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Autumn Services

	Morning Services	Evening Services
October 2007		‘This is Your God’
14th	‘Thank You, Jesus’ Luke 17.11-19 Dirleton: Communion	‘Is there anybody there?’
21st	‘Keep on Following’ 2 Tim 3.14-4.5 Luke 18.1-8	‘Mr Know-It-All’
28th	Bob Kane	United Bible Sunday
November 2007
4th	‘Halloween or Halleluia?’ Shoe Box collection	‘I’ll be there for you’
11th Remembrance	‘Jesus brings Life’	‘Who’s Boss?’
18th	‘Through the tough times’ Colossians 1.11-20 Luke 23.33-43	‘Laughter & Tears’
25th	‘Your Kingdom Come’ Colossians 1.11-20 Luke 23.33-43	‘Bridge over Troubled Water’
December 2007
2nd Advent	‘Watch for Jesus’ Is 9:2-7, Matt 24:36-44	Service for bereaved. Matt 2:1-6, 13-18
9th	‘Welcome Jesus’ Micah 5:1-5, Matt 3.1-12 Abbey: Communion	Communion Isaiah 11:1-9
16th	‘Wait for Jesus‘ Nativity	Isaiah 35:1-10
23rd Christmas Sunday	‘Who is Jesus?’ Matthew 1.18-25	Worship Group – Readings& Carols
24th Christmas Eve	4.30 pm ‘Jesus fulfils history’ Luke 2.1-20	John 1:1-14
25th Christmas Day	‘Jesus came as a child’ Matt 2:1-12
30th	Dirleton: Baptism

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Summer Services

July 2007	Morning Services	Evening Services
July 1	Bob Kane	Abbey joint service
July 8	Matthew 16:13-20 ‘New understanding’	joint service
July 15	Matthew 17:1-13 – ‘New perspective’	‘Never-ending story’ Luke 10:25-37
July 22	Matthew 26:31-35; 26:69-75 - ‘Old fears’	‘Amazing Saviour’ Luke 10:38-42
July 29	Revd Jan Gillies	Summer Mission service
August 2007
August 5	2 Kings 18-19 ‘God protects’ Abbey: Baptism	joint service
August 12	2 Kings 20 ‘God restores’ Abbey: Baptism	joint service
August 19	Revd Jan Gillies	joint service
August 26	Revd Jan Gillies	joint service
September 2007
Sept 2	Acts 18:1-6, 18-28 ‘Team work’ Dirleton: communion	Hebrews 13:1-16
Sept 9	World Mission Committee & Indian Visitors	Philemon v.1-22
Sept 16	Acts 23:12-24 ‘True friend’	1st Timothy 1:1-2, 12-20
Sept 23	Acts 26:1, 11-28 ‘Truth telling’ Guild dedication	1st Timothy 2:1-8
Sept 30	Harvest. ‘Back to Church’ Sunday	1st Timothy 6:3-19

Spring Services

Date	Abbey & Dirleton Morning Services	Abbey Evening Service
April 1st	Palm Sunday – Bob Kane
April 8th Easter	Dirleton: Communion	Youth Fellowship service
April 15th	Dirleton: Baptism	‘Faith & Fire’ Acts 5:27-32; John 20:19-31
Mark Hall arrives April 19th
April 22nd	‘Planned for God’s Pleasure’ Abbey: New members join. Dirleton: Baptism	‘Feed my Sheep’ Acts 9:1-20; John 21:1-19
April 29th	‘Formed for God’s Family’ Preacher: Mark Hall Dirleton: baptism	‘Life & Death’ Acts 9:36-43; John 10:22-30 Communion
May 6th	‘Created to be Like Christ’ Abbey: baptism and new members join	John 13:31-38
May 13th Church Weekend Gartmore	Jim Stewart	United Service for Christian Aid Week, St Andrew Blackadder
May 20th	‘Shaped for Serving God’ Abbey: family baptism	Rev 22:12-21; John 17:20-26
May 27th Pentecost	‘Made for a Mission’ Preacher: Mark Hall	‘Loved by the Spirit’  Rom 8:14-17; John 14:8-17, 25-27 Communion
June 3rd		‘Love in God’ Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15
June 10th	Preacher: Mark Hall. Luke 7:11-17 Abbey: Communion	‘Love’s power at work’ Gal 1:11-24. Communion
June 17th	A: All-age book service	‘Loved & Forgiven’ Galatians 2:15-21; Luke 7:36-8:3
June 24th	Geoff Berry	John Evans

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Winter Services

	Morning Service (The Purpose-Driven Church)	Evening Service
January 2007
January 7th	A purpose-driven Church?	Come to the waters Luke 3:1-17; Acts 8:14-17
January 14th	Becoming a Purpose-Driven Church	Come and see our God John 2:1-11; 1st Cor 12:1-11
January 21st	Reaching out to our community (1)	United service, Gullane
January 28th	‘We believe in young people’ (all-age)	‘Homelessness Sunday’ communion
February 2007
February 4th	World Mission Service Rev Sandy Roger	Amazing grace Luke 5:1-11
February 11th	Reaching out to our community(2)	Amazing power Luke 8:22-25; Rev 4
February 18th	Bringing in a crowd (1)	Amazing Christ Luke 9:28-36; 2nd Cor 3:7-18
February 25th Lent	Bringing in a crowd (2)	In the desert Luke 4:1-13; Romans 10:8-13
March 2007
March 4th	Building up the Church (1)	Through the struggle Phil 3:17-4:1; Luke 13:31-35
March 11th	Building up the Church (2) Abbey Communion. Dirleton AGM	Under judgement. Luke 13:1-9; 1st Cor 10:1-13. Communion
March 18th	Mother’s Day All-age	Towards forgiveness. Luke 15:11-32; 2nd Cor 5:16-21
March 25th	Peter Kimber