Changes and Additions to the LCH Website during 2009 and 2010

December 27, 2010

• Additional pictures from worship on St. Stephen’s Day added to the Christmas 2010 slideshow.
• Short article and picture of Christmas celebrations added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Christmas 2010 slideshow.
• Additional pictures from worship on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day added to the Christmas 2010 slideshow.
• Short article and picture of Christmas preparations added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Christmas 2010 slideshow.

December 7, 2010

• Picture and description of new pew cushion by Penny Lawhn added to the Pew Cushion page.
• Added new profile of Jimmy Castro to the “LCH and me” section and moved the profile of Michael Lippert to the archive.

November 28, 2010

• Short article and picture of Jesse Tree Liturgy added to the Congregational Life page.
• Short article and picture of Landscape Planning Charrette added to the Congregational Life page.
• Short article and picture of Monteverdi Vespers rehearsal added to the Congregational Life page.
• Short article and picture of LutherFest added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the LutherFest 2010 Slideshow.
• Video of members of the LCH Choir singing selections from the Ionian Psalter added to the Music section.

October 27, 2010

• Added new profile of Michael Lippert to the “LCH and me” section and moved the profile of Shannon Sera to the archive.
• Stewardship 2011 section added, with a link from the Congregational Life page. The section includes links to pages about the cantor search, the proposal to call an associate pastor, and the landscape planning charrette.
• Children’s Sabbath 2010 Slideshow added, with a link from the Congregational Life page.
• Short articles and pictures of Children’s Sabbath, LCH at the KHPR fund drive, and the OYEA Chili Cook Off added to the Congregational Life page.

October 7, 2010

• Short notice of the retirement of Cantor Carl Crosier added to the Music page, with a link to the new Cantor Search page.
• Congregational Life reorganized and items for July, August, and September moved to their own page.
• Picture and short article about Blessing of the Pets added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to additional photos on the LCH Facebook page.
• Added a “subtitle” to the Social Networking menu at the top of each page to make it clear that the page provides information related to “Facebook, Blogs, Etc.”
• Picture and short article about Rainy Pau Hana added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to additional photos on the LCH Facebook page.
• Data for Google Earth display of website visitors updated to show visitors during the third quarter of 2010.

September 28, 2010

• Committees and Groups page reorganized with a separate page for each committee or group.
• Added new profile of Shannon Sera to the “LCH and me” section and moved the profile of Cathy Tokishi to the archive.
• Children page updated with a new picture of children practicing on the Orff instruments.
• Schedule of Concerts and Special Worship Services for 2010–2011 added to the Music section.

September 7, 2010

• Picture and short article about bottling wine for LutherFest added to the Congregational Ife page, with a link to the Wine Bottling 2010 Slideshow.
• Home, Worship, and Visitor pages updated to include the information that LCH offers gluten-free wafers and grape juice at holy communion and a statement of our welcome to children in worship.
• Video of Presiding Bishop Mark Hanson answering the question “Why Lutheran?” added to the Spiritual Resources page.
• Added new profile of Cathy Tokishi to the “LCH and me” section and moved the profile of Bob Zimmer to the archive.

August 29, 2010

• Added a new list of Sunday School Leaders with links to profile pages for most of the Sunday School teachers. When teachers are mentioned on the Children page, there are links to the individual teachers’ pages. Similar pages are planned for other church leaders.
• Revised the Youth page with pictures and updated information about the youth Sunday School class and the Joint Confirmation program, including a calendar of Joint Confirmation events during the 2010–11 year.

August 14, 2010

• Campus Plan page updated with new pages about the Lanai area and the Kindergarten/Pre-K classroom.
• Picture and description of new pew cushion by Linda Miller added to the Pew Cushion page.
• Picture and short article about potluck to mark the end of the summer worship schedule added to the Congregational Life page.
• Added new profile of Bob Zimmer to the “LCH and me” section and moved the profile of Jake and Emily McIlvaine to the archive.
• Updated Children page with information about the new year for Sunday School.
• Data for Google Earth display of website visitors updated to show visitors during the second quarter of 2010.
• Picture and short article about new photovoltaic system added to the Congregational Life page.
• Congregational Life reorganized and items for April, May, and June moved to their own page.

July 21, 2010

• LCH and me section added to the Home page featuring interviews of and commentaries by members of the LCH family. The first features is an interview with Jake and Emily McIlvaine by Fritz Fritschel. Access these pages via a link on the Home page.

