Sunday 4th March

·         Fairtrade Fortnight is 27 Feb to 11 March. Today there is a Traidcraft stall in the hall after Dirleton and Abbey services.

·         Christian Aid Quiz (£1) from Joyce at the office and Fairtrade stall today.

·         World Mission envelopes can still be handed in. There are spare envelopes in Dirleton porch and Abbey church.

·           Messy Church today from 4.00 to 6.00pm in St Andrew Blackadder.

·            Abbey Kirk Session meets on Monday 5 March at 7.30pm in the hall.

·            Abbey Guild meets on Tuesday 6 March at 7.30pm in the old hall.

Christians against Poverty – Ian Manning. All very welcome.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·         Lent Group on ‘Wednesday 7 March at 7.30pm in Abbey old hall  Handing on the Torch – Sacred Words for a secular World – A Secular Society?’

·          REGAL meets on Thursday 8 March at 12noon in Abbey old hall when Malcolm Baker will talk on ‘Naval Battles in the Atlantic’

A soup & sandwich lunch will be served afterwards. Do come along.

·         Please return back packs for Mary's Meals to the office this week.

·         To raise awareness of how we can help older people in our communities there will be a WRVS display in Dirleton hall next Sunday, 11 March.

  

We welcome all visitors today.

To use the loop system, set hearing aids at ‘T’ position.

Ramped access to Abbey Church & halls links the High Street entrance

with the Church Road door

  

Church of Scotland: Abbey Church, North Berwick Scottish Charity – No SC004761       Dirleton Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC004533

 Sunday 4^th March 2012

Morning Theme: ‘Help – strength through weakness’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: Psalm 69:1-18 (p.583) – Alan Aitken

                                 CH4 166 Lord of all hopefulness

                                 CH4 351 Jesus’ hands were kind hands

                                 CH4 263 God of freedom, God of justice

                                 CH4 270 Put all your trust in God

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Psalm 69:1-18 (p.583) – Robert Burgon

                                 MP 1 A new commandment (choir, then all)

                                 MP 637 Thanks be to God

                                 MP 427 Lord, come and heal Your Church

                                 MP 478 My song is love unknown

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.00pm          Services in Abbey and Fidra Care Homes

  6.00 pm         Abbey Evening Worship

                        ‘Jesus recognised’

                        Reading: Mark 8:27-38 (p.1012) – Helen Mackenzie

                                 MP 222 He was pierced for our transgressions

                                 MP 323 I’m not ashamed to own my Lord

                                 MP 755 When I survey the wondrous cross

                                 MP 463 May the mind of Christ my Saviour

                                 MP 162 From heaven You came

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office  (892800