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October Newsletter

Abbey October newsletter is here.

Harvest Sunday

Harvest Appeal – If you have been filling a jar with coins for Nimbong school please hand it in today, next Sunday or to the office.

Abbey Newsletters are available today for distributors. If you do not have one delivered there are extra copies at the back of the church.

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

Sunday 5th October - Joint service to celebrate 25 years of the linkage of Dirleton & Abbey, in Abbey at 10.30 am (no 9.30 am service).

Guest preacher: Rev Sandy Horsburgh, Presbytery Moderator.

It will be followed by a finger buffet and refreshments in the church halls.

Abbey evening services restart next Sunday 5 October.

Food Bank – Many thanks to all at Dirleton and Abbey for their continuous support. There is a special request for the following donations:

Cartons of Fruit Juice; Tinned Meat; Tinned Fish; Tinned Fruit

Abbey’s New Website is now “live” so please visit at abbeychurch.org.uk There you will find updated information about every aspect of life at Abbey.  The calendar gives an easy view of planned events & notes on special services.   We will be holding a few classes to help folks learn how to navigate the site so please visit abbeychurch.org.uk and see your Church through new eyes.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

Weekly Bible Reading Plan

28^th September: The Drama of Desire

Genesis 3:1-13

Psalm 32

Philippians 2:3-11

At the back of the church are booklets with printed copies of readings until 30 November. Please take one if you wish.

Copies of the book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation by Brian D. McLaren, are

for sale beside the  ‘teas table’ in Abbey new hall at a discount price of £5.

Books can also be purchased from the church office.

Church of Scotland: Abbey Church, North Berwick Scottish Charity – No SC004761       Dirleton Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC00453

Sunday 28^th September 2014

Harvest

  

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Readings: Genesis 3:17-24 (p.6)

                                         Revelation 22:1-5 (p.1250) – Hilda Kimber

                                 CH4 229 We plough the fields and scatter

                                 CH4 137 All things bright and beautiful

                                 CH4 181 For the beauty of the earth

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: Genesis 3:17-24 (p.6)

                                         Revelation 22:1-5 (p.1250) – Stuart Cowan

                                 Introit: God is love

                                 MP 732 We plough the fields and scatter

                                 MP 23 All things bright and beautiful

                                 MP 152 For the beauty of the earth

                                 MP 806 Beauty for brokenness

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services resume next Sunday 5 October

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane 

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton

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

Harvest Thanksgiving is next Sunday 28th September. Please return your jars with filled with coins to help with catering equipment and children's meals for the new school in Nimbong (Kalimpong), India.

We would like to be able to give flowering pot plants to housebound members of our congregation at Harvest. If you would like to donate, please bring a plant to church on Harvest Sunday 28 September.

Food Bank – Many thanks to all at Dirleton and Abbey for their continuous support. There is a special request for the following donations:

Cartons of Fruit Juice; Tinned Meat; Tinned Fish; Tinned Fruit

Abbey’s New Website is now “live” so please visit at abbeychurch.org.uk There you will find updated information about every aspect of life at Abbey.  The calendar gives an easy view of planned events & notes on special services.  All the duty rotas are maintained in one area.  The five committees have their own areas.  You will also find financial reports, our rich history, helpful notes on getting married, baptisms & blessings and funeral arrangements.  We will be holding a few classes to help folks learn how to navigate the site so please visit abbeychurch.org.uk and see your Church through new eyes.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

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

On Sunday 5th October there will be a joint service in the Abbey Church at 10.30am to mark 25 years of the linkage of Dirleton and Abbey.

Weekly Bible Reading Plan

21^st September: A World of Meaning

Psalm 145:1-16

Proverbs 8:1-36

John 1:1-17

At the back of the church are booklets with printed copies of readings until 30 November. Please take one if you wish.

Copies of the book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation by Brian D. McLaren, are for sale beside the  ‘teas table’ in Abbey new hall at a discount price of £5.

Church of Scotland: Abbey Church, North Berwick Scottish Charity – No SC004761       Dirleton Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC00453

 Sunday 21^st September 2014

Theme: Alive in the story of creation – A World of Meaning

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Sunday School in Kirk and then hall

                        Reading: Proverbs 8:12-36 (p.641) – Deborah Simpson

                                 CH4 702 Lord, in love and perfect wisdom

                                 CH4 706 For the healing of the nations

                                 CH4 705 It is God who holds the nations

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: Proverbs 8:12-36 (p.641)

                                         John 1:1-17 (p.1063) – Dorothy Kirkpatrick

                                 Introit: To Him we come

                                 MP 428 Lord, for the years

                                 MP 133 Father, I place into your hands

                                 Wisdom’s table

                                 MP 766 Who can sound the depths of sorrow

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

 There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services take a break over the summer.

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office (892800

  

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton

  

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

Abbey newsletter

Abbey newsletter can be seen here.

