Palm Sunday, 24th March

Abbey Guild - Tuesday 26 March at 2.00pm.

AGM & video "Does Heaven Exist?" All welcome.

Dirleton Prayer Service is on Wednesday at 10.00am in the hall.

Edinburgh’s Easter – CrossWords (an Easter Play) on Saturday 30 March at 2.00pm in West Princes Street Gardens.

Abbey Church Opening If you could open and close the church for a week over the next month, please put your name on the rota on the notice board at the back of the church.

Music for Malawi Fundraising Concert by East Lothian Fiddlers at Gullane Village Hall on Friday 5th April, 7.30pm. Tickets at the door, or ask Sally Penman for details.

EASTER SERVICES                                        

Holy Week Services at 7.30pm

            Monday 25 March        St Adrian’s, Gullane

            Tuesday 26 March       St Andrew Blackadder (and Community Award)

            Wednesday 27 March  Our Lady Star of the Sea (Stations of the Cross)

            Thursday 28 March      St Andrew Blackadder (Joint Communion)

            Friday 29 March          Abbey Church, Good Friday Service

Easter Day, Sunday 31 March

 8.00am           Open air service at the ‘Haugh’ car park (along the East Bay past the Glen Golf Club and up the hill to car park and viewpoint)

 8.45am           Breakfast in Abbey Church Hall

                        (donations to Bethany Homelessness)

 9.30am           Service in Dirleton Kirk

10.30am          Service in Abbey Church

                        Followed by tea/coffee & hot cross buns (donations to Bethany)

 6.00pm           Evening Service in Abbey Church

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

Sunday 24^th March 2013

Palm Sunday

Morning Theme: Incidents in Jesus’ ministry – Jesus’ Acclamation’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Luke 19:28-40 (p.1054) read by Irene Urquhart

                                 CH4 530 One more step along the world I go

                                 CH4 78 Oh, set ye open unto me

                                 CH4 365 Ride on! ride on in majesty!

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Choir Introit: You are the King of Glory

                        Reading: Luke 19:28-40 (p.1054) read by John Guy

                                 MP 580 Ride on! ride on in majesty!

                                 MP 394 Jubilate, everybody

                                 MP 457 Make way, make way

                                 Will you come and follow me (words on screen & sheet)

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Exodus & Easter - The Law of Love’

                        Readings: Exodus 20:1-20 (p.78)

                                         Romans 13:8-10 (p.1140) read by Doreen Guy

                                 MP 418 Lift up your heads

                                 MP 85 Come and see the King of love

                                 MP 9 All glory, laud and honour

                                 MP 55 Beneath the cross of Jesus

                                 MP 86 Come and see the shining hope

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane