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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Hope is Born
- BC Talk
- Farewell Reception
- Guardian Bells
- Music Notes
- Pastoral Search Team Update
- Congregational Meeting
- We are GLAD you came!
Updated Prayer Requests
- Milena Bond, granddaughter of Mary & Gary Carroll, has multiple
disabilities. The family is in the
process of hiring an assistant to help her.
- Tammy Wolfe, daughter-in-law of the Carroll’s, undergoing tests at
heart attack.
- 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 has completed his treatments
for hepatitis C. He will have his
two-year check up in
- 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 16. 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 23 @ 9 am ... All-church Christmas
brunch
- The entire DCC family (and
many guests) will gather at
- Advent devotional books available in Holy Grounds
Coffee Shop
BC Talk
Oh how the years go
by.
The last two, especially, went by very quickly.
I think this rapid march of the clock has something to do with this season of
my life. During adolescence and young adulthood, there are fewer
responsibilities, which means more free time. I imagine that later in life,
after many years of important work, the deserved break known as retirement will
perhaps also create a little more time.
But in this stage, days, weeks and months seem to fly by. Working all day,
carving out family time and the steady stream of appointments makes life
progress at a breathless pace. All of this means that I frequently look up and
Monday morning has become Friday afternoon.
Farewell Reception
Please
plan on attending a reception after worship on Sunday, December 16 to bid farewell and best wishes to
The Coats’ family as they prepare to move to
Guardian Bells
Thank you
very much to those of you who ordered Guardian Bells benefiting the Relief Nursery of Collin County! Marin Young will have your bells
available
to give you in the atrium before worship this Sunday morning.
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music
Director
December
22nd, the Plano Civic Chorus and Plano Symphony Orchestra will present G.F.
Handel's "Messiah" at
December
24th,
Upcoming local concerts:
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 16th at the
December
24th,
Upcoming rehearsals:
- 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. 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:
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