Sunday 17th July

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

·           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.

·           If you would be willing to help with Sunday morning Holiday Club in July or August, please speak to Joyce at the office. Material & ideas available.

·         Please come along to the Sunday Afternoon Teas in Abbey new hall in July from 2.30 – 4.30pm. Enjoy delicious home baking and meet up with friends. The proceeds this year will go to local and church charities. We look forward to seeing you all.  St Baldred’s will again be serving teas during August.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·         ROCK THE BOAT Holiday Club. Can you help with lunches for the leaders and their children on Tuesday 2 & Thursday 4 August, 12 – 1.30pm? Please speak to Eleanor Main

·         There will be an Art Exhibition in Abbey Church from 8th - 13th August during the week of 'Fringe by the Sea'. If anyone from the congregation would like to exhibit in this, please contact Andrina Wright or Wendy Portway.  If anybody is willing to help with teas, coffees & scones (either to bake or serve), please contact Joyce at the office.

·           Fringe by the Sea - Songs of Praise on Sunday 14 August at 4pm in the Belhaven Speigeltent at the harbour. Led by a Glasgow gospel choir, and includes community hymn singing. Tickets £5 (see Sheena after morning service next week). Come along. No Abbey evening service on 14 August.

·           Visit our Church Blog on dirletonabbey.blogspot.com/. Please send any comments or suggestions to the Church Office.

·           Do you have any old photos of unusual aspects of Abbey Church that could be used in the summer exhibition in the Hope Rooms? If so, please contact the Church Office.

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

Sunday 17^th July 2011

Morning theme: ‘The heart of the Gospel – Seeds & Weeds’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: Matthew 13:24-43 (p.979) – Graeme Robertson

                                 CH4 124 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

                                 CH4 601 Look upon us, blessèd Lord

                                 CH4 235 God is working his purpose out

                                 CH4 233 Come, you thankful people, come

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Holiday Club & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Matthew 13:24-43 (p.979) – Rutherford Elliot

                                 MP 200 Great is Thy faithfulness

                                 MP 642 The earth is the Lord’s

                                 MP 651 The kingdom of God

                                 MP 106 Come, you thankful people, come

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00pm          Abbey Evening Worship

‘The heart of Paul – God’s children’

                        Reading: Romans 8:12-25 (p.1134) – Helen Mackenzie

                                    MP 3 Abba Father

                                    MP 831 God has spoken

                                    MP Choices

                                    MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                    MP 486 Now thank we all our God

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

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