Harvest Sunday

Harvest Appeal – If you have been filling a jar with coins for Nimbong school please hand it in today, next Sunday or to the office.

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

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

Sunday 5th October - Joint service to celebrate 25 years of the linkage of Dirleton & Abbey, in Abbey at 10.30 am (no 9.30 am service).

Guest preacher: Rev Sandy Horsburgh, Presbytery Moderator.

It will be followed by a finger buffet and refreshments in the church halls.

Abbey evening services restart next Sunday 5 October.

Food Bank – Many thanks to all at Dirleton and Abbey for their continuous support. There is a special request for the following donations:

Cartons of Fruit Juice; Tinned Meat; Tinned Fish; Tinned Fruit

Abbey’s New Website is now “live” so please visit at abbeychurch.org.uk There you will find updated information about every aspect of life at Abbey.  The calendar gives an easy view of planned events & notes on special services.   We will be holding a few classes to help folks learn how to navigate the site so please visit abbeychurch.org.uk and see your Church through new eyes.

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.

Weekly Bible Reading Plan

28^th September: The Drama of Desire

Genesis 3:1-13

Psalm 32

Philippians 2:3-11

At the back of the church are booklets with printed copies of readings until 30 November. Please take one if you wish.

Copies of the book: We Make the Road by Walking: A Year-Long Quest for Spiritual Formation, Reorientation, and Activation by Brian D. McLaren, are

for sale beside the  ‘teas table’ in Abbey new hall at a discount price of £5.

Books can also be purchased from the church office.

Church of Scotland: Abbey Church, North Berwick Scottish Charity – No SC004761       Dirleton Parish Church Scottish Charity – No SC00453

Sunday 28^th September 2014

Harvest

  

  9.30 am         Morning Worship, Dirleton

                        Readings: Genesis 3:17-24 (p.6)

                                         Revelation 22:1-5 (p.1250) – Hilda Kimber

                                 CH4 229 We plough the fields and scatter

                                 CH4 137 All things bright and beautiful

                                 CH4 181 For the beauty of the earth

                        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

                        Crèche for children under 4

                        Readings: Genesis 3:17-24 (p.6)

                                         Revelation 22:1-5 (p.1250) – Stuart Cowan

                                 Introit: God is love

                                 MP 732 We plough the fields and scatter

                                 MP 23 All things bright and beautiful

                                 MP 152 For the beauty of the earth

                                 MP 806 Beauty for brokenness

                        Followed by tea/coffee in the new hall

There is no Evening Service in Abbey.

Our Evening Services resume next Sunday 5 October

Minister: Revd Dr David Graham 

Pastoral Assistant: Robert Kane 

Church blog: dirletonabbey.blogspot.co.uk

Facebook Group: Abbey & Dirleton

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