How to join our service in church
Our Sunday services are in church and on Zoom at 11 am. Our prayer meeting is every Sunday morning at 10 am. To join the service or prayer meeting on Zoom, please contact Gordon for the link.
Our church hall address is 32A High Street Dunbar.
Who we are
Our minister and his family
The Rev. Gordon Stevenson was called here in 2010 and lives in Dunbar with his family. His wife was called to glory in 2020. During this ministry, our church has seen God at work in many different ways; lives transformed, people called into full time ministry, others helped etc. We are a family learning and serving Jesus together so that we might discover God's vision for the church and share it with everyone.
Our core values
GROW
Help people to develop a personal relationship with Christ by studying and being transformed by God's word praying to and worshipping God the Father being empowered by the Holy Spirit.
GATHER
Build and sustain a vibrant worshipping community by being a welcoming fellowship of believers growing together as disciples servicing God by using our gifts and talents.
GO
Fulfil Christ's Great Commission by sharing the Good News to make mature disciples working with our local community to transform it engaging with and supporting world mission.
Christmas at the Parish
A prayer for Advent
Dear God, our Father we give you thanks and praise.
We thank you for the gift of your precious Son; the baby in the manger. So small was he, and frail, and yet he had the power to save the world.
Lord , as we rush around preparing for Christmas Day may we remember to set aside some quiet time, time to reflect on the great amount of love you have for us, and time to show the love we have for you.
Help us to look beyond the tinsel and twinkling lights and to see the true reason for our celebrations. Let us remember Jesus, the Light of the World.
And Lord, as we immerse ourselves in the joy of the season, we are aware that for many people Christmas can be a difficult time. We pray that your presence will be known and that you will be a comfort easing any anxiety or distress. Whatever we face, we do not face it alone, for you are with us every step of the way, our strength, our comfort and our guide.
Lord lead us through each of the days ahead.
As we sing the songs of Christmas may we hear more than just the words and music. Let us listen to the story they tell from 'The first Noel' to 'As with Gladness Men of Old', for it is a story of sacrifice, a story of miracles and a story of love. A story of your love, Lord, for all mankind.
Help us Lord, that we may, in our daily tasks show those we meet the same love that you have shown towards us. May we be considerate and compassionate in all that we do.
Let the joy that we experience through knowing you be shared with others, and may we all be blessed by your presence, and drawn into the warmth of your embrace, this Christmastime.
These things we ask in Jesus' name.
AMEN
Advent sermons
First Sunday in Advent 3 December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh4azDRKSmo
Events during December
'Memorial, grief and troubles'
Dunbar Parish Church
Friday 8 December at 7.30 pm
Our church will be open as a quiet space from 6.45pm to encourage remembrance, reflection, peace and personal healing. From 7.30pm a service to facilitate this will include singing, readings, poetry and reflection and an opportunity to write on memorial tags and hang them on our tree. A memorial book will also be provided and retained as a record of our time together. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the service. All are welcome.
For further information please contact revgstev@gmail.com or telephone 01368 865482
A prayer for Advent
Dear God, our Father we give you thanks and praise.
We thank you for the gift of your precious Son; the baby in the manger. So small was he, and frail, and yet he had the power to save the world.
Lord , as we rush around preparing for Christmas Day may we remember to set aside some quiet time, time to reflect on the great amount of love you have for us, and time to show the love we have for you.
Help us to look beyond the tinsel and twinkling lights and to see the true reason for our celebrations. Let us remember Jesus, the Light of the World.
And Lord, as we immerse ourselves in the joy of the season, we are aware that for many people Christmas can be a difficult time. We pray that your presence will be known and that you will be a comfort easing any anxiety or distress. Whatever we face, we do not face it alone, for you are with us every step of the way, our strength, our comfort and our guide.
Lord lead us through each of the days ahead.
As we sing the songs of Christmas may we hear more than just the words and music. Let us listen to the story they tell from 'The first Noel' to 'As with Gladness Men of Old', for it is a story of sacrifice, a story of miracles and a story of love. A story of your love, Lord, for all mankind.
Help us Lord, that we may, in our daily tasks show those we meet the same love that you have shown towards us. May we be considerate and compassionate in all that we do.
Let the joy that we experience through knowing you be shared with others, and may we all be blessed by your presence, and drawn into the warmth of your embrace, this Christmastime.
These things we ask in Jesus' name.
AMEN
Advent sermons
First Sunday in Advent 3 December
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh4azDRKSmo
Events during December
'Memorial, grief and troubles'
Dunbar Parish Church
Friday 8 December at 7.30 pm
Our church will be open as a quiet space from 6.45pm to encourage remembrance, reflection, peace and personal healing. From 7.30pm a service to facilitate this will include singing, readings, poetry and reflection and an opportunity to write on memorial tags and hang them on our tree. A memorial book will also be provided and retained as a record of our time together. Tea, coffee and biscuits will be served following the service. All are welcome.