Back to School with God Sunday - Prayer

Sunday Afternoon Teas (hosted by St Baldred’s Church) in Abbey new hall today from 2 – 4.30pm. Enjoy delicious home baking and meet up with friends.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

Prayer - a short gathering for prayer each Sunday morning in Abbey new hall from 10.00am to 10.15am, prior to the morning service. This is open to all.

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

North Berwick & District Churches Association open meeting ‘What kind of Scotland do we want’ on Thursday 28 August at 7.30pm in Abbey Church. Speaker is Elaine Duncan, Director of Scottish Bible Society. All welcome.

Harvest Appeal

Our Harvest Appeal (service on 28th September) will be to collect coins to help with catering equipment and children's meals for the new school in Nimbong (Kalimpong), India. Jam jars are available now as collecting jars.

Bethany Day Conference, Friday 10th October. 'The Power of Community, strengthen your Church's local mission'. Details and booking at www.exchangesscotland.eventbrite.com or 0131-561-8951

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 SC00453

 Sunday 24^th August 2014

‘Back to School with God’ Sunday

Theme: Being Christian – Prayer

Update on Lydia Project in Lithuania

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Readings: Luke 11:1-13 (p.1042)

                                         Romans 8:26-28 (p.1135) – James Harrold

                                 CH4 547 What a friend we have in Jesus

                                 CH4 265 Pray for a world where every child

                                 CH4 562 Through the love of God, our Saviour

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Holiday Club & Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: Luke 11:1-13 (p.1042)

                                         Romans 8:26-28 (p.1135) – John Lunn

                                 Introit: We love the place, O Lord

                                 MP 3 Abba, Father

                                 MP 133 Father, I place into Your hands

                                 MP 975 Before the throne of God above

                                 MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services take a break over the summer.

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office (892800

  

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton 

Sunday 17th August

Articles for inclusion in Abbey Newsletters for September should be emailed or handed in by Monday 18 August.

Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 31 August.

Sunday Afternoon Teas (hosted by St Baldred’s Church) in Abbey new hall today from 2 – 4.30pm. Enjoy delicious home baking and meet up with friends.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

Prayer - a short gathering for prayer each Sunday morning in Abbey new hall from 10.00am to 10.15am, prior to the morning service. This is open to all.

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

Bible Society Coffee Morning on Saturday 23 August from 10.00am - 12noon in Abbey Church halls.  Proceeds to the Swaziland Project.

Donations of baking, preserves, books, bric-a-brac, etc. welcome and can be handed in on Friday between 5.30pm and 6.00pm or on Saturday from 9.00am.

  

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 SC00453

Sunday 17^th August 2014

Abbey welcomes Marilynn Steele DCS, Deaconess and Locum Minister

 at Prestongrange Church, where our minister is conducting their Communion service this morning

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Theme: Being Christian – Communion: the practice

                        Baptism of Glen Gordon Anderson

                        Reading: 1^st Corinthians 11:23-34 (p.1152) – Alan Aitken

                                 CH4 632 Our children, Lord, in faith and prayer

                                 CH4 656 I come with joy, a child of God

                                 CH4 662 Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Holiday Club & Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: 2^nd Samuel 7:1-14 (p.310)

                                         Ephesians 2:1-11 (p.1174) - Zandra Main

                                 Introit: I love you, Lord

                                 MP 73 Christ is made the sure foundation

                                 MP 691 This is the day

                                 MP 624 Take my life, and let it be

                                 MP 708 To God be the glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services take a break over the summer.

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office (892800

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton 

Fringe by the Sea Sunday

Sunday Afternoon Teas (hosted by St Baldred’s Church) in Abbey new hall today from 2 – 4.30pm. Enjoy delicious home baking and meet up with friends.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

Prayer - a short gathering for prayer each Sunday morning in Abbey new hall from 10.00am to 10.15am, prior to the morning service. This is open to all.

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

Church of Scotland: Abbey Church, North Berwick Scottish Charity – No SC004761       Dirleton Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC00453

Sunday 10^th August 2014

Morning theme: Being Christian – Communion: the practice

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Luke 22:7-20 (p.1057) – Elaine Carlyle

                                 CH4 378 Praise to the Holiest in the height

                                 CH4 376 Twas on that night when doomed to know

                                 CH4 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Baptism of Lily-Rose Leslie

                        Holiday Club & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Luke 22:7-20 (p.1057) – Elma Danks

                                 Introit: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord

                                 MP 38 As we are gathered

                                 MP 52 God sent His Son

                                 MP 1157 Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away

                                 MP 755 When I survey the wondrous Cross

                        Followed by tea/coffee & Traidcraft in the new hall

  3.30 pm        Service in Astley House Care Home

  

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services take a break over the summer.

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton

World War I Commemoration Vigil

Abbey Church

Monday 4th August

9.30pm (until 10pm lights out)

Commonwealth Games Sunday

Seaside Rock Holiday Club – beach based Holiday Club for primary school age children today from 10.30 to 11.30am. All children welcome.

