Sunday 25th May

Abbey Newsletters are available today for distributors. If one is not delivered to you, please take a copy (at the entrance to the church).

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

East Lothian Foodbank There is a special request for the following items:

UHT milk, fruit juice, tinned meat, tinned fish, packets of cereal, biscuits. Many thanks to all who donate.

Prayer - The Minister & Kirk Session have agreed that there will be a short gathering for prayer each Sunday morning prior to the morning service from 10.00 am to 10.15am. This would be open to all who wish to offer prayerful support for the Minister as he brings God's word to us, for the Sunday School children & their teachers as they introduce our youngsters to Jesus and also for the church throughout Scotland....and in the whole world.

We will meet in the New Hall.......please come to church a little earlier & join us any time between 10.00am & 10 .15am.

Opera East Lothian will be presenting Handel’s ‘Israel in Egypt’, tonight Sunday, 25th May at 7:15pm in St Andrews Blackadder Church.

Inspire Prayer gathering on Friday 30 May at 10.30am in Abbey old hall.

All very welcome

Ain’t We Got Fun – music from the jazz age featuring The Flying Aspidistras and friends. Concert raising funds for Soweto Melodic Voices. At 7.30pm on 31 May in Abbey Church. Tickets £5.

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

Dirleton Kirk Door Duty. If any member of the rota is unable to attend, please arrange a substitute for your door duty. Thank you.

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 25^th May 2014

Morning Theme: ‘Partnership in the Gospel’

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Sunday School in Kirk and then hall

                        Reading: Philippians 1:1-18 (p.) – Liz Keddie

                                 CH4 641 Seek ye first

                                 CH4 694 Brother, sister, let me serve you

                                 CH4 512 To God be the glory

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the hall

10.00 am         Prayer Gathering in Abbey new hall (until 10.15am)

10.30 am         Morning Worship, Abbey

                        Sunday School & Crèche for children under 4

                        Reading: Philippians 1:1-18 (p.) – Bill McClure

                                 MP 30 Alleluia, Alleluia

                                 MP 590 Seek ye first

                                 MP 708 To god be the glory

                                 MP 162 From heaven you came

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

6.00 pm           Evening Worship, Abbey

                        Informal Communion

                        ‘Jesus is the greatest’

                        Reading: Luke 9:46-62 (p.) – John Guy

                                 MP 1173 God of grace

                                 MP 1183 Holy Spirit, living Breath of God

                                 MP 1217 Oh, to see the dawn

                                 MP 1157 Behold the Lamb

                                 MP 1213 O church arise

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the church

  

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

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