The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
March 12, 2009
In This Issue
- Disciples Christian Calls New
Pastor
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Right Naborly
- Men’s Bible Study
- March Young at Heart
- Nehemiah’s Friends 3rd
Annual Golf Tournament
- DCC Workday
- Holy Week
- BBPS Spring Rummage Sale
- Summer 2009 Camps &
Conferences
- A Personal Word
- From The TechnoManor
- Music Notes
Disciples Christian Calls New Pastor
On March
8, 2009, Disciples Christian Church voted to call Rev. David Nordyke to be
Senior Pastor. David will begin his
ministry with us on Easter Sunday.
David, his
wife Kristina and daughter Kyleigh will be moving to
In the
planning stage is a congregational lunch or dinner so we will be able to
welcome the Nordykes prior to Easter Sunday.
Updated Prayer Requests
- Ron Cohen, Jan & Jerry Carter’s friend with pancreatic cancer, is
experiencing pain but doctors feel that overall he is responding favorably
to radiation treatments.
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 an exciting time. In last Sunday’s
congregational meeting you voted to call David Nordyke as your new pastor. He is a capable and committed young man, who
will continue to grow in ministry as he both serves Disciples Christian and
does his seminary studies. It is an
exciting time and there is hope for the future of this church. I’m sure there have been days that this
congregation, like many other small struggling congregations, has felt the
weight of declining membership, the pain of the young families who go to
another church for more children’s and youth programming, the concern over
aging membership, the discouragement of the volunteers. I’m sure there are times when you must have
wondered if this church is dying.
Now
I sense, in the calling of a young pastor who is committed to serve this church
for next several years, a collective sigh of relief and a fresh perspective on
the church’s future. But you can’t let
down now; this is just beginning. The truth is that, while the leadership of a
pastor plays a very important role in the vitality of a church, it also takes
the support, energy, spiritual commitment and outlook of all the church
members. The choices that together the
congregation and pastor make will determine whether the church is dying or
whether it will grow and be alive in faith and witness.
Let me recommend a small book called I Refuse to Lead a
Choosing life over death,
Choosing community over isolation,
Choosing bold over mild,
Choosing fun over drudgery,
Choosing frontier over fortress,
Choosing now
rather than later.
It
is my prayer that that Disciples Christian Church will choose to do that which
is life-giving, which flings open the doors of the church to others, which
brings fun and the joy of life together as Christians, which strengthens the
bond you are to have as the faith community, which reaches out with
forward-looking possibilities rather than staying walled in to the past. It is my prayer you will do it now and do it
boldly. It is my prayer that Disciples
will be known as a vital congregation where lives are graced and transformed by
the power of Christ.
Men’s Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
March Young at Heart
This month’s dinner get together for active seniors will take place on Thursday,
March 19 at 6:30 pm at Macaroni Grill located at Park and Preston in
Nehemiah’s Friends 3rd Annual Golf
Tournament
Saturday March,
21 2009
Tee Off at
1 PM
Join East
Dallas Christian Church’s young adults, members, and friends as we support the
English Language Ministry. The English Language
Ministry, Inc. is currently in its fifteenth year of programming. Teaching
adults, mostly women, to read, write and communicate in English so they can
achieve their full potential as parents, workers, citizens and community
members. Utilizing trained volunteer tutors, ELM provides English as a Second
Language classes throughout the
We will
have an awards reception on Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 12:30 PM at East Dallas
Christian Church (
Download
signup and sponsor sheets here:
http://www.edcc.org/pages/news-item?r=863JH17NWW
Rev.
Nathan J. Hill
Minister
of Church Life
nathanhill@edcc.org
(214)
824-8185
DCC
Workday
by
On Saturday, March 28, there will be a church
workday beginning at 8:30 a.m. Come
and help us as we spend a little bit of time sprucing up the church and grounds
to be ready for Easter and our new pastor, Rev. Nordyke! Please bring your own work tools. Saturday, April 4, will be the rain date.
Holy Week
First
Christian Church of
Disciples
Christian Church will have a Good Friday
worship at 7:30 p.m. on April 10th,
and we are inviting our friends from FCC to join us for this service. Nursery will be available.
BBPS Spring Rummage Sale
This spring BBPS will be renting “parking spaces” at BBPS
where you can hold your own “garage sale”. This is a fundraiser benefiting
Bright Beginnings Preschool. Everyone is welcome with priority given to
returning participants. We will close registration at 38 spaces, with a
maximum of 4 spaces per seller. Please register and mail your rental
fees ASAP as our sale fills up quickly!
