Sunday 7th August

·           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 August please speak to Joyce at the office. Material & ideas available.

·         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.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·         There will be an Art Exhibition in Abbey Church from 8th - 13th August during the week of 'Fringe by the Sea'. If anybody is willing to help with teas/coffees, please speak to Zandra or 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). Come along. No Abbey evening service on 14 August.

·           The People’s Bible is a national tour which will produce a unique, hand written edition of the Bible in the year of the 400^th anniversary of the King James Bible. On Friday 26 August between 10.00am and 4.00pm the Peoples Bible is in St Andrew Blackadder Church vestibule where people will be able to write a couple of verses. Volunteers from Abbey & Dirleton are required there from 11.00am – 12noon & from 12 noon - 1.00pm. Please contact Patsy Pitkeathly or Joyce at the office if you can help.

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

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 SC004533

 Sunday 7^th August 2011

Morning theme: ‘The heart of the Gospel – Faith’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: Matthew 14:22-36 (p.981) – Shona Collins

                                 CH4 509 Jesus calls us! O’er the tumult

                                 CH4 533 Will you come and follow me

                                 CH4 716 Come and find the quiet centre

                                 CH4 737 Will your anchor hold

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Holiday Club & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Matthew 14:22-36 (p.981) – David McLean

                                 MP 293 I sing the almighty power of God

                                 MP 249 How lovely on the mountains

                                 MP 359 Jesus calls us; o’er the tumult

                                 MP 770 Will your anchor hold

                        Followed by tea/coffee & Traidcraft stall in the new hall

  3.00 pm         Services in Abbey and Fidra Care Homes

  6.00pm          Abbey Evening Worship

‘The heart of Paul – Complete in Christ’

                        Reading: Romans 10:1-17 (p.1137) – Ronald Ironside

                                    MP 511 O Lord, Your tenderness

                                    MP 528 O worship the King

                                    MP 481 Name of all majesty

                                    MP 987 Here is love, vast as the ocean

                                    MP 178 Go forth and tell

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office  (892800