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The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
July 23, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Men’s Bible Study
- Special Invitation to All!
- Disciples Men’s Breakfast
- Summer Reading Group
- Needs for Fire Victims
- DCC
- Music Notes
- For
- Men’s Church Golf League
- Relief Nursery –
- Please Register for VBS by
July 26th
- CPR Class
Updated
Prayer Requests
- Laura White, BBPS teacher, is scheduled to have surgery
on July 28.
- Ron Cohen, friend of Jan Carter, is receiving higher doses of
drugs in his chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer.
- Margie Glaab, friend of the Nordyke’s, is ill and asking for prayer.
- Sarah Lotten, friend of the Nordyke’s, is being closely monitored for premature labor.
The prayer requests in The Link each week are recent
updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests appears in our worship bulletin each
Sunday.
Men’s
Bible Study
Calling
all men! Come join us at IHOP (
Disciples Men’s Breakfast
Even though I will not be able to attend this area function
due to out-of-town family visiting us that weekend, I encourage DCC men to
attend the NTA Quarterly Disciples Men’s
Breakfast on Saturday, August 8,
at First Christian Church,
Rev. David
Summer Reading Group
The Disciples Women's Group will be gathering on Wednesday,
August 19, at 7:00 pm to discuss the next book
selection THE HELP by Kathryn
Stockett. Looking ahead, the September selection is 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN by Don Piper and October's is THE RED TENT by Anita Diamant. If any of these books
sound interesting to you, plan to join us for our discussion and
fellowship. Any questions, contact Dixie Deen at 972-867-1614.
Men’s
Church Golf League
Cottonwood Creek Golf Club at Los
Rios welcomes all DCC men to share your faith in Christ with other Christians
during their Church Golf League on Monday nights for eight weeks this summer
beginning July 31. The format is 4-man
scramble and you do not need the same four players each week. As long as you have four players to represent
your church, your score will be counted.
Each round will be nine holes starting at 6:00 p.m.
Cost is $50 per team, per week
($12.50/round, per person). It is a
great way to get some exercise, meet other active Christians, improve your game
and spread your love of Christ. For more
information or to register your team, call Matt Evans at 469-878-0689 or the
golf shop at 972-424-8913.
Special Invitation to All!
Needs
for Fire Victims
Debby Bobbitt, our NTA Outreach chair, received a call from
the manager of the Millennium Apts. which had a fire last Thursday.
Apparently 21 units burned and other units suffered water damage.
The Red Cross put them up in a hotel one night. They were put somewhere else, probably
unoccupied units at the apartments. They need bedding – sheets and
blankets. So if anyone can help them please contact Debby at 214-282-1914. The families will also need
other items – children’s clothing and diapers among other things that would be
lost in a fire. Debby can give you details on where to take things.
DCC
Office
Rev. David and Jan Carter will be
out of the DCC office a bit this summer for some R & R.
Jan is taking Monday, August 3rd
off; David will be out of the office on Wednesday and Thursday, August 5th and
6th.
Jan will be out of the office on
vacation to attend her niece’s wedding in
Rev. David is also planning on
being out of the office for a few days in September. Those dates will be published when they are
confirmed.
Music
Notes
By Laura Young
Music Notes
Chancel
Choir will resume on Wednesday, August 26th! Mark your calendars.
New members (adults and youth sixth grade or above) are welcome! For more
information, please talk to Laura Young or any choir member.
Handbell
Choir will resume in September.
For
Upright freezer, about 22 cu. feet capacity.
Almond color.
$75 plus buyer needs to provide haul-away transportation. If interested, call Jan Carter at
972-612-9491.
Relief
Nursery –
By Laura Young
Plano Fun Ride has a
new ride time! To better beat the heat, we will begin at 8 a.m., Sat. August 1st!
Check-in begins at
If you would rather volunteer at a station than participate
in the ride, we would be
delighted to have your help! Please contact
board member, Kaycee Phelps, at
KPhelps@levi.com for details. Please also share this with all
interested friends. This
is a simple and fun way to make
direct assistance available to families in our community!
Thank you!
Please register for VBS by this Sunday,
July 26th
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!
CPR
Class Available
On Wednesday, August 19, a CPR
training class will be taking place in the Atrium from
6 – 8 pm.
The cost for the class is $25. If
you are interested in attending, please let Linda Gulick, BBPS director, know
at 214-770-0854.
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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