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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Hope is Born
- BC Talk
- Music Notes
- Pastoral Search Team Update
- Congregational Meeting
- We are GLAD you came!
Updated Prayer Requests
- Landon, 1 ½ yrs and best buddy of
Dakota, the Young’s relative, was diagnosed with leukemia on
Catherine Gilstrap, friend of John & Cindy
Prewitt has uterine cancer.- Kimberly Wallace, friend of John & Cindy
Prewitt has an upcoming operation.
- 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, Sandy Snyder’s aunt, is
battling cancer. Also, her uncle, Rayburn Peters, is dealing with health
problems.
- For Disciples Christian
Church during a time of transition.
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
This special season continues this Sunday, December 9. 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 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 9 ... All-church fellowship
event-a Christmas movie double- feature: "The Polar Express"
at
- 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 a few “angels” on the tree, so if you
haven’t already, please consider selecting an angel or two.
- Advent devotional books available in Holy Grounds
Coffee Shop
Finally, the entire DCC
family (and many guests) will gather at
BC Talk
A couple of years ago, I took part in a workshop about leadership. We
listened to CDs by Bill Hybels, the senior pastor at
I only remember a couple of things from the workshop. First, I remember that it
was based on Luke 5:1-11. That is the passage where the Jesus' disciples leave
the boats, drop the nets and follow him.
The other thing I remember is one of Hybel's main points: Good leaders have a
bias for action. Hybels believed (as I do), that Jesus was a good leader, and
this was one of the traits he exhibited - a bias for action. I am not
completely sure why that point has stayed with me ... He undoubtedly had
several other really strong points, but I cannot recall any of them.
Perhaps it has stayed with me because I value action-oriented leaders so much.
As I reflect on DCC lay leadership for the last 18 months or so, that phrase -
"a bias for action" - is very descriptive.
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music
Director
Wow! This
past Sunday we had the biggest Chancel Choir we have seen since our combined
service with FCC! Julie and I were thrilled to have eleven of you singing!
Thank you to Lois, Mary and Marin for providing our bell accompaniment. They
will be ringing again on December 16th.
Upcoming local concerts:
Friday, December 7th at
Cast of Bronze will present
'Christmas Bells Are Ringing' for your enjoyment at their annual Christmas
concert. Everyone is invited to a free
concert
of Christmas music on seven octaves
of handbells and chimes this Friday evening at
Central Christian Church
You can find out more about Cast of
Bronze at our website: www.castofbronze.com.
Julie
Chen's 15th Annual Student Recital
Saturday
December 8
& 9 at
December
10 at
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,
Upcoming rehearsals:
- Sunday, Dec. 9 - 8:30 Chancel
Choir
- Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Handbell
rehearsal
- Sunday, Dec. 16-
- Wednesday, Dec. 19- Chancel
Choir rehearses for Christmas Eve and Epiphany
- Sunday, Dec. 23-
Schedule change for one month:
In
December, the Chancel Choir will meet every Sunday morning at
Pastoral
Search Team Update
By Donna
Clancy
The
Pastoral Search Committee met at Donna Clancy’s home on November 27th
with Larry Ross, Area Minister. The committee worked on an agenda for the
current pastoral search. A survey will be distributed for the
congregation to fill our regarding qualities important in a future
pastor. It is very important for everyone to fill out a survey.
If you have any questions or concerns for the search committee, please give any
of them a call. The committee is comprised of Donna Clancy, Vicki
Gonzalez, Fred Hall, Nick Bell, Sharon Knoll, and Mike Bell.
Congregational Meeting
There
will be a short congregational meeting immediately following worship on Sunday,
December 23. The 2008 DCC budget will be presented for
approval. It is also possible that the search team will have an update on
the interim pastor search. Please plan on attending this important
meeting.
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:
Todd O’Sullivan, Erin Rostochil, Keely Duckworth
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.
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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
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Carly Geibler, Nursery Attendant
email: theoffice@dccplano.com
phone: 972-398-2240