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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
- Coming Soon:
VBS Power Lab!
- Computer Question & Answer Forum (aka Troubleshooting 911)
- Men’s Bible Study
- Music Notes
- Attention Ladies!
- Thanks from BBPS
- BBPS Spring Sing
- Sessions 2008
Updated Prayer Requests
- Rev.
Tom Huffman, minister at Central
Christian Church in
- Rev.
Diane has been ill all week
with a bad case of the flu.
- 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.
- 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.
Memory is one of God’s
greatest gifts to us. Remembering is our
greatest gift to God and to others. What
a blessing to God to remember our Savior and all he did for us – his life, his
teachings, his compassion, his death, and his resurrection. We do it every Sunday, at least. I hope we do it every day!
In the same way, we pay
tribute to others when we remember what they have done for us. It is what this Memorial Day weekend is all
about. Giving those who have gone before
us, those who have given their lives and limbs for our life, for our freedom,
is a blessing to them, and truly what they deserve.
Our lives are built on what
others have done before us. Their
courage feeds our courage. Their faith
and faithfulness bolster ours. So let us
remember this weekend with gratitude those who have given their lives for us
and those who continue to fight and labor on for the freedom of us all.
And let us thank God for
the gift of salvation as we continue to remember our brave Savior.
See you Sunday!
Diane
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
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
n
A Christian Men’s Fellowship group is
being organized and plans a spring debut.
Contact Mark Mueller for more information.
n Finishing
up THIS SUNDAY, May 25 -- Newcomers Café … If you are a
newcomer, a new member or an established member who just wants to find out more
about DCC, then this Sunday evening is for you: “Who we are as Disciples Christian Church?”
The session will be from 5:30
pm—7:30 pm and will include light refreshments. Contact Fred Hall for more
details.
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 (aka Troubleshooting
911)
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
Chancel Choir:
Wow! Thank you to all of the wonderful musicians from FCCC and DCC who
sang and rang on May 18th! It was very enjoyable working with you! Thank
you also to Jaclyn Zhou and Julie Chen for providing the piano music for the
worship service.
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!
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
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
Thanks from BBPS
“Thank you, thank you, thank you to Chuck and
Nancy Bertschi for fixing the gate and the fence for Bright Beginnings
Preschool. The preschoolers and staff are so fortunate to have such a wonderful
family that helps us when we ask and even when we don’t but they see something
that needs repairing. We all really appreciate all that they do for us.” Linda Gulick
BBPS Spring Sing
Bright Beginnings Preschool has their Spring Sing and Graduation Program
on Tuesday, June 3rd in the sanctuary. This has been an exciting
year for the whole staff and all the children. Thank you to Disciples Christian
Church and all its members and staff for supporting us in the Christian
education of the children.
Linda Gulick, Director
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.
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