The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
April 30, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- A Message from Rev. David
- Time Flies!
- Holy Grounds Computers
- Men’s Bible Study
- Relief Nursery of
- Helpful Reminders
- 2009
- 62nd Annual CMF
Spring Retreat
- From The Techno Manor
- Music Notes
Updated
Prayer Requests
- Roy Kruger, brother of Agnes Pieper, had surgery yesterday for
colon cancer.
- Prayers for David, Kristina and family as they
prepare for the arrival of their baby in a few weeks. Kristina is experiencing a lot of pain
in her back.
- Ron Cohen, friend of Jan Carter will begin more rounds of
chemotherapy. Doctors didn’t feel
he was ready yet for surgery to remove his pancreatic tumor.
- Rev. Diane Clark will have surgery on her kidney on May 26.
The prayer requests in The Link each week are recent
updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in our worship bulletin each
Sunday.
A Note
from Rev. Dave
It never ceases to amaze me at how quickly time
passes. A month ago today Kristina and I
and a dozen or so of family and friends were racing the clock to pack up what I
thought was a relatively small home.
Naively I figured we’d pick up the moving truck about 8 AM arrive by 9
and have the house packed and ready to hit the road by 12, maybe 1 PM at the
latest. I can almost hear some of you
beginning to laugh because you’ve been there too. Well to make a long story a little shorter, we
did pick up the moving truck at 8 but that was the only thing that happened
according to my schedule. What was
supposed to be a quick 3-4 hour project soon turned into 8 plus hours, not
including the time spent gathering things from my office till 8:30 that same
night. By about 9:30 PM Wednesday, April
1st Kristina, Kyleigh and I made it to my parent’s house grabbed
some pizza and began psyching ourselves up for one of the biggest transitions
for our lives.
Four thirty the next morning came all too quickly, but
tired and worn out we once again loaded up and began the 7 plus hour trip to
We had no idea what to expect, only that Donna Clancy had arranged
to pick up our keys so we could get in.
When we finally arrived at the apartment we were touched by the donated
air mattresses and the food that had been prepared and the outpouring of love
that could already be felt. Not to
mention that Donna and Bob assured us that at 9:30 the next morning there’d be
help and help we had. Within a couple
hours things were unloaded and boxes were being unpacked and of course there
was plenty to eat.
All that said, Kristina and I want to express a heart felt
thanks for your love and kindness. We
couldn’t have done it without your prayers, your affirming words, your brute
strength and your delicious food; it was all welcomed and appreciated. As we reflect back over the last month we can
see that we are slowly but surely finding our way and as we look to the next
month we anticipate another addition to our family and to our church family.
Thank you all,
In Christ’s Love
David, Kristina and Family
Time Flies!
Even though Easter was only a
couple of Sundays ago, Vacation Bible School is just around the corner,
or at least the planning for it is!
Pastor Dave will announce a meeting for all those interested in
volunteering to help out with VBS and being part of the planning process. Please prayerfully consider helping out this
year. It takes a lot of people and
commitment and love to make it happen!
Holy Grounds Computers
Well, it
finally happened: someone has discovered our "secret cache" of
Holy Grounds laptop computers! Two of them are missing. If you see
a forlorn laptop computer lying around the church grounds, please gather it up
and bring it to the church office. If you have discovered our secret
cache, please leave a note when you borrow a computer (so that we don't
fret), and return the computer when you're finished. Thanks!
Dave
Gillen
Men’s Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Relief Nursery of
Dear Friends,
The Relief Nursery
of Collin County is ready to open our second classroom! We need two volunteers daily (with two
teachers) to ensure that our classroom adult-to-child ratio allows maximum
therapeutic benefit to the children. Volunteers
are highly valued and respected members of our classroom teams. Background check/interview required. Men and women ages 16 through retirement are
invited to apply. Experience with young
children is a plus. One 3.5 to 4-hour
commitment per week for 10-12 weeks allows us to staff a room for a season.
Class times are Mon./Wed. and Tues./
Thurs. 9:30-a.m.-12:30 p.m. Benefits include
making a difference in children's lives, helping provide parents with a needed
break and enjoying the laughter, play, and logic of young children. Experience at RNCC can help you update your
resumes or future job applications in teaching or social services fields and
can count as service hours for students and scouts. Interested in joining us? Please call the Relief Nursery of Collin
County at 972-665-0298, or visit us on the web at reliefnurserycc.org. Thank you!
Laura Young,
Early Childhood Specialist,
Relief Nursery of
Helpful Reminders
- For those of you who
have a loved one or friend listed on the prayer request (or who might in
the future), please remember to provide the DCC office with updates as you
get them.
- Even though the
attendance “counters” come up with a total attendance every Sunday, most
of the time the number who sign the registration forms is less than half
the number actually counted. Please
remember to sign the attendance sheet in the black book located in the pew
in which you sit during worship.
2009
The annual Area Assembly will take place this Sunday, May 3 from 3 – 5
pm at Northway Christian Church.
The theme this year is “Community on Purpose, Community with
Purpose.” The guest preacher is Dani
Loving-Cartwright, Regional Minister for the Southwest Region. There will be special music and message with
attendees from over 80 Disciples churches.
What a great way to learn what’s happening in the church beyond the
local church!
62nd Annual CMF Spring Retreat
Fliers are on the Welcome Table
in the Atrium for those interested in learning more about the Tri-Area
Christian Men’s Fellowship Spring Retreat.
It will take place at Disciples Crossing in
From
The Techno Manor
Ever
received a PowerPoint email attachment and discovered you couldn’t read it
because you don’t have PowerPoint on your computer?
Well, you
need the PowerPoint Viewer from Microsoft.
And it’s free.
The
PowerPoint Viewer allows you to open PowerPoint files to watch the slide
show. You cannot change the slide show,
only watch it.
If you’re
interested, and you have a Windows computer, here’s what you do.
·
Open
a Web browser.
·
Visit: http://download.microsoft.com
·
Type
powerpoint viewer in the
·
In
the Results list, click on PowerPoint
Viewer 2007. The PowerPoint Viewer
2007 download page appears.
·
Click
the Download button.
|
If you’re using Internet Explorer… |
If you’re using Firefox… |
|
·
Click Run in the File
Download – Security Warning dialog.
The installer program will download and run. ·
For Windows ·
For Windows XP: Click Run In the Internet Explorer -
Security Warning dialog |
·
Click Save File in the
Opening PowerPointViewer.exe dialog. ·
When the download completes, double click PowerpointViewer.exe in the Downloads dialog. ·
Click OK to the Open
Executable File dialog. |
·
Click
the Click here to accept the Microsoft
Software License Terms box, and then click Continue.
·
The
PowerPoint Viewer will take about a minute or so to install.
·
Click
OK to The installation is complete dialog.
You can
now use the PowerPoint Viewer to open PowerPoint slide show files.
The first
time you use the PowerPoint Viewer, you’ll get the usual Microsoft licensing
blather. Click Accept when prompted. You
will never see this license annoyance again.
Now, when
you receive a PowerPoint attachment to an email message, the attachment icon
will appear as a PowerPoint symbol:
To view
the attachment, click on the icon (some email programs require you to
double-click). The attachment will open
and start the PowerPoint Viewer. (You
may have to click a button or two to convince Windows you really want to do
this.)
The Viewer
is very basic. You press the space bar
to advance to the next slide in the slide show.
If you right mouse click from within a slide show, you will see a simple
menu listing the available choices:
If you
save a PowerPoint attachment, double-clicking on the filename or icon will
start the PowerPoint Viewer.
Mac Users Side Note:
There is a PowerPoint Viewer for the Mac. Unfortunately, it is about six years old and
is several versions of PowerPoint behind.
If you enter powerpoint viewer
mac in the Search All Download Center box (see above), you can find
it. However, your mileage may vary.
It’s
Wednesday morning and I’ve gotta wrap this up.
My greyhounds are getting restless.
Before they demand their walk, let me remind you to send your technical
questions to my Inbox at:
I’ll
answer one each week in The Link.
Dave
Gillen
Music
Notes
By Laura Young
Chancel
Choir
May 3 (Sun.) Chancel Choir warms up 9-9:25 a.m. in the sanctuary
May 6 (Wed.) Chancel Choir rehearses 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. in the sanctuary
May 10 (Sun.) No Chancel Choir warm up today. Handbells will
ring for special music.
May 13(Wed.) No Chancel Choir today! Enjoy the night off or
attend the band concert.
May 17 (Sun.) TBA choir or handbells
May 20(Wed.) No Chancel Choir today
Handbell Choir
May 3 (Sun.) Handbell rehearsal immediately following worship.
May 10 (Sun.) Handbell rehearsal 9 a.m. to ring in worship today!
Upcoming
Concerts:
The
Richardson Community Band will present a Mother's Day concert at 2
p.m., May 10th at the
The
Richardson Community Band will also present a free concert at the
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
Rev. David Nordyke, Senior Pastor
Laura Young, Music Director
Linda Gulick, Preschool Director
Julie Chen, Pianist
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
Dave Gillen, Webmaster frenchygrey@gmail.com
Email: theoffice@dccplano.com
Phone: 972-398-2240