The Link
The Weekly E-Newsletter of Disciples Christian Church
November 19, 2009
In This Issue
- Updated Prayer Requests
- A Message from Rev. David
- November Young at Heart –
TONIGHT!
- DCC Thanksgiving Potluck
Luncheon
- DCC Board Meeting
- Congregational Meeting
- Adam’s Animals
- Salvation Army Angel Tree
- Music Notes
- Disciples Women’s Ministry
- Mike’s Kids
- DWM Special Projects
Updated
Prayer Requests
- Ron C., Jan Carter’s friend, got CT scan results that show
the experimental drug has stabilized his pancreatic cancer for now. He’ll continue with the clinical trial.
- Congratulations to Ean &
Jan S. on the birth of their granddaughter Brooke.
- Congratulations to Sonny &
Ada E. on the birth of their grandson, Toby Jensua Jeremiah, born on November 13.
- Prayers for the family of Karen & Jeff B. with the death
of their five-month old daughter.
- Susan S.’s father, Roger D. in
- Gena H.’s mother, Mary Lynn, in
- Praise from Mike B. that Josh, currently stationed in
- Prayers for Gena G. and children (BBPS family)
with the death of their husband and father last week.
- Nazy, co-worker of Jerry Carter, has surgeries this week and
is being kept in the hospital while doctors are trying to determine her
illness.
- Judy A., friend of Kelly F. (BBPS teacher) hospitalized
for complications of the swine flu.
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. David
Our
Thanksgiving Offering
For
many Disciples students, homecoming starts with gifts to the 2009 Thanksgiving
Offering which is benefiting our 17 colleges and universities and 10 seminaries
and divinity houses including: Barton College, Bethany College,
Chapman University,
Columbia College, Culver-Stockton College,
Drury University,
Eureka College, Hiram College, Jarvis Christian
College, Lynchburg
College, Midway
College, Texas
Christian University, Transylvania University,
William Woods
University. Theological
institutions include: Brite Divinity School,
Christian
Theological Seminary, Disciples
Divinity House of the University of Chicago, Disciples
Divinity House at Vanderbilt, Disciples Seminary Foundation,
Lexington
Theological Seminary, Phillips Theological
Seminary. Associated
theological institutions, colleges and universities include: Atlanta United
Divinity Center, Seminario
Evangelico de Puerto Rico, Yale University
Divinity School, Drake
University, Northwest
Christian University, and Tougaloo College.
During
the 2009 General Assembly, a ‘homecoming’ event of its own, several Disciples
students were asked to talk about their experiences, here’s some of what they
had to say: Aly Gideon, soon to be a freshman at
“Indeed your gifts through
God’s generosity is ‘…making a way in the wilderness and putting rivers in the
desert.’ (Is 43:19) For many Disciples
students, including myself, attending one of the prestigious Disciples schools
listed above begins, and is often- times, only possible through your continued
support of higher education. I will be
ever thankful to those who planted seeds of support many years ago to those
who’ve given more recently all of whom are helping to make my education at
With each of us providing what we can, the 2009 Thanksgiving Offering
provides a way for more Disciples students to have that shared “homecoming”
experience and even more so to make a difference in our world. Major
portions of this article have been adapted from disciplesmissionsfund.org and
disciples.org
November Young at Heart—TONIGHT!
The Young at Heart dinner group will be
meeting TONIGHT at Aparicio's
Restaurante Mexicano,
Jan and
Mark Mueller are having a “turkey carving party” for all who want to join in
the fun at their home this Saturday
evening at 6:00 p.m. Please bring
your own carving knife. Hamburgers and
brats will be provided! Be sure to bring
a dish to share. RSVP to Jan at
972-519-1032 by Saturday morning.
DCC
Thanksgiving Potluck Luncheon
Don’t forget to stay after worship this Sunday, November 22 to
share a meal with members and friends of both DCC and
First Chinese Christian Church at the annual Thanksgiving Potluck. Be sure to bring a dish of food to share! Questions? Call Rebecca Nilsen or Rosalie Hughey.
Also, a group of folks will begin
decorating the sanctuary for Advent. If you’re able to stay and help after lunch,
it would be greatly appreciated!
DCC
Board Meeting
The next DCC Board meeting is scheduled for Sunday, December 6 at 7 pm. All Chair persons and elected officers need
to remember to bring their process documents.
The meeting will take place in the Atrium.
Congregational
Meeting
A congregational meeting is
scheduled to take place following worship on Sunday, December 13. This is an important meeting as the new DCC
board and annual budget for 2010 will be voted upon, so it is important that
everyone attend.
Adam’s
Animals
Congratulations to Adam’s Animals and Jeff and Gena Hurst on another
successful year of collecting and donating stuffed animals to sick children in
area hospitals. Adam’s Animals is a federal
nonprofit corporation established to collect and deliver NEW stuffed animals to
sick children all in the memory of Adam Hurst, whom the
Salvation
Army Angel Tree
This year’s Salvation Army Angel Tree is up and “ready for business.” There are still a handful of angels left on
the tree, so if you haven’t gotten yours yet, you’re in luck! Please
bring your bags of presents to the Atrium by Sunday, December 6, as
Music
Notes
Laura Young
Merry Christmas!
Well, not quite yet, but in order to have a Merry Christmas, the Chancel
and Handbell Choirs have already begun rehearsing for a special musical
presentation in Advent.
Please mark your calendars and plan to join us for “Joyful,
Joyful!” during worship on Sunday, December 13th!
Chancel Choir is rehearsing from
6:30 – 7:30 pm on Wednesday nights and 9 – 9:25 am on Sunday mornings.
Handbell Choir will not rehearse
this Sunday afternoon due to the Thanksgiving Potluck.
Members of the musical groups AND
members of the congregation are invited to let Laura Young know if you would
like to present a solo or volunteer for a narrator part on December 13th. Thank you!
Disciples
Women’s Ministry
Disciples Women’s Ministry will be reading A Redbird Christmas
by Fannie Flagg for the December reading group. Phyllis Harbaugh will be hosting the group
discussion at her home at 7 pm on
Tuesday, December 8. Please bring a
Christmas ornament that has special meaning to you and be prepared to tell
something about it.
Disciples Women’s Ministry is open to all women in the church. Having read the book is not a requirement.
Mike’s Kids
Mike’s Kids is an annual program
that is supported by the North Texas Area of Disciples Christian Churches, the
Christian Men’s Fellowship, and the Southwest Good Samaritans Ministries. This program supports children who have been
abandoned or forced out of their homeland to a new country. As Christmas season fast approaches, it is
time to begin filling banana boxes with clothing (appropriate for South Texas)
and child-sized underwear (new), toys (new or gently used), food, etc. for
Mike’s Kids in the
The boxes have been delivered and are in the Atrium ready
to be filled up! DCC is a
collection point for this program. The
boxes will be picked up on Monday, December 14.
DWM
Special Projects
DCC’s Disciples Women’s Ministry group
will be collecting a special offering during the month of December. The money collected will be donated to the
Heifer International non-profit organization.
The mission of Heifer is to provide gifts of livestock and training to
help families improve their nutrition and generate income in sustainable ways. When making a donation, indicate in the memo
section of the check that it is for “DWM Heifer” and place it in the offering
plate. There are a few Heifer catalogs
located on the desk in the Atrium for those interested in learning more about
this organization.
Secondly,
Phyllis Harbaugh wants to remind all DCC women that you can pick up your
blessing boxes on the Welcome Table in the Atrium. The boxes will not be collected until
sometime next year. If you have any
questions about either of these special projects please contact Phyllis.
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