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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Young at Heart
- DCC Youth Activities
- IRS Scams
- Men’s Bible Study
- Music Notes
- Children’s Sunday School
- Telling the Good News: Online!
Updated Prayer Requests
- Barbara
Dube’s father
passed away suddenly on Sunday, February 17. Barbara is a BBPS teacher.
- Bruce
Kitchell received test results for blood work for hepatitis C which
fortunately did not detect any hepatitis.
He will have to test frequently for a year. He is feeling better every day. They’ll try to get to
- Dakota’s
“homegoing”
went as scheduled and she is doing well according to Laura. The Young
family appreciates everyone’s prayers during their transition period.
- Claudette
Marcoux, mother of Laura Young’s brother-in-law, is battling cancer and
continues to live in a nursing home.
The prayer requests in The
Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in
our worship bulletin each Sunday.
Do you long for the good
old days? Remember? Hauling water from the cistern or the well
(we had both); reading by kerosene lamp light; heating water in the reservoir
on the wood stove; listening to battery radios (two people at a time; one on
each earphone); baths in a wash tub; and don’t forget going to the ‘facilities’
through the chicken yard!
Oh yes, we had them
all. I’m sharing some of my earliest
memories. But for some people in the
world today these aren’t memories, they are everyday reality. Week of Compassion, along with One Great Hour
of Sharing and Church World Service, works to overcome some of this for peoples
who have great needs. We are
participating in Week of Compassion right now to make resources available for
programs to feed, educate, clothe, house, and train.
I hope you will respond
generously and compassionately. Together
we work miracles in the name of Jesus. God bless.
GGC
Young at Heart
This DCC fellowship group for active seniors will
meet TONIGHT, Thursday, February 21 at
6:30 pm for dinner at Papaya’s located at the
NE corner of Parker and
DCC Youth Activities
Please mark your calendar for the
upcoming events for the DCC and Chinese youth:
— Saturday, Feb. 23: Youth Movie Day. Time/movie to be determined
—
Sunday, Feb. 24: Youth Financial Planning -- “Saving
While Young” DCC youth to meet at 9:30 am; Chinese youth meet at 10:30 am. Mark Mueller and Bob Knoll are teachers.
— Thursday,
March 6: Bean Bag Super Bowl Tournament
of Champions. The tournament
will take place at
— Sunday,
March 16: Youth Bowling Sunday. DCC
Youth are invited to an afternoon of bowling at the Plano Super Bowl directly
following worship.
Also,
the Tri-Area Summer 2008 Camps and Conferences schedule is posted in the Youth
room downstairs as well as being mailed out to all DCC children and youth. Early Bird reservations need to be made
before April 15 in order to get the reduced price.
The Texas State Attorney
General has sent out a consumer alert due to scams that are occurring due to
the recent tax refunds/cuts/rebates that are taking place this spring. Please
remember the Federal Government is not going to send out e-mails or make phone
calls asking for your social security number and bank account numbers. Don't be
fooled into giving out your information because you think you may get your
refund faster or you may receive more money if you follow the instructions of
the caller or the author of the e-mail. The bottom line is,
if you did not initiate the call, never give out any information because you
really don't know who you are speaking with.
Remember, taxation without criminalization, it's not funny, it's your money!
Men’s Bible Study
Calling all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music Director
DCC Annual
Hymn Poll
Are you desperately tired of the political polls yet? Well, here is
your chance to participate in a completely non-partisan poll. Do you want
questions with easy answers? And what’s more, there is no possible negative
outcome if you don't participate, and a guaranteed
positive outcome for every single one of you who do! All ages, members or visitors alike, are
welcome to participate. Do you have a
favorite hymn(s)? If you will take the time to email the name(s) to me, or
write it/them down to put it in the hymn poll box in the narthex this month, I
will be sure to find a time during 2008 for us to sing them.
Please tell me:
1) Your favorite general/"ordinary time"
hymn: __________________________________________
2) Favorite Advent/Christmas hymn: ______________________________________
3) Favorite Lent/Easter hymn:____________________________________________
4) If anything were possible with the DCC music program, I wish
we could...
Thank you! I will share the “DCC Top Ten” in a future Link article
and am looking forward to programming your favorites in upcoming worship times
this year.
Music
Department schedule through Lent
Feb. 24 (Sun.)
Feb. 27 (Wed.) Handbells
March 2 (Sun.) TBA
March 5 (Wed.) Chancel Choir
March 9 (Sun.)
March 12 (Wed.) Handbells
March 16 (Sun.) Palm Sunday
March 19 (Wed.) Chancel Choir
March 20 (Maundy Thursday) DCC hosts
(available DCC choir members to sing)
March 21st (Good Friday) FCC hosts (no choir; we are
simply invited guests)
March 23 (Sun.) Easter Rehearsal times TBA for choirs
March 26 (Wed.) (handbells? TBA)
If you would like to share
information about upcoming concerts in the area, please submit them to Laura
Young for inclusion in "Music Notes."
The DCC Education Department is happy
to announce that Lois Teed-Gillen will give a presentation on
Children’s Sunday School
Jan
Mueller is the new DCC Children’s Sunday School
teacher. All elementary-age children
can attend Sunday School each Sunday morning from
Telling the Good News: Online!
If you have not stopped by the DCC website recently,
click
on over. 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.
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