Sunday 23rd June

Sunday Afternoon Teas in July. If you can help with serving etc. and /or baking, please contact Dorothy or Joyce at the office.

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

East Lothian Food Bank has been invited to do a food collection outside Tesco. Our day for this is Friday 5th July. There are eight 1-hour slots, from 9am - 5pm, with suggested 2 people each hour. If you can help, please sign the sheet at the back of the church. Full instructions will be given later.

Christmas Stamp Competition The Royal Mail is running a national art competition for primary school pupils to design stamps for Christmas 2013, the first of its kind in over 30 years. Two lucky winners will see their designs on one of the 1st or one of the 2nd Class Christmas stamps.

Abbey Church Sunday School has registered and so you can go ahead and encourage entries from Sunday School children, grandchildren, neighbours' children or anyone under 12 who wants to have a go! The close date is 19 July Details www.ichild.co.uk/royalmailchristmasstampdesigncompetition/ or from Chris Livesey chris.livesey@hotmail.co.uk ( 07985 268 599. Good luck!

Sunday 23^rd June 2013

Morning theme: ‘The whole will of God’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Acts 20: 13-38 (p.1117) – Hilda Kimber

                                 CH4 173 Sing to God new songs of worship

                                 CH4 183 Fill now our life

                                 CH4 167 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Acts 20: 13-38 (p.1117) – Rutherford Elliot

                                 Introit: Lord, Thy word abideth

                                 MP 575 Rejoice, the Lord is King

                                 MP 167 Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning

                                 MP 611 Spirit of holiness, wisdom and faithfulness

                                 MP 656 The Lord is King! Lift up thy voice

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Father's Day

Drama and Fun

Twelfth Night by Shakespeare
by students of
North Berwick High School
in Abbey Church
this week, on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday
at 7.30pm

Work in progress

Work in progress!

Sunday 16th June

Afternoon Teas - There will be a short meeting after church today to sort out the rota for the summer teas in July. Help needed for serving etc. and of course baking. If you can't manage, please contact Dorothy or Joyce at the office. The money goes to local charities.

IF - Enough food for everyone Service of Prayer on the eve of the G8 Summit today Sunday 16 June at 6.30pm in Holy Trinity Haddington.

IF we all act together, we can make world leaders change the future by tackling four big IFs – Tax, Aid, Land & Transparency.

North Berwick High School’s Production of Twelfth Night (with Inspire)

in Abbey Church on 17, 18, 20 & 21 June at 7.30pm.

Tickets (including refreshments) £5, Youth & Seniors £3 from Greens & Blues, the High School, Joyce at the office or at the door.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

Light to Live By – a morning of prayerful reflection led by the Lantern Group on Saturday 22 June, 10.30am – 1.30pm, in Holy Trinity Haddington.

Some Enchanted Evening – an evening of opera and song – in Abbey Church on Saturday 22 June at 7.30pm. Tickets £10 at the door.

Christian Aid The Christian Aid committee would like to thank everyone for their support and assistance at the various fundraising events held around Christian Aid week. All the money has yet to come in, but so far over £10,500 has been raised for the work of helping people round the world to overcome hunger. Together we have helped to make a difference!

Stamps for World Mission This week 14 kilo of used postage stamps (that’s over 30lbs!) have been uplifted. Thanks to all at Abbey & Dirleton who save their used stamps and especially to the lady who trims and sorts them. There are boxes for stamps at Abbey & Dirleton or hand them in to the office. Please remember to leave a border of at least ¼ inch all round.

This year, the focus of the stamp appeal is The Living Water project run by a congregation from the ECCB (Evangelical Church of Czech Brethren) in Horní Krupá in the Czech-Moravian Highlands.

Food Bank - Volunteers still needed to collect at Tesco for the Food Bank on 5 & 6 July. Please speak to Bill McClure if you are able help for an hour.

Sunday 16^th June 2013

Morning theme: ‘Did you receive the Spirit?’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Acts 19: 1-21 (p.1115) – Mary Graham

                                 CH4 485 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 CH4 608 Spirit of truth and grace

                                 CH4 519 Love divine, all loves excelling

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Baptism of Hannah Danks

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Acts 19: 1-21 (p.1115) – John Lunn

                                 Introit: The Lord is King

                                 MP 133 Father, I place into Your hands

                                 MP 52 God sent His Son

                                 MP 89 Come down, O Love divine

                                 MP 449 Love divine, all loves excelling

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane 

Sunday 9th June

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

IF - Enough food for everyone Service of Prayer on the eve of the G8 Summit on Sunday 16 June at 6.30pm in Holy Trinity Haddington.

IF we all act together, we can make world leaders change the future by tackling four big IFs – Tax, Aid, Land & Transparency.

North Berwick High School’s Production of Twelfth Night (with Inspire) in Abbey Church on 17, 18, 20 & 21 June at 7.30pm.

Tickets (including refreshments) £5, Youth & Seniors £3 from Greens & Blues, the High School, Joyce at the office or at the door.

Light to Live By – a morning of prayerful reflection led by the Lantern Group on Saturday 22 June, 10.30am – 1.30pm, in Holy Trinity Haddington.

 Sunday 9^th June 2013

Morning theme: ‘Don’t be afraid’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Acts 18: 1-17 (p.1114) – Liz Keddie

                                 CH4 181 For the beauty of the earth

                                 CH4 270 Put all your trust in God

                                 CH4 172 Sing for God’s glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

  3.30 pm        Service in Astley House Care Home

10.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Acts 18: 1-17 (p.1114) – Sally Penman

                                 Introit: Through the love of God our Saviour

                                 MP 660 The Lord’s my shepherd

                                 MP 463 May the mind of Christ my Saviour

                                 MP 683 There’s a wideness in God’s mercy

                                 MP 769 Who is on the Lord’s side?

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane