Congregational Life at LCH—Index

Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2013

• Celebrating the Joy of Easter
• The Great Three Days: Easter Vigil
• The Great Three Days: Good Friday
• The Great Three Days: Maundy Thursday
• A Rainy Palm Sunday
• Children Present Eighth Annual Benefit Concert
• Lent Begins with Ash Wednesday
• Preparing for Israel in Egypt
• Liturgically-Appropriate Wine Tasting
• Celebrating Epiphany

Congregational Life at LCH—October, November, and December 2012

• Preparing for New Year’s Vespers
• Deck the Halls
• (Almost) the End of an Era
• C. S. Lewis Expert Visits LCH
• Jesse Tree Liturgy Launches Advent
• Launching Exploring Boundaries and Evening Prayer
• Children Take the Lead for Children’s Sabbath
• Fun, Food, and Frivolity at LutherFest
• Children Take the Lead for Children’s Sabbath
• Blessing of the Animals
• LCH Night at Hawai‘i Public Radio

Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, September 2012

• Bottling Wine for LutherFest
• Pastor Angela Freeman Installed as Associate Pastor
• Pastor Angela’s First Sunday at LCH
• Wishing Irmgard Hörmann a Happy 95th Birthday
• A Summer Baptism
• A Big Crowd at IHS
• Welcoming Pastor Angela

Congregational Life at LCH—April, May, and June 2012

• Big LCH Group for One Pot One Hope
• Sunday School Year Ends with Annual Fun Day
• Selecting Wine for LutherFest
• Celebrating Earth Day
• Another Busy Saturday
• LCH at the Honolulu AIDS Walk
• A Busy Saturday
• A Joyful Easter Morn
• The Great Three Days: The Great Vigil of Easter
• The Great Three Days: Good Friday
• The Great Three Days: Maundy Thursday
• Holy Week Begins with Palm Sunday

Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2012

• Lenten Wednesdays
• Eighth Annual Fill the Ark Benefit Concert
• Associate Pastor Candidate Visits LCH
• Lent Begins on Ash Wednesday
• Remembering Ruth Johnson
• A Night of Volleyball
• Young and Old Enjoy Faith and Arts Sunday
• LCH Parks Cars for Punahou Carnival
• Parking Lot Dedicated
• Painting the Stripes for the Parking Lot

Congregational Life at LCH—October, November, and December 2011

• Work Continues on the Parking Lot
• Unto Us a Child Is Born
• Getting Ready to Celebrate Christmas
• First Cars Drive onto the New Parking Lot
• Finishing up the Concrete Work
• Pouring Concrete in the Back Parking Lot
• Work on the Parking Lot Moves Forward
• Work Begins on the Parking Lot
• Welcoming Advent with 37th Annual Advent Procession
• Jesse Tree Returns
• Aloha to Allen Bauchle
• Fun and Fellowship Mark Annual LutherFest
• One Pot One Hope
• Celebrating Children’s Sabbath
• Pastor Phyllis Hormann Installed as Chaplain for the Hawai‘i State Hospital
• Welcoming New Members
• Mozart Kicks off Abendmusiken 2011–2012

Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, September 2011

• Director of Music and Liturgy Installed
• Choosing a White Wine for LutherFest
• First Communion Class
• Aloha Pumehana Carl Crosier
• The End Is Near
• Decked Out for IHS
• New Baby Welcomed into the LCH ‘Ohana
• Pau Hana Friday Returns
• Pipeworks Introduces Youngsters to the King of Instruments

Congregational Life at LCH—April, May, and June 2011

• Spectacular Floral Display for Pentecost
• Fun Day Ends the Sunday School Year
• Third Friday Brings LCH Back to IHS
• Sell-Out Crowds for B-Minor Mass
• Final Rehearsals for B-Minor Mass
• Celebrating Earth Day Sunday
• Preparing for Easter
• Lent Begins with Palm Sunday
• AIDS Walk 2011
• Lutheran Challenge at Hawai‘i Public Radio
• Joint Evensong at St. Andrew’s

Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2011

• Lenten Wednesday Evenings
• Another Friday at IHS
• Fill the Ark VII
• Lent Begins with Ash Wednesday
• Darth Vadar Helps with Lenten Preparations
• Newest Members Welcomed in Baptism
• Bach Vespers for Epiphany
• Care Package for Afghanistan
• Celebrating the Place of Arts in Our Faith
• Young Organists Fill the Nave with Music
• Another Successful Punahou Carnival
• New Format for Annual Meeting
• The Starks Go for Baroque
• German Vespers Welcome New Year

