The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
November 29, 2007
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Hope is Born
- BC Talk
- Music Notes
- We are GLAD you came!
Updated Prayer Requests
- Bruce Kitchell will continue treatments for
Hepatitis C through December 8.
- Joanne Pieper, Agnes Pieper’s
daughter-in-law, is out of her coma and undergoing therapy.
- Barbara Peters,
- For Disciples Christian
Church during a time of transition.
- Steve Kitchell,
The prayer
requests in The Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer
requests appears in our worship bulletin each Sunday.
Hope is Born
"For to us a child
is born, to us a son is given. And the government will be upon his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,
Prince of Peace." - Isaiah 9:6
A special season begins this Sunday, December 2. The birth of Christ
is a time for hope, peace, joy and love. It is a time for worship, and it is a
time for wonder. It is a time to remember that long ago, in a manger in
The following is a a list of all of the ways that you can
experience the hope of Christ at DCC this Advent:
- Special worship elements: "Hope is Born"
message series; family devotions; special music
- Sunday, December 2 ... Hanging of the Greens
Service at 10:30 am. Everyone will participate in this service, as we
place Christmons on the tree and hear their meanings
- Sunday, December 9 ... All-church fellowship
event-a Christmas movie double- feature: "The Polar Express" at
3 pm; "It's A Wonderful Life" at 5:30 pm. Dinner and holiday
goodies served in between the movies.
- Sunday, December 23 @ 9 am ... All- church Christmas
brunch
- Collections for Salvation Army
Angel Tree and Mike's Kids ... Our two Christmas outreach events: You can take
an angel off the Angel tree, shop for the child or family, and return the
gifts by Dec. 9. There are still quite a few “angels” on the
tree, so if you haven’t already, please consider selecting an angel
or two. Bobby Overstreet has
extended the deadline. For
Mike's Kid's, please bring new children's clothing and toys for refugees
in the
- Advent devotional books available in Holy Grounds
Coffee Shop
Finally, the entire DCC family (and many guests) will
gather at 7:30 pm on Monday, December 24 for a Candelight Communion
Christmas Eve Service. A Christmas Concert, featuring Julie Chen and other
Disciples musicians, precedes the service at 7 p.m.
BC Talk
For me, it simply does not get much better
than last Friday.
First, A&M beat Texas for the second year in a
row. As one
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music
Director
Fun
statistic about DCC's Chancel Choir:
Two
years ago, we had five members (sixth one was on hiatus, but returned!), with
approximately a 30-some-year span between ages. As of November 2007, we have
ten members, with about a 70 year age span from youngest to oldest! So, in two
years, we have doubled our numbers and doubled the span between generations!
Welcome to our newest members, Gary, Mary, Marin and Christina! We are so happy
to have you!
Thank you to Ty and Marin Young for providing the
special music on November 25th!
Upcoming
local concerts:
Julie
Chen will play piano accompaniments for the
Great
Land Choral Society annual concert
Saturday
7:00 pm, December 1, 2007
972-618-3450
The
Richardson Community Band will present a free Christmas concert (all ages
welcome) on Wednesday, December 5th at at the
Julie
Chen's 15th Annual Student Recital
Saturday
4:30 pm, December 8, 2007
St.
Andrew's United
972-380-8001
December
8th 7 p.m. Plano Senior High's "Madrigal Dinner" night
December
9th 7 p.m. Plano Senior High's "Madrigal Dinner" night
December
10th 2 p.m. Plano Senior High's "Madrigal Dinner" matinee
Marin
Young will be singing with Richardson ISD's All District Elementary Choir when
they are special guests with the Turtle Creek Chorale this month on December
7th, 8th, and 9th at the Majestic Theatre in
December
24th, 7-7:30 p.m. Julie Chen is organizing DCC's annual Christmas concert,
which precedes the candlelight worship service at 7:30.
Upcoming rehearsals:
- Sunday, Dec. 2 - 8:30 Chancel
Choir
- Wednesday, Dec. 5 - NO
rehearsals due to a Christmas concert conflict for Laura
- Sunday, Dec. 9 - 8:30 Chancel
Choir
- Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Handbell
rehearsal
- Sunday, Dec. 16- 8:30 Chancel
Choir
- Wednesday, Dec. 19- Chancel
Choir rehearses for Christmas Eve and Epiphany
- Sunday, Dec. 23- 8:30 Chancel
Choir
Schedule change for one month:
In
December, the Chancel Choir will meet every Sunday morning at 8:30 (not 9) to
rehearse. By doing this, we will be able to gain enough rehearsal time to sing
on each of the Sundays in Advent.
Chancel
Choir and Handbells will take a break from Wednesday, Dec. 26th through the
beginning of the New Year.
If
congregation members have information to share about local concerts (especially
ones in which you are performing), please email them to me for inclusion in the
LINK. Thanks!
For more
information on the music programs at DCC, please contact Laura Young, Music
Director
Search Team in Place
With
Rev. Brian Coats accepting a new call, Disciples Christian Church has taken the
first step in the search for a new pastor: Putting together a search team.
Please pray for the following individuals as the begin this important work:
·
Donna Clancy, chair
·
Nick
Bell
·
·
Sharon
Knoll
·
We are GLAD you came!
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, or have been attending or visiting DCC regularly.
Continuing Visitors:
Telling the Good News: Online!
If you have not stopped
by the DCC website recently, click
on over. A significant update was made on Monday, November 12. There
are photos of Trunk or Treat. You can access them from snapfish.com. You will
need a username and a password, but it only takes a few seconds to get
registered. There are 19 photos online from our fall festival, which was
Saturday, October 27.
Remember, church leaders can find important documents on the download
page. Additionally, all of Rev. Coats' sermons can be found on the front
page now.
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 Connectors for each Sunday.
Also, there is a place to submit
prayer requests.
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
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
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Carly Geibler, Nursery Attendant
email: theoffice@dccplano.com
phone: 972-398-2240