The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Telling the Good News – Through the Internet
- DCC Education Department News
- Coming Soon:
VBS Power Lab!
- Computer Question & Answer Forum
- Men’s Bible Study
- Music Notes
- Guest Speaker
- CITY House
- 60 Years of Camping
- Sessions 2008
Updated Prayer Requests
- Galen
Clark is doing much better and
recovering at home in Springtown.
He plans on being in church on Sunday.
- Joyce
Leraas is still struggling
with lung issues. She has been
moved to another facility with different doctors and can have visitors for
only 10 minutes at a time.
- Charlotte
Nabors is doing well after
having a lumpectomy on April 18.
She is getting “seeds” of radiation as part of her treatment.
- New
DCC member, Mackins Shei, asks
for prayers to help him find a job and school to attend during this
difficult time.
The prayer requests in The
Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in
our worship bulletin each Sunday.
We live in a very troubled
and troubling world. Sometimes our own
lives are turned upside down. Fears and
disappointments surround us. And we are
sometimes filled with great anxiety.
Where can we turn? Psalm 46 tells
us: “God is our refuge and strength, a
very present help in times of trouble.”
And so we turn to God and we turn to the church.
How can the church help
us? It is an anchor on Sunday mornings,
but it can be so much more. Only you can
tell the church what you need. Only you
can inspire the church to be all that it can be to help us all in all the vicissitudes
of life.
How can you do that? Our evening Bible study is a good place to
start. This Sunday is the final
session. You are welcome even if coming
for the first time. We are envisioning
the future of the church. Your vision
and your ideas are a help to all the leaders.
What do you want this
church to be like in a year or two years, or more? Come and tell us Sunday night!
See you Sunday – morning
and evening!
Diane
Telling the Good News – Through the Internet
by Dave
Gillen
Have you ever gotten some
news and wanted to turn it into a prayer request while it was still fresh in
your mind?
If you have a computer
handy, you can.
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Click
on Prayer Request form on the home
page of the church’s Web site (www.dccplano.com). |
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A Prayer Request form is
displayed. Fill in your name, email
address, and prayer request. Then click
the Submit button. Your request is sent
as email to Diane and Galen Clark. They
will contact you to determine if it is permissible to share your request with
the entire church family.
A sample prayer request
looks like this:
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DCC Education Department News
By
Youth News
Be sure to mark your calendar for
these upcoming events:
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Saturday, April 26: Youth car wash
fundraiser at DCC parking lot from 10 am – 2 pm.
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Saturday, May 3: Youth will
gather to paint the “Doer’s room”
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Sunday, May 18: Youth Sunday with breakfast served before
worship.
A
Tutoring Committee comprised of PAT BROWN, ROSIE LEWALLEN, and SUSAN
SHAW was recently formed to assist youngsters from DCC, FCCC and Holy
Grounds needing assistance with a difficult class. Please contact
The
Tri-Area Summer 2008 Camps and Conferences schedule is posted in the Youth room
downstairs.
Adult News
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A Christian Men’s Fellowship group is
being organized and plans a spring debut.
Contact Mark Mueller for more information.
n Mary
Carroll is forming and coordinating
an exciting group for the women of Disciples Christian Church. The re-immergence of our own Christian Women’s Fellowship group is
happening NOW! To become involved with
CWF, please contact Mary Carroll at 214-673-6151. She can also be reached via email at
m48carroll@hotmail.com.
n Sunday,
April 27: The Pastoral
Bible study series finishes up Sunday at 5:30 pm led by Revs. Diane and Galen Clark. They begin with a light supper and end with a
time for recreation. All friends and
members of the church are invited, including the youth! The theme is “Through the Wilderness: Tomorrow.”
n Newcomers
Café … If you are a newcomer, a new member or an established
member who just wants to find out more about The Christian Church and DCC, then
these four Sunday evenings in May are for you:
— May
4: “Getting to know each other”
— May
11: “Who we are as Christians”
— May
18: “Who we are as the Christian
Church (Disciples of Christ)”
— May
25: “Who we are as Disciples
Christian Church”
Each session will be from 5:30
pm—7:30 pm and will include light refreshments. For
the May 18th session, we will have a guest speaker. Dr. Newell Williams,
President of Brite Divinity School at TCU, will talk from his vast knowledge of
the history and practices of the Christian Church. Contact Fred Hall or the church office
for more details.
Coming Soon:
VBS Power Lab!
Power Lab
is this year’s VBS theme that will explore the miraculous power of God and
Jesus Christ. It is an exciting theme
that everyone in the church will want to be involved with. It is going to be held here at DCC on
Monday-Friday, August 11-16, 2008,
from 9:00 a.m. until noon. While it is a
fun theme, many hands are needed and many workers required in order to have a
good program to benefit sixty or so children to help them build a firm faith
foundation. And we guarantee that your
faith will be fed, too!
Rev. Diane Clark is going
to direct the program. If you can help
at all, please see or call Diane, if she hasn’t cornered you first!
Computer
Question and Answer Forum
by Dave
Gillen
See if you can answer these
questions:
- If a RAM megabytes
you, will you get a virus?
- Can a phish get
caught in an Internet?
- If you throw Spam
against a firewall, will it stick?
- Does this all sound
like a bunch of gibberish to you?
Well, if it does, let’s see
if we can make sense of this technobabble.
Dave Gillen is offering a
Computer Question and Answer Forum in June.
There will be no set presentation.
Bring your computer questions, Web puzzles, and Email conundrums to the
forum. Dave will help untangle the mess
for you.
