Second Sunday of Advent
Sunday 7th December at 9:30 am at Athelstaneford and 11:00 am at Prestonkirk
Peace – A time to repent (Matt 3: 1-10)
Activities are available for children during the services, and refreshments are provided after all our Sunday services.
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On the first and third Sundays of the month there is a service at Athelstaneford. On the second and fourth Sundays there is a service at Stenton. All these services are at 9.30am.
In months where there is a fifth Sunday, we gather for a joint service at Prestonkirk at 11am.
Our minister, Rev Douglas Hamilton can be contacted on 07831 657854, e-mail: dhamilton@churchofscotland.org.uk
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Saltire Service:
On Sunday, 30th November, the annual Saltire Service was held at Athelstaneford. This year the event fell on St Andrews day and was also the 60th Anniversary of the Scottish Flag Trust. We were delighted to welcome so many people to our Church, from all over the world.
Thank you to everyone who took part and to all those who helped, performed and catered on the day.
Advent Messy Church
Advent Messy Church is being held on Sunday, 7th December from 2:00 – 4:30 pm. Join us for an afternoon of festive crafts, activities, food and worship. We look forward to seeing you there.
Bible Study
The next Bible Study will take place on Thursday, 4th at The Manse, 5 The Glebe at 7:00 pm. Everyone is welcome to take part, even if you cannot make every week. The study sessions will be based on a book called ‘A Strange Christmas’ by Krish Kandiah. The book can be used for individual daily devotions and group study. You don’t need to have a copy of the book to come to the study, but Douglas will have several copies available to buy over the next couple of weeks at church for the price of £7.50. You can also order the book directly from Re-vived.com or Amazon.
Prayers
Prayers at Whitekirk take place every fortnight from 2pm at St Mary’s, Whitekirk. This short time of prayer is based on the Celtic Daily Prayers of the Northumbria Community. Our next date is Wednesday 3rd December.
Our Friendship Group meets on Wednesday mornings between 10-11.30am at the Lynton Day Centre in East Linton. At these meetings you get a chance to meet new people, learn new skills and connect with others in our community. There’s tea, coffee and home baking. People with dementia and their carers are particularly welcome.
On Wednesday evenings from 17.30. Suitable for pupils from S1 – S6. Join us for pizza, games, music and chat.
Colourful Connections is a creative art session for people of all artistic abilities (and none) to enhance brain health and emotional well-being – an opportunity to learn new skills, make friends and chat with each other.
Tuesday mornings 10 – 12 at Prestonkirk Stables.
Please email admin@parishoftraprain.org.uk for further information.
Community Cafe
Every Thursday we hold a Community Cafe between 10am-12pm at Prestonkirk Stables in East Linton. Join us for a tea/coffee and a chat.
This is a partnership between the Church, The Ridge, Dunbar Debt Advice Service and East Lothian Foodbank. We are also grateful for the coffee supplied by Hometown. Support and advice is freely available and includes: Benefit support, Foodbank, Befriending, Budgeting and Housing Support, Recovery support and access to volunteering and wellbeing services.
Prayer has been a part of human activity across time and across cultures, but there are also many in our community who struggle with the idea of prayer and are not too sure where to start. The trypraying booklet is a short guide to prayer written primarily for people who aren’t religious. Copies of the booklet are available from our churches or you can check out the website for more information: www.trypraying.