Friday, September 26, 2014
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
28th 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 28th September 2014
Harvest
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
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
Friday, September 19, 2014
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
21st 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 21st
September 2014
Theme: Alive in
the story of creation – A World of Meaning
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
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
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