Sunday 4th November

Sunday 4^th November 2012

Theme: ‘Stewardship’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                                 Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 (p.1175) read by Peter Kimber

                                 CH4 351 Jesus’ hands were kind hands

                                 CH4 497 Almighty Father of all things that be

                                 CH4 542 Lord, speak to me

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Body parts’

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: There’s a quiet understanding

                        Reading: Ephesians 4:1-16 (p.1175) read by David McLean

                                 MP 54 Bind us together, Lord

                                 Build up (words on sheet)

                                 MP 146 Fill Thou my life

                                 MP 444 Lord, speak to me

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

  3.00 pm         Services in Abbey and Fidra Care Homes

  6.00 pm         Evening Worship, Abbey – Bob Kane

                        Reading: Luke 19:11-27 (p.1053) read by Andrew Cobb

                                 MP 37 As the deer pants for the water

                                 MP 445 Lord, the light of Your love is shining

                                 MP 1 A new commandment

                                 MP 640 The Church’s one foundation

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office 

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

Abbey Newsletters are available today for distributors to collect.

Traidcraft goods are available after Abbey morning service today.

Buy for Christmas! Dirleton Christmas cards, notelets and prints designed by Jolomo and Mark Holden are on sale now. Available at Dirleton Kirk and from Joyce at the office.

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

Nimbong School Project in North India – The total raised at the Dirleton Kirk collections was £2800. A cheque for this amount has been sent to 121 for onward transmission. Thanks to all who contributed in any way.

Abbey Kirk Session meets on Monday 5 November at 7.30pm.

House Group fortnightly at 11 Ben Sayers restarts on Tuesday 6 November at 7.30pm, looking at the book ’What if Jesus really meant what he said?’ Topics will include racism, environment, church, politics, war and many more! Just come along, all are welcome.

Choir practice on Tuesday 6 November 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.

Regal meets on Thursday 8 November at 12 noon in Abbey old hall.

Bill Miller will talk on ‘My Journey to the Faroes and Iceland’.

A soup & sandwich lunch will be served afterwards. All welcome.

Jacob’s Well – a new look at a series of studies about our spiritual journey towards healing on Thursday 8 November at 7.30pm at 5 Clifford Road.

 December / January Newsletters – Articles for inclusion in the next Abbey and Dirleton Newsletters should be emailed or handed in no later than 12 November.

Bibleworld Mobile - a high-tech, multimedia classroom - comes to North Berwick 12 – 16 November and will be parked at North Berwick Sports Centre. Volunteers (Safeguard disclosed) are required to help the Bibleworld Coordinator. Information from the church office.

Proclaim Freedom – ‘How can we remain silent while Christians are being persecuted?’ presented by Dr Patrick Sookhdeo (International Director of Barnabas Fund) in Charlotte Chapel, Edinburgh on Saturday 17 November 2.00-4.00pm.

Opera East Lothian presents ‘Eternal Source of Light Divine’ - a concert of music to sooth the soul - on Saturday 17 November at 7.30pm in St Baldred’s Church. Tickets £10 on the evening or in advance from Alice Stephenson, Optometrist, Market Place.

Remembrance Sunday 11 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 retiral collection for ‘Poppy Scotland’

  

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