We have no set date or
time. That’s where you come in. We need to know a few good dates and times
for you. The forum will last about an
hour…or until the well of questions runs dry.
Let
And the answers to the
questions are: no, yes, no, and
yes. You’ll have to come to the forum to
find out why!
Men’s Bible Study
Calling all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Music Notes
By Laura Young
Music Director
Youth Choir and Handbells for May 18th:
Youth Sunday is coming up in only THREE weeks. Thank you to all of you who learned our vocal
piece last Sunday. Youth Handbells will
meet after church this Sunday.
Chancel Choir:
Sun. April 27 Chancel Choir warm-up 9 a.m.
Wed. April 30 Chancel Choir (preparing for May 4 and 11 Mother's Day /
Pentecost)
Please let me know of upcoming school and local concerts
that you would like included in the Link.
Laura Young, Music Director, 972-744-9941
Guest Speaker
A special treat is going to
be available on Sunday evening, May 18
at 5:30 at the Newcomers Café. On that
evening, Dr. Newell Williams,
President of Brite Divinity School at TCU will tell us about the history,
beliefs and practices of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Newcomers will benefit very much from this
presentation, but even if you are a long time member of the church, you will
want to come hear Dr. Williams!
Newell has written and
edited several books and articles about the history of the Christian Church and
about Christianity and culture in
Dr. Williams is a
fascinating speaker. Everyone will benefit from Newell’s visit. Plan to be here!
CITY House
Local children’s emergency shelter
under construction suffers serious wind damage and asks the community for help.
For further information contact:
Kathy Blank
Director of Outreach and
Volunteer Services
CITY House
972-424-4626 or
972-971-5715 mobile
kblank@cityhouse.org
www.cityhouse.org
“During
the overnight storms that affected the entire metroplex, we are waking up to
extensive wind damage that will threaten this project. Walls at My Friend’s House have collapsed,
the framework of the structure has shifted, and it looks like we will have to
tear down and start from scratch. This
will further delay this essential emergency shelter that will provide a safe
haven for young children in crisis.”
Businesses,
community organizations and the public are asked to help in any way
possible. Reconstruction will be costly
and will further delay this essential project that will provide a safe haven
for young children that are removed from unsafe homes due to abuse and
neglect. Among the most needed help are
monetary donations, clean up of the site, and resources from construction
companies that can donate money, time, resources and materials to this project. Monetary donations can be made to CITY House at
any Regions Bank location, at the CITY House Administrative Office, 1947 Avenue
K,
CITY House is proud to
recognize our community partners for this $1.5 million project including the
Plano Rotary Clubs (adopting My Friend’s House as their 2005 Centennial
Project), HomeAid/Home Builders Care (charitable arm of the Dallas area
Homebuilders Association), and David Weekly Homes (Builder Captain). Other corporate contributors include Star
Children’s Charity, Dekelboum Foundation, Kaye Bassman, International, IKEA,
Opus Foundation, Capital One, Legacy Texas Bank, Wachovia Bank, N.A. , Alcoa,
Kiwanis Club of
My Friend’s House is a new
project for CITY House, a 501 (c) (3) private, non-profit agency located in
About CITY House: Founded in
1988, the mission of CITY House is to strengthen the community by helping children, youth and
their families resolve physical and emotional crises. CITY House provides a complementary
suite of intervention and prevention services at no cost to our
clients. For children ages 10–17, there is an Emergency Teen Shelter. The
60 Years of Christian Camping
The date has been set and the hot dogs have been
ordered. The band has been booked and
the speakers invited. Now it’s time to
hear from you! The planned Celebration
of 60 years of outdoor ministry at Disciples Crossing,
For more information, contact Reba Gibson,
Sessions 2008
Following is information
about Session 2008 that will be held in
SESSIONS 2008
Early Bird Registration
Deadline
is May 1, 2008
Register early for Sessions 2008 and save $70.00 off of the regular registration
price of $295.00. Those under the age of 30 will only have to pay $100.00
before May 1st to attend Sessions!
Sessions 2008 promises to be a powerful event for those attending.
The keynote speakers, Rev. William Lee, Rev.
Mark Briley and Rev. Dr. Rick Lowery will inspire us with words of
challenge and comfort as we renew, prioritize and transform
ourselves. Rev. Dr. Sharon Watkins will be preaching at all three
worship services on Sunday morning. In addition, there will be
workshops that will be of interest to many men as well as
numerous fellowship opportunities.
To register online and to
get more details go to: www.Sessions2008.org.
If you wish to mail in your registration please go to the same web site and
download the form. Please send your registration form and payment to:
Office of Disciples Men
Attn: Sessions 2008
If you have any questions,
contact Tod Iseminger, Director of the Office of Disciples Men, at (888)
346-2631 or tiseming@dhm.disciples.org.
SHARE! is looking for Christians – with or without children – willing to
share their homes, love and understanding with a youngster for a school year or
semester. The children, ages 15 – 18 are
covered by insurance and bring their own spending money. They are coming from over 25 countries and
will arrive in AUGUST for enrollment in their new school. Host families provide room, board and a
loving environment. If you would like a REWARDING
AND EDUCATIONAL experience for your family next school year, please call
Yvette Coffman at 8800-941-3738 or visit www.sharesouthwest.org. Please help us promote peace by SHARE!ing
your heart and home.
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
Dave
Gillen, Webmaster
Carly
Geibler, Nursery Attendant
email: theoffice@dccplano.com
phone: 972-398-2240