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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
April 20, 2006 - Vol 1, Issue 14
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Easter at DCC
Easter

It was a beautiful day to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ!

The morning began with a joint service with FCCC. Breakfast, organized by Sally Bell, was wonderful, and children filled the lawn for the Easter Egg hunt. Finally, we gathered for worship at 10:30 am. Easter As Brian noted, there seemed to be a sense of vibrancy and spirit ... the music was great, the Easter children's moment - given by Laura Young - was especially uplifting, and we were challenged in the message to be like Martha and the disciples, and "Go and tell."

Christ is risen! Christ is risen indeed!

Disciples Christian Church
We took a break to focus our attention on Lent and Easter, but our "second-stage" conversations return in May. Join Brian on May 7 at 3:30 pm to discuss discipleship and Christian education, and then again on May 21, also at 3:30 pm, to discuss evangelism and church growth. All are welcome - these are meant to be discussions where we share, brainstorm and dream!
In vibrant, Christ-centered churches, what does evangelism look like? How about worship? Outreach?

Join us during April and May as we explore questions like these ... We'll take a look at the purpose and mission of the church, and we'll listen for God's word of vision for Disciples Christian Church as we continue to claim God's promise of "all things new."

  • April 23 ... Evangelism Out of the Box ... Colossians 3:12-17
  • April 30 ... Worship Out of the Box ... I Peter 1:3- 12
  • May 7 ... Community Out of the Box ... John 15:1- 8
  • May 14 ... Discipleship Out of the Box ... various Proverbs
  • May 21 ... Outreach Out of the Box ... John 4:1- 26

This series is taking place in conjunction with DCC's new leadership structure. Job descriptions for all of the new ministry team coordinator positions are available on the DCC Website.
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If you are a newcomer, a new member or an established member who just wants to find out the new direction DCC is going ...

These four Sundays are for you!

  • April 30: Getting to know each other
  • May 7: Who we are as Christians
  • May 21: Who we are as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
  • May 28: Who we are as Disciples Christian Church
Each session will begin at 5 p.m. To sign up, e-mail the church office. If you know of someone who might be interested in a class like this, feel free to forward this e-mail to them!
Rev. Brian Coats
I'm running away next week, but I promise to come back. Although it might not be easy ...
Summer
Add these dates to your personal and family calendars, and be looking for more information in upcoming Link's.

  • June 2-3 ... 3rd Annual Bob Knoll Basketball Camp
  • June 9 ... The "9:45 Band" in concert ... Ice cream social beforehand beginning at 7 p.m.
  • June 11 ... Dani Loving-Cartwright, Southwest Region Minister, will be joining us in worship and bringing the message
  • July 17-21 ... Fiesta! Vacation Bible School; 9:30 am-12:30 pm; for children three years old to fifth grade
  • July 21 ... "Altered," the youth praise and worship band from Cypress Creek Christian Church in Spring, in concert ... Ice cream social beforehand beginning at 7 p.m.
Chalice
The 2006 NTA Annual Area Assembly will take place on Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. at Northway Christian Church in Dallas. The guest preacher is Rev. Andrea Foster. C lick here for directions to Northway Christian Church.

To stay up-to-date on Disciples news and notes, visit the North Texas Area, Christian Church in the Southwest or Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) websites.
Habitat build
Work continues on the Interfaith Partners for Habitat home at 1210 G. St. in Plano. If you can help, volunteers are needed every Saturday. Simply show up at 8 a.m. with some work gloves and a servant's heart, and trained, dedicated construction supervisors (like our own Dave Bell!) will point you in the right direction.

On Saturday, May 20, DCC is teaming up with West Plano Presbyterian Church to provide food at the worksite. This involves preparing and serving breakfast and lunch to about 50 volunteers. If you can help with this, please e-mail Nicole Coats.
Posados
Join us tonight, Thursday, April 20 at 6:30 p.m. at Pasado's Restaurant on Central Expressway. To RSVP, send Brian Coats an e- mail.
thank you
The Workday on April 15 was a tremendous success thanks to the hard work of a lot of people: Chuck and Nancy Bertschi; Rick, Patti, Julie and Ricky Boyer; Lois Teed-Gillen; Dave and Sally Bell; Bob and Donna Clancy; Brian and Nicole Coats and Gary Boyd. Sunday school rooms were painted, closets were cleaned, the lawn was mowed and much more. Give these folks a pat on the back for a job well done the next time you see them.
website
If you have not stopped by the DCC website recently, click on over. The most notable new feature is an online calendar. It enables you to send yourself reminders of upcoming events, send invitations to friends and colleagues and download the church schedule to your personal computer.

You can find all of the church activities for April on that calendar.

For website suggestions, please e-mail the church office.

Feel free to forward this e-mail on. If you are the recepient of a forwarded e-mail, and you have more questions about anything you see here or about Disciples Christian Church, send an e-mail to brian@dccplano.com.

The Mission of Disciples Christian Church
In order to follow Jesus and worship God, we will serve our neighbors. We will minister to our fellow Christians. We will live and tell the good news of Jesus Christ in all we do.
Disciples Christian Church Staff
Brian Coats, Senior Pastor
Laura Young, Music Director
Linda Gulick, Preschool Director
John Dysart, Pianist
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Heather Elliot, Nursery Attendant

phone: 972-398-2240

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