Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Celebration Garden- Updated Pictures

The past few weeks have seen great progress on the construction of the Celebration Garden at Northaven. The labyrinth is finished, as are both the stone work and capstones on the columbarium and mosaic cross.

Today, as we look out the window, we can see the fence being installed around the perimeter. Here are a few pictures to update you.














Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Vacation Bible School 2009

A slideshow from Northaven's 2009 Vacation Bible School.

With the theme "Creating Peacemakers," VBS was an intergenerational event that featured an evening community meal and activities for kids and parents to do together.

Light Ring Repair

Those of us here at Northaven know that all through the summer months we've been living with a lack of light in the sanctuary. On Pentecost Sunday, the "light ring" in the sanctuary momentarily became the center of attention when some of the plastic from it caught fire and fell to the ground at the end of service.

We've joked ever since that it was perfect for this to happen on Pentecost, and that it was also appropriate to rename these lights the "Ring of Fire."

Below are three pictures of the re-installation of these lights, which began early this morning. We're told this process may take the next two days.


The two "lifts" on the sanctuary floor


One "lift" takes down old lights. It's a long way up there...


Lights ready to be reinstalled

Monday, September 21, 2009

Dallas Denton District UMW

Northaven was pleased to host a meeting of the Dallas Denton District UMW on September 19th.



Click here to see more pictures of the day.

Allen Ross Freedom Parade Pictures

Click here to see pictures from Northaven's participation in this year's Allen Ross Freedom parade.






This link leads to a brief video clip from last year's (2008) parade, which will give you a sense of what it's like for the many thousands of people who line the parade route each year.

Monday, September 14, 2009

Feast of Beginnings 2009

Northaven's Feast of Beginnings for 2009 was an all-church talent show that included dramatic readings, musical acts, and even a gymnastics demonstration.



We were all reminded again of what an incredibly talented congregation we have, and everybody enjoyed being served the delicious food from "Carmine's" Italian Restaurant.





Click here to see the entire photo album.