Sunday 6th November

·           Would distributors please collect Abbey and Dirleton newsletters today.

·            Christmas Shoebox Appeal – Today is the last date for handing in shoe boxes. Please bring them to Abbey or Dirleton.

·          Alpha Course in Dirleton Kirk Hall today from 11.00am until noon.

·         Messy Church today, 4.00-6.00pm in St Andrew Blackadder.

·         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.

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

·         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.

·           Choir practice – Preparing for Christmas - Monday 7 November 8.00pm in Abbey hall. All very welcome.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·           REGAL - Thursday, 10 November at 12 noon in the Abbey old Hall. Our guest speaker is Bill McClure and he will ‘reminisce’ on the Zulu wars in South Africa. A soup & sandwich lunch will be served afterwards. Do come along.

·           Church Membership. If you are interested in church membership, please speak to the Minister. There will be an opportunity for this over the winter.

·           Remembrance Sunday 13 November

Dirleton Kirk Service will be at 9.30am.

Coffee will then be served in the hall.

Remembrance Service at the village green War Memorial at 10.45am.

Abbey Church Service at 10.30am, followed by the Service at the town War Memorial at 12noon.

After church services there will be a retiring collection for 'Poppy Scotland'

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

Sunday 6^th November 2011

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship - Rev Ian Bird

                        Baptism of Cameron Stuart Lamb

                        Reading: Joshua 1:1-9 (p.216)  Peter Kimber

                                 CH4 194 This is the day

                                 CH4 628 (The Apostles’ Creed)

                                 CH4 796 The Lord bless you and keep you

                                 CH4 153 Great is thy faithfulness

                                 CH4 167 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship – Rev Ian Bird

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: Joshua 1:1-9 (p.216)

                                        Matthew 28:18-20 (p.1001)  Sheila Burgon

                                 MP 870 Jesus is the name we honour (words on sheet)

                                 MP 133 Father, I place into your hands

                                 MP 200 Great is Thy faithfulness

                                 MP 201 Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah

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

  3.00pm          Services in Abbey and Fidra Care Homes

  6.00 pm         Abbey Evening Worship – John Evans

                        Readings: Exodus 1:8-14 (p.58); Isaiah 51:1-8 (p.738)

                                        Romans 12:1-3 (p.1139)  Helen Mackenzie

                                 MP 94 Come, let us sing of a wonderful love

                                 MP 146 Fill Thou my life, O Lord my God

                                 MP 383 Jesus, the joy of loving hearts

                                 MP 697 Thou didst leave Thy throne

                                 MP 1095 O, my soul, arise

                        Followed by tea/coffee & in the new hall

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

Church Office  (892800

We welcome all visitors today.

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Ramped access to Abbey Church & halls links the High Street entrance

with the Church Road door