July 12, 2010

• Picture and short article about Pau Hana Friday added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about July 4th worship added to the Congregational Life page.
• Link to Linda Miller’s new blog, Notes from Nana Linda added to the Social Neworking page, and feed with the three most recent posts added to the listings for the other two blogs.

June 30, 2010

• Picture and short article about selecting wine for LutherFest added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and description of new pew cushion by Stephanie Luuloa added to the Pew Cushion page.
• Picture and short article about new blogs at LCH added to the Congregational Life page.

June 18, 2010

• Picture and short article about serving dinner at IHS added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and description of new pew cushion by Penny Lawhn added to the Pew Cushion page.
• A new page reporting Results of the LCH Natural Church Development Survey (May 2005) added to the Ministry Planning Task Force section of the Congregational Life area.
• Picture and short article about root beer floats on the first Sunday of summer added to the Congregational Life page.

May 31, 2010

• Worship and Visitor pages updated with information on the summer worship schedule.
• Picture and short article about the first days of Pastor Jeff’s German Adventure added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to his blog for the trip.
• Picture and short article about Sunday School Fun Day added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Sunday School Fun Day 2010 slideshow.
• Picture and short article about new members received on Pentecost added to the Congregational Life page.

April 27, 2010

• Picture and short article about Earth Day Sunday added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Earth Day 2010 slideshow.
• Picture and short article about the Lutheran Night at Public Radio added to the Congregational Life page.

April 12, 2010

• Congregational Life reorganized and items for January, February, and March moved to their own page.
• Picture and short article about the Sixth Heifer Ark for our Children added to the Congregational Life page.
• Pictures from Easter Sunday added to the Holy Week and Easter 2010 slideshow.
• Pictures from Easter Vigil added to the Holy Week and Easter 2010 slideshow.
• Picture and short article about the Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Vigil added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Holy Week and Easter 2010 slideshow.

March 29, 2010

• Picture and short article about the Palm Sunday Celebration added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Holy Week and Easter 2010 slideshow.
• Picture and description of a new pew cushion by Gayle Shine and the people of In Stitches added to the Pew Cushion page.
• Pictures and short articles about the First Communion Class and the congregational work day added to the Congregational Life page, with links to additional pictures on the LCH Facebook page.
• Spring schedule for the Book of Faith Bible Study added to the Small Groups page.
• Picture and short article about the Bach Vespers of Lent added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to additional pictures on the LCH Facebook page.

February 28, 2010

• Picture and description of a new pew cushion by Penny Lawhn added to the Pew Cushion page.
• Picture and short article about the Heifer Benefit Concert added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the 2010 Benefit Concert slideshow.
• Data for Google Earth display of website visitors updated to show visitors during the fourth quarter of 2009.
• Prose and poetry from Writers’ Workshop presented as part of Faith & Arts Sunday posted in the Small Groups section, with links from the the Congregational Life page and the Faith & Arts Sunday slideshow.
• Link to Faith & Arts Sunday 2010 slideshow added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about Faith & Arts Sunday added to the Congregational Life page.

February 14, 2010

• Picture and short article about 20th anniversary of Pastor Jeff’s ordination added to the Congregational Life page, with a linke to the 20th Anniversary Slideshow
• A lnk to the LCH Facebook page was added to the home page, and a fan box with a status feed was added to the Social Networking page.
• Picture and short article about Punahou Carnival Parking added to the Congregational Life page

January 31, 2010

• Picture and short article about the Annual Congregational Meeting and RIC Sunday added to the Congregational Life page
• Picture of the Adult Christian Education class added to the Small Groups page.
• Pictures and short articles about Abendmusiken Concert and IHS meal added to the Congregational Life page

January 3, 2010

• Congregational Life reorganized and items for October, November, and December moved to their own page.
• Picture and short article about Worship on the Second Sunday of Christmas added to the Congregational Life page
• Text of sermon preached at German Vespers added to the Sermons section.
• Picture and short article about German Vespers for New Year’s Day added to the Congregational Life page and the Christmas 2009 Slideshow
• Added list of concerts and concerted music services for 2009–2010 to the Music section.

December 26, 2009

• Pictures from the 11:00 PM Christmas Eve service added to the Christmas 2009 Slideshow.
• Picture and short article about Christmas Eve worship added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Christmas 2009 Slideshow.
• Picture and short article about decorating for Christmas added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Christmas 2009 Slideshow.
• Updated the Paraments, Vestments, and Banners page with a new picture of the Advent array showing three Advent Procession Banners hanging behind the altar.
• Added list of new topics for Book of Faith Bible Study, with link to an index of past topics.
• Pictures and short article about the Preparing for Christmas added to the Congregational Life page, incuding a link to the Waxing the Floors Slideshow.

December 14, 2009

• Picture and short article about the LCH Golf Group added to the Congregational Life page.
• Updated Youth Page with links to the new OYEA website.

November 29, 2009

• Updated Jesse Tree page with two new pictures, including the new, wooden Jesse Tree.
• The ability to include an environmental prayer has been added to the Daily Prayer feed. The prayers were written by the Rev. Fritz Fritschel, former assisting pastor of LCH.
• Picture and short article about Abendmusiken Concert in honor of the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death added to the Congregational Life page.

October 31, 2009

• The ability to include your own personal thanksgivings and intercessions has been added to the Daily Prayer feed.
• Stewardship 2010 materials added to the Congregational Life section, with a link from the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about LutherFest at LCH added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the LutherFest 2009 Slideshow.
• Picture and short article about Children’s Sabbath at LCH added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to the Children’s Sabbath 2009 Slideshow.
• Congregational Life reorganized and items for July, August, and September moved to their own page.
• Picture and brief article about the Hukilau Fall Assembly at LCH added to the Congregational Life page.
• Added YouTube video of Joey Fala playing J.S. Bach’s “Gigue” to the Organ Example page in the Music section.
• Picture and brief article about the Pastor Appreciation Month at Pau Hana Friday added to the Congregational Life page.

September 23, 2009

• New Daily Prayer pages added to the Spiritual Resources section. Complete services of Morning Prayer, Noon Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline (Night Prayer) are provided each day. These services use psalms and Bible readings from the Daily Lectionary in Evangelical Lutheran Worship and service texts from the Book of Common Prayer.
• Picture and brief article about the serving dinner at IHS added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and brief article about the September 5 Work Day added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a September Work Day slideshow with additional pictures.

August 21, 2009

• Link to an article on fixed-hour prayer added to the personal prayer resources section of the Spiritual Resources page.

August 13, 2009

• Description of scarlet paraments for Holy Week added to the Paraments, Vestments, and Banners page.
• Home, Worship, and Children pages updated to reflect the return to the “regular” schedule of two morning worship services on August 16.
• Picture and brief article about the Potluck Brunch marking the end of the summer worship schedule added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and brief article about the Pau Hana Friday added to the Congregational Life page.
• New “Guide to the LCH Campus” page added to the Home section with sub-pages for each “space” on the LCH campus. On other pages across the website, links will be added to these individual pages so visitors can easily find their ways around campus.
• YouTube video and brief article about the removal of courtyard beams added to the Congregational Life page.

July 28, 2009

• New Social Networking page added to the top navigation menu for each page. The page includes links to LCH-related Facebook pages and groups and to key pages on, our discussion forum. (Forums were deleted in January 2011 because of lack of interest.)
• Picture and brief article about the July 25 work day and brief article about new LCH Facebook pages added to the Congregational Life page.
• Worship page updated with new picture showing current members of the 8:00 O’Clock Ensemble.

July 8, 2009

• Background information about the fabrication of the sun shade added to the article about the new sun shade for the Hörmann Courtyard.
• Data for Google Earth display of website visitors updated to show visitors during the second quarter of 2009.
• Picture and short article about the wedding of Stephanie Miller and Kipp Luuloa added to the Congregational Life page.
• Congregational Life page reorganized and events for April, May, and June 2009 moved to their own page.
• Pictures added to the Courtyard Sun Shade slideshow showing the installation of the last panel and the courtyard prepared for the Miller-Luuloa wedding.
• Changed process for making list of Readings, Hymns, and Special Music to reduce the file size and produce valid HTML code. Header with church logo and footer with copyright notice added.
• Picture and short article about the new sun shade for the Hörmann Courtyard added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a Courtyard Sun Shade slideshow with additional pictures.

June 28, 2009

• Made several of changes to improve performance with search engines (what is known as SEO, or search engine optimization):
• “Lutheran Church of Honolulu | ” was added to all page titles;
• a link was added to the header of each page (except the Home page) so that clicking on the LCH logo takes you back to the Home page;
• header tag usage was changed so that each page has an <h1> tag, with corresponding changes to the stylesheet so that the overall appearance is unchanged; and
• server code was added so that whether people type <www.lchwelcome.org> or <lchwelcome.org>, they are taken to <www.lchwelcome.org>.
• Link to Pastor Fritz Fritschel’s June 13 article in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin added to the Spiritual Resources page.

