To sign up yourself or a foursome, downl oad the registration form on the DCC website, fill it out and return it to the DCC church office. Forms are also available in the church narthex

Advent is here, a time of waiting and preparation for the arrival of the Christ child! Henri Nowen, a noted spiritual writer writes that waiting is essential to the spiritual life. But waiting as a disciple of Jesus is not an empty waiting. It is a waiting with a promise in our hearts that makes already present what we are waiting for. Waiting for God is an active, alert - yes, joyful - waiting. As we wait we remember him for whom we are waiting, and as we remember him we create a community ready to welcome him when he comes. My prayer is that you will take the time to come and celebrate in this joyful time of waiting and preparation with the community at Disciples C.C. as we worship together and reach out to share the Good News of Jesus Christ through the many activities offered this month. You will be blessed and so will the lives of those you reach out to and encounter during this special time of Advent.

Upcoming youth activities:

Sunday, November 26 at 9:30 am ... Youth choir special music preparation for Christmas Eve service. Meet Laura Young in the sanctuary.

Wednesday, Nov. 29 ... Advent Decorating Party at 7:30 pm. Bring your family and friends to decorate the church for Christmas! Sunday, December 3 ... “The Nativity” ALL youth who desire to participate in the drama for the youth led Christmas Eve service meet in the youth classroom 9:30am that morning. We are still in need of shepherds and angels! We will be attending the movie “The Nativity Story” later that afternoon. This is a great opportunity to spend time with your family and invite a friend to join you. Bring $10 to cover the cost of your ticket and any concession you may want. We will meet at the church at 4 pm to carpool to the theater for the late afternoon showing.

Youth Service Opportunities

Adopt an Angel – If you adopted a Salvation Army angel, bring your gifts to churchn this Sunday, November 26th.

Mike’s Kids – Bring new or gently used toys and clothing to send to the children and families in the Los Fresnos Valley of Texas served by the Southwest Good Samaritan Ministry, a ministry of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Collection will take place through Sunday, December 10.

NOTE TO ALL THE FAMILIES OF DCC PLANO

Continuing Visitors:
Leigh & Andy DuVall

Holy Grounds is blooming! Perhaps you or someone you know could help with some items we are needing to complete the arrangement:

• Good leather love seat
• Small end table for lamp
• Small apartment/hotel style refrigerator
• Five-gallon water container (i.e. Culligan) with hot water capability
• Small plain floor lamp

Please remember that all youth are invited to meet in the sanctuary at 9:30 each Sunday of this month in order to have devotional time and Christmas program rehearsal time with Donna Atkinson and Laura Young.

Calling all musicians: If you would like to share a special song during worship in this Advent season, please call Music Director, Laura Young, at 972-744-9941. Thank you!

Also, don't forget to visit the 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 on that calendar, as well as the scheduled Elders, Deacons and Greeters for each Sunday.

Also, there is a place to submit prayer requests and a new feature called "DCC TV," which includes the videos from the "Let's Grow" campaign.