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The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
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September 20, 2007
- Vol 2, Issue 28
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In This Issue
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Updated Prayer Requests
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Holy Grounds is Holy Ground
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By Nancy
Hall
Evangelism Ministry Team Coordinator
God spoke to Moses at the burning bush, "Take off
your shoes ... you are standing on Holy Ground." I
wish each of you could be with us on Tuesdays and
Thursdays. Yesterday (Sept. 18), bikes were
parked at the atrium door and 26 kids visited the
coffee shop. Eight were new. I heard comments
like, "I sure like to come here because at school we
don't have time to really
get to know one another," or "many thanks for the
food." Other comments included, "I sure
like it here," and "can I help you clean up?"
One of the highlights of the
day was a new parent stopping by to pick his son up
and asking me "What is going on here and why are you
doing this?" Really DCC is
to be praised for adopting a family that they don't get to
see too often: Haggard Middle School Kids. This really
is holy ground.
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In her book Practicing Passion: Youth and the
Quest for a Passionate Church, Kenda Creasy
Dean writes, "The Passion of Christ is good news to
adolescents, not because Jesus suffers, but because
Jesus loves them with such wild, passionate hope that
even death on a cross cannot stop his determination to
win them. Adolescents ... desperately want to love
something worthy of suffering, and to be so loved."
Later in the same book, Dean says that youth are
hardwired to seek something that is worthy of their
passion.
It is still early, so this might be a bit of a premature
judgement, but it appears that there are some local
youth - mainly students at Haggard Middle School - that
have found something worthy of their passion: Holy
Grounds Coffee Shop.
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By Linda Gulick
BBPS Director
Bright Beginnings Preschool wants to thank two boy
scouts from Troop 536. Two boy scouts have
completed their Eagle Scout Project that has benefited
the Preschool and church. Brian Dube, son of Barbara
Dube, a teacher for the Preschool, raised money and
directed a team of other scouts and family in installing
new plastic edging for the playground, sanding and
sealing the wooden playground equipment, and
installing new roof tarps for the forts. David Ternan
directed a team of scouts and family on re-roofing the
playground shed. In the process he found that the
shed walls were deteriorating, so he had to replace all
the walls. Then the crew painted the shed and built a
step in front of the door. A mom reorganized the toys
inside, as an added benefit.
The children, staff and I are very thankful that these
dedicated boy scouts and their friends and families
helped improve our playground and shed for the
benefit of the children of Bright Beginnings Preschool
and Disciples Christian Church.
Don't forget the rummage sale this Saturday,
September 22 in the church parking lot. Parking
spaces are still
available for rent - click here for lots more information.
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By John Prewitt
DCC Board Chair
The third quarter DCC board meeting is scheduled for
Sunday, October 7, at 4:30 p.m. All board
officers
and ministry team coordinators are encouraged to
attend. Also, a congregational meeting will take
place directly following worship on Sunday,
October 28. At that meeting, the nominating team
will present a slate of officers for 2008.
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Telling the Good News: Online
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If you have not stopped by the DCC website
recently, click
on over. A significant update was made on
Tuesday, September 18. Information about
Holy Grounds Coffee Shop is up, as well as links to
important BBPS literature.
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.
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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
phone:
972-398-2240
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