Sunday 27th November

·         Buy for Christmas! - Cards 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). Tea towels (£3.50). 8oz Crystal tumbler (£20) All are available at Dirleton Kirk or from Joyce at the office.

·         Bethany Meals – After Abbey morning service today there will be a short meeting for anyone wishing to help or donate food for an evening meal for the homeless this winter.

Donations of NEW warm clothing (eg socks, gloves) would also be welcome

and can be handed in to the office to be taken to Bethany on 10 December.

·         Indian Recipe Booklet (only £1!) from Hilda or Joyce at the office or at the Guild.  Proceeds to the Woman’s Fellowship for Christian Service, Kalimpong.

·           There will be an Advent Group starting this Tuesday 29 November from

7 00 - 8.30pm in Abbey old hall. A 5 week study of Advent Hope by Joel Edwards will look at Jesus as the hope and the light of our lives. Come along to share in this season of hope.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·           Traidcraft  goods will be available at Abbey next Sunday, 4 December. Last chance until February – stock up for Christmas and the winter!

Sunday 27^th November 2011

Advent Sunday

Morning theme: ‘Waiting with Courage’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

Dedication of tapestry for 400^th Anniversary

                        Reading: Exodus 3:1-17 (p.59) – Kathryn Simpson

                                 CH4 161 O God, our help in ages past

                                 CH4 282 Christmas is coming (verse 1 & chorus)

                                 CH4 159 Lord, for the years

                                 CH4 286 Tell out my soul

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Exodus 3:1-17 (p.59) – David McLean

                                 MP 457 Make way

                                 Christmas is coming (V.1 & chorus, words on sheet)

                                 MP 631 Tell out, my soul

                                 MP 428 Lord, for the years

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm         Abbey Evening Worship

                                    

                        Readings: 2^nd Timothy 2:1-26 (p.1195) – Bob Kane

                                 MP 50 Be still

                                 MP 649 The King of love

                                 MP 673 There is a Redeemer

                                 MP 449 Love divine

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

Church Office  (892800

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