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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- DCC Board Meeting
- 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!
- Sessions 2008
Updated Prayer Requests
- Charlotte
Nabors has gotten excellent
news that she will not need chemotherapy.
Her energy level is just about back to normal and she is getting
back to a normal routine after her recent lumpectomy and radiation seeding
for breast cancer.
- The
people of Myanmar after the
devastating cyclone. Week of Compassion has sent an
emergency gift of $25,000 to the Myanmar Council of Churches and will send
more when requested.
- Curtis
Gulick, Linda Gulick’s son,
had surgery to remove his thyroid on Monday, May 12. The cancer was encapsulated in the nodes
thankfully! He will be at home
recuperating for the next few weeks.
- For
the citizens of China suffering
after the severe earthquake. Week
of Compassion has sent $17,000 so far.
The prayer requests in The
Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in
our worship bulletin each Sunday.
Where
does the time go? It goes in spurts; it
starts and stops. It’s almost time to
renew the lease on the apartment (have we been here that long already?). During May we have celebrated Mothers’ Day and
Pentecost on the same Sunday. Newcomers
Café is being held each Sunday evening in May (the President of Brite Divinity
School will be the speaker this Sunday).
The youth will be serving breakfast and leading Worship this Sunday
morning. If you have someone in high
school or college, you have been busy with all of the end-of-year
activities. Oh yes, don’t forget we have
the Memorial Day holiday coming up (we’ll probably close the office that day).
We
all know about time: there’s not enough of it, is there? But everybody shares the same amount! Dona Rose-Heim, in her study book for women,
reminds us that God could have created everything instantly, but chose to
create on a daily basis. I suppose we
all need to slow down a little, and re-order our priorities. Joshua, lecturing the Israelites before
entering the Promised Land, suggested some choices, but concluded that his
family would serve the Lord.
Sometimes
we have to make a decision about how and when we will serve the
Lord. As you contemplate the life of
faith I invite you to put God and the things of God first; then stick too it.
GGC
DCC Board Meeting
Please
make a note of the next board meeting scheduled on Sunday, June 1 at
DCC Education Department News
By
Youth News
Be sure to mark your calendar for
these upcoming events:
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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!!
Thanks
go to Phyllis Harbaugh who has
agreed to be in charge of the Children’s
Sunday School program at DCC!
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 next two Sunday evenings in May are
for you:
— 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 takes place TONIGHT, 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
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 THIS SUNDAY!
Chancel Choir:
Sun. May 18 Youth providing Sunday’s music
Wed. May 21 NO CHOIR - this is a change in schedule as Laura will be
out of town
Sun. May 25
Wed. May 28
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:
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
Visit www.planoband.com for more
details!
Up With People – May 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 this Sunday evening, May 18
at
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
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