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MCCDC
474 RIDGE STREET NW
WASHINGTON, DC 20001
www.mccdc.com
 

join us 
SUNDAY, September 28!
Teacher-Student Appreciation Sunday! 






Sunday, September 28, we celebrate teachers and students like Randi Levy. 


 


JOIN US SUNDAY!
9AM & 11AM

CAN A LOVING GOD BE UNFAIR?

 

Coming September 28 @ MCCDC

ANNOUNCING TEACHER-STUDENT APPRECIATION SUNDAY

 

"It is not that I'm so smart. But I stay with the questions much longer."

            ~ Albert Einstein

 

There is something that great students and great teachers have in common: they ask great questions. One great question for MCCDC: How much do we value our students and teachers? Our love for our students and teachers is difficult to quantify, yet I'm pleased to announce September 28 as Teacher-Student Appreciation Sunday! We value our students and teachers so much that we have designated the final Sunday of this month as a special day to recognize these leaders in our church and community.

 

I believe that learning and education are the open door to being the change we want to see in the world. Though I'm a big Nationals baseball fan, I believe that our greatest champions are students who get up early to study before class and the teachers that inspire those students to become lifelong learners.

 

 

Invite your student and teacher friends to join us at 9am & 11am on September 28. There will be special features in the services to honor them, including a gift to them from MCCDC. We will honor students of all ages and grade levels: our wisdom keepers and our keepers of the future. Frankly, I'm curious to find out who our oldest student is so that we might celebrate this one who embodies the values of growth and vitality through all the stages of life.

 

You will also experience a powerful testimony from two of our teachers as they respond to the question: "How does your faith make you an excellent teacher?"

 

This Sunday our scripture from Matthew 20: 1-16 poses the question: "Can a loving God be unfair?" That's a question that could even keep Albert Einstein awake at night! See you this Sunday, September 21 and again on September 28 for Teacher-Student Appreciation Sunday at MCCDC. MCCDC is the place to be for students and teachers of all ages.


 

See you Sunday!

 

 

 

Faithfully,

 

Rev. Dwayne

 

 

 

 

 


helping our community
 

This "SHARE" Program Ministry is also a great opportunity for high school students to receive community service credit hours.  

 

Please see September's Share Program Schedule below:

     Sunday, September 21-Pay for your orders

     Saturday, September 27-Pick up your orders 

            from MCCDC Fellowship Hall10:30 am

 

**All Share Basket payments must be received, prior to August 23rd.  Individual(s) with extenuating circumstances, should contact a Pastoral Care Minister prior to payment due date. **


 


 

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, 

September 15 through October 15!

 

�Nosotros somos ICMDC Unid@s! 

�Adoremos y Alabemos a Dios!

 

            On Saturday, September 27, Unid@s, the MCCDC Hispanic/Latin@ outreach ministry, will once again hold its monthly worship service at 6pm in the sanctuary here at MCCDC. We will have wonderful music, liturgy, great food and fellowship. Rev. Alberto N�jera will be our celebrant and preacher who will deliver Jesus' Good News of radically inclusive love. This will be a special service as we will be celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15).

            The service will be mostly in Spanish; however, the Scripture readings and the sermon are usually translated into English.  So whether or not you are a Spanish speaker, please come and celebrate this joyous occasion with us! For more information, contact Tom Simmons, Ministry Intern, at [email protected] or (202) 638-7373.

 

"Mirad cu�n bueno y cu�n agradable es que l@s herman@s habiten junt@s en armon�a."

                                                                                                                         Salmo 133:1

 

OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINISTRY IN MCCDC UNID@S!

As some of you may know, Tom Simmons, the current ministry intern, will be leaving after the first week in November 2014. In order to make this transition smooth, MCCDC Unid@s is asking for volunteers who would like to assist in participating in some activities that are important to keeping our ministry on its current path. You don't have to speak Spanish to participate. For more information and to volunteer, please contact Tom Simmons, Ministry Intern, at [email protected] or (202) 638-7373. 

