Easter Sunday, 20th April

Abbey Annual Stated Meeting is on Sunday 27 April following the morning service. Copies of the Annual Report are available today at the back of Abbey church.

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

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

Pens (at only 50p!) for the 40^th Anniversary project to build an Assembly hall at Bishop Kivengere Girls School Muyebe, Uganda, are for sale today at Abbey from Margaret Ann Crawford or Joyce at the office.

Christian Aid Sponsored Forth Bridge Walk – Saturday 26 April, 2-5pm.

If you would like to sponsor David McColl please sign the form at the back of Abbey Church or contact him if you would like to take part (894679).

Copies of the Christian Aid Quiz (£1) are available today.

Inspire Prayer gathering on Friday 25 April at 10.30am in Abbey old hall.

All very welcome.

UNICEF Coffee Morning in the Hope Rooms Saturday 26 April, 10 – 12noon.

Donations of baking, bric-a-brac, books, etc. can be handed in from 9.00am

East Lothian Food Bank. Many thanks to all who have donated provisions – they are very much appreciated. There is special request for the following items: tinned meat, custard or rice pudding, tinned fruit, longlife milk & fruit juice and sponge puddings.

A group of 7adults and 3 children from St Andrew Blackadder's twinned church in Gangtok, Sikkim, India is visiting STAB church from Friday 25 April to Monday 5 May. There is an open meeting for anyone who would like to meet them in the chapel of STAB church on Thursday 1 May from 7.30-9.00pm.

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

Sunday 20^th April 2014     

Easter Day

Morning theme: Jesus is raised

  8.00 am         Open Air Worship at ‘Haugh’ car park

  8.45 am         Church Breakfast in Abbey hall

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Reading: John 20:1-18 (p.1089) – Joy MacDonald

                                 CH4 410 Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia

                                 CH4 417 Now the green blade riseth

                                 CH4 419 Thine be the glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: John 20:1-18 (p.1089) – Richard Bell

                                 MP 357 Jesus Christ is risen today

                                 MP 812 Christ is risen – alleluia, alleluia

                                 MP 987 Here is love vast as the ocean

                                 MP 689 Thine be the glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee & hot cross buns in the new hall

                                (Donations to Bethany Homelessness)

  6.00pm         Evening Worship, Abbey

                                 MP 220 He is Lord

                                 MP 77 Christ triumphant

                                 MP 367 Jesus is Lord!

                                 MP 295 I serve a risen Saviour

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church Office (892800

  

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