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