Advent Sunday

Traidcraft goods are available at Abbey today.

Next Traidcraft will be February - stock up for Christmas and January!

Abbey Guild Christmas Lunch at Glen Golf Club is on Tuesday 10 December.

If you would like to go, please contact Joyce at the office.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

The total for Abbey Harvest Water Appeal was £1337.

Buy for Christmas! Dirleton cards, mugs, tea towels and prints are available at Dirleton Kirk or from the office.

Communion Service next Sunday 8 December at 10.30am at Abbey Church.

Advent Christmas Concert by Decanter on Sunday 8 December at 3.30pm in Dirleton Kirk. Coffee and mince pies served afterwards.

Admission free. Donations to Philippines Appeal

Daily Bible Reading Notes - These start from 1st January 2014 for 2 or 3 months depending which ones are requested. If you are interested in receiving them, orders should be made to Zandra Main (895210) by 12th December.

David, Mary & Lucy would like to thank everyone for their kind words and generous gift at Abbey last Sunday.

They wish you all a very blessed Christmas.

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 1^st December 2013

Advent Sunday

Morning Theme: ‘Descriptions of Jesus – God’s Son’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Matthew 24:36-44 (p.994) – James Harrold

                                 CH4 282 Christmas is coming (verse 1)

                                 CH4 273 O come, O come, Emmanuel

                                 CH4 286 Tell out, my soul

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Matthew 24:36-44 (p.994) – Richard Bell

                                 MP 493 O come, O come, Emmanuel

                                 Christmas is coming (verse 1 - words on sheet)

                                 MP 210 Hark, the glad sound

                                 MP 465 Meekness and majesty

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

  3.00 pm        Services in Abbey and Fidra Care Homes

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        Advent, service for bereaved

                        Signs of the Messiah – A Mountain

                        Readings: Isaiah 2:1-5 (p.686)

                        Revelation 21:9-14, 22-27 (p.1249) – Sheila Burgon

                                 MP 50 Be still, for the presence of the Lord

                                 MP 456 Make me a channel of Your peace

                                 MP 631 Tell out, my soul

                                 MP 263 I am weak but Thou art strong

                                 MP 704 Through the love of God our Saviour

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton (facebook.com/groups/412367835538768)

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