The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
June 25, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Worship & BBPS Changes
- Men’s Bible Study
- 4th of July
- Summer Reading Group
- Even though there won’t be VBS
…
- From the TechnoManor
- Music Notes
Updated Prayer Requests
- Jan Mueller’s father, Cruger Ragland, had colon surgery this
week. He is fighting an infection.
- Sonny & Ada Emine are proud grandparents again!
- Stacy Bell will have surgery on her rotator cuff on June 30.
- Sheila Kolb, friend of Pat Brown & Rosie Lewallen,
fell and
broke bones in her foot and ankle.
She is still receiving chemotherapy.
- Rosie Lewallen is cleared for gall bladder surgery in the near
future.
- Danny Goodwin, a friend of Jan Carter’s, will have major surgery June
26.
- Ean Sullivan has a good friend struggling with a serious heart
condition.
- A former employee of
- Prayers for DCC and FCCC as we undergo the repairs and
reconstruction of the building.
Also, for the workmen working in the extreme heat.
- Laura Young is asking for prayers for a 2 ½ pound premature baby.
- For all those affected by the swine flu outbreak at a Boy Scout camp in
- Rev. Lian Jiang asking for prayers for a number of FCCC
families traveling to and from
The prayer requests in The Link each week are recent
updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in our worship bulletin each
Sunday.
Worship & BBPS Changes
The following temporary changes
will take place at DCC due to the recent storm damage to the sanctuary:
-- DCC will meet in
Fellowship Hall at 10:30 a.m. for Sunday worship.
--First Chinese Christian Church will meet in Fellowship Hall for
their worship service at 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoons.
-- BBPS’s Summer Camp
classrooms will be in Fellowship Hall.
The Camp takes place Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays during the
weeks of June 23 – July 30. Hours are
9:30 am – 2 pm. Contact Linda Gulick
with any questions at 214-770-0854.
Men’s
Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
4th
of July
Even though it has been
determined that DCC will not be participating in the City of
--
“Nothing says summer like concerts in the park!” Kick off the July 4th Holiday
weekend with the annual Patriotic Concert presented by the Plano Community Band
at
--
Get ready to celebrate July 4th at the Plano Independence Day Parade
presented by the Plano Early Lions Club.
Arrive early with the family, lawn chairs and blankets and a thirst for
fun. The parade begins at
--
Join Hector Guzman, your Plano Symphony Orchestra, and the Patriotic POPS
Chorus for a tribute to our beautiful country.
Come early or stay after the performance and picnic on the grounds with
your entire family. Enjoy your Plano
Symphony Orchestra as they honor
Summer
Reading Group
Disciples Women have a perfect solution for these hot days
of summer! All you have to do is read a good book and then come to
discuss it with a dedicated group of our women! On Tuesday, July 14, at 7:00 pm
at the church, the discussion will center on the book Three Cups of Tea by Greg Morganstern and David Oliver Relin.
There will be light refreshments and a rousing good time for all who attend.
Even though there won’t be VBS
…
You are invited to come rock at
"Crocodile Dock!" Due to many
factors, we have decided to join forces with FCC Plano this year, and they have
graciously agreed to accommodate DCC and FCCC kids (preschool through grade 5).
Their
Crocodile Dock VBS will take place August 3-7, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
Laura Young
will be co-leading the opening and closing groups, so there will be at least
one familiar face. Other DCC members
have offered their time as well. Kids
should wear clothes that are suitable for craft projects and active games. Drop-off is between 6:15 and 6:30 pm at the
FCC chapel (east end of the building, which is located at
Please
register your children and grandchildren through the FCC website as soon as
possible.
To
register:
Go to
fccplano.org and click "VBS 2009" at the top right of the page.
At the
next page, under the Crocodile Dock logo, please click "participant
registration" to fill out the forms required. You can contact Shannon Grubbs with questions
at 972-423-3260.
Come
"rock the dock" with us! Thank you!
From
the Techno Manor
Man is a
social creature…right?
My Inbox
has a couple of Facebook invitations begging for my attention. They’re from people I know. I like these people, but I’m a curmudgeon
when it comes to social networking.
(It was
probably a good thing an old girlfriend played matchmaker years ago. Otherwise, I’d still be a bachelor.)
So, what
is Facebook? It’s a popular Web site where one
participates in social networking. What’s that? Think of it as a coffee klatch, book club,
quilting bee, dinner club, public bulletin board, and more…all moved to the
Web.
Facebook
is a public meeting place on the Web where you can share information, photos,
snarky comments, conversations, and so on with a set of chosen friends. And those friends can respond. So it can be a back and
forth as well as just a personal sharing.
Why would
you want to do this?
Well, why
do some people like to strike up conversations with strangers? Why do others like to stand up and voice an
opinion? Or create works of art?
Social
networking Web sites in general, and Facebook in
particular, are places where you can do this.
They’re also places where you can meet new people and reconnect with old
ones.
The beauty
of social networking sites is two-fold:
1.
They’re
convenient (as long as you have a computer nearby). You typically don’t have to leave the comfort
of your chair.
2.
They
have the ability to find other people.
I think #2
is the more significant. You are able to
search for names long forgotten on social networking sites. Because of information they share, you can be
pretty sure you have found Fred Flintstone from Bedrock, and not Fred
Flintstone from
You find
other people through their profile. It’s information they are willing to share about themselves
with the world. Here’s
mine:
(Yes, now
you know all about me!)
Some of
the information I entered in my profile was turned into links (the blue
text). I simply typed it in, Facebook
did the rest. This is now available for
other people to search on to find me. My
friend Richard discovered me through my
The word
“friend” is used to note an association on Facebook. It means this is a person who wants to share
information with you, and you are willing to share your information with
them. My friend Richard likes to share a
lot:
So, if you
decide you want to participate in social networking, what should you do? Basically, visit one of the Web sites (such
as www.facebook.com) with your Web
browser. Set up an account - this takes
about five minutes or so. Tell as little
or as much as you want. Then look around. Yes, this is all free.
Some things to think about, though.
·
Be
mindful of what you share. This is the
Internet, after all. Whatever you put
out there can be seen, captured, archived, analyzed, and used without your
knowledge. And it will be. So, don’t put sensitive personal information
there, and don’t share information you’ll later regret.
·
How
much of a social maven are you? I’m
still learning this myself. As I
mentioned above, I’m somewhat of a social curmudgeon. It’s not that I’m shy,
it’s just that I’m reluctant to participate.
Yet, that’s what these things are all about. You decide.
·
Each
social networking Web site is a closed environment. If you have an account on one (like
Facebook), you cannot share with a person on another (like Myspace).
The next
time you receive a piece of email like the following…
…it’s not
SPAM, but someone wanting to make (or renew) your acquaintance. Welcome to social networking on the Web.
And to
Ean: thanks for giving me that initial
push.
This is my
final “From the TechnoManor” article.
Thank you for sharing your questions, your comments at church, and for
reading my rambles. I’ve enjoyed this
opportunity to share.
And thanks
to Sonny for asking, in my first Troubleshooting 911 class, if I would take
technical questions and publish the answers in The Link.
You can
always find me at:
frenchygrey@gmail.com
and as
you see above, I’m now on Facebook…a little reluctantly!
Dave
Gillen
Music
Notes
By Laura Young
Music Notes
This
Sunday during worship, we will have music from Mark Mueller and Rev. David
Nordyke.
All choirs are on summer
break! Only five Sunday specials remain
unfilled for the summer, so call Laura Young if you want to fill one of the
spots!
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