Sunday 13th May

·           Abbey Annual Stated Meeting is in the church after the morning service.

·           Articles for inclusion in Abbey & Dirleton Newsletters for June should be emailed or handed in no later than Monday 14 May.

Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 27 May.

·        The Tuesday House Group at Ben Sayers Park is taking a summer break.

It will resume after the holidays.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·         Guild Songs of Praise in the Assembly Hall on Tuesday 22 May at 7.00pm.

All are welcome for an evening of celebration and thanksgiving.

·        Guild Summer Outing has been arranged for Tuesday 12th June leaving Abbey Hall at 2pm. Tea will be taken at the Eyemouth Golf Club at 5pm. Transport to be arranged when numbers are known. Names to Zandra or Eleanor Main or Joyce at the office.

·           CHRISTIAN AID - Help Wanted!

Volunteers are required for the Can Collection on Saturday 19 May.

If you can help speak to Liz Harrison, Liz Keddie or Joyce at the office.

CHRISTIAN AID EVENTS

Tuesday 15 May       Cheese and Wine Evening (Tickets £5 or pay at the door)

                                    Our Lady Star of the Sea Hall at 7.00pm

Wednesday 16 May   Coffee Morning and Bring & Buy – 10.30am – 12 noon

                                    Dirleton Church Hall

Friday 18 May             Quiz Night in St Andrew Blackadder Church Hall, 7.30pm

Saturday 20 May      Coffee Morning in Hope Rooms – 10.00am to 12 noon

                                    Baking, Bric-a-Brac and Raffle

                                    Display of Children’s Art Work

Saturday 26 May      Watercolour Workshop in Abbey Hall – 10.00am – 3.00pm                                 T

Saturday 16 June     Super Supper - All at St Andrew Blackadder Church Hall

6.45pm for 7.00pm for 3 course meal .Tickets £15 from Liz Keddie, Liz Harrison or Joyce at the office.

Filled ‘Smartie Tubes’ can be handed in today or next Sunday or to the office.

 Sunday 13^th May 2012

Christian Aid Sunday

Morning theme: ‘Winter – surviving through abandonment’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Matthew 5:1-13 (p.968) – Elaine Carlyle

                                 CH4 181 For the beauty of the earth

                                 CH4 259 Beauty for brokenness

                                 CH4 112 God, whose almighty word

                                 CH4 519 Love divine, all loves excelling

                                 Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Matthew 5:1-13 (p.968) – Ewen MacLean

                                 MP 152 For the beauty of the earth

                                 MP 806 Beauty for brokenness (words on sheet)

                                 MP 699 Thou, whose almighty word

                                 MP 449 Love divine, all loves excelling

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.30 pm         Service in Astley House Care Home

  6.00 pm         Evening Worship, St Andrew Blackadder Church

                        United Service for Christian Aid Week

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

Church Office  (892800

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with the Church Road door