 

ICMDC UNID@S IS ON FACEBOOK!

 

            As part of its outreach ministry to the LGBT Hispanic/Latin@ community, ICMDC (MCCDC) Unid@s has a Facebook group! If you would like to be a member of our Facebook group, first you have to have a Facebook account, and second just make a request to join the group. Our web address is: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ICMDCUnidos/. For further information, please contact Tom Simmons, Ministry Intern, at [email protected] or (202) 638-7373. 

 

Grupo de Oraci�n

"Donde est�n dos o tres reunidos en mi nombre, all� estoy yo en medio de ellos." Mateo 18:20

           

Every Sunday at 12:30 pm in the MCCDC chapel on the second floor, Unid@s has a regular prayer group. Come and pray with us!  All are welcome!

 

REUNION

Unid@s, the MCCDC Hispanic/Latin@ outreach ministry, will have its monthly business meeting on Saturday, October 18. All are welcome to attend! For more information, contact Tom Simmons, Ministry Intern, at [email protected] or (202) 638-7373.
 
BOARD NOTES
BOARD APPROVES NEW AV PLAN

 

The Board of Director's met Tuesday for their monthly meeting and discussed the following items:

 

*Approved a new AV plan and asked for a group to look at raising the $95,000 to fund this project.

 

*Approved the change in church restrooms to gender-neutral restrooms. This change will require adjustments to the restrooms.

 

*Received updates to 472. Progress is being made and the Board is looking at completion in November.

 

*Nominations Committee has received two nominations for the Board positions and the Finance Committee will begin to craft the 2015 budget.

 

*The Board will be looking at the MCCDC By-laws over the next month.

 

 

BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS

Please join us and bring your non-human family members on Saturday Oct 4 from 11 am to 12 pm for a Blessing of the Animals.

 

Membership Class

NEW MEMBERS CLASS  

October 12, 12:30-2PM

Do you have questions about the MCC movement and MCCDC's place in it. Do you have a desire to be a part of something that is bigger than yourself? You are cordially invited to the next membership class. The class will be held on July 13 from 12:30pm-2pm. A light lunch will be served. Please sign up with Rev Cathy at [email protected] or 202-638-7373.

 

 

 

 

MCCDC NEEDS YOU!!!

Join the MCCDC Team in the 28th Annual Walk to End HIV Saturday October 25, 2014


 

The team is forming and would not be complete without you. Our new contribution goal this year is to have 40 walkers raising $13,500 or more. To date, we have six walkers and $1100.


 

For more information please contact our Team Captain Bob Whitman at  [email protected] or Rev Cathy at [email protected] (202-638-7373).


 

Please go to our team page to join:

 http://www.aidswalkwashington.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.teamParticipants&teamID=5550


 


 

mark your calendars


 

congregational forum-Nov. 9

congregational meeting-Nov. 23


 

Please save the dates for the Annual Congregational Forum on November 9 and the Congregational Meeting/Elections on November 23.

 


 

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801-Senior Pastor, Rev. Dwayne
802-Minister of Connections, Rev. Cathy
804-Bookkeeper, Lance 
806-Music Minister, Michael


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AT THE INFORMATION STATION


 

*PICK-UP BULLETIN/

ATTENDANCE CARDS

*PAY FOR YOUR SHARE ORDERS


 
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highlights


SUNDAY,
SEPTEMBER 21
9AM /11AM
WORSHIP SERVICE
"CAN A LOVING GOD BE UNFAIR?"
REV. J. DWAYNE JOHNSON

TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 23
BIBLE STUDY
7PM

SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 4
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
11AM-12NOON
MCCDC

SUNDAY,
OCTOBER 12
NEW MEMBERS CLASS
12:30-2PM
LOWER LEVEL

SATURDAY,
OCTOBER 25
WALK TO END HIV
WASHINGTON, DC

SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 9
CONGREGATIONAL FORUM 
12:30PM
SANCTUARY

SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 23
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING
12:30PM
SANCTUARY
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