Congregational Life at LCH—October, November, and December 2010

• Celebrating God-With-Us
• Preparing for Christmas
• Advent Begins with Jesse Tree Liturgy
• Planning Charrette Looks at LCH Campus
• Preparing for the Monteverdi Vespers
• Celebrating our Lutheran Heritage at LutherFest
• F.R.O.G.S. Featured at Children’s Sabbath
• Lutheran Night Returns to KHPR
• Victory at OYEA Chili Cook Off
• Blessing of the Animals
• Pau Hana Escapes the Rain

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Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, and September 2010

• Bottling Wine for LutherFest
• Summer Schedule Ends with Potluck
• Going Green with Photovoltaic
• Pau Hana for Hawai‘i Foodbank
• Celebrating Independence Day with a Baptism and the Northwest Girlchoir

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Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, and September 2010

• Director of Music and Liturgy Installed
• Choosing a White Wine for LutherFest
• First Communion Class
• Aloha Pumehana Carl Crosier
• The End Is Near
• Decked Out for IHS
• New Baby Welcomed into the LCH ‘Ohana
• Pau Hana Friday Returns
• Pipeworks Introduces Youngsters to the King of Instruments

Congregational Life at LCH—April, May, and June 2010

• LCH Wine Tasting
• Blogs, Awaaaay!
• Summer Supper at IHS
• Root Beer Floats for the First Sunday of Summer
• Pastor Jeff’s German Adventure Begins
• The Sunday School Year Draws to a Close with Fun Day
• New Members Received
• LCH Celebrates Earth Day Sunday
• Lutheran Night at Public Radio
• Celebrating the Sixth Ark for Our Keiki
• Preparing for Easter
• Holy Week Celebrations Begin with Palm Sunday

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Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2010

• Holy Week Celebrations Begin with Palm Sunday
• First Communion Class
• Congregational Work Day
• Bach Vespers of Lent
• LCH Children Fill the Ark
• LCH Celebrates Faith & Arts Sunday
• 20th Anniversary of Pastor Jeff’s Ordination
• Punahou Carnival Parking
• Congregational Meeting and RIC Sunday
• Bach, Britten, and Butler
• Many Hands Feed Many, Many Hungry Mouths
• Christmas Celebration Continues
• Welcoming the New Year auf Deutsch

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Congregational Life at LCH—October, November, and December 2009

• Celebrating Christmas
• Deck the Halls
• Preparing for Christmas
• Golf—LCH Style
• Abendmusiken Celebrates G.F. Handel
• LutherFest 2009
• Celebrating Children’s Sabbath 2009
• LCH Hosts Hukilau Fall Assembly
• Pastor Appreciation at Pau Hana

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Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, and September 2009

• A Hot Friday and a Hot Meal
• A Busy September Work Day
• Summer Worship Schedule Ends With Potluck Brunch
• Pau Hana Friday at Ala Moana Beach
• The Courtyard Beams Come Down
• Become a Fan of LCH on Facebook
• Clean Up, Fix Up at the July Work Day
• Stephanie Miller and Kipp Luuloa Wed

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Congregational Life at LCH—April, May, and June 2009

• New Sun Shade for the Hörmann Courtyard
• Fun Day Marks End of Sunday School Year
• LCH Marches in Annual Pride Parade
• Janelle Hanson Weds Jon Allen
• LCH Representatives at Synod Assembly
• Bach Pilgrimage Continues
• LCH Celebrates Earth Day Sunday
• A Day of Easter Joy
• Preparing for the Easter Celebration
• Holy Week Begins with Palm Sunday

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Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2009

• Members Pitch in for Work Day
• LCH Hosts BACHanalia
• Identifying Our Spiritual Gifts
• Ark V “Fills the Ark”
• LCHers Serve 250 at IHS
• LCH Celebrates Faith & Arts Sunday
• Sidewalk Repairs Begin
• It’s Punahou Carnival Time Again
• Welcoming Jiajia Seffrood in Baptism
• Milton’s Paradise Lost
• A Time to Pluck Up...a Time to Sew
• LCH Hosts Prayer for Christian Unity
• Jamming in the New Year
• German Vespers for New Year’s Day

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Congregational Life at LCH—October, November, and December 2008

• Celebrating Twelve Days of Christmas
• Preparing for Christmas
• Dinner and the Trolly
• Jesse Tree Video on YouTube
• Process Thought and Poetry
• Moving Advent Procession
• Jesse Tree Liturgy Kicks Off Advent
• IHS Meatloaf and Red Jello for LutherFest
• Lots of Meatloaf for Guests at IHS
• F.R.O.G.S. Perform for Children’s Sabbath
• LCH Helps with Public Radio Fund Drive
• Honu ‘Ohana Groups Kick off Stewardship Drive
• Pau Hana Friday at Ala Moana Beach Park

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Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, and September 2008

• Aloha to Church Administrator Coleen Howard
• Preparing for Michaelmas Vespers
• Gerda Turner Celebrates 93rd Birthday with Writers’ Workshop
• A Busy Saturday at LCH
• Mary Magdalene Society Bottles Wine for LutherFest
• Sunday School Year Kicks Off with Rally Day
• Seminarian Jacob Burkman Returns to Preach
• The Serving Line
• Pot Luck Says Aloha to Summer and the Schmidts
• Pau Hana Friday at Ala Moana Beach Park
• Emptying the Music Storage Room
• A Day of Transitions
• The Joy of Serving
• Jamming in the Boardroom
• Wapo at Erdman a Big Success

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Congregational Life at LCH—April, May, and June 2008

• Adult Forum Considers Transit Plans
• LCH Marches in Pride Parade
• Wine Tasting for Mary Magdalene Society and Friends
• Fathers Honored with Luncheon
• Creativity Shines on Faith & Arts Sunday
• Good Food and Fellowship at Pau Hana Gathering
• Fun Day Brings Sunday School Year to a Close
• Josh Graber Graduating
• Baptism and Confirmation on Trinity Sunday
• Happy Crew Serves Dinner at IHS
• Abendmusiken Concert Raises Funds for IHS
• Of the Holy Spirit and a Shopping Cart
• Center for Mission & Learning Dedicated at Synod Assembly
• Angel Network Ingathering this Sunday
• Update from Former LCH Intern Josh Graber
• Renovated Boardroom Dedicated
• LCH Celebrates Earth Day 2008
• Worship Team Boot Camp with The Braeded Chord
• New Bulletin Board Highlights LCH Mission and Values Statements

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Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2008

• Joy and Fellowship Mark Our Easter Celebration
• Serving at IHS on Good Friday
• Holy Week Begins with Palm Sunday Procession and Seder Meal
• Wednesday Lenten Suppers, Worship, and Book Study
• Former LCH Intern Katy Grindberg Ordained
• Jammin’ in the Courtyard
• Enthusiastic Crowd Makes Ark IV a Big Success
• Another Busy Saturday at LCH
• Young LCH Impresario Featured in MidWeek
• Jim Keller Fêted on 80th Birthday
• Punahou Parking Raises Funds for LCH Youth
• Adam Burke Installed as OYEA Coordinator
• St. Olaf Students Visit LCH
• Congregational Meeting Adopts 2008 Budget
• LCH Begins the New Year Serving at IHS
• Volunteers Needed for Punahou Carnival Parking
• A Sweet Epiphany Celebration

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Congregational Life at LCH—October, November, and December 2007

• Lessons & Carols, Potluck Bring 2007 to a Close
• A Joyous Christmas Celebration
• Baby Steil Baptized
• Preschool Christmas Pageant
• Dinner and Trolley Ride
• Joint Confirmation Event at LCH
• Moving Advent Procession Surrounded by AIDS Quilts
• Jesse Tree, Jesse Tree, Sign of God’s Fidelity....
• World AIDS Day at LCH
• Thanksgiving Eve Worship and Pie Potluck
• Volunteers Pitch in to Renovate Board Room, Sacristy, and Counting Room
• Fun, Food, Fellowship, and Frivolity at Lutherfest
• LCH to Host AIDS Quilt for World AIDS Day 2007
• Pastor Jeff Attends Big Island Liturgical Conference
• Operation Backpack Helps O‘ahu Needy
• Congratulations to Crescent on her Confirmation
• Harpsichords and Violins Galore
• Why They Serve (Dinner)
• Music and Stories for Children’s Sabbath

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Congregational Life at LCH—July, August, and September 2007

