second sunday of fall kickoff 9/30/2007

Hawai'i is an international 'hood. Darrel in his glorious local finery and Isaac his glorious Igbo finery before the service.

Youth Minister Jeremy delivers the sermon, since Pastor Hollis had to be on the mainland helping her daughter.

Singer Isaac on stage during the sermon.

Kupuna Maunakapu strikes a pose.

All ages and genders at the brunch table. Among them - edge member Kamaka, Francesca with her husband Eddie's smiling face visible just behind her, and hospitality team member Alice.

Hospitality team member Brandie in her red, white and blue 'happy jacket' serving up brunch.

Madison, Nicole and Candace getting down to business with some food.

Bassist Matt with Colin, Christine and Kamaka. Matt and Colin had a disagreement about seating arrangements at the table: Colin wanted to sit in whatever spot that Matt wanted to sit in!

Hospitality team member Brandie talking wtih singer/violinist Deidre over brunch.

Brandie and her 'happy jacket'.

Good food always inspires big smiles!

Candace and Nicole are friends. "She ain't heavy - she's my sister!"

Children Grace and Brooks racing through the playground.

Madison posing atop the slide.

Grace's brother Adam racing around the playground.

edge member Nicole, with Madison and Candace, in various stages of getting ready to slide down the slide.

Nicole still sitting on the slide. Madison to her left going up the slide. Candace to her right strutting her stuff down the slide. Looking on in back: Brooks and Cooper.

"Now that's the way to slide down a slide!"

Grace showing another way to slide - the cool way.

Adam heading down the slide.

An unidentified child racing past toward the playground.

Isaac helping put away tables after the service is over.

Nena in her Igbo finery.

Colin looking a little alarmed at just where that flying disk - currently a few inches above his head - might land.

Sound technician Kevin is also an expert at reassembling broken handles on projection screens.