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June 28, 2006 - Vol 1, Issue 23
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VIVA!
VBS

It's a fiesta at Disciples Christian Church!

For the last three days, 57 children have been learning that Jesus is their friend, life and leader. On Thursday, they will learn that Jesus is their savior!

A great big THANK YOU to everyone who helped by donating supplies. We invite you to join us for worship this Sunday for a VBS slideshow. Also, VBS children will be singing some of the songs they learned this week, and we will pray over and dedicate the blankets they made as part of the mission effort to "blanket the world with the love of Jesus."

After Sunday's worship service, all of the VBS photos will be on the DCC website.

Julie Chen
DCC is thrilled to welcome Julie Chen to the staff as the new pianist/accompanist. She began officially on Sunday, July 9.

Julie lives in Plano. She teaches piano and likes to spend time with her two children, Tiffany, who is 21 and a senior at UT-Dallas, and Aaron, 17, a senior at Plano Senior High School.

"I am very excited about being a part of DCC," Julie said. "I came here looking for a place to praise God and to share the gospel of music. I am looking forward to growing closer to God and also getting to know everyone here."

The excitement is mutual! Welcome, Julie!
music director
Calling all choir members and those who love to sing! Chancel Choir practice resumes on Wednesday, August 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the Sanctuary. See you then!
balance
For most of us, life is a balancing act – keeping all the plates spinning and all the balls in the air – and then having enough energy to start again tomorrow. This is especially true for many families as a new school year starts.

Is perfect balance really achievable? Certainly – if you’re a circus performer. If you’re not, join us at Disciples Christian Church, where we’re learning to survive and thrive in the imbalance we all call life!

This three-week series kicks off Sunday, August 13.
Rev. Brian Coats
I've been going to church camp since 1988. You would think after a while that I would come to expect the awesome encounters with God that happen there. However, every time I go I am amazed and in awe, and this summer was no exception.

Here's two blogs about the camps I just came back from ...
Installation of Officers
We invite you to join us for worship on Sunday, August 6 as we install our new leadership team. Special prayers, scripture readings and music will mark the occasion as the new leaders are charged to serve faithfully and passionately. If you have been called to be an Elder, Deacon, Board Officer, and/or Ministry Team Coordinator, be sure and be in attendance for this milestone event.
First Aid
On August 8, Bright Beginnings Preschool is offering a CPR/First Aid course to be taught by the American Red Cross from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. It will take place in the Fellowship Hall and the cost is $25.00 Contact Jan in the church office in you are interested.
Welcome
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:
Mariana McGowan
Adri Bugh
Taylor Noyce
Bekki Mueller
Jay and Donna Atkinson
Ellen Morton
Norma Welin

First-time Visitors (July 16):
Brian, Gail, Hannah, Jacob and Eric Potter
Leona Schultz
Judy Fugusm
Rachel Pou
Sonny and Labo Emine
Hurricane
Now that the Interfaith Partners Habitat home is complete, DCC is turning its attention to the next hands-on service project.

With the coming of summer, Hurricane Season 2006 has officially started. As we've learned the last two years, unfortunately it's not "if" a hurricane will strike, but "when." This year, DCC is going to get a head- start on the aid.

During June and July, we will be collecting Emergency Clean-up Buckets. The supplies in these buckets enable people to begin the overwhelming job of cleaning up after a flood, hurricane, tornado or other disaster.

You and your family are encouraged to prepare an entire bucket. The contents can be found on the Church World Service website; lists are also available in the coffee fellowship area of the DCC Atrium. Bring your bucket with you to worship on Sunday, July 30. Before sending them off to Church World Service, we will dedicate these buckets.
Altered
THIS Friday, July 21, we are inviting youth from all of the churches in Plano and all of the churches in the North Texas Area to join us for a concert featuring "Altered," the youth praise and worship band from Cypress Creek Christian Church in Spring, TX.

Altered will offer a concert Friday night at 8 pm, and then on Sunday they will lead our worship. The band features about 10 youth musicians and four adult leaders. Visit their website by clicking here.
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, birthdays and anniversaries for August on that calendar.

Also, there is a place to submit prayer requests and a new feature called "DCC TV," which is a video of our Sunday worship.

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

Feel free to forward this e-mail on. If you are the recipient 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
Julie Chen, Pianist
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Heather Elliot, Nursery Attendant

phone: 972-398-2240

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