Sunday 11th March

  

·         Abbey Church will be open on Saturdays during March. If you are able to ‘open and close’ please sign the list at the back of the church.

·         To raise awareness of how we can help older people in our communities there is a WRVS display in Dirleton hall today.

·           Articles for inclusion in Abbey and Dirleton Newsletters for April should be emailed or handed in no later than Tuesday 13 March.  Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 25 March.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·            Abbey Guild ‘Coffee and Book Swap’ is on Wednesday 14 March from 10.30am to 12noon in Abbey hall.  Proceeds to Guild projects.  Please come along and bring a friend!

·         Lent Group on ‘Wednesday 14 March at 7.30pm in Abbey old hall  Handing on the Torch – Sacred Words for a Secular World – A Beleaguered Church?’

·         Christian Institute meeting ‘Defending Family, Faith and Freedom’ in Abbey Church on Thursday 15 March, 7.30 – 9.00pm. All welcome.

·         Christian Aid Quiz (£1) from Joyce at the office.

  

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 11^th March 2012

Morning Theme: ‘Please’

  

  9.30 am         Dirleton Morning Worship

                        Reading: Genesis 18:20-32 (p.18) – David Kirkpatrick

                                 CH4 268 O God of Bethel

                                 CH4 359 He came down that we may have love

                                 CH4 265 Pray for a world

                                 CH4 270 Put all your trust in God

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Genesis 18:20-32 (p.18) – John Lunn

                                 MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 MP 68 Cause me to come to Thy river

                                 MP 381 Jesus, stand among us

                                 MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  3.30 pm         Service in Astley House Care Home

  6.00 pm         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        ‘Jesus purifies’

                        Reading: John 2:12-25 (p.1065) – Ian Aitken

                                 MP 418 Lift up your heads

                                 MP 600 Sing to God new songs of worship

                                 MP 73 Christ is made the sure foundation

                                 MP 159 Forth in Thy name, O Lord, I go

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

 

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane BD

Church Office  (892800