PARKING SPACE
RENTAL FEES
1 space $12 each
2 spaces $11 each
3 spaces $10 each
4 spaces $9 each
*Rectangular tables available for
rental at $7.00 each*
For your
parking space fee you get:
Exposure
to
marquee
and web advertising
Use
of our City of
Use
of our parking lot, not your own garage
Free
haul-off of all your unsold items
All your proceeds from your items sold
You must
be responsible for:
Providing
your own volunteers
Seed
money or change
Handling
and security of funds collected
Display
and merchandising
Delivery,
unloading and set-up
Tear
down and clean-up
Parking
across the street at Plano Senior High
Your
children as there will be No childcare available.
BBPS will arrange for pick-up of
all remaining items—donated to charity.
WHEN: Saturday,
April 25, 2009 (Rain date: May 2nd)
WHERE:
Disciples Christian Church Parking Lot
TIME: 6:00am-7:00am
Arrive and Set-up
7:00am-1:00pm Rummage Sale
1:00pm-2:00pm Tear-Down
Deadline for RSVPs and payments:
Wednesday, April 1st
Please make your checks payable to Bright Beginnings Preschool
Mail to: Laura White,
For more information, please
contact:
Laura at 972-964-1141 home or whitehousefullofboys@verizon.net
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.
A Personal Word
from
Rev. Nabors
March 8,
2009 was designated Global Day of Prayer for
Our family
has a number of deep connections to the situation with Burmese refugees and the
horrible atrocities being perpetrated on their people by the Burmese army. The army particularly focuses on those who
are ethnic-minority, who support democracy and/or who are Christian. Whole villages are burned; males are forced
to serve as porters for the Burmese army and when worn out, are left to
die. Women and children are raped. People get limbs blown off by land
mines. Thousands flee for their lives
and become internally displaced persons.
Others have had to flee to
Right
after Christmas, the Nabors family – fifteen of us - went to a large refugee
camp outside of Mae Sot in
In the
face of it all, the faith and joy of these Christians can teach us all
something in tough times. If you want
to learn more about the situation as you pray for them and learn from them, I
invite you to check out the website for Global Day of Prayer for
From The TechnoManor
Well, since I wrote last week's column, I've learned a few
more things about TV on the Web. I found
this tip in my Inbox (thanks!):
“I like to keep up with my TV shows through http://abc.go.com/player/index?pn=index Some
of the other networks have full episodes too, but most of the shows I like to
keep up with are on ABC.”
That got me to thinking about the other major broadcast
networks. I overlooked them since I
rarely watch television.
I did check out the ABC Web site. You have to download a little program (called
a plug-in) for your Web browser. The
process is quick and painless.
The other major broadcast networks also have Web
sites. They are:
www.cbs.com
for CBS
www.nbc.com
for NBC
www.fox.com for
Fox Broadcasting
Each Web site has links to watch full episodes. You watch the episode through your Web
browser (typically Internet Explorer) in a postcard-sized window. The window can often be expanded to the full
size of your display.
Forgive me for missing other broadcast networks. Like I said, I don’t watch much
television. You get the idea,
though. Search on Google for the Web site
of your favorite broadcast network, or simply type http://www.yournetworklettershere.com
in your Web browser. (Most broadcast
networks have obtained the rights to the Web address for their network to
preserve their brand identity.)
A few things issues I observed when accessing the major
broadcast network Web sites:
- I was a little dismayed at how
slowly some sites responded. The
sites are either very busy or the broadcast networks aren’t putting a lot
of resources on their Web efforts.
- Finding and starting the TV
programs is about as easy as operating your TV remote. Which means expect pain and
confusion! Simplicity is not in
their vocabulary.
- Not all TV programs are
available to be watched on the Web.
- Some sites claimed I had an ad
blocker on my Web browser, which I don’t.
So, don’t be surprised if you get some peculiar messages. You may have to fiddle with settings on
your browser to placate the network masters.
I also learned about the Web site tidaltv.com from another volunteer at the Irish Festival. I played with it...and got hooked watching
old cartoons!
Despite the drawbacks, I still believe watching TV on the
Web is one the waves of the future because:
- You can watch programs on your
schedule (witness my emailer’s tip, above).
- You don’t have to be sitting
in front of your TV at home.
- You can watch old favorites
that disappeared from the rerun airwaves (or are forgotten in your
personal archives).
Once again, I made this week's article brief. Now I’m recovering from last weekend’s North
Texas Irish Festival. I should be a
little more animated next week. So, how
do you use technology? Send me your
questions or comments to:
frenchygrey@gmail.com
I'll address one each week in The Link.
Dave
Gillen
Music
Notes
by Laura Young
MUSIC NOTES:
Our
Chancel Choir has returned to our usual rehearsal schedule and will be meeting
from 6:30-730 Wednesday evenings and 9 - 9:25 Sunday mornings as we prepare for
Easter.
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.
UPCOMING
CONCERTS:
The
Richardson Community Band will present a children's concert on Sunday, March
29th, at 2 p.m. at the
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
web: http://www.dccplano.com