Sunday 25th August

Sunday Afternoon Teas (hosted by St Baldred’s Church) in Abbey new hall today from 2 - 4.30pm. Enjoy delicious home baking and meet up with friends

We would like Abbey Church to be open during the summer. If you are able to ‘open and close’, please sign the list at the back of the church.

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

Inspire Prayer gathering on Friday 30 August at 10.30am in Abbey new hall. All very welcome.

Bethany’s Walk for Homelessness is on Saturday 7 September. If you would like to sponsor the group who are walking or give a donation please sign the form at the back of the church or at the ‘teas’ table or contact Joyce.

Bible Society Coffee Morning on Saturday 7 September, 10 00am – 12 noon in St Baldred’s Church. Proceeds to Good Samaritan programme for helping HIV/ AIDS victims.  Donations of baking, preserves, books, bric-a brac, etc. welcome and can be handed in on Saturday or on Friday between 7 & 8.30pm

Alpha - Peter Kimber is proposing to run an Alpha course this autumn, starting on Sunday 29 September and ending on 24 November. It would be run in Dirleton Kirk Hall at 11.00 am. Abbey members would be welcome to attend the Dirleton service and join us for coffee followed by the Alpha course. Anyone interested please contact Peter Kimber (01620 844970

or peter_kimber@hotmail.com

Autumn Evening Services Please submit any ‘hard questions of faith’ to the minister or the office by 15 September.

 Sunday 25^th August 2013

Theme: Minor prophets and losses - ‘Live by faith’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (p.940) – James Harrold

                                 CH4 404 I danced in the morning

                                 CH4 153 Great is thy faithfulness

                                 CH4 644 O Jesus, I have promised

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 (p.940) – Clare Aitken

                                 MP 20 All people that on earth do dwell

                                 MP 463 May the mind of Christ my Saviour

                                 MP 200 Great is thy faithfulness

                                 MP 501 O Jesus, I have promised

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

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