May 31, 2009

• Picture and short article about Sunday School Fun Day added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a Sunday School Fun Day 2009 slideshow with additional pictures.
• Picture and short article about LCH marching in the annual Pride parade added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a Pride Parade 2009 slideshow with additional pictures.
• Jim Niermann’s reports from Pacifica Synod Assembly (“Smoke Signals”) posted, with a link from the Congregational Life page.
• New page with audio and video of the Beckerath organ (1975) added to the Music section.
• Pictures and short articles about LCH’s representatives to Synod Assembly and the wedding of Janelle Hanson and Jon Allen added to the Congregational Life page.
• YouTube video of Kathy Crosier playing Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C major added to the Instruments page in the Music section.
• Picture and short article about the Bach Pilgrimage concert added to the Congregational Life page.

May 1, 2009

• Picture and short article about the Earth Day Sunday added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a Earth Day 2009 slideshow with additional pictures.
• Links to YouTube videos of Shakespeare recitation and hula added to the Ark V slideshow.

April 14, 2009

• Picture and short article about the our joyous Easter celebration added to the Congregational Life page.
• Pictures from Easter Vigil and Easter morning added to the Holy Week & Easter slideshow.
• Committees and Groups page updated with information from the 2009 Ministry Booklet.
• Congregational Life page reorganized and events for January, February, and March 2009 moved to their own page.
• Picture and short article about the preparing the Nave for the Easter celebration added to the Congregational Life page.
• Pictures from Maundy Thursday and Good Friday liturgies added to the Holy Week & Easter slideshow.
• Data for Google Earth display of website visitors updated to show visitors during the first quarter of 2009.
• Picture and short article about the Palm Sunday celebration added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a Holy Week & Easter slideshow with additional pictures.

March 30, 2009

• Picture and short article about the spring work day added to the Congregational Life page,
• Page describing special worship services for Holy Week and Easter added to the Worship section, with a temporary link from the Home Page.
• Picture and short article about the BACHanalia added to the Congregational Life page,

March 15, 2009

• Picture and short article about the spiritual gifts inventory added to the Congregational Life page,
• Text of Pastor Fritz’ poem, A Gnu Covenant, with link from the Ark V Slideshow .
• Links to YouTube videos of several performances added to the Ark V slideshow.
• Picture and short article about the Ark V benefit concert for Heifer International added to the Congregational Life page, with a link to a slideshow with additional pictures.

February 24, 2009

• Poetry and prose from Writers’ Workshop display on Faith & Arts Sunday added to the Small Groups section, with links from the Small Groups page and the Faith & Arts 2009 Slideshow.
• Faith & Arts 2009 Slideshow added to the Congregational Life section, with link for the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about the monthly IHS meal added to the Congregational Life page.
• Added slideshows about removal of trees and sidewalk repairs, with links from the Congregational Life page.
• Added slideshows with details about 8:00 Holy Communion and 10:30 Choral Eucharist, with links from the Worship and Visitor Information pages. Each slideshow provides a “virtual tour” of that worship service.

February 15, 2009

• Picture and short article about Faith & Arts Sunday added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about beginning of sidewalk work added to the Congregational Life page.
• Schedule of Book of Faith Bible Study topics added to the Small Groups section.
• Picture and short article about parking cars for Punahou Carnival added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about Jiajia Seffrood’s baptism added to the Congregational Life page.

January 31, 2009

• Parking Lot Tree Removal Slideshow added, with a link from the related story on the Congregational Life page.
• Pictures and short article about taking down trees on the LCH campus and In Stitches and the Readers Theatre production of Paradise Lost added to the Congregational Life pages.
• Picture and short biography of John Alexander, new leader of the 8:00 O’Clock Ensemble, added to the Staff and Music pages.
• Picture and short article about service marking the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity added to the Congregational Life page.
• Picture and short article about Aloha Jam added to the Congregational Life page.

January 11, 2009

• Driving directions page updated with new Google maps.
• New page added displaying number of visits to the LCH website using the Google Earth plug-in, with a link among the Website Information links on the Home page. Visit counts (which will be updated each quarter) are based on the fourth quarter of 2008.
• Regular office hours added to the Contact LCH page.
• Picture and short article about German Vespers for New Year’s Day added to the Congregational Life page, with additional pictures in the Christmas 2008 slideshow.
• Congregational Life page reorganized and events for October, November, and December 2008 moved to their own page.

Changes and additions 2006–2008

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