Sunday Afternoon Teas TODAY– Please come along and support us and enjoy delicious home baking in the new hall from 2.30pm to 4.30pm.

Opera East Lothian Summer Sundays – Viva Vivaldi - Gloria and other Baroque favourites. In Dirleton Kirk today at 4.00pm.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

North Berwick Day Centre Coffee Morning (in aid of their minibus) is on Saturday 2 August from 10.00am to 12 noon in the Day Centre. Donations of baking , tombola, bric-a-brac, etc welcome and can be handed in from 9.00am.

Traidcraft goods will be available at Abbey next Sunday, 3 August.

Next Traidcraft will be 5 October – stock up for August & September!

Prayer - a short gathering for prayer each Sunday morning in Abbey New Hall from 10.00 am to 10.15am, prior to the morning service. This is open to all.

Bible Reading Notes are available from Zandra or Joyce in the office. If you would like to start having these please contact Zandra or Joyce to see the selection available.

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

'Lights Out'. On Monday 4th August, there will be a half-hour vigil in Abbey, to mark the centenary of the start of World War One. This will start at 9.30pm, and end at 10.00pm.

The new Dirleton Cradle Roll is now framed and in place. Thanks to John & Denise Gray for arranging this.

North Berwick & District Association of Churches invite all to an Open Forum in Gullane Village Hall on Thursday 7 August at 7.30pm. Entitled ‘Democracy & Participation in a Referendum Year’ the Forum will discuss levels of participation in the democratic process along non party political lines and against the backdrop of the Scottish referendum. The discussion will be led and moderated by Patrick Chalmers author of ‘Fraudcast News’, an account of “how bad journalism supports our bogus democracies”. See  FACEBOOK – “NBDAC Open Forum “ Admission free with 70 tickets available for advance booking; otherwise entrance on the door on a first come first served basis.

To reserve a place http://nbdacopenforum.eventbrite.co.uk

Sunday 27^th July 2014

Morning theme: Being Christian – Bible: the theory

Today’s hymns come from countries of the Commonwealth

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: 2^nd Timothy 3:10-17 (p.1196) – Liz Keddie

                                 CH4 716 Come and find the quiet centre (New Zealand)

                                 CH4 516 We are marching in the light of God

                                                (South Africa)

                                 CH4 300 The Virgin Mary had a baby boy (West Indies)

                                 CH4 547 What a friend we have in Jesus (Canada)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Seaside Rock Holiday Club on beach

                        Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: 2^nd Timothy 3:10-17 (p.1196) – Sadie Young

                                 Come and find the quiet centre (New Zealand)

                                 MP 954 We are marching in the light of God (South Africa)

                                 The Virgin Mary had a baby boy (West Indies)

                                 Jesus, Saviour Lord, Saranam (Sri Lanka / India)

                                 MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus (Canada)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services take a break over the summer.

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton

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 SC00453

High summer

Seaside Rock Holiday Club – beach based Holiday Club for primary school age children today from 10.30 to 11.30am and on Sundays 13, 20 & 27 July.

All children welcome.

Bible Reading Notes are available from Zandra this Sunday, and next Sunday from Joyce in the office. If you have already ordered please collect your notes. If you would like to start having these please contact Zandra or Joyce to see the selection available.

Sunday Afternoon Teas TODAY– Please come along and support us and enjoy delicious home baking in the new hall from 2.30pm to 4.30pm (and every Sunday in July). Proceeds to local and church charities.

We would like Abbey church to be open during the week. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

Prayer - a short gathering for prayer each Sunday morning in Abbey New Hall from 10.00 am to 10.15am, prior to the morning service. This is open to all. Please come to church a little earlier and join in.

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

Last Sunday’s retiring collection for the Mission to Seafarers raised £402.

Thanks to all who contributed

'Lights Out'. On Monday 4th August, there will be a half-hour vigil in Abbey, to mark the centenary of the start of World War One. This will start at 9.30pm, and end at 10.00pm (the time that war was declared).

  

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 SC00453

 Sunday 20^th July 2014

Morning theme: Being Christian – Baptism: the practice

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Matthew 28:16-20 (p.1001) – Joy Macdonald

                                 CH4 680 You are called to tell the story

                                 CH4 682 Go in grace and make disciples

                                 CH4 644 O Jesus, I have promised

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship Abbey

                        Seaside Rock Holiday Club on beach

                        Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: Matthew 28:16-20 (p.1001)

                                         Acts 19:1-7 (p.1115) – David McAdam

                                 Introit: Morning has broken

                                 MP 600 Sing to God new songs of worship

                                 MP 611 Spirit of holiness

                                 MP 323 I’m not ashamed to own my Lord

                                 MP 501 O Jesus, I have promised

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services take a break over the summer.

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

 Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton