Our next services will be on Sunday 15 December the third Sunday of Advent. We will meet at Athelstaneford at 9:30 and Prestonkirk at 11am. During our advent services this year, our theme will be ‘He will be called ..’ looking at some of the names and titles attributed to Jesus. This week as we light the ‘Joy’ candle on the advent wreath, we will consider the joy that comes with the birth of the child who is Mighty God.
Christmas Services at the Parish of Traprain
| Sunday 15 December | 5pm at Athelstaneford Village Hall | Crafts and carols |
| Thursday 19 December | 7pm at Prestonkirk | Remembrance Service |
| Sunday 22 December | 9:30am at Stenton | Carols and Readings |
| 11am at Prestonkirk | Carols and Readings | |
| 6:30pm at Prestonkirk | Christingle | |
| Tuesday 24 December | 4pm at Stenton | All age service |
| 6pm at Athelstaneford | All age service | |
| Wednesday 25 December | 10:30am at Prestonkirk | All age service |
| Sunday 29 December | 11am at Prestonkirk | Joint communion service |
Please note that there is no Watchnight service on Christmas Eve this year
Activities are available for children during the services, and refreshments are provided after all our Sunday services.
You can listen to past sermons by clicking the links on our Sermons page here.
Our most recent monthly update, detailing all of our upcoming services and activities is available here. To sign up for the monthly update email, please contact admin@parishoftraprain.org.uk
Our minister, Rev Douglas Hamilton can be contacted on 07831 657854, e-mail: dhamilton@churchofscotland.org.uk
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Please note there will be no prayers at Whitekirk on Wednesdays during the month of December.
For other updates on what is happening within the church and our community, visit our Facebook page: www.facebook.com/parishoftraprain
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.
Community Cafe
Don’t forget that 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. 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.
Inspire Women’s Group
The Inspire Women’s Group are holding a Meditative Christmas Creativity Evening which will be held on Tuesday 3rd December from 8pm at St Anne’s Church, Dunbar. All women will be made most welcome. A donation towards refreshments and materials is invited. For more information please contact Alison Murray (07823 469472).
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.org
There is a weekly service at Prestonkirk, East Linton at 11.00 am.
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.
Activities are available for children during the services, and refreshments are provided after all our services.