Sunday 16th September

·           There will be no Evening Services at Abbey during September. Our Evening Services re-start on Sunday 7^th October at 6.00pm, until December 2012.

·          Visitors from India. If you would like to support the visit of 6 members from our twin church in Kalimpong in October, there will be a collection plate at the door as you leave the church services during September.

·           We’d like Abbey Church to be open during the week. If you can ‘open and close’, please sign the form on the notice board at the back of the church.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

·           Jacob’s Well – a new look at a series of studies about our spiritual journey towards healing – led by Bob Kane at 5 Clifford Road, on Thursdays at 7.30pm. All welcome.

·           Abbey Guild are serving ‘teas’ in the old hall on Saturday 22 September from 2 – 4pm, in aid of Guild Projects. (Craft Fair in the new hall) 

Do come along, and bring a friend!

·           The Prom Praise Orchestra, is returning to the Usher Hall, Edinburgh on Saturday 27 October with a mixture of classical and sacred music (usually of an upbeat nature). The orchestra is based at All Souls' Langham Place, London. Tickets £16. If you would like to go, or for more information, please speak to Robert Burgon before Thursday 20 September.

·           Dirleton Harvest Project – helping Edinburgh Grassmarket Mission.

Please donate non perishable foodstuffs (in date) and cleaning materials. Boxes will be in the West Porch today and on the next 2 Sundays.

Our gifts have been much appreciated in previous years.

 Sunday 16^th September 2012

Theme: ‘Blessing or Curse?’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Numbers 22:1-12 (p.160) – Deborah Simpson

                                 CH4 209 Father, we praise you, now the night is over

                                 CH4 608 Spirit of truth and grace

                                 CH4 235 God is working his purpose out

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Numbers 22:1-12; 23:1-12 (p.160) – Stuart Cowan

                                 MP 614 Spirit divine, attend our prayers

                                 MP 23 All things bright and beautiful

                                 MP 379 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

                                 MP 189 God is working His purpose out

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church 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