Stories, Carols and Remberance Tree

Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion

LFA Christmas Eve Service

One of the highlights of Christmas for us is our LFA Christmas Eve service. This year the pastors recalled some of their favorite Christmas memories and we enjoyed congregational singing of Christmas Carols, followed by Pastor Don leading the congregation into a time of candlelight communion. What a special way to celebrate the birth of our King...JESUS!

PK's on the "Hunt" Looking for Baby Jesus

Sunday evening, December 21st the pastoral staff met at our home for a Christmas party for the PK's (preacher's kids.) To create a fun memory, we had 7 young adults create a Nativity Scene. The "wise men" (two guys and a "wise woman") rang the doorbell after all of the guests had arrived. They claimed they were in search of baby Jesus, so the hunt began. The children went upstairs and down, in search of the baby. After they arrived in the makeshift "Bethlehem" they found the baby. Everyone gathered around so Pastor Don could read us the Christmas story from the Bible. After the story, we sang some carols, then enjoyed food, fellowship and kid's gift exchange. It was a great evening.

Tour of Homes Reception

The Christmas Tour of Homes began with a reception at LFA's Fellowship Hall. Afterwards, the guests boarded chartered buses for the tour. About 130 attended this event.

2008 Christmas Tour of Homes

Sunday, December 14, 2008 was the Christmas Tour of Homes. There were 4 host homes this year. Pastor Don and Linda Barnes, Pastor Gary and Debbie Pratt, Dr. John and Pam Cox and Len and Judy Mosesman. There were 4 city buses and one LATCO bus that were chartered for this event. It was a great way to experience the holiday.

KidVoice Christmas Presentation

Sunday, the LFA Kid's Choir was a big part of the Christmas Celebration. They did an awesome job singing in both services to record breaking crowds. This choir is under the direction of Brent Barnes.

Eisenhower High School Vocal Music Christmas Concert

Our daughter-in-'love,' Lindsay, is the vocal music teacher at Eisenhower High School. These pictures were taken at the Christmas Concert, Thursday, December 11, 2008.

2008 Board/Staff Christmas Party

The staff and board of LFA enjoyed a fun evening together celebrating the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. What a great group of people we have to work with!

Family Dinner

A rare occurrence took place Monday, November 23, 2008. Linda was able to have dinner with her sister, Pat; brother-in-law, Al; brother, Verdell and husband, Don. These photos were taken at the Black-eyed Pea in Hillsboro, TX.

In Memory of Winona Barnes

The Saturday after Thanksgiving, the Barnes family made a visit to Ft. Sill's National Cemetery in Elgin, OK. Pictured are Gary, Darlene, W.D.(Pawpaw,) and Don Barnes as they placed flowers on "Mimi's" grave.