For further information please contact revgstev@gmail.com or telephone 01368 865482
Weekly activities
Weekly fellowship
The weekly Bible fellowship is every Thursday on Zoom. The study will be the book of Ecclesiastes. Please contact the Idles for more information.
Food Share
We aim to offer our clients dignity of choice, so we are now gradually moving away from the limiting concept of offering pre-packed bags of food to clients. We help our clients to access food and essential toiletries; this can be done through providing them with store cards and high street
vouchers as well as still offering clients the opportunity to visit our stocked cabinets of food, toiletries, and cleaning products to choose what they need. We also run a social café, providing a safe space of support and community, as well as offering food, drinks and snacks every Wednesday lunchtime. Clients then have the opportunity to shop from our mobile cabinets if they choose.
Little Fishes Parent and Toddler Group
We meet on Thursday mornings during term-time from 9.30 am until 11.30 am in the church hall (32A High Street).
Anyone is welcome to come along with their pre-school children (0-4 years). Parents and carers must stay throughout the session with their children and are responsible for them. We would welcome a donation for the session. If you would like more specific details either go to the Little Fishes web site page Little Fishes or email the web administrator. Dunbarpcweb@gmail.com
Our last Little Fishes for 2023 will be on Thursday 14 December. This is our Christmas party. It is fully subscribed. If you have not signed up for the party, we look forward to seeing you in 2024. Our new session begins on Thursday 11 January 2024.
Coffee Plus
Our last Coffee Plus for 2023 will be on Friday 15 December. Come and join us for carols and Christmas treats from 1.30 pm until 3.30 pm in the Eden Room at church. We begin again on 12 January 2024 at our usual time of 2pm.
Book Club (monthly)
If you enjoy reading and then sharing your thoughts and ideas with others then this could be for you. The book club meets on in Catherine's house. For more information contact Lorna at lornamcleod8@outlook.com They are reading Identity Theft, edited by Melissa Kruger.
Church of Scotland safeguarding handbook
'Safeguarding underpins the theological imperative to care for the most vulnerable people that we engage with in our life and work. It is a permanent and necessary part of Church life. Everyone has the right to feel safe and cared for in the Church and it is also the responsibility of everyone in the Church'.
The Church of Scotland have prepared a Safeguarding Handbook with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines. A downloadable version of this introduction is available to view or print.
Recent sermons
Sunday 26 November
https://youtu.be/_6bPVla19q0
Sunday 19 November
https://youtu.be/8TG68DwS2lE
Sunday 12 November
https://youtu.be/w8bH0biiqzk
Sunday 5 November
https://youtu.be/a_aieSyOZHY
Sunday 29 October
https://youtu.be/F2VX16xnMh0
Sunday 22 October
https://youtu.be/QRMbvW9rvE8
Sunday 15 October
https://youtu.be/EWuOYo0KKrc
Sunday 8 October
https://youtu.be/5DwGMuPtj9I
Sunday 1 October
https://youtu.be/zbKyd0J143U
Sunday 24 September
https://youtu.be/ubGEFqBlLZw
Sunday 17 September
https://youtu.be/_xzmoRVwRDI
Sunday 23rd July
https://youtu.be/Jtd3w7Makl8
Sunday 16th July
https://youtu.be/l12TcZzAGeU
Sunday 25 June
https://youtu.be/F7gpx9H_T5M
Sunday 11 June
https://youtu.be/wK8ntkYBs_A
Sunday 4 June
https://youtu.be/bUTQPSLxFkY
Sunday 28 May
https://youtu.be/CqsOF7jbuIE
Sunday 21 May
https://youtu.be/MTpr4_hTBk
Sunday 14 May
https://youtu.be/1BrxGVVTs1sj
Sunday 7 May
https://youtu.be/VKGCZ3frd_w
Sunday 30 April
https://youtu.be/tnq4uwsAzqI
Sunday 23 April
https://youtu.be/Ac17hooMz9g
Sunday 16 April
https://youtu.be/X_OY4F9Po
Sunday 26 March
https://youtu.be/QHiLmD-kUmg
Sunday 19 March
https://youtu.be/WZPZ0EBT20U
Sunday 12 March
https://youtu.be/NOZyREXgjuw
Sunday 5 March
https://youtu.be/HL60I5HCr6w
Sunday 26 February
https://youtu.be/2Q_F91s3RYI
Sunday 19 February
https://youtu.be/Z9QDTW55nxY
Sunday 12 February
https://youtu.be/kUEqZ1Sv1V8
Sunday 5 February
https://youtu.be/_7YT2scgCO0
Sunday 29 January
https://youtu.be/soFqhFdGo8U
Sunday 22 January
https://youtu.be/JNu_wXk9gUM
Sunday 15 January
https://youtu.be/nUe9BkHpzi0
Sunday 8 January
https://youtu.be/MpxI1o_Swa8
A new year message
youtu.be/02tbstaw6TU
https://youtu.be/QRMbvW9rvE8
https://youtu.be/w8bH0biiqzk
https://youtu.be/8TG68DwS2lE
Weekly fellowship
The weekly Bible fellowship is every Thursday on Zoom. The study will be the book of Ecclesiastes. Please contact the Idles for more information.
