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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
May 8, 2008
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Pentecost Offering 2008
- DCC Education Department News
- Young at Heart
- Coming Soon:
VBS Power Lab!
- Computer Question & Answer Forum
- Men’s Bible Study
- Music Notes
- Guest Speaker
- Attention Ladies!
- 60 Years of Camping
- 61st CMF Spring Retreat
- Sessions 2008
Updated Prayer Requests
- Joyce
Leraas passed away on
Saturday, May 3. Her funeral will
take place on Saturday, May 10 at West Plano Presbyterian Church at 2 pm,
followed by a reception. Please keep her husband, Bob, and their
children in your prayers.
- The
people of Myanmar after the
devastating cyclone. Week of Compassion has sent an
emergency gift of $6,000 to the Myanmar Council of Churches and will send
more when requested.
- Curtis
Gulick, Linda Gulick’s son,
will have surgery to remove his thyroid on Monday, May 12.
- 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.
The prayer requests in The
Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in
our worship bulletin each Sunday.
This coming Sunday, May 11,
is Pentecost. It is the day we celebrate
the gift of the Holy Spirit to the first disciples and the beginning of the
church. On the day of Pentecost, the
Spirit came over Peter and the other disciples and they preached about Jesus
and the salvation God gives through him.
On that day about three thousand people were baptized!
The gift of the Spirit is
not just a one-time happening. It
happens over and over again as the Holy Spirit comes to each of us, giving joy
or answers to prayer or strength or courage, meeting our spiritual needs and
moving us forward and giving us peace.
On this Sunday as we
celebrate, let us wear something red, to symbolize the giving of the spirit
with the tongues of fire and an outpouring of faith. Red is the color of the day!
See you on Pentecost!
Diane
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
By
Youth News
Be sure to mark your calendar for
these upcoming events:
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THIS
Saturday, May 10: Youth will be painting
the Do-er’s Room at 2 pm. See you then!
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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.
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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 three Sunday evenings in May are
for you:
— 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.
Young at Heart
The May dinner for this
active senior fellowship group will take place on Thursday, May 15 at Love and War in Texas restaurant located at 601
E. Plano Parkway (northeast corner of Central Expressway and Plano Parkway;
enter off Plano Parkway just east of Central).
Please RSVP to Gena Hurst at 972-964-0527 or genahurst@yahoo.com.
Coming Soon:
VBS Power Lab!
Everyone
Imagine…
…a child hearing about God’s love for the
first time.
…kids worshipping in powerful ways.
…children praying for each other.
…adults and teens modeling Jesus’ love to children.
…the kids in our church sharing Christ with children around the world.
…children serving each other.
This summer, let’s transform our church into a bubbling science lab. Be a part of the vacation Bible school at
Disciples Christian Church during August 11-15. It’s our goal to reach 60 kids with this
program! That’s 60 kids who will grow in
their relationship with God.
We’re praying this awesome VBS program will
touch children’s hearts and lives with God’s love. Help kids in our community discover that:
Jesus gives us the power
to be thankful,
to help others,
to be brave,
to live forever, and
to tell
others about God.
As we plan and prepare for Power Lab, our
team would cherish your prayers. Pray
that God would give us wisdom in planning. Pray for the right staff members to join our
team. And pray that God would begin
working in the hearts of the children who will come to Power Lab!
Watch
for more information about this exciting ministry event!
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 one week!
On May 11th, we will rehearse both Youth
Ringers and Youth Singers, and all speaking/serving parts after
church. More details to come from Bob Knoll.
Chancel Choir:
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 NO CHOIR - this is a change in schedule as Laura will be
out of town
Sun. May 25 9 a.m. NO CHOIR - this is a change in schedule as Laura will
be out of town
Wed. May 28 6:30 p.m. Chancel Choir rehearsal needed to
prepare for June 1 (final anthem of season).
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!
Up With People – August 16 & 17
Don’t miss this cultural event that is great for
the whole family! The Up With People cast will perform on
both Friday, May 16th & Saturday, May 17th at Plano West Senior
High (
For more information about Up With People,
please visit their website at www.upwithpeople.org.
Louise Wo
Up With People, Field Marketing and Operations
Manager
972-665-2859 (w) 214-435-5211 (c)
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!
Attention Ladies!
Most of you
have heard that we are restarting the Christian Women's Fellowship this fall. Well,
it's time to get the ball rolling. Letters are going out this week with a
survey. We want everyone's input. Please fill out the
survey and place it in the CWF basket
in the narthex or send it to the office at the church. All the results will
be compiled and discussed at a meeting
on Sunday, June 1, at 4:00 pm. We are so excited about
getting this important ministry started again. If
for some reason you fail to receive a survey, please contact Mary Carroll at
214-673-6151 or m48carroll@hotmail.com.
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 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