Sunday 22nd May

·           Fairtrade coffee (from Nicaraguan Christian Co-operative) £4 per large bag, available at ‘teas /coffee’ table.

·         Today (Assembly Sunday) ‘Roll Away the Stone’ a big celebration event is taking place in Princes Street Gardens - (programmes at the back of the church)

Come along to some - or all - of this. Catch the 12.20 train to be there at the start!

There's no evening service in Abbey tonight.

·           Guild Outing to the Queen’s Gallery, Palace of Holyrood

The Royal Collection, an exhibition of over 100 photographs of the Royal Family 1926 – 1956.  Tuesday 24^th May, leaving Abbey Church Hall at 1.00pm. Tea afterwards. Please speak to Eleanor Main, Zandra Main or Committee Members or add your name to the list in the vestibule at front of the church so that transport can be arranged. Cost approx. £10.

·           Articles for inclusion in Abbey Newsletter for June should be emailed or handed in by Tuesday 24 May.

Abbey Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 5 June.

·           Dirleton Prayer Service is on Wednesday at 10.00am in the hall, followed

by coffee – all very welcome.

·           Prayer Meeting on Friday 27 May at 10.00am in Abbey hall. Please join us.

·         Ben Kearsley ‘Vibrant and technically superb’ (Classical Guitar Mag.) On Tour & in St Baldred’s on Saturday 28th May at 7.30 pm - tickets £5 at the door.

·            Praise Gathering 2011 – 18 June at 7.30pm in Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Tickets from  www.usherhall.co.uk

·            Christian Aid Safari Supper - Saturday 4 June

St Baldred’s Church Hall for Starter, 6.45pm for 7.00pm

St Andrew Blackadder Church Hall for Main Course

Abbey Church Hall for Dessert and Coffee.

Tickets £15 from Liz Harrison, Liz Keddie or Joyce at the office

Sunday 22^nd May 2011

Morning theme: ‘Decline & Fall’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: 2^nd Samuel 12:1-14 (p.315) - James Harrold

                                 CH4 482 Come let us to the Lord our God

                                 CH4 483 Father of heaven

                                 CH4 485 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 CH4 500 Lord of Creation

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Baptism of Jessica Shinwell

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: 2^nd Samuel 11:1-5, 14-17;

                                                          12: 1-14 (p.314) – Andrew Cobb

                                 MP 579 Restore, O Lord

                                 MP 704 Through the love of God our Saviour

                                 MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 MP 708 To God be the glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

There is no Evening Service at Abbey due to ‘Roll Away the Stone’ celebration event in Princes Street Gardens (1pm – 6pm)