Sunday 2nd October

·           There will be no Evening Services at Abbey during September. Our Evening Services re-start on Sunday 7^th October at 6.00pm, until December 2012.

·          Visitors from India. If you would like to support the visit of 6 members from our twin church in Kalimpong in October, there will be a collection plate at the door as you leave the church services during September.

·           Distributors can collect Dirleton Newsletters today.

·           We’d like Abbey Church to be open during the week. If you can ‘open and close’, please sign the form on the notice board at the back of the church.

·           The Guild Presbyterial Council meets on Monday 3 September at 7.30pm in Tranent Parish Church. The speaker will be the Rev Russell McLarty.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·           Jacob’s Well – a new look at a series of studies about our spiritual journey towards healing – led by Bob Kane at 5 Clifford Road, starting on Thursdays from 6 September at 7.30pm. All welcome.

·           Bible Society Coffee Morning is on Saturday 8 September from 10 – 12noon in St Andrew Blackadder. Donations welcome and can be handed in from 9am

·              Bethany’s Walk for Homelessness is on Saturday 8 September. If you would like to take part or sponsor the group who are walking please sign the form at the back of the church or at the ‘teas’ table or contact Joyce at the office.

·           Sunday 9 September – Communion Service at Abbey at 10.30am.

·           Annual Mid & East Lothian Alpha Prayer & Worship Evening on 12 Sept at 7.30-9.30pm in Ormiston Parish Church. All welcome. More info from office.

  

    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

 Sunday 2^nd September 2012

Morning theme: ‘Water from the rock’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Numbers 20:1-13 (p.157) – Graeme Robertson

                                 CH4 463 Fairest Lord Jesus

                                 CH4 132 Immortal, invisible, God only wise

                                 CH4 644 O Jesus, I have promised

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Numbers 20:1-13 (p.157) – Helen Mackenzie

                                 MP 1040 Come, now is the time to worship (below)

                                 MP 445 Lord, the light of Your love is shining

                                 MP 327 Immortal, invisible, God only wise

                                 MP 757 When peace like a river

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

               Come, now is the time to worship

               Come, now is the time to give your heart

               Come, just as you are to worship

               Come just as you are before your God, Come

               One day every tongue will confess you are God

               One day every knee will bow

               Still the greatest treasure remains for those

            Who gladly choose you now.

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane