May 2010
What gets you up in the morning?
Do you struggle to drag yourself out of bed?
Clutching on to the duvet until the last possible minute?
Or do you leap out full of beans ready to embrace the day that
lies ahead?
Do you rely on your alarm clock?
Or do you have young children to do the trick?
When I first moved down here I found it quiet compared to the city. Now at 4.30 in the morning I am not just so sure. The alarm clock is redundant, as the dawn chorus resounds with clarity of voice. Birds tweeting and chirping away, doves cooing and well the pheasant he is just noisy all day long!
For some our days are full of busyness and routine as we are stretched and pulled in all directions.
The recent volcanic ash cloud which spread across Europe grounded planes and brought inconvenience to many passengers stranded around the world. But to those caught in the flight paths it brought peace and tranquillity. One journalist wrote "Of course there have been downsides, but back in London it was bliss. The sunny sky above the world's most overflown capital was for once, silent. Kew gardens, disturbed most days by howling jet engines between 6am and 11pm, became the idyll it always should have been. It was possible to savour the birdsong usually obliterated by ... planes... . '
Psalm 46:10 'Be still and know that I am God'
In the routines of our daily lives what
noises cloud out the voice of God?
What time do we give to being still in his presence?
It's uplifting to hear the birds chattering
and singing away even when it seems at its loudest at 4.30am -
then perhaps that's when all else is at its quietest. We will
all have our own ways of being still. For some it will be watching
and listening to the birds, for others it will be while out for
a run or walking the dog, maybe it's on the golf course, on the
way to work or sitting in the comfort of your favourite chair
with a cup of tea. Whatever the way take time to be still and
know God, let him uplift you, equip you and empower you and see
you through each day.
6 June 2010
11.15AM
There is also a Communion Service at Gullane at 6.30pm. If anyone wishes to attend they are most welcome
Baptisms
Joanne Davison Willington, Co Durham
Isabelle Neve Davison, as above
Weddings
13th February 2010 Heather Anderson and John Murray
27th February 2010 Lyndsay Beales and Christopher Wood
6th March 2010 Nadene Wilson and Christopher Lees
1st May 2010 Jenny Singers and Phil Sully
8th May 2010 Karen Henderson and James Chamberlain
Funerals
17th February 2010 Alexandrina (Ina) Greenwood, Rig Place, Aberlady
We offer our sympathy to all families who
have recently
been bereaved and commend them to the love and mercy of
our Risen Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
2.5.10 J Rodger, K Macaskill, N Mumford,
H Phisatory
9.5.10 A Weatherhead, C Scott, J Thomas, K White
16.5.10 B White, G Cockburn, G Anderson, P Casely
23.5.10 R Binnie, F Giffen, L Goudie, D Duncan
30.5.10 K Macaskill, N Mumford, H Phisatory, J Rodger
6.6.10 Communion Sunday
B
White, D Chalmers, J Davie, G Davie,
A
Weatherhead, P Casely, K White, G Anderson
13.6.10 C Scott, R Binnie, D Duncan, G Cockburn
20.6.10 J Davie, G Davie, L Goudie, H Phisatory
27.6.10 K Macaskill, J Thomas, N Mumford, J Rodger
So far, the Kirk Session has been unsuccessful in the quest to find a Hall Keeper for the Kirk Stables. The job does not entail cleaning of the Stables but does require commitment to open/make ready and to close the Stables for the various organisations who use the facilities. The role does not need to be the exclusive task of one person. Perhaps a husband/wife partnership could share the responsibility or any other small group of people for that matter.
If you have some spare time and think you could help out please contact the Session Clerk.
Barry White
Session Clerk
Tel 01875 853137
Presentation Sunday will take place on Sunday
30 May. We will then take a break for the summer and return
on the 5 September.
New members are always welcome. For further information regarding
the Sunday Club please do not hesitate to contact Val or Wendy.
