Easter Morning

Easter morning glory

Easter Day

Raised from death to heaven ascending
Love's exalted King
Let His song of joy, unending
Through the nations ring!

Easter Saturday

Now the fear of death is broken
Love has won the crown
Prisoners of the darkness listen
Walls are tumbling down

Good Friday

Hell had spent its fury on Him
Left Him crucified
Yet, by blood, He boldly conquered
Sin and death defied

Easter Sunday 31st March

Donations from the church breakfast and hot cross buns after Abbey service today will go to Bethany Homelessness.

Abbey Newsletters are available today for distributors. There are spare copies at the back of the church.

Edinburgh’s Easter –RESURRECTION2013 in the Usher Hall today, at 7.30pm.  Free admission – information on poster.

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

Abbey Church Opening If you could open and close the church for a week over the next month, please put your name on the rota on the notice board at the back of the church.

Music for Malawi Fundraising Concert by East Lothian Fiddlers at Gullane Village Hall on Friday 5th April, 7.30pm. Tickets at the door, or ask Sally Penman for details.

Mental Health Foundation - drop in coffee/tea fundraising event on Thursday 4 April, 10-12 & 2-4 at 12 Westgate Court. Just pop in!

Traidcraft goods will be available at Abbey next Sunday, 7 April.

Congratulations to 'The Beacon' Thursday lunch club, which received this year's Association of Churches Community Award. It's a team effort, which was started by Janet Raeburn 20 years ago in October. Well done!

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 31^st March 2013             Easter Day

Morning Theme: Jesus’ Resurrection

  8.00 am         Open Air Worship at ‘Haugh’ car park

  8.45 am         Church Breakfast  in Abbey hall

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Luke 24:1-12 (p.1061) read by Aileen Walker

                                 CH4 410 Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia!

                                 CH4 417 Now the green blade riseth

                                 CH4 419 Thine be the glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Holiday Club & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: Christ the lord is risen

                        Reading: Luke 24:1-12 (p.1061) read by Rutherford Elliot

                                 MP 689 Thine be the glory

                                 MP 691 This is the day

                                 MP 77 Christ triumphant

                                 MP 664 The Spirit lives to set us free

                        Followed by tea/coffee & hot cross buns in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        Led by the Worship Group

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Abbey Newsletter

Abbey newsletter can be viewed here.

Palm Sunday, 24th March

Abbey Guild - Tuesday 26 March at 2.00pm.

AGM & video "Does Heaven Exist?" All welcome.

Dirleton Prayer Service is on Wednesday at 10.00am in the hall.

Edinburgh’s Easter – CrossWords (an Easter Play) on Saturday 30 March at 2.00pm in West Princes Street Gardens.

Abbey Church Opening If you could open and close the church for a week over the next month, please put your name on the rota on the notice board at the back of the church.

Music for Malawi Fundraising Concert by East Lothian Fiddlers at Gullane Village Hall on Friday 5th April, 7.30pm. Tickets at the door, or ask Sally Penman for details.

EASTER SERVICES                                        

Holy Week Services at 7.30pm

            Monday 25 March        St Adrian’s, Gullane

            Tuesday 26 March       St Andrew Blackadder (and Community Award)

            Wednesday 27 March  Our Lady Star of the Sea (Stations of the Cross)

            Thursday 28 March      St Andrew Blackadder (Joint Communion)

            Friday 29 March          Abbey Church, Good Friday Service

Easter Day, Sunday 31 March

 8.00am           Open air service at the ‘Haugh’ car park (along the East Bay past the Glen Golf Club and up the hill to car park and viewpoint)

 8.45am           Breakfast in Abbey Church Hall

                        (donations to Bethany Homelessness)

 9.30am           Service in Dirleton Kirk

10.30am          Service in Abbey Church

                        Followed by tea/coffee & hot cross buns (donations to Bethany)

 6.00pm           Evening Service in Abbey Church

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

Sunday 24^th March 2013

Palm Sunday

Morning Theme: Incidents in Jesus’ ministry – Jesus’ Acclamation’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Luke 19:28-40 (p.1054) read by Irene Urquhart

                                 CH4 530 One more step along the world I go

                                 CH4 78 Oh, set ye open unto me

                                 CH4 365 Ride on! ride on in majesty!

