Sunday 9th October

·           Blythswood Shoebox Appeal  - come along and help cover shoeboxes with Christmas paper on 11 October at 2pm in Abbey Hall. Please bring any empty shoeboxes, wrapping paper, scissors, etc.

·           Abbey Board meets 10 October at 7.30pm in hall.

·           Dirleton Kirk Session meets 11 October at 7.00pm in hall

·           Regal meets on 13 October at 12 noon in old hall. Rutherford Elliot takes us on a photographic walk through North Berwick as he remembers it as a child, followed by a soup and sandwich lunch. All are very welcome to attend.

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

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·           Indian recipe booklet available through the Church Office or The Guild, £1. Proceeds to the Woman’s Fellowship for Christian Service, Kalimpong.

·           An Alpha Course in Dirleton Kirk Hall today from 11.00am till noon. If you are interested contact Peter  or Hayley 

·           Shop early for Christmas! New Christmas cards and notelets for sale at Dirleton: £3.50 for pack of 10. Commemorative mugs in 2 designs £5.50 each. Beautiful limited edition mounted signed prints £70.

·           Leuchie House is one of the community projects on which people can vote in the RBS CommunityForce programme. Visit www.rbs.co.uk/communityforce to view all local applications, and to vote, up to 24 Oct only.

·           Dunbar & District Choral Society 13 Oct at 7.30pm in StAB. Varied programme of songs, in support of North Berwick in Bloom. Tickets £5.

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 9^th October 2011

Christ’s Cross

9.30 am           Service of Holy Communion, Dirleton

                        Reading: John 19:16-30 (p 1088)  Mary Graham

                                 CH4 404  I danced in the morning

                                 CH4 502  Take my life Lord

                                 CH4 405  We sing the praise

                                 CH4 356  Meekness and majesty

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

      
                 Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading:  John 19:16-30 (p 1088)   John Guy

                                 MP 465  Meekness and majesty

                                 MP 624  Take my life

                                 MP 162  From heaven you came

                                 MP 755  When I survey

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

3.30pm            Service in Astley House (formerly Copper Beech)

6.00 pm           Abbey Evening Worship

                        Moses the intercessor

                        Reading: Exodus 32:1-14 (p 90)  Ian Aitken

                                 MP 170  Give thanks

                                 MP 560  Praise my soul

                                 MP 494  O for a closer walk with God

                                 MP 988  How deep the father’s love

                                 MP673  There is a redeemer

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane 

Church Office  (892800

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

Dirleton Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC004533