The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
February 26, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Right Naborly
- A Word of Thanks
- Rev. Clark’s Address
- Men’s Bible Study
- Disciples Women’s Ministry
- Summer 2009 Camps &
Conferences
- Relief Nursery of
- Disciples Crossing Workday
- From The TechnoManor
- Music Notes
Updated Prayer Requests
- Rev. Diane Clark had successful surgery on Wednesday, February,
18 having both knees replaced. She
is now at the Baylor All Saints Rehabilitation Center in
- Claudia Clancy, daughter-in-law of Bob & Donna
Clancy, leaves
on Friday, February 27, for a 3-week medical mission trip to
- For Claudia Clancy’s father, Jose Aguilar, whose cancer has spread
to his lungs.
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
It is
Wednesday afternoon and some church members are outside burning some dried
leaves and gathering up the ashes. What
is that all about? Actually that black
sooty mess is valuable stuff; they are preparing ashes for the Ash Wednesday Service. Those collected ashes are from the
freshly-burned palm branches of last year’s Palm Sunday Service. On that day nearly a year ago everyone was
cheering, “Hosanna, Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the
Lord.” The ashes simply remind us of how we have
failed to live as though Jesus were truly king of our lives and we were truly faithful
followers. And so we begin the Lenten
season with soot smeared on our foreheads, our hearts reminded. After a season of prayer and discipline may
we come again to Palm Sunday with new commitment and to Easter with fresh hope.
A Word of Thanks
Thanks to
all of you who helped to make the Ash Wednesday service so meaningful.
Thank you, choir and musicians for the beautiful music and the time it took to
prepare it. Thanks to those who so willingly prepared the sanctuary, read
scripture, served at the table, ran the technical equipment, greeted guests,
etc. The service was well attended by members of both our congregation
and First Christian,
Rev. Clark’s Address
For those wishing to send Rev.
Diane a get-well card, their address is:
Men’s Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Disciples Women’s Ministry
The next monthly Disciples
Women’s Ministry meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 3 at 7 pm. Meetings take place in the Atrium and
all DCC women and their guests are invited to attend.
Summer 2009 Camps & Conferences
Information about the Tri-Area
summer camps and conferences is now available.
Copies of the flier are available on the Welcome Table in the Atrium
which includes camp dates and pricing.
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 need a break and/or an expanded support system. We are currently accepting applications for children in our
classrooms, 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
·
car seats (new, with original
instructions included; convertible infant-to-booster seats give the longest
service and best versatility)
·
diapers
·
wipes
·
baby formula
·
child-sized clothing hangers
- 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
this Saturday, 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.
From
The TechnoManor
Bet you'll never see this message on your computer:
“Cookie Monster wants to eat Cookie
from web site yumyumyum.com”
Click: “Eat Cookie” or “Ptui”
Ok, so I'm a little whimsical here. A friend of mine recently confided to me that
he didn't know what a cookie is. I
realized that I take this idea for granted.
I also realized I had a topic for my column!
So, when your Web browser (I.e., Internet Explorer,
Firefox, or Safari) mentions cookies, just what are they talking about?
A cookie is a small file planted by a Web site on your computer. The cookie contains a piece of information
from the Web site to manage your movement around that Web site, or to remember
you from visit to visit.
What does a cookie look like?
They’re not as exciting as the
store-bought variety! Here’s an example,
though.
This cookie is called cookie:dave@npr
on my computer. Looks like a bunch of
gibberish, right? Most of them do.
What does the gibberish
mean? I don’t know. The meaning of each cookie is defined by the
Web site that planted it. This cookie
was given to me by npr.org. I can make
out a few things like npr.org/, but that’s about all.
If you want to look at the
cookies on your computer, and you’re using Internet Explorer, you can do the
following:
- Click Tools.
- Click Internet
Options.
- Click the General
tab.
- Click Settings
under Browsing history.
- Click View files.
- A window opens
listing all the Temporary Internet Files.
If you have a lot of cookies, this may take a few moments to appear.
- Scroll down the
list. Files beginning with the name
cookie: are cookies. Pick
one…any one. Double-click its name.
- Click Yes if you receive a dialog box claiming,
“Running a system command on this item might be unsafe. Do you wish to continue?” Yes, it’s safe to look at this file.
- A Notepad window
opens, displaying the contents of the cookie. You might be able to read a few things,
but most will be indecipherable.
- Click X to
close the cookie.
- Click X to
close the folder listing the cookies.
- Click Cancel
to Temporary Internet Files and History.
- Click Cancel
to the Internet Options.
Some Things To
Know About Cookies
Cookies are good and bad. They are necessary to operate on the
Web. The good: they help your favorite Web site personalize
itself for you. The bad: advertising companies can track the Web sites
you visit.
Cookies are not a
Microsoft invention. You can “thank” the
creators of the Netscape Web browser for cookies. They were meant to solve the practical
problem of “remembering” stuff about the Web on your computer. Unfortunately, they’ve been co-opted for far
too many things.
Some cookies can hang
around…forever, unless you manually delete them. Most have an expiration date but it’s long
into the future. This is why a Web site can
“remember” you.
You can teach your Web browser
how to deal with cookies. Doing so will
reduce the tracking cookies deposited by Web sites (and advertisers), but still
allow your computer to work on the Web.
If you are on a Windows PC using Internet Explorer, do the following
from within Internet Explorer:
- Click Tools.
- Click Internet
Options.
- Click the Privacy
tab.
- Click the Advanced button in the middle of the
dialog box.
- On the Advanced Privacy Settings dialog, do the
following:
o
Check
Override automatic cookie handling
o
Check
Accept First-party Cookies
o
Check
Block Third-party Cookies
o
Check
Always allow session cookies
·
Click
OK.
·
Click
OK (to Internet Options).
What you’re teaching Internet
Explorer is:
- First-party
Cookies are those cookies planted by the Web site you are visiting. They’re often the most helpful for
remembering you (like for online ordering), or to navigate within their
Web site. You’re accepting them
without question.
- Third-party
Cookies are those planted by other people linked into the Web site you are
visiting. These are typically
advertisers or other companies not directly related to the business of the
Web site you’re visiting. You
really don’t want these kinds of cookies.
You’re forbidding them from being planted on your computer.
- Session
cookies are short-lived cookies that help manage your visit to a Web
site. They disappear after you
close your Web browser. You’re
giving a wink and a nod to their presence.
Other Web browsers and different
types of computers have different ways to manage cookies. Check the Help for your browser for details.
About once a year (or when you
think of it), it’s a good idea to delete your cookies. How you do so varies from browser to
browser. Check with the Help in your
browser. However, it gets rid of the
cruft that builds up and affects the behavior of your browser. A side effect is that when you visit your
favorite Web site (e.g., amazon.com), they may no longer “know” you and so
you’ll have to log in again. In fact,
some peculiar Web behavior can be fixed by deleting cookies. But that’s another story.
Hmmm, I have no cookies in the house. Guess I must’ve blocked them. They sure would go great with milk before
bedtime.
Otherwise, send your “techno morels” to
I'll answer one each week in The Link. And if you're interested, my favorite
store-bought cookies are Fig Newtons!
Dave
Gillen
Music
Notes
by Laura Young
MUSIC NOTES:
The Chancel
Choir will not meet this coming Sunday, March 1st. Thank you for your extra
time preparing for Ash Wednesday worship. John Prewitt will provide our special
music that morning. Thank you, John! We will meet at our usual time Wednesday,
from 6:30-7:30.
The Handbell
Choir still 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, come try us out! Please call or email (youngzoo@sbcglobal.net)
Laura Young if you are interested in ringing.
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