Sunday 29th September

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

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.

Abbey Guild – Afternoon Teas on Saturday 5 October from 2-4pm in

Abbey hall. Proceeds to Guild Projects. Do come along and bring a friend!

Guild Dedication during Abbey morning service next Sunday, 6 October.

Abbey Harvest Appeal – If you have been filling a water bottle with coins for Muyebe School Water Project please bring it to the Harvest Service next Sunday, 6 October, or hand it in to the office. Also gifts of flowering pot plants for distribution locally would be very much appreciated.

Traidcraft goods will be available at Abbey next Sunday 6 October.

Messy Church next Sunday, 6 October, 4-6pm in St Andrew Blackadder.

Abbey Evening services re-start next Sunday, 6 October at 6.00pm (until end December 2013) Theme is Hard Questions of Faith.

Dirleton Kirk 'Book of Memories' During our Quater-centenary year a 'Book of Memories' was circulating for people to record memories of Dirleton Kirk. It has disappeared. Could you check please and return it to the Kirk or to Hilda Kimber? Thank you.

Christian Aid ‘A close shave with the razorblade of life’ with Mike Millar

Saturday 26 October at 7.30pm in St Andrew Blackadder Church Hall

An evening of entertainment with music and chat from Mike along with cheese and wine. Tickets £8 (to include a welcoming drink) from Greens & Blues, Henry of North Berwick and the Christian Aid Committee.

Coffee & Quilts’ at Abbey raised £1100 for Alzheimer Scotland.

The total for Bethany’s Walk for Homelessness is now £1040.

Thank you to all who donated and contributed to these two events.

Sunday 29^th September 2013

We welcome Rev Ian Bird to our Morning Services

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: Mark 12:28-34 (p.1018) – Aileen Walker

                                 CH4 189 Be still, for the presence of the Lord

                                 CH4 641 Seek ye first the kingdom of God

                                 CH4 470 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: 2 Samuel 4:5-12 (p.308)

                                         John 15:12-17 (p.1083) – Andrew Cobb

                                 MP 481 Name of all majesty

                                 MP 746 What a friend we have in Jesus

                                 MP 456 Make me a channel of Your peace

                                 MP 799 All I once held dear

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

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

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