Sunday 15th January

·         Joint meeting of Abbey & Dirleton Kirk Sessions in Abbey Church on Monday 16 January at 7.00pm.

·         Articles for inclusion in Abbey and Dirleton Newsletters for February should be emailed or handed in no later than Tuesday 17 January.

Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 29 January.

·         Thank you to all who contributed to the recent special collections.

Christmas collections amounted to Abbey £1038, Dirleton £710, total £1748 divided equally (£874) between Mary’s Meals and the Homeless.

Donations to the Church of Scotland HIV/AIDS Project for Coffee and Cake  last Sunday were Abbey £313 and Dirleton £73.

·         To ensure availability (and heating) would all Abbey hall users please enter future dates and times in the 2012 Halls Booking Diary (in the corridor opposite the west door).

·         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). Tea towels (£3.50). 8oz Crystal tumbler (£20).

·           House Group restarts on Tuesday 17 January at 7.00pm at 11 Ben Sayers Park. Just come along, all are welcome.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·         Annual Coffee Morning (in aid of North Berwick Malawi Project) on Saturday 21 January from 10am – 12noon in the Hope Rooms. Donations of baking, bric-a-brac etc would be welcome and can be handed in from 9.00am.

·         United Service for Christian Unity is next Sunday, 22 January at 6.30pm in Aberlady Church. (Please note time). There will be no Abbey evening service.

  

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

 Sunday 15^th January 2012

Morning theme: ‘Starting the Spiritual Life’

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: Philippians 3:1-11 (p.1180)  Liz Keddie

                                 CH4 127 O worship the King, all glorious above

                                 CH4 193 God is love: his the care

                                 CH4 214 New every morning is the love

                                 CH4 509 Jesus calls us!

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Philippians 3:1-11 (p.1180)  Helen Mackenzie

                                 MP 462 May the fragrance of Jesus

                                 MP 302 I want to walk with Jesus Christ

                                 MP 435 Lord Jesus Christ

                                 MP 33 And can it be

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.30 pm         Service in Astley House Care Home

  6.00 pm         Abbey Evening Worship

                        ‘Jesus calls’

                        Reading: John 1:29-51 (p.1064)  John Guy

                                 MP 69 Change my heart, O God

                                 MP 956 We turn to Christ alone

                                 MP 359 Jesus calls us

                                 MP 51 Be Thou my vision

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

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