Val Morrison 870633 Wendy Isaac 870146
2 May Wedding
9 May Wedding
16 May
23 May Wedding
30 May Wedding
6 June Mrs M Birnie
13 June
20 June
27 June
4 July Wedding
11 July Mrs H Phisatory
18 July
25 July
If anyone would like to put in flowers on a particular Sunday
(or have flowers put in for them) 
please contact Mrs Sheena Casely - tel. 01875 870352. We still
have several blank Sundays (Remember you do not have to arrange
the flowers yourself!)
In addition if anyone would like join the Flower Team and assist with arranging the flowers please contact Sheena.
Miss Barbara Montgomery is this year's recipient of the accolade organised by North Berwick and District Association of Churches which aims to recognise volunteers who have made a "significant beneficial difference to the communities covered by the Aberlady, Gullane and North Berwick Churches".
For her voluntary service she received an engraved glass bowl at a presentation led by Father Stephen Robson of Our Lady Star of the Sea, North Berwick on 31 March 2010.
So boundless are Barbara's community activities that they are difficult to fully quantify, but her voluntary work included manning East Fortune Hospital canteen, sitting on the Christian Aid Committee and acting as Church Elder and Guild Officer holder at St Andrew Blackadder. She has also served as Secretary, Vice-Captain and Captain of North Berwick Ladies Golf Club. The former Haddington Infant School teacher also headed-up the twice weekly Hope Rooms Day Centre and sat on the Management Committee. For 15 years she was a team leader at the St Andrew Blackadder Beacon Lunch Club, providing warm food and welcoming company for anyone, while for a decade she had tutored at the Glen Bridge Club.
Beryl Robinson, Community Award Coordinator
praised the indomitable volunteer and said her award was "richly
deserved. "In every facet of her work,
and all parts of her service - as a participant or a helper -
she has helped to make our society more cohesive and that is why
she is an ideal candidate for this award".
MUSIC AT ABERLADY AND GULLANE
We have an Adult Choir which meets both in Gullane and Aberlady to rehearse for special services. More Details in the weekly notices.
Our Junior Choir for those in Primary 1-5 meets in Gullane Church Centre on Tuesdays from 3.30pm - 4.15pm Choir for Primary 6-7 also meets in Gullane Church Centre on Wednesdays.
We also have a Family Band open to those of all ages who have a musical instrument to play. It meets as necessary to rehearse for special services.
All interested are welcome to come along.
For more information contact Janet Anderson 01620 842822.
M'n'Ms - music and mates is for those in Senior 1-4 from Aberlady and Gullane. It meets once a month in Gullane Church Centre on Sunday Evenings 7.00pm-8.30ish. A wide variety of topics is up for discussion on issues of life and faith accompanied by pizza, baking and music on the I-pod.
For further information contact -
Alison Frostwick 01620 842629
Carol Murray 01620 843465
Watch this space!
9-15 May 2010
Note for this year's diary -
The Gala Day for 2010 is one week later than usual and will take place on 12th June with Kirkin Sunday being 20th June
There will be a special session of the General
Assembly to mark this occasion. This will be held in the Assembly
Hall from 4pm-6pm on Sunday 23 May and will include worship, drama,
special music with Hyndland School choir and orchestra (where
the Moderator was school chaplain), historical input and reflections
on the Reformation legacy today. This will be open to all.
Minister Rev Christine M Clark BA,BD,MTh
Tel 01620 843192
Session Clerk Barry White
Tel 01875 853137
Secretary Paula Aitken
Tel 01870 870777
Email - kirkstables@btconnect.com
Treasurer Raymond Binnie
Tel 07710513620
email - raymond@spinfinder.com
Gift Aid Hazel Phisatory
Treasurer Tel 01875 870460
Beadle Gordon McVinnie
Tel 01620 842551
Sunday Club
Wendy Isaac
Tel 01875 870146
Val Morrison
Tel 01875 870633
Flower Mrs Sheena Casely
Convener Tel 01875 870352
News51/May2010