Sunday 17th March

Kilombero Rice, £3 for a kilo bag (with recipes) Fairly traded, and helps fund children to go to school in Malawi. Only 6 bags left! - in the office.

Articles for inclusion in Abbey Newsletter for April should be emailed or handed in no later than Monday 18 March. Newsletters will be available for distribution on Sunday 31 March.

Pastoral Training - Monday 18 March at 7.30pm in Abbey hall.

Rev Tom Gordon (Hospice Chaplain) 'Caring for Terminal Illness'. Just come along – all are welcome.

Abbey Guild joint meeting is on Tuesday 19 March at 7.30pm at St Andrew Blackadder.  Sandy Scrimgeor will speak on Street Pastors.  All welcome.

Dirleton Prayer Service is on Wednesday at 10.00am in the hall, followed by coffee – all very welcome.

Lent studies on Wednesday 20 March at 7.30pm in Abbey hall.

Just come along – all are welcome.

Bible Reading Notes Anyone who wishes ‘Daily Bread’ or other Bible Reading notes please speak to Zandra Main who will get them.

North Berwick in Bloom – Afternoon Teas on Saturday 23 March from 2.00 to 4.00pm in Abbey new hall.

Edinburgh’s Easter – CrossWords (an Easter Play) on Saturday 30 March at 2.00pm in West Princes Street Gardens.  RESURRECTION2013 in the Usher Hall on Sunday 31 March at 7.30pm. Free admissions – information on poster.

Dr Sharon Foning, Miku’s niece, will be with us over the Easter weekend.

Plans are going ahead for the other visit of our Indian friends for the second half of April.

Dirleton Primary School is circulating a questionnaire within the parish, with the intention of gathering information as to how it can play as meaningful a role in the village as possible. Please consider taking time to complete it, if you have received it by email, and if you have not, please collect a copy at the door. If more copies are needed, please apply to the Session Clerk.

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

Sunday 17^th March 2013

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

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Baptism of Kayden Morgan

                        Reading: Luke 7:36-50 (p.1036)

                                 CH4 632 Our children, Lord, in faith and prayer

                                 CH4 449 Rejoice! The Lord is King

                                 CH4 485 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Service of Holy Communion, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Luke 7:36-50 (p.1036) read by Richard Bell

                                 MP 563 Praise to the Holiest in the height

                                 MP 272 I have decided to follow Jesus

                                 MP 111 Dear Lord and Father of mankind

                                 MP 1008 The Lord’s my shepherd

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        ‘Exodus & Easter - The Bread of Heaven’

                        Readings: Exodus 16:11-35 (p.74)

                                         John 6:30-35 (p.1070) read by Janet Raeburn

                                 MP 115 Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you

                                 MP 988 How deep the Father’s love for us

                                 MP 907 O God of Bethel

                                 MP 806 Beauty for brokenness

                                 MP 431 Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane