The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
August 6, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- Men’s Bible Study
- Disciples Men’s Breakfast
- Summer Reading Group
- CPR Class Available
- August Young at Heart
- DCC Office
- Special Invitation to All
- Worship Questionnaire
- Music Notes
Updated
Prayer Requests
- Baby Hannah is almost five pounds and will be released soon! Please continue to pray for the multiple
challenges facing this family.
- S.W. Christie had surgery earlier last week and is home
recuperating.
- John Prewitt’s thumb still continues to heal.
- Daniel Gonzalez recently took his state boards in
neuroscience. He’ll get results in
about six weeks.
- Laura White, BBPS teacher, is recovering at home after
surgery last week.
- Prayers for the daughter and grandchildren of Lottie
Jackson.
- Abby Frederick, daughter of Kelly, BBPS teacher, who had her tonsils
out August 6.
- Online prayers are asked for Vanessa Tressie, Albert Edwards and
Elaine Merrett, and Darci.
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. It will take place on
Saturday, August 8, 8:30 a.m. at
First Christian Church,
Rev. David
Special Event:
Panel Discussion on the General Assembly
Highlights, Impressions, Questions
and Answers
Panelists:
· Rev. Dani Loving Cartwright (Regional Minister and President, CCSW)
· Dr. Larry Ross (Area Minister and President, NTA)
· Dr. Doug Skinner (Sr. Minister, Northway Christian Church)
Questions? Contact:
John Grasham
NTA Disciples Men President
Cell: 214-704-1934
Summer Reading Group
The Disciples Women's Group will be gathering on Wednesday, August 19, at
Jan Sullivan’s home at 7:00 pm to discuss the next book selection THE HELP by Kathryn Stockett. Jan’s address is 3736
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.
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
August Young at Heart
Next month’s Young at Heart dinner will take place at Tia
Juanita's, which is located at the southwest corner of Parker and Alma next
to Super Cuts hair salon. The event
starts at 6:30 pm. Please let John
Prewitt know if you’ll be attending at 972-612-7301.
DCC
Office
Rev. David and Jan Carter will be
out of the DCC office a bit this September for some R & R.
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.
Special Invitation to All
Worship Questionnaire
The Worship Committee has
developed a questionnaire that they would like the DCC congregation to respond
to. Copies of the questionnaire will be
in Fellowship Hall this Sunday, August 9 for members and visitors to pick
up. Your feedback will help the
committee to determine in what ways the worship service could be made more
meaningful. Thank you for your suggestions.
Music
Notes
By Laura Young
Crocodile Dock Update:
As I write this, we have just finished our first night of
"Rocking the Dock!" Eighty-seven students and countless helpers
were there for the first night. Nothing
much beats the experience of seeing a chapel full of excited, singing, dancing,
praising kids! Laura Young
Friends at
DCC & FCC,
I want to
say big “THANK YOU” to all of you who gave of your time, effort, and
resources to provide the snack supplies for VBS this year!! Our God is so awesome! He has always provided in abundance...and yet
sometimes I still worry where it’s all going to come from...I want you to know
that YOU were used by the Lord in a mighty way by providing these supplies for
the children this year.
May God
bless you in all that you do!!
Your
Sister in Christ,
Polly
Murphy
FCC
Member/Snack Station Leader
VBS
participants will be singing at FCC in the 10:35 Sunday worship on August 9th. (We'll be meeting at 10 in the FCC
sanctuary, in our Crocodile Dock T-shirts.)
Music Notes
Thank you
to Ty and Marin Young for singing this past Sunday. I also heard that
David Nordyke and Mark Mueller did a wonderful job with special music the week
I was on vacation. Thank you!
Choir
start date is TBA depending on the sanctuary re-opening date. Looks like
the last week of August or the first week of September. Watch this space. Thanks!
Ringers
are needed for the handbell choir! We have had some loyal members move
out of town. If you would like to know
more about the Handbell Choir, please call Laura Young. Can you count to
four? Do you like music? You can
learn to ring!
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