chaperoning us, sharing your mission stories, donating money, or bringing food, we appreciate all of you for making this meaningful event happen!! You make a difference in the lives of our youth, and of hungry people in the world.

Dinner and Talent Show Fundraiser for Open Heart Kitchen

January 24, 2009
Lynnewood Fellowship Hall

The Lynnewood Youth put on a terrific dinner and talent show to benefit Open Heart Kitchen.  The Men's Group provided all the food and cooking for the excellent meal, Barb Henshaw and Sandee Drapeau provided recipes and management of the kitchen, the youth served, and various talented members of Lynnewood provided top-quality entertainment. 

Almost 100 attended.  Thank you, David Leslie, for providing these pictures.  Enjoy these pictures as much as those who attended enjoyed the meal and talent show! 

busy kitchen	more of the cooks	waiters	food looks good
servers	enjoying the meal	enjoying the show	happy to be here!
Allicia sings "Lady with a Delicate Air"	Michelle play her original Ragtime composition fast and faster!	dancing to "Wild Horses"	duet of "All I Ask of You"
2 of the 3 "Single Ladies"	Ben juggles	Jim plays "Sicilienne"	Rebecca sings "At Last"

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