• Mmmmm, Meatloaf
• Something for Everyone
• LCH Celebrates Another Baptism
• HVAE Honors Carol Arnold at Abendmusiken Concert
• New Year of Process Though Discussions Begins
• Sunday School Rally Day Kicks off New School Year
• Baby Sueda Baptized
• Intro to the Blues Wraps up “Summer Sundays”
• “Summer Sundays” Continue with Wet-on-Wet Watercolors
• Voices and Viols Delight
• Happy Birthday, Irmgard Hörmann
• Hörmann Family Gathering for Celebration
• LCH Members Serve Dinner at IHS
• Kupuna Honored on Special Sunday

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Congregational Life at LCH—April, May, and June 2007

• A Busy Sunday Bring June to a Close
• “Summer Sundays” Begin with Hula
• Restoration for the Beckerath Organ
• LCH Marches in Gay Pride Parade
• Pastor Lilley Installed as 12th Pastor of LCH
• Congregation Sends Jacob Burkman to Seminary
• Courtyard Bakery Raises Money for Hospital in Jerusalem
• Mary Magdalene Makes Wine for Luther Fest
• Irmgard Hörmann Talks about the Beginnings of Lutheranism in Hawai‘i
• LCH Choir Sings for Opening Worship of the Synod Assembly
• Bach Pilgrimage Benefit Concert Raises Funds for IHS
• Up to Their Elbows in Salad at IHS
• Members Greet Pastor Jeff Lilley at Airport
• Children’s Egg Hunts Adds to the Easter Festivities
• Holy Week Celebration Begins with Seder Meal and Palm Sunday Liturgy

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Congregational Life at LCH—January, February, and March 2007

• Aloha to Interim Pastor Steve Jensen
• Work Day Spruces Up LCH Campus
• Former Members Pay a Surprise Visit
• Children’s Benefit Concert Raises over $2,000 towards Third Heifer Ark
• Email from Former LCH Intern Josh Graber
• Benefit Concert on March 3
• St. John (Kailua) Intern Guest Preacher
• Sunday School Children Prepare for Benefit Concert
• Another Busy Sunday at LCH
• Members Welcome Pastoral Candidate
• Annual Meeting Adopts Budget
• Carnival Parking Raises Money for Youth
• Marilyn Mason Organ Concert
• Sunday School Celebrates Epiphany
• Pastor Fritz Discusses Deep Religious Pluralism

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Congregational Life at LCH—November and December 2006

• Joyful Worship and a Festive Potluck Bring 2006 to a Close
• LCH Gets Ready for Christmas
• Holiday Fun at Kincaid’s and on the Trolley
• LCH Children Lead Jesse Tree Liturgy
• Ministry Fair Gathers First Fruits of Time and Talents
• LCH Children Provide Music for Postposed Children’s Sabbath
• Hukilau Joint Confirmation at LCH

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Congregational Life at LCH—September and October 2006

• Lutherfest/Halloween Celebration Follows Joyful Reformation Sunday Worship
• O.Y.E.A. Youth Hike to Pu‘u Pia in Manoa
• Pastor Jensen’s Message about the Earthquake
• The Earth Shakes, and LCH has Church in the Dark
• Joint Confirmation at Joy of Christ, Pearl City
• Mozart Vespers Draws Big Crowd
• Bishop’s Assistant Meets with Call Committee, Congregation
• LCH Serves Dinner at IHS
• Ohana Gatherings
• Joint Confirmation at Maluhia Lutheran, Wai‘anae
• O.Y.E.A. Youth at Hawaiian Waters Adventure Park

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Congregational Life at LCH—June, July, and August 2006

• Joint Confirmation Program Begins with Overnight Camp
• Aloha to Intern Pastor Josh
• Derek Kaleo “DJ” Hanson Baptized
• Rededication Blessing for the Renovations
• 30th Anniversary of Compline at LCH
• The Renovations Begin!
• LCH Youth at Camp Wapo
• What Happened to the LCH Kitchen?
• A Time to Break Down—Sign Up Now!
• A Send Off for Youth Heading to Camp
• IHS Dinner
• Three Summer Renovation Projects Announced
• Children’s Benefit Concert Featured in The Lutheran

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Congregational Life at LCH—March, April, and May 2006

• Nave Repair Begins
• Abendmusiken Concert: A Bach Pilgrimage III
• Earth Day Celebration
• Farewell to Pastor David and Karen Barber
• A Joyful Easter Celebration
• Seder Meal and Confirmation on Palm Sunday
• Cooking for IHS
• Wednesday Lenten Suppers, Worship, and Bible Study
• Children’s Benefit Concert

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