Sunday 12th June

·           Abbey Church will be open during the summer. If you are able to ‘open and close’ for a week, please sign the list at the back of the church.

·           Fairtrade coffee (from Nicaraguan Christian Co-operative) £4 per large bag, available at ‘teas /coffee’ table.

·           Abbey Congregational Board meets on Monday 13 June at 7.30pm in the hall

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·            The next planning meeting of SUMMER HOLIDAY CLUB ‘Rock the Boat’

1-5 August is on Wednesday 15 June at 8.00pm in St Andrew Blackadder. Please come along if you wish to be involved in any way. More information from church office or email nbholidayclub@googlemail.com

·            Praise Gathering 2011 – 18 June at 7.30pm in Usher Hall, Edinburgh. Tickets from  www.usherhall.co.uk

·           Prayer Meeting on Friday 17 June at 10.00am in Abbey hall. Please join us.

·           Evening Service next Sunday 19 June – we’ll be joining our friends in Ormiston Church. Meet at Abbey at 5.45pm to share cars.

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 12^th June 2011, Pentecost

Morning theme: ‘A New Beginning’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: Mark 1:1-8 (p.1002) – Norma Bruce

                                 CH4 482 Come, let us to the Lord our God

                                 CH4 65 Jubilate, everybody

                                 CH4 600 Spirit of God, unseen as the wind

                                 CH4 555 Amazing grace

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Mark 1:1-13 (p.1002) – Dorothy Kirkpatrick

                                 MP 661 Spirit of holiness

                                 MP 445 Lord, the light of Your love is shining

                                 MP 381 Jesus, stand among us

                                 MP 31 Amazing grace

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.30 pm        Service  in Copper Beech Care Home

  6.00 pm        Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        ‘Pure Worship’

                        Reading: Nehemiah 13: 1-22 (p.499) – Bill McClure

                                 MP 131 Father God, we worship you

                                 MP 528 O worship the King

                                 MP 625 Take time to be holy

                                 MP 842 Here is bread

                                 MP 286 I love You, O Lord

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church