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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Meet our New Members!
- Flower Calendar
- Music Notes
- NTA Leader Event
- Souper Bowl of Caring
- Telling the Good News: Online!
Updated Prayer Requests
- Joane Pieper, daughter-in-law of Agnes Pieper, is at the
- 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.
First off,
we want to thank all who have helped us in the moving and adjusting period of
our stay at
a lot of
settling and acclimating yet to do, but one thing we have enjoyed is so many
great and varied places to eat right around here. When you
come in
from a small town, you really appreciate that!
It is an
exciting time for us and an exciting time at Disciples CC! We got off to a great start Sunday! We enjoyed worship, with so many singing in
the choir. Diane was the preacher last
week (just in case you were not here), and Galen will be preaching Sunday. We enjoyed meeting many of you. Everyone is so friendly! That is a great way to make everyone
comfortable here. Now, we look forward
to meeting more people and working with you in the weeks to come. Most importantly, if you have any needs, or
know of others who do, please let us know.
In the meantime, come and meet us and hear us and get to know us
better!
Welcome to
2008 Flower Calendar
The flower
calendar for this year is back in the Narthex rather than in Jan’s office. At this point, there are plenty Sundays to
choose from
for those
of you wishing to contribute flowers during worship in honor of a special
person or occasion. The cost is
$40. Please remember to drop your
payment in the offering plate on the Sunday you’re giving the flowers.
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music
Director
Rehearsal Schedule
- January 20 choir warm-up at 9 a.m. (moves to
8:30 if we have to cancel January 16 due to freezing rain)
- January 23 handbells at 6:30 p.m. (sanctuary)
- January 30 we are joining with the choir of FCC
at 7 p.m. at
- February 6 Ash Wednesday worship at FCC. Choir begins at 6 p.m. in the
sanctuary. Congregation is invited
at 6:30 p.m.
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 7:00
p.m. on Thursday, January 24, in Collinwood Hall at the
The Richardson Community Band will present a concert at 2 p.m. on February 10 at the
NTA Leader Event
The 2008
NTA Leader Event will take place this
Saturday, January 19 at Central Christian Church. It begins at 8 am with a prayer Breakfast
with Rick Morse, vice president for New Church Ministry and Mission Initiatives
with workshops beginning at 9:30 am.
Closing worship is at 3 pm followed by a post-event opportunity to
“Share the Feast” with others. A registration
form and workshop description sheets are on the table in the
be
provided by Central Christian Church.
Souper Bowl
of Caring
The Souper Bowl of Caring
Sunday is February 3. You can help support
this canned-good drive to help refill the shelves of the Plano Food
Pantry. Bring your canned goods (ex.
canned soup, chili, stew, spaghetti sauce, any non-perishable food item) and we
will dedicate them February 3 as we join churches around the nation in our
efforts to help end hunger in our community.
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