Christmas Sunday 22nd December

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

Christmas Offerings The special offerings on 24 & 25 December will go to East Lothian Food Bank and Edinburgh Direct Aid.  EDA is a small local charity which sends supplies to places of need. They presently have people working with refugees on the Syrian borders of Turkey & Lebanon.

Please note the Food Bank does not require any donations of food from now until March. Thanks to your generosity, they have enough supplies for winter.

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

Sunday 22^nd December 2013

4^th Sunday in Advent

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        ‘Descriptions of Jesus – God’s Presence’

                        Baptism and Profession of Faith

                        Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 (p.965) – Hilda Kimber

                                 CH4 282 Christmas is coming (4 verses)

                                 CH4 304 O little town of Bethlehem

                                 CH4 301 Hark! the herald angels sing

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Christmas Sunday all-age worship

                        Crèche for children under 4

                                 Introit: What kind of greatness

                                 Christmas is coming 4 verses - words on sheet)

                                 MP 47 Away in a manger

                                 The 12 days of Jesus

                                 MP 83 Come and join the celebration

                                 MP 211 Hark! the herald angels sing

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        Signs of the Messiah – A Mother

                        Readings: Isaiah 7:10-16 (p.692) – Willie Leslie

                                 MP 700 Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour

                                 MP 749 What child is this

                                 MP 422 Light has dawned

                                 MP 420 Like a candle flame

                                 MP 345 It came upon the midnight clear

                        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)

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 15th December

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

Abbey Guild - Carols for Christmas with North Berwick Sings Choir in Abbey Church on Tuesday 17 December at 2.30pm followed by coffee & mince pies in the hall.  All are very welcome – do come along and bring a friend.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

Carol Singing in Care Homes & Tigh Mhor on Thursday 19 December.

Meet at Abbey Church at 6.00pm. Come along. Everyone 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

 Sunday 15^th December 2013

3^rd Sunday in Advent

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton - All-age Christmas Service

                                 CH4 282 Christmas is coming (3 verses)

                                 CH4 321 Come and join the celebration

                                 CH4 312 Away in a manger

                                 CH4 301 Hark! the herald angels sing

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Descriptions of Jesus – God’s Presence’

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Matthew 1:18-25 (p.965) – Robert Burgon

                                 Introit: Come now with awe

                                 Christmas is coming (3 verses - words on sheet)

                                 MP 337 In the bleak mid-winter

                                 A stable lamp is lighted

                                 MP 1201 Longing for light

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        Signs of the Messiah – A Spring

                        Readings: Isaiah 35:1-10 (p.719) – Robert Burgon

                                 MP 71 Child in the manger

                                 MP 537 On Christmas night all Christians sing

                                 MP 588 See, amid the winter’s snow

                                 MP 644 The first nowell the angel did say

                                 MP 35 Angels from the realms of glory

                        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

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

Sunday 8th December

Advent Christmas Concert by Decanter today at 3.30pm in Dirleton Kirk. Coffee and mince pies served afterwards.

Admission free. Donations to Philippines Appeal.

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

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

Regal meets on Thursday 12 December at 12noon in Abbey old hall.

Richard Meadows will talk on ‘Knowing your wines’.

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

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.

Abbey Guild - Carols for Christmas - Abbey Church on Tuesday 17 December at 2.30pm followed by coffee & mince pies in the hall.  All are very 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

Sunday 8^th December 2013

2^nd Sunday in Advent

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

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 (p.967) – Liz Keddie

                                 CH4 282 Christmas is coming (2 verses)

                                 CH4 291 When out of poverty is born

                                 CH4 290 The race that long in darkness pined

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Matthew 3:1-12 (p.967) – Mary Graham

                                 Introit: Hark my soul

                                 MP 1000 King of Kings

                                 Christmas is coming (2 verses - words on sheet)

                                 MP 475 Make way

                                 MP 98 Come now with awe

                                 MP 162 From heaven You came

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        Signs of the Messiah – A Tree Stump

                        Readings: Isaiah 11:1-10 (p.696) – Stuart Cowan

                                 MP 835 Great is the darkness

                                 MP 114 Ding dong! Merrily on high

                                 MP 959 What kind of greatness

                                 MP 105 Come, watch with us (tune: Forest Green)

                                 MP 345 It came upon the midnight clear

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office  (892800

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

Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC004533