Abbey Newsletter

Abbey November newsletter can be viewed here.

Sunday 28th October

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal – The latest date for handing in shoe boxes is next Sunday 4 November. There are leaflets at Abbey and Dirleton.

Buy for Christmas! Dirleton Christmas cards, notelets and prints designed by Jolomo and Mark Holden are on sale now. Available at Dirleton Kirk and from Joyce at the office.

Guild Open Meeting at St Andrew Blackadder on Tuesday 30 October at

7.30pm. Speaker is Brian Souter. All very welcome.

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 on Thursday 1 November at 7.30pm at

5 Clifford Road. All welcome.

Traidcraft goods will be available at Abbey next Sunday, 2 November.

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.

Life & Work – please let Nancy Chisholm (or the office) know if you would like to subscribe to Life & Work Magazine (new and continuing subscribers)

£19.44 annual payment for 12 issues.

Bibleworld visit to North Berwick 12 – 16 November. Volunteers (Safeguard disclosed) are required to help the Bibleworld Coordinator.

Information from the church office.

Fundraiser for CHAS Children's Hospice on Saturday 17th November in Lauderdale Hotel (Lauder) - from 1.30pm Scottish Music, 7.30pm Ceilidh.

Tickets from Diane 07809-483959

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 28^th October 2012

BIBLE SUNDAY

Theme: ‘Foundations for Mission

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        ‘Jesus Mission’

                        Reading: Luke 4: 31-43 (p.1031) read by Patsy Pitkeathly

                                 CH4 112 God, whose almighty word

                                 CH4 291 When out of poverty is born

                                 CH4 259 Beauty for brokenness

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Jesus Mission’

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: Spirit of God

                        Reading: Luke 4: 31-43 (p.1031) read by Rutherford Elliot

                                 MP 404 Let all the world

                                 MP 590 Seek ye first the kingdom of God

                                 MP 699 Thou, whose almighty word

                                 MP 806 Beauty for brokenness (words on sheet)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm         Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Mission & Justice’

                        Reading: Amos 5:18-24; 8:4-7 (p.920) read by Willie Leslie

                                 MP 987 Here is love vast as the ocean

                                 MP 1072 In Christ alone my hope is found

                                 MP 704 Through the love of God our Saviour

                                 MP 673 There is a Redeemer

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Our blog address is dirletonabbey.blogspot.com

Dirleton Kirk is 400

The Moderator (Rt Rev Albert Bogle) and Rev Samuel Lepcha (Moderator's Commissary, Acting Bishop, Diocese of Eastern Himalaya, Church of North India) plant the Dirleton 400th Anniversary commemorative tree.

Cutting the 400th Birthday Cake (Rev Dr David Graham, Retiring Session Clerk Hilda Kimber, Previous Session Clerk Irene Urquhart, Rev Samuel Lepcha, Session Clerk Keith Stewart QC)

hands across the World

Rev Samuel Lepcha (Church of North India) receives a gift at the Guild Lothian East Autumn Rally,
from Mrs Jacqueline Waugh, the Co-ordinator,
in Haddington West Church.

Sunday 21st October. Dirleton Kirk's 400th Birthday.

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal – If you do not have a shoebox to fill there are empty boxes and leaflets available in Dirleton and Abbey or from the office.

Filled boxes to be returned by Sunday 4 November.

Buy for Christmas! Dirleton Christmas cards, notelets and prints designed by Jolomo and Mark Holden are on sale now. Available at Dirleton Kirk and from Joyce at the office.

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 on Thursday 25 October at 7.30pm at

5 Clifford Road. All welcome.

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.

Life & Work – please let Nancy Chisholm (or the office) know if you would like to subscribe to Life & Work Magazine (new and continuing subscribers)

£19.44 annual payment for 12 issues.

Bibleworld visit to North Berwick 12 – 16 November. Volunteers (Safeguard disclosed) are required to help the Bibleworld Coordinator.

Information from the church 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 21^st October 2012

We welcome Rev Samuel Lepcha from our twinned Church,

Macfarlane Memorial, Kalimpong, Church of North India

10.30 am         Abbey Church: Morning Worship

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Daniel 6:10-13 (p.891); Luke 18: 1-8 (p.1052)

                                 MP 249 How lovely on the mountains

                                 MP 18 All over the world

                                 Jesus, Saviour, Lord (Saranam) - words on sheet

The words and tune for Saranam are from the sub-continent of India

                                 MP 31 Amazing Grace

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.00 pm         Dirleton Kirk 400^th Anniversary Service

                                    CH4 64 Sing all creation

                                    CH4 448 Shine, Jesus, shine

                                    CH4 198 Let us build a house

                                    CH4 159 Lord, for the years

  6.00 pm         Dirleton Kirk: Evening Communion

                        Reading: Psalm 121: 1-8 (p.622)

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

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

Twinning Visit

Rev Samuel Lepcha arrives safely for our Twinning visit
celebrating 400 years of Dirleton Kirk.

Sunset and evening star, from behind Abbey

Scots Night

Dirleton 400th Anniversary Pilgrimage and cairn

Sunday 14th October

Abbey Newsletters – All contributions for Abbey November Newsletters should be emailed or handed in by Monday 15 October.

Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 28 October.

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal – If you do not have a shoebox to fill there are empty boxes and leaflets available in Dirleton and Abbey or from the office.

Thank you to all who came on Tuesday to cover shoe boxes.

Filled boxes to be returned by Sunday 4 November.

Abbey Guild meets on Tuesday 16 October at 7.30pm. Angela Clyde will talk on Homestart. All very welcome.

To commemorate 125 years of the Guild a tree will be planted outside the church at 7.15pm prior to our meeting.

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 on Thursday 18 October at 7.30pm at

5 Clifford Road. All welcome.

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.

Life & Work – please let Nancy Chisholm (or the office) know if you would like to subscribe to Life & Work magazine (new and continuing subscribers)

£19.44 annual payment for 12 issues.

Buy for Christmas! Dirleton Christmas cards, notelets and prints designed Jolomo and Mark Holden are on sale now.

Bibleworld visit to North Berwick 12 – 16 November. Volunteers (Safeguard disclosed) are required to help the Bibleworld Coordinator. Information from the church 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 14 ^th October 2012

Theme: ‘Foundations for Mission’

  9.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Dirleton

                        ‘The Mission Message’

                        Reading: Acts 16: 1-15 (p.1111) read by Mary Graham

                                 CH4 15 The Lord’s my Shepherd (t. Orlington)

                                 CH4 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him

                                 CH4 656 I come with joy, a child of God

                                                (t. Anrioch320, repeat last line 3x)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        ‘The Mission Message’

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: Lord, speak to me (v.1&4)

                        Reading: Acts.16:1-15 (p.1111) read by David McAdam

                                 MP 484 Now dawns the Sun of righteousness

                                 MP 743 We’ll walk the land

                                 MP 496 O for a thousand tongues to sing

                                 MP 813 Christ is the one who calls (words on sheet)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.30 pm         Service in Astley House Care Home

  6.00 pm         Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Mission & Hospitality’

                        Reading: Hebrews 13:1-21 (p.1211) read by Sadie Young

                                 MP 729 We have come into His house

                                 MP 89 Come down, O Love Divine

                                 MP 241 Holy Spirit, we welcome You

                                 MP 184 God is building a house

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD 

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

Sunday 7th October

Sunday 7^th October 2012

Theme: ‘Foundations for Mission’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton –

                        ‘What is Mission?’

                        Baptism of Harry Freeman

                        Reading: Luke 24:36-53 (p.1062) read by Liz Keddie

                                 CH4 536 May the mind of Christ my Saviour

                                 CH4 252 As a fire is meant for burning (t. Blaenwern)

                                 CH4 251 I, the Lord of sea and sky

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        ‘What is Mission?’

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: May the mind of Christ my Saviour (V.1&2)

                        Reading: Luke 24:36-53 (p.1062) read by Phil Spencer

                                 MP 1 A new commandment I give unto you

                                 MP 272 I have decided to follow Jesus

                                 MP 200 Great is Thy faithfulness

                                 MP 857 I the Lord of sea and sky (words on sheet)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.00 pm         Services in Abbey and Fidra Care Homes

  6.00 pm         Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Mission and Theology’

                        Reading: Isaiah 2:1-5 (p.686) read by Doreen Guy

                                 MP 379 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

                                 Behold the mountain of the Lord (words on sheet)

                                 MP 345 It came upon the midnight clear

                                 MP 106 Come, you thankful people, come

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane 

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

Messy Church today, 4-6pm in St Andrew Blackadder Church.

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal – Come along and help cover shoeboxes with Christmas paper on Tuesday 9 October at 2.00pm in Abbey new hall. Please bring any empty shoeboxes, wrapping paper, scissors, etc. There are leaflets in Dirleton vestibule & at the back of Abbey church.

Filled boxes to be returned by Sunday 4 November.

Dirleton Prayer Service is on Wednesday at 10.00am in the hall, followed by coffee – 

all very welcome.

REGAL – The first autumn meeting of Regal is on Thursday 11 October at 12 noon in Abbey old hall. Richard Bell will talk on his experiences of Japan and it is entitled ‘Japan – it’s not all raw fish’. All are very welcome.

After the talk, we will sit down to a soup and sandwich lunch prepared by ladies of the church.

Jacob’s Well – a new look at a series of studies about our spiritual journey towards healing, led by Bob Kane on Thursday 11 October at 7.30pm at

5 Clifford Road. All welcome.

Scots Nights on Saturday 13 October at 7.00pm in Abbey Church Hall.

Haggis supper & traditional entertainment. Tickets - minimum £5 donation.  Proceeds to Twinning Fund.

If you can help with the Scots Night, please see Mary Graham after this morning’s Abbey service (or phone her 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.

Collection for Hilda Kimber. As Hilda retires as Session Clerk, donations for a gift can be given to the Minister or Treasurer today ,or during this week.

Life & Work – please let Nancy Chisholm (or the office) know if you would like to subscribe to Life & Work magazine (new and continuing subscribers)

£19.44 annual payment for 12 issues.

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

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 service today.

Indian Visitors Itinerary

Thursday: Indian visitors arrive, Waverley Station 4.15pm or North Berwick station 5.15pm.

Friday: 10.00am. Pilgrimage Walk. Meet at Gullane Old Kirk to walk to Dirleton, to re-enact the move of the Kirk 400 years ago. All welcome!

Friday: 7.30pm Informal meeting with Indian friends, Abbey Church

Saturday: 7.00pm. Scots Night. Children's Scottish dancing, music & haggis supper. Tickets available.

Harvest

Thanks to everyone at Abbey, young and older, who helped raise over £1000 for Solar Aid.

A wonderful effort, which will help light up African houses safely!

Thanks to Dirleton folk, young and older, who gave about 300 items of tinned food etc for the Grassmarket Community Project. This will help make lots of meals for homeless people, and also help teach cooking skills to young folk.

Dirleton Christmas cards and notelets are on sale now.

Dirleton Communion Service – next Sunday 14 October at 9.30am.

 Prayer for Church’s Mission

To proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom

Lord of Love,

We ask you to help us proclaim your Good News;

To be firm in faith

Strong in conviction

Confident in you.

Help us to share our love for you with others

To witness to your compassion and great mercy

And to show all who search for you

The path to your Kingdom.

Amen