The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Holy Grounds Coffee Shop
- Thanks so much!
- Music Notes
- NTA Leader Event
- HELP!
Updated Prayer Requests
- Laura Young’s cousin, Amber, is now 35 weeks pregnant and
her liver symptoms are improving.
- Gary Snyder, who had successful knee replacement surgery recently
is home, undergoing physical therapy, and plans to be back to work in a
few weeks.
- Claudette Marcoux, mother of Laura Young’s
brother-in-law, is battling cancer.
She is stable for now and being treated in a rehab facility. Her daughter is hospitalized with
depression.
- Lana Fahee, friend of the
Carroll’s,
dealing with the tragic death of her father.
- Dakota, the Young’s 24-month-old foster daughter/relative,
will return to her family February 1.
Please pray for them during this 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.
Holy
Grounds Coffee Shop
Holy
Grounds has looked forward to our “Open” sign lighting up again,
new guests arriving, and new activities “on the board.” Coach
hand. He has a keen hand with a broom too!
Thanks so much!
Dear Members of Disciples Christian
Church,
Thank you
for your donation of $200.00 to the Plano
Food Pantry. The Plano Food Pantry
is grateful to be a recipient of your outreach in the community.
As you
know, the Plano Food Pantry is a non-profit organization and operates entirely
with volunteers. Food orders are filled
daily, Monday through Friday, throughout the year, with families receiving a
week’s supply of food. Additional weeks
of food are supplied as needed. It is
because of support such as yours that the Pantry is able to continue to help
those less fortunate in
Sincerely
– Sharon Macduff, Director
Dear Friends of CITY House:
On behalf
of CITY House, I would like to
express our gratitude to you for your donation of $200.00 What a wonderful
gesture! Each year, CITY House serves
over 1,000 youths who deal with crisis in their lives and offers programs that
assist them during difficult times. The
Emergency Shelter provides safety to children 10 – 17. The Transitional Living Program provides a
long-term shelter for homeless young adults 18 – 21. Finally, My Friend’s House, still in development,
will provide a safe haven for newborns – children nine years of age. Your partnership with CITY House sends a
message of safety, help, and hope to our kids.
Sincerely
– Charles M. Wolford, II, MDiv.
Executive
Director
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music
Director
We will
meet for Chancel Choir rehearsal on the 16th and rehearse Handbells
on the 23rd.
Upcoming
local performances:
“The Upside Down King,” a musical being
staged by
Christian
Church is located at
“Let Freedom Ring” is a program honoring the life of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., being performed by several hundred Plano ISD
students and various community leaders.
The annual tribute begins at
NTA Leader Event
The 2008
NTA Leader Event will take place on Saturday, January 19 at Central Christian
Church. It begins at
be
provided by Central Christian Church.
Pre-registration is due by January 14.
HELP!!
The worship committee is in
need of people to help take the Christmas decorations from the stairwell
landing to the storage closet downstairs.
A big thank you to Chuck and Nancy Bertschi who took down the
trees and decorations on Thursday!
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.
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.
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
Diane & Galen Clark, Co-Transitional
Pastors
Laura Young, Music Director
Linda Gulick, Preschool Director
Julie Chen, Pianist
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Carly Geibler, Nursery Attendant
email: theoffice@dccplano.com
phone: 972-398-2240