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Anticipation!!!
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Lift the Lift!
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Mike’s Kids
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A Sprite, part three
Anticipation!!! (and how!)
November!
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Anticipation!!!
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Prayer Requests
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Ding-a-lingers
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DCC Website
Be Uplifted
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13 — Ding-a-ling handbell practice; 7 - 8:30 pm
16 __ 1:30 pm Service at Stonemere Rehab
20 __Young at Heart dinner at 6:30 pm; going to
Outback Steak House, 1509 N. Central Expressway,
Plano. RSVP to Rebecca or Walt Nilsen.
23 —Thanksgiving Sunday service and luncheon,
shared with FCCC. More information to come.
25 — Women’s Reading Group at 7 pm
30 __ The Advent Season begins! Hanging of the
Greens following worship.
Plano Food Pantry
December!
Did you know?
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Lift the Lift!
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4 & 11— Ding-a-ling handbell practice; 7 - 8:30 pm
7—Board Meeting following service
14 — Congregational Meeting following worship
18 — Young at Heart dinner at Clancy’s home at
6:30 pm. Bring a side dish and gift for gift exchange. Please RSVP to Bob or Donna.
18 —BBPS Christmas Program at 7 PM
21 — Christmas Brunch with FCCC at 9:00 am
21 — Service at Stonemere Rehab at 1:30 pm
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24 — Christmas Eve Service at 5:00 pm
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Mike’s Kids 2014
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A Sprite, part three
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JANUARY 2015 — EVERY THING IS POSSIBLE!
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November 16, 2014
O t Scripture Reading: Psalm 90: 11-10
N T Scripture Reading: 1 Thessalonians5: 11-11
Meditation: “What does it all mean?”
Prayer Requests
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David and Phyllis H. lift Carole Hemler in prayer.
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Patty B. lifts the family of a friend, John,
John who committed suicide.
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Jeff H. celebrates his father’s
father 94th birthday.
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Our prayers go to the family of Danielle M., part of our Scout troop, who passed away unexpectedly.
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Prayers for Rev. Casey Matthews as she deals with numerous issues that would overwhelm
most.
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Continued prayers for Betty H. & Nancy S. at Stonemere Rehab.
Hear Our
Prayers
The prayer requests in The Link each week are recent updates. A list of ongoing prayer requests
appears in our worship bulletin each Sunday.
DingDing-a-lingers
The ringers meet Thursday evenings from 7—
7—8:30 pm in the
sanctuary to pracce. Typically the only Thursdays they don’t
meet is on the third Thursday due to the Young at Heart dinner.
This month, there will not be pracce on November 27, Thanksgiving Day.
DCC Website
To go to the Disciples Christian Church website, you can enter the following into your browser or
simply click on this link: www.dccplano.com
Feel free to browse the other pages of the website by clicking on the tabs on the navigation bar.
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“Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord; he will reward
you for what you have done.”
PROVERBS 19: 17
When you take food to the poor, that’s an act of worship. When you give a
word of kindness to someone who needs it, that’s an act of worship. When you
write someone a letter to encourage them or sit down and open your Bible with
someone to teach them, that’s an act of worship.
From “Everyday Blessings” by Max Lucado
Plano Food Pantry
Thanks for all the donations you all made for the month of
October! For November, donate whatever you feel like. However, they always seem to need jelly!
Did you know?
There are only 18 days le+ unl the beginning of Advent! One
of the best mes of the Chrisan Year, this season brings the
looks, sounds, music, smells and feeling of Christmas as we ancipate the birth of the Christ child. There will be tradional
trappings of Navity, Advent Wreath, garlands, wreaths and
banners. Songs that we have heard from our childhood will be
played and sung. But there could be more. Yes! There really
can be more!
Do you play an instrument? Volunteer to play with the choir or as a solo. Do you sing? Sing
for us. Are you part of a small band? Invite them to celebrate in music with us. Liturgical
Dance? Art? Dramac reading? All can have a place in this beauful season.
