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Choir has resumed! If you are interested in singing
with us, please join us at 8:30 on Sunday morning in
the sanctuary. You do not need to read music to join
us. If you can carry a tune in a bucket, I can supply
the buckets! We will be singing in the Feb. 5th
worship service. See you Sunday! Laura
Young, Music Director, 972-744-9941.
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Ash Wednesday (from the Latin Dies Cinerum,
meaning "Day of Ashes") is the first day of Lent. On
this day, Christians focus intensely on their utter and
complete sinfulness and the necessity of Christ's
suffering and death to earn their salvation. Ashes
are referred to many times in the Old Testament as a
sign of sorrow, mourning, repentance, and morality
(see 2 Samuel 13:19; Esther 4:1-3; Job 42:6; and
Jeremiah 6:26). Many churches use ashes during Ash
Wednesday worship as part of a rite called the
Imposition of Ashes. According to this ancient
custom, ashes (traditionally made by burning palm
fronds used on Palm Sunday of the previous year) are
mixed with a small amount of olive oil and applied to
the forehead of each worshipper. This mark, in the
sign of the cross, can be a powerful reminder of our
depraved and sinful nature and the total dependence
on God for forgiveness and salvation.
For Ash Wednesday, we will be joining with our friends at First Christian Church on Wednesday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m. for a special worship service. A combined choir will present special music, and Rev. Brian Coats will bring the message. Join us at FCC, 1501 Ave H. |
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Before I came on the job "officially" in January,
something important happened to me at DCC in
December.
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Come be a part of a Habitat workday!
On Saturday, March 4, DCC will be sending a volunteer crew to work on framing a home for an in-need family. If you've never worked with Habitat before, it is a wonderful organization dedicated to ending worldwide substandard housing. They offer a "hand- up, not a hand-out." No construction experience is required - trained supervisors are on site, including our own Dave Bell. For more information about this workday, e-mail Dave. 
Week of Compassion Special
Offering: February 19 & 26"When Was It That We Saw You Thirsty...." Matthew 25:37 Week of Compassion has supported soil and water conservation efforts in Nicaragua and Haiti to make clean mountain spring water accessible to small villages. Your support to Week of Compassion brings fresh water to thirsty communities around the globe. Jesus reminds us that it is in offering another water from our well that we find springs of living water. Roughly 1.1 billion people worldwide lack access to safe water. Please continue to give generously. |
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Lent, a season of repentence, confession and self-
examination, begins on Ash Wednesday and finishes
on Good Friday. DCC will mark Lent with special
readings, candles, prayers of confession and words of
assurance during worship. Also, Rev. Brian Coats
will
be preaching a
Lenten sermon series titled, "Grace for the
Journey."
We are called to reflect on our sinful condition during
Lent, and we will. We'll also be reminded that God's
grace is sufficient, and in our weakness, we are made
strong. Come and hear more about this.
As a Lenten discipline, how about committing to be in church every Sunday in March and April? |
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We are blessed with many regular guests who attend
each week and make DCC their church
home. "Continuing Visitors" are those new people who
have recently attended two or more Sundays.
Continuing Visitors:
First Time Visitors (Feb. 19): |
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Many nominations have come in for a new name for
the DCC's e-newsletter. Look over the list, and let us know
your vote!
We'll publish the winning name (and reveal the people behind the winning name) in two weeks! |
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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
Brian Coats, Senior Pastor
email:
brian@dccplano.com
phone:
972-398-2240
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