Sunday 10 November is Remembrance Sunday and our Remembrance service starts at 10.45am in Prestonkirk, followed be a laying of wreaths at the memorial at the park in East Linton. Earlier in the day there will be acts of remembrance at 9.30am at Athelstaneford and Stenton. At Stenton this will be followed by a short service in the church. Wreaths will also be laid at the memorials at Whitekirk (10.15am) and Whittingehame (10.45am).
Activities are available for children during the services, and refreshments are provided after all our services.
You can listen to past sermons by clicking the links on our Sermons page here.
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Our minister, Rev Douglas Hamilton can be contacted on 07831 657854, e-mail: dhamilton@churchofscotland.org.uk
Once a fortnight, on Wednesdays we gather at Whitekirk for prayers from 2pm – 2:30pm. During this time we follow the Celtic Daily Prayers from the Northumbrian Community and also have a short time of sung worship. Our next prayer meeting is on Wednesday 13 November.
The Church at Athelstaneford will be open on Tuesday and Thursdays between 2-4pm.
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The next Inspire Women’s Group meeting will be on Tuesday 5th November at 8pm and will focus on the work of Amnesty International. There will be opportunities to write either Christmas or general greeting cards to prisoners of conscience. Please bring some cards along if you want to take part. The meeting will take place at 46 Moray Avenue, Dunbar EH42 1QG (off Brodie Road). For more information please contact either Chrissie Black (07799 607163) or Alison Murray (07823 469472).
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 Wellbeing and Advice Cafe
Don’t forget that every Thursday we hold a Community Wellbeing and Advice Cafe between 10am-12pm at Prestonkirk Stables in East Linton. 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. Join us for a tea/coffee and a chat. Poster below with contact details.
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.