Please let me know if you would like to do something. There are four Sundays and Christmas Eve where your gi+s would be welcome. And if we have enough, we might even throw
together an evening of Christmas joy.
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LIFT THE LIFT!
WHO? -Members and guests of DCC
W H AT ? - A n e l e c t r i c l i f t ( l i k e a s m a l l
elevator that will hold a wheelchair plus
another person or two ambulatory people
WHY? - There are those among us who are old,
i n f i r m e d o r j u s t p l a i n l a z y. T h e s a m e i s t r u e o f
our visitors. We want them to come back, and
the ramp is a drawback.
WHEN? - ASAP
WHERE? - Between the atrium and the narthex
H O W ? - T h e l i f t n e e d s t o c l i m b a b o u t 11 4 i n c h es. Let’s all buy those inches to accomplish our
goal. So far we’ve bought 24 inches at $225.00/
inch.
Let’s keep it climbing.
Buy an inch and LIFT the Lift!!!!
By Rosalie Hughey
It is time for Mikes Kids!
The banana boxes are ready to be filled. Check with your kids, your neighbors,
your grandkids for gently used clothing that has been outgrown. Buy a package or 2(or 10) of new socks or underwear and bring them on in. Right now we
have thirteen banana boxes. Let’s not only fill those up, let’s overflow them!
Remember, we need new or gently used clothes, new socks and underwear and
toys. All are appreciated.
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A Sprite
Part 3
As the tears ran down Cymbol’s face and dripped onto the
dirt beneath her, something started to happen. The earth
beneath her changed. No, it didn’t just change to mud, which is a normal
and expected reaction of dirt and water, but instead, the very color and texture changed. Suddenly, there wasn’t dirt there at all, but color! All the colors of the rainbow! They swirled and spun, like a dance. Oh it was a beautiful sight! And instead of feeling, well, dirty (which is what dirt feels like!),
there was a light fluffy feel, a weightlessness covered in warmth. Nothing
like little Cymbol, tired ol’ Sprite that she was, had ever felt. What was this,
she wondered? Why is this happening?
And then, she saw the most amazing thing. There were angels, thousands of
them! They were what made the dance of color and warmth. They were
singing, and the music filled Cymbal’s soul and from the tips of her tiny feet
to the tops of her tiny ears, she filled up with the music of the angel’s voices.
What a glorious feeling! The angels came and surrounded her and she felt
them say, “come, come and share in the good news Cymbol, for here is the
one that can guide you, come.” So, she shook out her wings (which felt
amazingly refreshed) and went with them.
Down they flew, dipping and swirling, and the feeling of joy that surrounded them grew! Cymbol didn’t know what was happening, but she knew
that she wanted to keep being part of it. Oh yes she did! This was wonderful! This was rejuvenation, invigoration, joy, and oh so appreciated by this
tired little Sprite.
And then, Cymbal stumbled for a second in her flight…something wasn’t as
it normally was…something was different. She was different. What was it?
Why was she being lifted and carried by the angels?
What was happening to Cymbal? What was the good news that she was being invited to share? What did it all mean?
Pastor Dee
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Women’s Book Club
The group will be meeting on Tuesday, November 25 at 7
pm at Barbara Ramsey’s party room. They are reading
“The Tortilla Curtain” by T. C. Boyle.
In order to follow Jesus and worship God: We will live and tell
the good news of Jesus Christ in all we do; we will serve our
neighbors; and we will minister to our fellow Christians.
Disciples Christian Church
2001 Independence Pkwy.
Plano, TX 75075
Phone: 972-398-2240
Fax: 972-769-1295
Email: [email protected]
Disciples Christian Church Staff
Rev. DeAnna Golsan, Sr. Pastor
Wendy Gray, Preschool Director
Jan Carter, Administrative Assistant
John Dysart, Pianist
Audry Goodwin, Nursery Attendant
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