The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
July 1, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- A Message from Rev. Nordyke
- Men’s Bible Study
- 4th of July
- Summer Reading Group
- Affects of the June storm
- Even though there won’t be VBS
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- Music Notes
Updated
Prayer Requests
- Rosie Lewallen is scheduled for gall bladder surgery on July 9 at
Medical Center of Plano.
- Shiela Kolb has a cast on her foot and ankle for broken bones; her
cancer markers are down as a result of recent chemo treatments. Good news all around!
- Jan Mueller’s father, Cruger Ragland, was released from the
hospital on June 28 after colon surgery.
He is at home and doing well.
- Danny Goodwin, a friend of Jan Carter’s, had successful major surgery
June 26 and will be released from the hospital today.
- Stacy Bell had surgery on a torn tendon in her shoulder on June
30 and is home doing well.
- Baby Hannah, the 2 ½ pound premature baby was taken off the
ventilator in NICU. She will be in
the hospital another month or two.
- Breanna, who has brain cancer, has been doing well enough that
she is able to travel with her family.
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 Message from Rev. Nordyke
Just a few
days from now people throughout the
Several
years ago when I worked as news photojournalist I was assigned to cover a July
4th event called Firefall.
Located on the northwestern side of Springfield Missouri near the
airport, Firefall comprised probably two hundred of acres filled with food
vendors, games for the kids, every kind of live music and entrainment and
thousands of people who would file in by the Buss, RV, truck or car load. This was without a doubt one of
Situated
in the middle of open farm land, Firefall was usually blistering (okay, maybe
it didn’t get as hot there as it does here, but it was hot nonetheless). My job was to help with live shots or prepare
video to be used during the evening news casts.
As well I was to get video of people simply enjoying themselves. What a hard job, not! Almost everyone I turned people were
delighted to see me, well, perhaps they were intrigued by the large camera on
my shoulder or maybe they were secretly hoping to get on TV, in any case they
provided great video.
It was a
great day and the fireworks coordinated along with the
July 4th
is a wonderful time to celebrate with family and friends, to indulge ourselves
in some great food and to be taken a back by the sights and sounds of fireworks
shows. But just as I witnessed among the
thousands of people at Firefall, July 4th gives us an opportunity to
reacquaint ourselves with the men and women, the everyday heroes, soldiers,
blue and white collar workers, stay at home parents, children and retirees who
make up this great country and see that the freedom and independence we enjoy
continues from one generation to the next.
May God
bless us all,
Be safe
this July 4th,
In Christ
David
Men’s
Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
4th
of July
There are many community
festivities you can enjoy this weekend.
Following is a listing of some of the events that will be taking place
on July 3rd and 4th:
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“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
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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
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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.
Affects of the June storm
pictures by Nancy
Hall
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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!
Music
Notes
By Laura Young
Music Notes
All choirs are on summer
break! Only four 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
Email: theoffice@dccplano.com
Phone: 972-398-2240