Sunday 27th October

Abbey Newsletters are available today for distributors. If you do not have one delivered there are extra copies at the back of the church.

Christmas Shoe Box Appeal – If you do not have a shoe box to fill there are plenty covered empty boxes at Dirleton and Abbey or from the office – please help yourself! Extra leaflets also available - please try to include the essential items listed.  Filled boxes to be returned by next Sunday 3 November.

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

Abbey Guild meets on Tuesday 29 October at 7.30pm. ‘Youth Assembly’ - Gregor Penman. All are very welcome – do come and join us

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

by coffee – all very welcome.

Test of Faith – Big Bang or God?  in Abbey hall on Wednesday 30 October at 7.30pm – all welcome.

Traidcraft goods will be available at Abbey next Sunday, 3 November.

Abbey Harvest Appeal raised £1,300 (excluding Gift Aid) Money raised will help Muyebe School Water Project in Uganda replace the water tank & pipes. Thanks to all who helped with their prayers, collecting money & counting coins.

Buy for Christmas! Dirleton Christmas cards, notelets, mugs, tea towels and prints are available at Dirleton Kirk or from the 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

Sunday 27^th October 2013

Morning Theme: ‘God bless us – Peaceloving & Persecuted’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Daniel 3:8-29 (p.886) – Patsy Pitkeathly

                                 CH4 563 Jesus loves me

                                 CH4 622 We sing a love that sets all people free

                                 CH4 182 Now thank we all our God

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Daniel 3:8-29 (p.886) – Sally Penman

                                 MP 506 O Lord my God, how great thou art

                                 MP 823 Fairest Lord Jesus

                                 MP 802 Beauty for brokenness

                                 MP 766 Who can sound the depths of sorrow

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  6.00 pm        Evening Worship, Abbey

                        United Service for Bible Sunday

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane 

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton (facebook.com/groups/412367835538768)

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