The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
February 12, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Right Naborly
- Men’s Bible Study
- Valentine’s Pancake Breakfast
- Deacon Training
- The Core Theatre
- Ash Wednesday Worship
- Ministry Opportunities for
Volunteers
- Relief Nursery of
- Disciples Crossing Workday
- From The TechnoManor
- Music Notes
Updated Prayer Requests
- JoAnne Jelsen, Gary Boyd’s cousin, passed away on February 5 from
cancer.
- Rev. Diane Clark is scheduled to have surgery on Wednesday,
February 18 to have both knees replaced.
- Ron Cohen, Jan & Jerry Carter’s friend with pancreatic cancer is
undergoing radiation treatments in hopes to shrink the tumor so that it is
operable.
- Please keep Gena Hurst’s brother, Brian, in
your prayers. The pathology report
came back showing that the cancer had spread before the surgery. In
six weeks blood work will tell if he will need radiation.
- Jennifer Caughron, Rev. Diane’s granddaughter, is hoping to find a match in
order to have a liver transplant.
She recently found out that her father is not a match; they are
testing other family members at this 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.
Right Naborly
I sit in
front of the computer screen. In one room nearby I hear children singing
“Hot Potato, Hot Potato”; in another I hear Jan say in her cheery voice, “Good
morning. Disciples Christian Church. How
can I help you?” Out the window I see my blue Prius with the REVMOM
license plate parked again in the church’s lot. Periodically someone
comes in for a hug and a word of catch-up. It is good to be back at
Disciples Christian Church if only for a while. I’m quickly feeling right
at home.
I have
remembered with fondness our time with this congregation as transitional
pastors in 2005. In early January I agreed with Donna Clancy that I would
come again to be your transitional pastor. Since then we learned that the back pain my
husband,
I am
delighted at the opportunity to spend time with you and especially to be in
worship with you again.
Blessings,
Men’s Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Valentine’s Pancake Breakfast
The Men's Bible Group will
be cooking pancakes on THIS Sunday,
February 15, in honor of Valentine's Day. Serving time will be 8:30 to 9:20 am.
Deacon Training
There will be a short training
for deacons immediately following worship on Sunday, February 15. All deacons should plan on attending this
important meeting. Thank you.
The Core Theatre
There is
finally a place to find quality entertainment with a
Christian message! James Prince,
the artistic director, has started a Christian-based theatre in the North
Dallas Area called The Core Theatre. They are presenting their first
production "Don't Kick The Turkeys" from February
19th - 22nd, at
Ash Wednesday Worship
Again this year First Christian Church of
Ministry Opportunities for Volunteers
The Department of Pastoral Care at Children's Medical
Center Dallas would like to extend an invitation to become part of its
Volunteer Ministry program. Children's offers its Pastoral Care volunteers
an opportunity to visit with patients and their families in non-critical areas
of the emergency room, the urgent-care clinic, and day surgery. These
three areas represent the greatest need for chaplain volunteers to supplement
the daily work of our full-time chaplains. Children’s has one of the
busiest pediatric emergency centers in the entire nation.
You need not be an ordained minister to participate, but
all volunteers must complete a 15-hour training course before they begin
serving as part of the Volunteer Ministry team. In addition, a continuing
education seminar led by senior staff chaplains is held monthly for all
chaplain volunteers.
The next training session is scheduled to begin on April 21
and will continue for four consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6-9 pm, ending May
19. Application packets (including participation requirements for all
hospital volunteers) may be obtained through Volunteer Services at
214-456-6388.
Application deadline for the spring training session is
Friday, March 6. For additional information about Volunteer Ministry, please contact
Children's Pastoral Care Department at (214) 456-2822.
Relief Nursery of
The Relief
Nursery is now open! We are able to provide a part-time therapeutic classroom
for toddlers (expanding to 0-5 years when we reach full implementation),
scheduled daytime respite care for children 0-5, a clothes closet, parenting
education and more. These services are available free of charge to families who
have multiple stress factors. We are currently accepting
applications for families, as well as accepting applications from
prospective volunteers.
WISH
LIST:
new or
gently used child and adult clothing
new or
gently used children's books and toys
diapers
wipes
baby
formula
Monetary
donations are always helpful, and are tax deductible because we are an approved
501(c)3 organization.
For more
information, please call the Relief Nursery office at 972-665-0298, or check
out reliefnurserycc.org on the web, or talk to Laura Young after church. Thank
you!
Disciples Crossing Workday
Calling all
Disciples! The upcoming Disciples Crossing Workday will take place
on February 28, 2009 from 8 am to 5
pm. You can participate in a number
of ways: pray for the success of the
project, help fund the project, and/or participate in construction, repairs and
clean-up on campus. Remember that love is a verb.
Registration forms are on the Welcome table.
From
The TechnoManor
Ever
wonder where I get some of my information to answer your questions? But of course, I go to the Web.
And you can, too!
My first stop for answers to questions about Windows
computers is, surprisingly, Microsoft's Support Web site: support.microsoft.com. Let's visit there now...
Microsoft's Support Web site is the public face for
Microsoft's Knowledgebase. This is a
database for all of Microsoft's products.
It gives information about:
- Cryptic error messages and how to resolve them,
- “Blue screens of death” with Stop codes, and
what you can do to resolve them,
- What causes programs to stop working in a
particular way,
- Fiddling with some internal things to get
special behavior,
- Steps to perform a particular task (like adding
a printer),
- Uncommon features for many programs.
Let's enter slow computer into the Help and Support
search box....
The support Web site will suggest some possible choices
from its database. I can choose one of
these possible choices. However, I'll
stick with my original “slow computer” and click Search Site.
With a broad topic like “slow computer”, I can expect
hundreds or thousands of matches in the Knowledgebase. I'm not going to look at each one. In my experience, the information I'm looking
for tends to be within the first page or two.
I can whittle down the answers from the Knowledgebase by
picking the product or operating system in the Show Me column on the left. Let's narrow the search down by clicking Windows
Vista.
Scroll down the results listed on this page. Because “slow computer” is a broad topic,
there are many choices. Select one that
seems appropriate to your situation, such as Optimizing Microsoft Windows
Vista Performance. Read the
article. Yes, sometimes you'll get about
half way and go, “yuck, this doesn't help”.
But many times, the article will give you well-defined steps to perform
that do fix the problem.
If your eyes start glazing over as you read these articles,
you may want to call someone for help!
Another source I use is Microsoft's main web page: www.microsoft.com. The search box on the home page searches the
entire Microsoft Web site. This is
useful because it also searches various blogs and forums hosted by
Microsoft. Sometimes, important
information is posted casually (in a blog) or as a response to a person’s
question (in a forum). These areas are
not searched from the Help and Support page.
Here, I'm looking for information about Outlook
Connector Sync Issues (it's something new from Microsoft that I'm
experimenting with. It's quirky.) A useful tidbit is in the item Outlook Connector 0x80070057, One or more parameter values are inv in ...which comes
from one of the forums (aka communities).
So, where do I go if I strike out at Microsoft? Yup, on to Google (www.google.com). I've learned a few things when searching
Google for technical information.
Following are my observations:
- Sometimes, the best way to search Microsoft's
Help and Support Web is through Google!
This may be a testament to Google's search engine, but I have found
results using Google pointing back to support.microsoft.com. I'm certain I didn't see those
choices when I searched within Help and Support.
- Be as specific as you can in your search
query. A query of
slow computer
is far too broad and most likely
won’t give you useful answers. Try
instead
slow computer windows xp sp2
- If
you don’t find what you’re looking for within the first 3 pages, try
phrasing your search query differently, or stop. I have times when I just can’t find
the right words to express what I’m looking for. If I revisit the situation an hour
later, with a clear mind, I’m often successful.
Finally, when I’m looking for a
tutorial or good explanation of a technical topic, I turn to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org. I talked about some of Wikipedia’s
shortcomings in my November 6, 2008 column.
However, as a reference for technology, it’s excellent.
So, the next time you’ve got a
technical problem or issue, and you want an immediate answer, check out one of
the Web sites listed above. You may just
find what you’re looking for.
Of course, I still need your
questions! ‘cause
I like to do the digging on those Web sites.
If you’ve got one, email it to me at:
I’ll answer one each week in The Link. It’s an enjoyable thing to do on a rainy
afternoon.
Dave
Gillen
Music
Notes
by Laura Young
MUSIC NOTES:
The Chancel
Choir is currently meeting in the sanctuary from 6:30-7:30 on Wednesday
evenings and 9-9:25 a.m. on Sunday mornings to warm up before worship. If your
New Year's resolution was to be more involved in the life of the church, while
having a lot of fun, come and try us out! If you enjoy singing, we can use you!
We have set a goal of needing to use all three rows of the choir loft by the
end of 2009!
The Handbell
Choir has an opening for at least one new member. If you can count
to four, distinguish between your right and left hands, and like to learn and
have fun with other people, you possess the basic qualifications to ring handbells
and you are welcome to come try us out! Please call or email Laura Young (youngzoo@sbcglobal.net)
if you are interested in ringing.
UPCOMING CONCERTS:
Wordless Worship: An Offering of Cello Music
Ty
Young, cellist and Vernon Carey, pianist
Sunday, February 22 at 4:00-5:00 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church,
If you are
interested in knowing more about joining one of the musical groups at
Disciples, or know of upcoming music and arts events you wish to have included
in the Link, please contact Laura Young, DCC Music Director. Thank you!
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
Dr. Charlotte Nabors, Transitional Pastor
Laura Young, Music Director
Linda Gulick, Preschool Director
Julie Chen, Pianist
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Dave Gillen, Webmaster frenchygrey@gmail.com
Stacie Doss, Nursery Attendant
email: theoffice@dccplano.com
phone: 972-398-2240