IN THIS EDITION:

NTA Update

Pastoral Reflections

Dinner and a Movie Night

Happy Days Lunch

Disciples Men Sessions 2016

VBS 2016

CCSW Upcoming Events

Words of Thanks

Save the Date

REMINDER DEADLINE: June 16 ♦ 4:30 p.m.

To be mailed on: June 21

Event Time Period Covered: June 25-July 2

Send to mwr_editor@fccplano.org

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The Reminder

June 14, 2016

Attendance June 5

Sunday School 150 9:00 Worship 141 11:15 Worship 56 Total 197

The Regional Assembly will be held at Northway Christian Church on Octo-ber 29-30, 2016. Below is an update about news in the North Texas Area. Approximately 16 families of NTA Disciples churches lost their homes or suffered severe damage after tornadoes ravaged Garland and other communi-ties on December 26, 2015. First Christian Church of Rowlett prepared over 30,000 meals during the week following the tornado. Emily Williams, who was serving as Senior Minister at Central Christian Church in Havana, Il. has been hired as Program Director for Disciples Cross-ing, replacing Tiff Williams. A $5,000 grant was approved for Iglesia Bethel to expand a soccer program to serve 250 kids between the ages of 4 to 21 from 27 apartment complexes within 5 miles of the church with the “majority being Hispanic people of low income.” A $5,000 grant was approved for First Christian Church of Denison to create a new Men’s Ministry implementing the Rough-Cut Men’s Ministries Initia-tive. A $20,000 grant was approved for First Christian Church of Rowlett to install showers and laundry facilities to host mission groups to help with the recov-ery from recent tornadoes. A $10,000 grant was approved for the NEA to help with their finances as they struggle with insolvency. Gary Speer from First Christian Church of Allen was elected as Moderator-elect for the term ending June 20, 2017. NTA received $513,100.80 from the sale of the Sachse property. The pro-ceeds were disbursed as follows: $236,026.38 to New Church Fund (46%) $92,358.14 to Stevens Park Fund (18%) $92,358.14 to Transformation Fund (18%) $92,358.14 to Disciples Crossing Capital Campaign (18%) Active Search Committees: Bonnie View, Warren Avenue, Creekwood, Northway (Associate), Central Dallas, and Van Alstyne. New Ministers: Wyatt Fenno is Interim at Central Christian Church. Jayme Harvey is the new Senior Minister at Casa View Christian Church. Mark Hendricks FCC Plano Rep, NTA Board of Directors

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Enjoy Dinner and a Movie Night in the Fellowship Hall on Friday, June 17th. A catered dinner from Dickey’s Barbeque will be served fol-lowed by a showing of War Room. The film received great re-views. Find the trailer at: http://www.traileraddict.com/war-room/trailer. The final deadline for purchasing tickets for the meal is Tuesday, June 14th. Cost for dinner is $5.00/person with a family limit of $25.00. Children five years old and under eat free. The movie is free. There will be an age appropriate movie shown for kids ages 4 thru 12. It will be necessary to make a reservation for your child by calling the office 972-423-3260. We will need an accurate count so we can provide appropriate supervision.

This isn’t a popular statement to make but here goes anyway: “America is no longer the greatest nation in the world.” It used to be that we led in almost every category you could think of but not anymore. In the last 50 years, we have fallen to 7th in literacy, 27th in

math, 22nd in science, 49th in life expectancy, 178th in infant mortality, 3rd in median household income, 4th in exports….Well, I guess you get the picture. We do still lead in some things: television watching (28 hours/week); most expensive place to have a ba-by ($10,000/child); obesity; anxiety disorders, civil-ian firearms (beating out Yemen, Serbia, and Iraq—we now have more guns than people); incarceration rate (beating out Russia, China, Cuba and Iran); high-est health expenditures; and highest cocaine rates. One of the great moments in recent history occurred when Malcolm Muggeridge resigned as the rector of the University of Edinburgh in January of 1958. He resigned because he would not be a party to the relax-ation of rules which permitted students to buy and sell marijuana on campus. Facing a booing, hostile crowd, Muggeridge addressed the students, saying:

“The students of this university are the benefi-ciaries of centuries of selfless scholarship. You are supposed to spearhead progress and carry on the torch of humanity…. But how infinitely sad…that the form of your rebellion should be a demand for drugs, for the most tenth-rate sort of self-indulgence ever known in history. All is prepared for a release of new life. We await great works of art, the spirit of adventure and courage, and what do we get from you? Self-centered folly. You are on a crazy, downward slope…. For myself, I always come back to the King, to Jesus, to the Christian notion that all our ef-forts to make ourselves happy fail, but that sac-rifice for others will never fail…. As far as I am concerned, it is Christ or noth-ing. Goodbye and God bless you.”

