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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
May 1, 2008
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Pentecost Offering 2008
- DCC Education Department News
- Coming Soon:
VBS Power Lab!
- Computer Question & Answer Forum
- Men’s Bible Study
- Music Notes
- Guest Speaker
- 60 Years of Camping
- 61st CMF Spring Retreat
- Sessions 2008
Updated Prayer Requests
- Sheila
Kolb, fellow teacher of Pat Brown and Rosie Lewallen, whose cancer markers are up again. This is her 4th or 5th
bout with cancer. Pray for peace as
she awaits another MRI in July.
- 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 received “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.
The church lawn has been
mowed. I got part of the lawn up on our
ridge mowed. But we got 2.2 inches of
rain since then and now the back yard is beginning to resemble a jungle. I’ll probably need GPS so I won’t get lost in
all the lush vegetation! And it will be
me who gets to mow it.
It is that season of the
year when we know we have to do it.
Weeds have to be pulled or sprayed; lawns have to be tended; trees may
have to be pruned; and all that other outdoor work is staring us in the
face. We have to do it.
Did you know that the youth
of our congregation are calling themselves the Doers? They have been studying the book of James in
Sunday School class, and have adopted that name for
their class and their projects because of their studies. I think we ought to follow their lead in
this: let’s be doers.
Moreover, we ought to be
doers based on our faith and our talents.
I think we would all be amazed at what gets accomplished when we put our
faith to work (and I mean more than mowing).
Get ready to be amazed on May 18, when the youth lead us in
Worship. I’m looking forward to it.
In the meantime ask one of
the youth about this: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _
_ _
_ _ _ _ _
_. I’m sure they will be happy to
explain it to you.
Thanks for all the prayers
while I was ill, and all the well wishes.
God bless. GGC
Pentecost Offering 2008 – “Share the Chalice”
This year, through the
Pentecost Offering, DCC along with other Disciples churches, will support the
New Church Ministry of the Disciples throughout the
DCC Education Department News
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Youth News
Be sure to mark your calendar for
these upcoming events:
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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 joint worship service with
members of FCCC. The youth will be providing breakfast for DCC and FCCC
members and are planning on the entire
congregation of both churches to attend.
Breakfast will be served from 8 –
10 am. If you will NOT be able to attend, please let Mark Mueller know so they know how much food to buy and prepare!!
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.
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THIS SUNDAY -- 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. Everyone
is invited to come and hear him. 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.
The forum will be held Sunday, June 8th at 5:30 PM. It will last about an hour…or until the well
of questions runs dry.
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 Sunday is coming up in only two weeks! Youth singers will
meet Sunday, May 4 after church!
On May 11th, we will rehearse both Youth Ringers and Youth Singers
after church.
Chancel Choir:
Sun. May 4 Chancel Choir, 9 a.m. "Every Time
I Feel the Spirit"
Wed. May 7 Chancel Choir rehearsing for Mother's Day/Pentecost
Sun. May 11 Chancel Choir 9 a.m.
Wed. May 14 NO rehearsals (youth singing Sunday)
Sun. May 18 Youth providing today's music
Wed. May 21 Chancel Choir 6:30 p.m.
Sun. May 25 Chancel Choir, 9 a.m.
Wed. May 28 6:30 p.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal if needed- to be decided
on May 21st.
(preparing for last anthem before summer break)
Sun. June 1 Chancel Choir 9 a.m. Last choir anthem before summer!
Wed. June 4 No rehearsals - Summer break begins
for Chancel Choir and Handbell Choir!
Upcoming Local Concerts:
Richardson Community Band will be presenting a "Silver
Celebration" concert on Mother's Day, May 11th, at 2 p.m. at the
The
June 2nd- Musical Salute!
June 16th- Kids Night Out
July 3rd (Thursday)- A Star
Spangled Salute
July 14th- Musical Collage
& July 28th- Big Band
Blowout
Each free public performance starts at 7:00 p.m. and
lasts about an hour.
Visit www.planoband.com for more
details!
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!
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,
61st Tri-Area CMF Spring Retreat
May 16, 17, and 18 are the dates
of the Christian Men’s Fellowship spring retreat. The theme this year is “Accepting the Call’
and it is being hosted by the North Texas Area, Northeast Area, and
Trinity-Brazos Area. The retreat begins
with a golf tournament at 11:30 am on Friday, May 16 and finishes up with
worship on Sunday, May 18th and will be held at Disciples Crossing
in
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.
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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