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: You are the King of Glory

                        Reading: Luke 19:28-40 (p.1054) read by John Guy

                                 MP 580 Ride on! ride on in majesty!

                                 MP 394 Jubilate, everybody

                                 MP 457 Make way, make way

                                 Will you come and follow me (words on screen & sheet)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Exodus & Easter - The Law of Love’

                        Readings: Exodus 20:1-20 (p.78)

                                         Romans 13:8-10 (p.1140) read by Doreen Guy

                                 MP 418 Lift up your heads

                                 MP 85 Come and see the King of love

                                 MP 9 All glory, laud and honour

                                 MP 55 Beneath the cross of Jesus

                                 MP 86 Come and see the shining hope

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Sunday 17th March

Kilombero Rice, £3 for a kilo bag (with recipes) Fairly traded, and helps fund children to go to school in Malawi. Only 6 bags left! - in the office.

Articles for inclusion in Abbey Newsletter for April should be emailed or handed in no later than Monday 18 March. Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 31 March.

Pastoral Training - Monday 18 March at 7.30pm in Abbey hall.

Rev Tom Gordon (Hospice Chaplain) 'Caring for Terminal Illness'. Just come along – all are welcome.

Abbey Guild joint meeting is on Tuesday 19 March at 7.30pm at St Andrew Blackadder.  Sandy Scrimgeor will speak on Street Pastors.  All welcome.

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

Lent studies on Wednesday 20 March at 7.30pm in Abbey hall.

Just come along – all are welcome.

Bible Reading Notes Anyone who wishes ‘Daily Bread’ or other Bible Reading notes please speak to Zandra Main who will get them.

North Berwick in Bloom – Afternoon Teas on Saturday 23 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm in Abbey new hall.

Edinburgh’s Easter – CrossWords (an Easter Play) on Saturday 30 March at 2.00pm in West Princes Street Gardens.  RESURRECTION2013 in the Usher Hall on Sunday 31 March at 7.30pm. Free admissions – information on poster.

Dr Sharon Foning, Miku’s niece, will be with us over the Easter weekend.

Plans are going ahead for the other visit of our Indian friends for the second half of April.

Dirleton Primary School is circulating a questionnaire within the parish, with the intention of gathering information as to how it can play as meaningful a role in the village as possible. Please consider taking time to complete it, if you have received it by email, and if you have not, please collect a copy at the door. If more copies are needed, please apply to the Session Clerk.

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

Sunday 17^th March 2013

Morning Theme: Incidents in Jesus’ ministry – Jesus’ Anointing

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Baptism of Kayden Morgan

                        Reading: Luke 7:36-50 (p.1036)

                                 CH4 632 Our children, Lord, in faith and prayer

                                 CH4 449 Rejoice! The Lord is King

                                 CH4 485 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Luke 7:36-50 (p.1036) read by Richard Bell

                                 MP 563 Praise to the Holiest in the height

                                 MP 272 I have decided to follow Jesus

                                 MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 MP 1008 The Lord’s my shepherd

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Exodus & Easter - The Bread of Heaven’

                        Readings: Exodus 16:11-35 (p.74)

                                         John 6:30-35 (p.1070) read by Janet Raeburn

                                 MP 115 Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you

                                 MP 988 How deep the Father’s love for us

                                 MP 907 O God of Bethel

                                 MP 806 Beauty for brokenness

                                 MP 431 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Sunday 10th March

Fairtrade Fortnight

Kilombero Rice, £3 for a kilo bag (with recipes) Fairly traded, and helps fund children to go to school in Malawi.  Available from Joyce today at Dirleton and Abbey ‘teas’ table.     "It's delicious!" - the Minister!

Traidcraft Big Brew - £83 pounds was collected after church last Sunday to help support smallholder farmers in different parts of the world. Thanks to all who donated so generously.