With that, Muggeridge walked out of the university never to return. When we embrace the call of Christ,

we embrace the promise of a new and better society. But it is only possible if each one of us does our part to “seek ye first the kingdom of God.”

See you Sunday,

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Happy Days Lunch June 15th

All-Church Dinner and Movie Night June 17

CCSW DWM Assembly June 24-26

First Fruits Sunday July 3

One Service @ 9 a.m. July 3

Sessions 2016 July 8-10

VBS 2016 July 10-14 For a complete calendar of church activities, please visit our website at www.fccplano.org.

June 15th is the date of the next Happy Days luncheon. We hope you will join us at 11:30 a.m. at Babe’s Chicken Dinner House located at 6475 Page St. in Frisco. Our hosts will be Jim & Kathy Boyd.

VBS 2016! July 10-14 Register Now

www.fccplano.org

And check out the ‘Lend/Donate’ board in the sanctuary. Please drop off all items by Sunday, June 26th.

A big “Thank You!” for all of the prayers, calls, cards, and visits. We especially are thankful for the meals that the Pairs & Spares’ Sunday School class and the Women’s Bible Study provided. It is wonderful to have a church so supportive. Fred & Charlotte Thrasher

Thank you all for the wonderful cards, calls, and especially your prayers received over the past few months. We feel so blessed to be a part of the First Christian Church family. Charles & Jody Vining

DISCIPLES OF CHRIST Sessions 2016

Sessions 2016 - A national gathering of Disciples Men which is being held at TCU on July 8-10, 2016. The program for the event begins with dinner at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, July 8th and ends with worship at 8:30 a.m. on Sun-day, July 10th. In between there will be inspirational preaching from Rev. Alvin Jackson, workshops on topics like "Being a Man in the Local Church" and "Fiduciary Responsibility" with Todd Adams, "Three Big Mistakes Churches Make" with Newell Williams, and "Soul Care" with Rita Nakashima Brock. On Saturday afternoon there will be optional activities which include a tour of Fort Worth, a walking tour of the TCU Campus, and a mission project at a local food pantry. For more information and to regis-ter for the event go to www.sessions2016.org. Contact Danny Housewright if you have questions at danny@fccplano.org.

CCSW DWM Women’s Assembly

June 24th-26th Dallas Marriott Las Colinas

223 W. Las Colinas, Irving 75039

Registration fee of $120/attendee must be postmarked by June 15th.

CCSW Disciples Men’s Retreat

September 16th-18th

“Are We Followers or Just Fans?”

Lake Brownwood Christian Retreat

9030 Retreat Rd. Brownwood, TX 76801

Be looking for more information to come.

First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 813 E. 15th Street Plano, Texas 75074

June 14, 2016

Our Mission: To proclaim God’s grace and truth in Jesus Christ.

Church Office Hours Monday - Friday

9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Contact Numbers Office: 972-423-3260 Fax: 972-516-9835

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2016 Elders A-B Chet Hufstedler C-D Linda Engelking E-G Danny Amos H-J Cam Lindsey K-L Mary Ann Moon M-O Kay Ellis P-R Rick Saigling S Daryl Bayle T-Z Matt Wadsworth

2016 Board Leaders Danny Amos, Chairman of the Board Daryl Bayle, Chairman of the Elders TBD, Chairman of the Deacons

Pastoral Staff Dr. Doug Deuel, Senior M inister drdoug@fccplano.org Rev. Casey Matthews revcasey@fccplano.org Associate Minister Rev. Miguel Aviles miguel@fccplano.org Minister to Hispanics

Church Staff Jacqueline Albright jackie@fccplano.org Contemporary Worship Leader/Director of Young Adults Miguel Aviles miguel@fccplano.org

Facilities Technician Elisa Aviles, Director of Vision Projects elisa@fccplano.org Rebekah Cressman rebekah@fccplano.org Director of Youth Debbie Johnson debbie@fccplano.org Director of Music Ministry Kelly Maxwell, Nursery Coordinator nursery@fccplano.org Michele Sargent organist@fccplano.org Organist & Bell Choir Director Melinda Shafer melinda@fccplano.org

Administrative Assistant