Sunday 26th February

·         Would distributors please collect Abbey and Dirleton Newsletters today

·         World Mission envelopes can be handed in today or next Sunday at any Abbey or Dirleton service or to the church office.

There are spare envelopes in Dirleton porch and Abbey church.

·           Choir practice on Monday 27 February at 8.00pm in Abbey old hall – all welcome who enjoy singing.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·         Lent Group ‘Handing on the Torch – Sacred Words for a secular World’ starts on Wednesday 29 February at 7.30pm in Abbey old hall.  All welcome.

·         World Day of Prayer on Friday 2 March at 3.00pm in Abbey Church.

The focus this year is on Malaysia with the theme ‘Let Justice Prevail’

Please come along – everyone is welcome, men and women.

·         Fairtrade Fortnight is 27 Feb to 11 March. There will be a Traidcraft stall next Sunday, 4 March in the hall after Dirleton and Abbey services.

·         Please return back packs for Mary's Meals to the office by Sunday 4 March

·         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).

  

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 26^th February 2012

Morning Services – Lent: All-age Service

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Baptism of Ellen Cunningham

                        Reading: Luke 15:11-23 (p.1049) – Hayley Kirkpatrick

                                 CH4 485 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 CH4 510 Jesus calls us here to meet him (verses 1-3)

                                 CH4 530 One more step along the world I go

                                 CH4 167 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Abbey Morning Worship

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Luke 15:11-23 (p.1049) – Phil Spencer

                                 MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 MP 133 Father, I place into your hands

                                 MP 249 Our God reigns

                                 MP 465 Meekness and majesty

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm         Abbey Evening Worship – Peter Kimber

                        ‘Psalm 19: All the big questions of life are here’

                        Reading: Psalm 19 (p.552) – Sheila Burgon

                                 MP 109 Crown Him with many crowns

                                 MP 439 Lord of all being

                                 MP 579 Restore, O Lord

                                 MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

Church Office  (892800