World Mission Gift Day. Thank you to all who gave so generously. £6000 was raised at Abbey.

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

Lent studies on Wednesday 13 March at 7.300pm in Abbey hall.

Just come along – all are welcome.

Regal meets on Thursday 14 March at 12noon in Abbey old hall

Ian Aitken will talk on WW11 Midget Submarines.

A soup & sandwich lunch will be served afterwards. All are welcome.

Abbey Communion Service – next Sunday 17 March at 10.30am.

Pastoral Training - Monday 18 March at 7.30pm in Abbey hall.

Rev Tom Gordon (Hospice Chaplain) 'Caring for Terminal Illness'. All welcome

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 10^th March 2013

Morning Theme: Parent’s Love

Mother’s Day All-Age Service

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Luke 15:11-24 (p.1049) read by Shona Collins

                                 CH4 692 Jesus puts this song into our hearts

                                 CH4 351 Jesus’ hands were kind hands

                                 CH4 559 There is a Redeemer

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit:

                        Reading: Luke 15:11-24 (p.1049) read by Sheila Burgon

                                 MP 3 Abba Father

                                 MP 376 Jesus put this song into our hearts

                                 MP 225 He’s got the whole wide world in His hands

                                 MP 31 Amazing Grace

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.30 pm        Service in Astley House Care Home

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Exodus & Easter - The Song of victory’

                        Readings: Exodus 15:1-21 (p.72)

                                         Luke 1:46-53 (p.1026) read by Margaret Burgon

                                 MP 793 You are my hiding-place

                                 MP 656 The Lord is King

                                 MP 987 Here is love vast as the ocean

                                 MP 481 Name of all majesty

                                 MP 201 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Fairtrade Sunday

For Fairtrade Sunday, we're doing the Just Trading Scotland 90kg rice challenge,

and the Traidcraft Big Brew.

Will you join us?

Sunday 3rd March

 Fairtrade Sunday

Traidcraft goods are be available today in the hall at Abbey & Dirleton.

Do come and see the Fairtrade products and buy!

 Kilombero Rice, £3 for a kilo bag (with recipes) Fairly traded, and helps fund children to go to school in Malawi.                 "It's delicious!" - the Minister.

Traidcraft Big Brew - Come and join us for Fairtrade coffee/tea today after Abbey service and help support some of the poorest people.

World Mission envelopes can still be handed in at any Abbey or Dirleton service or to the church office.

Abbey Guild joint meeting is on Tuesday 5 March at 7.30pm in Abbey hall. Iain Whyte will speak on ‘Being a Christian in today’s world’ All very welcome.

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

Lent studies on Wednesday 6 March at 8.00pm in Abbey hall. Just come along – all are welcome.

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 3^rd March 2013

Fairtrade Sunday

Theme: Incidents in Jesus’ ministry – Jesus’ Preservation

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Luke 13:10-21 (p.1046) read by Alan Aitken

                                 CH4 562 Through the love of God, our Saviour

                                 CH4 500 Lord of creation, to you be all praise

                                 CH4 238 Lord, bring the day to pass

                        Followed by tea/coffee and Traidcraft stall in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit:

                        Reading: Luke 13:10-21 (p.1046) read by Robert Burgon

                                 MP 704 Through the love of God our Saviour

                                 MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus

                                 MP 582 Rock of ages, cleft for me

                                 MP 705 Thy hand, O God, has guided

                        Followed by tea/coffee and Traidcraft stall in the new hall

  3.00 pm        Services in Abbey & Fidra Care Homes, led by Abbey Guild

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Exodus & Easter - The Water of Life’

                        Readings: Exodus 14:21-30 (p.72)

                                       1^st Peter 3:8-22 (p.1219) read by Dorothy Kirkpatrick

                                 MP 37 As the deer pants for the water

                                 MP 803 As water to the thirsty

                                 MP 104 Come to the waters

                                 MP 275 I heard the voice of Jesus say

                                 MP 445 Lord, the light of Your love is shining

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane