Events at Desert Palms Church

Coming Friday March 19th and Saturday 20th - 2010!

This will be a very popular event and open to the first 300 people who are signed up. ON-LINE RESERVATIONS now available!

*(Register before March 15th - after that date please call the church office at 480-422-2499 (M-F - 10am-2pm) to check availability of space)*

Click here to read an Interview
with Os Guinness on the 25th Anniversary of Francis Schaeffer's Death

Desert Palms Church is excited to announce a special event coming up in March!

Join us on Friday March 19th 6 - 9 p.m.
and Saturday, March 20th 9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. to hear Os Guinness - well-known author and social critic talking on the subject

"Engaging Culture with
Grace & Truth"

Agenda as follows...

Friday, March 19th:
6 p.m. Registration open

7 p.m. Os Guinness
Session No. 1 - "Survival of the Fastest - Living Sanely when Life is Fired Point Blank".

Followed by dessert and coffee

Saturday, March 20th:
9 - 10 a.m. - Continental Breakfast

10 a.m. - Os Guinness
Session No. 2 - "A World Safe for Diversity - Living with our Differences in an Age of Exploding Pluralism".

11 a.m. - Break

11:30 a.m. - Os Guinness
Session No. 3 - "Fool's Talk - Recovering the Biblical Art of Persuasion".

12:15 p.m. - Closing Prayer

Cost is $25 per person
Registration closes March 15th

Reserve Online

send a check payable to "Desert Palms Church - (Conference)" to secure your place and mail to:

Desert Palms Church, PCA
4265 S. Arizona Avenue
Chandler, AZ 85248

(We would love it if you mention the name of your home church also).

If you have questions please call our Church Office at 480-422-2499 - open Mon-Fri 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

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November 22, 2009
Blood Drive at DPC

	It was a great turnout for the first blood drive at DPC on 22nd November, 2009. We needed at least 12 people to sign up for the event - but 22 wonderful souls gave a pint of blood with many more on the waiting list. United Blood Services took over two of the classrooms, however, they were not expecting such a great turnout so came with less nurses than were actually needed. They promise to have more workers at the next event. We thank those of you who waited such a long time to fill out paperwork and answer questions, and then give so willingly for such a great cause.
The replenishment drive was to help support Mia McPoland - the 7 year old grand-daughter of Chris Watling - who has a rare blood disorder called Diamond Blackfan Anemia (DBA). Mia's body does not produce red blood cells and has received 52 transfusions so far and usually needs a transfusion about every 3-4 weeks in order to stay alive.

	A big heart-felt thank you to all the donors for their generosity of a unit of blood and to give up their Sunday afternoon to do so. Thank You!

Announcements

Work Day

The work day for cleaning the church is Saturday, March 13 from 8AM to 11AM. There will be plenty of indoor and outdoor work to be done, so the more participation the merrier! Please contact Rob Hood at 480-239-6282 for additional details.

Choir Practice

If you are interested in singing and learning church music, please plan on staying after the service on Sunday. We are planning on having some choral pieces throughout the year.

March for Life Walkathon

The Pregnancy Care Center of Chandler will be holding their annual "March for Life" Walkathon on Saturday, March 27th at 9 a.m. This year's 2-mile walk will be held at the Central Christian Church Campus on the southeast corner of Lindsay and Germann Roads. Register and obtain a pledge form at church, or by calling 480.374.2994 or click on the following link: www.pccchandlerdonate.com.

Os Guinness Conference at DPC

The Conference at DPC with Os Guinness is entitled "Engaging Culture with Grace and Truth." Check-in will open at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 19th. There will be one session on Friday evening followed by dessert and coffee. Saturday, March 20th continental breakfast will be served from 9-10 a.m. with two sessions beginning at 10 a.m. and concluding around 12:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per person. For more information and to view Os Guinness' Bio please click here.
We have space available for 300 attendees and you can now reserve your seat by registering online before March 15th - after that date please call the church office for availability of space at 480-422-2499 - Mon-Fri 10-2.

Adult Bible Studies

Tuesday: Women's Bible Study at 10:30 - noon
Wednesday: Women's Evening Bible Study at 7 - 8:15 p.m.
Thursday: Men's Early Morning Bible Study at 6 - 7:00 a.m.

Kids' Club

Kids' Club meets on Wednesdays at 7 p.m.

Desert Tidings

Would you like to be considered in the birthday and anniversary section of our monthly newsletter "Desert Tidings"? Email Wendy Hood at wendyhood@cox.net with the date(s) - no year needed!

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Os Guinness Bio