1.Sunday 6th September Services at 9.30 am and 10.30 am (live-streamed). This week’s services will be led by the Rev Mary Haddow. The passage is Luke 24:13-35 and the theme is Sermon on the Mount- A Call to Action.
Messy Church Is today in the hall and Sanctuary from 4 – 6pm. Messy Church is a relaxed and informal way of being church. It explores faith through crafts, worship and a shared meal. Families, in particular, find it an accessible way to engage with God. Can you think of people for whom this might be just right? Would you be willing to offer to come with them? Many people who’d not come to church on their own say they’d be glad to go if a friend offered to go with them.
- Global Week of Prayer 6-13th September 2026
This September, 24/7 Prayer are leading Christians across the world to engage in a week of non-stop prayer in the name of Jesus. We have registered a prayer room for the North Berwick churches, using Room 1 (the first room on the right as you enter from the St Andrew Street entrance) which will have prayer stations and activities, creating a quiet space to spend time praying to God.
We are all invited to sign up for an hour to pray (or more than one hour if you’d like!), forming a non-stop chain of prayer 24 hours a day, for 7 days.
For those unable to attend the prayer room in person, prayer slots can be virtual (ie. you commit to pray but can do this at home) – please just add a ‘V’ before or after your name when you sign up to help us manage access to the prayer room. During the hours of 12pm midnight to 6am, all prayer slots will be virtual. Whilst you can still book slots between the hours of 10-4pm Monday – Saturday, members of the public will also be able to access the room and be encouraged to pray during that time too. We will have additional prayer activities in the High Street entrance and signage to help people find Room 1.
To sign up, please head to https://signup.24-7prayer.com/signup/4d4b88 (The link is also on our church website). If you find it difficult to use the internet, please contact Julie in the office who will add your slot to the website. Remember to add a ‘V’ if you’re praying virtually, ie. from home.
Ali spoke about the Global Week of Prayer at the 10.30am service last week so have a watch if you’d like more information.
Please sign up to pray. This is a great opportunity to spend time with God by yourself, and to consider bringing others to pray and experience the prayer room too.
If you’d like more information, please go to Global Week of 24-7 Prayer – 24-7 Prayer International and/or get in touch with Ali Buchanan.
- It is shoe box time! We are taking part in the Blythswood Christmas Shoe Box appeal again this Autumn. This starts with empty shoe boxes and getting them ready to fill with gifts. Please can you look out any spare empty shoe boxes and bring them to church as soon as possible over the next 1-2 weeks. These can be handed in to the church office, or placed in the entrance lobby (St Andrews street side) by the leaflet table. These will then be wrapped, ready to pick up and fill for sending. Please do ask around to grab any unwanted shoe boxes….it is a great conversation starter! There will be more information to follow in notices in the coming weeks.
- 4. Christian Book Group: Friday 25 September, The Gospel Engine by Samuel Thawley (More info from Hilde ten Hacken)
- The Guild will be live streaming the Annual Gathering on Saturday 12th September in the Chapel from 11am to 4pm.
Do come along to be part of this, the biggest event of the Guild year, bringing over 1000 Guild members and friends together for a day of worship, celebration and fellowship. We will be joined this year by the Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, Rev Gordon Kennedy who share his thoughts on our new theme, ‘Beyond the Walls’. We will also have a special guest speaker, Rev Jane Howitt, Chaplain at Heriot University and wonderful entertainment. We can be part of this without travelling to Perth! So do join us.
Tea and coffee will be available from 10.30 – 11am and during the lunch break.
A Soup and pudding lunch for the congregation will be served by the Guild on Sunday 13th September at 12 noon in the church hall, and everyone is invited to come along. This is to raise funds for o this year’s project “Living Stones for Livingstonia”. The LIVING STONES project celebrates 150 years link with the Church of Scotland and the Synod of Livingstonia in Malawi and the Church of Scotland Guild is aiming to equip a maternity unit in Bandawe, one of the first places the 19th century missionaries helped to found. Every penny will help to provide vital support to pregnant women and newborn babies.
The National Guild have set an ambitious target of £15,000 which would be a wonderful living legacy!
- Praise, Prayer & Fellowship with Open Doors Sunday 6 September, 6 pm Dunbar Parish Church Hall Dunbar Parish Church, Belhaven & Spott, and Traprain Parish Church are coming together to host an evening of praise, prayer and fellowship, highlighting the global work of Open Doors and its support for persecuted Christians around the world. We are delighted to welcome a guest speaker who will share from his own lived experience of the persecuted Church overseas and the work of Open Doors. All welcome!
7 . Prayer Gatherings Every Sunday in Prayer Room between 10 and 10.20 am Every Monday in Room 1 between 10 and 11 am. Every Wednesday on Zoom for 30 minutes starting at 7 pm. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88152470672?pwd=WHpUOVdWN3NpSTBCUjF3aDRhcE1Ldz09 For log in info please contact the office.
Julie
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