Food Share
We aim to offer our clients dignity of choice, so we are now gradually moving away from the limiting concept of offering pre-packed bags of food to clients. We help our clients to access food and essential toiletries; this can be done through providing them with store cards and high street
vouchers as well as still offering clients the opportunity to visit our stocked cabinets of food, toiletries, and cleaning products to choose what they need. We also run a social café, providing a safe space of support and community, as well as offering food, drinks and snacks every Wednesday lunchtime. Clients then have the opportunity to shop from our mobile cabinets if they choose.
Little Fishes Parent and Toddler Group
We meet on Thursday mornings during term-time from 9.30 am until 11.30 am in the church hall (32A High Street).
Anyone is welcome to come along with their pre-school children (0-4 years). Parents and carers must stay throughout the session with their children and are responsible for them. We would welcome a donation for the session. If you would like more specific details either go to the Little Fishes web site page Little Fishes or email the web administrator. Dunbarpcweb@gmail.com
Our last Little Fishes for 2023 will be on Thursday 14 December. This is our Christmas party. It is fully subscribed. If you have not signed up for the party, we look forward to seeing you in 2024. Our new session begins on Thursday 11 January 2024.
Coffee Plus
Our last Coffee Plus for 2023 will be on Friday 15 December. Come and join us for carols and Christmas treats from 1.30 pm until 3.30 pm in the Eden Room at church. We begin again on 12 January 2024 at our usual time of 2pm.
Book Club (monthly)
If you enjoy reading and then sharing your thoughts and ideas with others then this could be for you. The book club meets on in Catherine's house. For more information contact Lorna at lornamcleod8@outlook.com They are reading Identity Theft, edited by Melissa Kruger.
Church of Scotland safeguarding handbook
'Safeguarding underpins the theological imperative to care for the most vulnerable people that we engage with in our life and work. It is a permanent and necessary part of Church life. Everyone has the right to feel safe and cared for in the Church and it is also the responsibility of everyone in the Church'.
The Church of Scotland have prepared a Safeguarding Handbook with relevant policies, procedures and guidelines. A downloadable version of this introduction is available to view or print.
Recent sermons
Sunday 26 November
https://youtu.be/_6bPVla19q0
Sunday 19 November
https://youtu.be/8TG68DwS2lE
Sunday 12 November
https://youtu.be/w8bH0biiqzk
Sunday 5 November
https://youtu.be/a_aieSyOZHY
Sunday 29 October
https://youtu.be/F2VX16xnMh0
Sunday 22 October
https://youtu.be/QRMbvW9rvE8
Sunday 15 October
https://youtu.be/EWuOYo0KKrc
Sunday 8 October
https://youtu.be/5DwGMuPtj9I
Sunday 1 October
https://youtu.be/zbKyd0J143U
Sunday 24 September
https://youtu.be/ubGEFqBlLZw
Sunday 17 September
https://youtu.be/_xzmoRVwRDI
Sunday 23rd July
https://youtu.be/Jtd3w7Makl8
Sunday 16th July
https://youtu.be/l12TcZzAGeU
Sunday 25 June
https://youtu.be/F7gpx9H_T5M
Sunday 11 June
https://youtu.be/wK8ntkYBs_A
Sunday 4 June
https://youtu.be/bUTQPSLxFkY
Sunday 28 May
https://youtu.be/CqsOF7jbuIE
Sunday 21 May
https://youtu.be/MTpr4_hTBk
Sunday 14 May
https://youtu.be/1BrxGVVTs1sj
Sunday 7 May
https://youtu.be/VKGCZ3frd_w
Sunday 30 April
https://youtu.be/tnq4uwsAzqI
Sunday 23 April
https://youtu.be/Ac17hooMz9g
Sunday 16 April
https://youtu.be/X_OY4F9Po
Sunday 26 March
https://youtu.be/QHiLmD-kUmg
Sunday 19 March
https://youtu.be/WZPZ0EBT20U
Sunday 12 March
https://youtu.be/NOZyREXgjuw
Sunday 5 March
https://youtu.be/HL60I5HCr6w
Sunday 26 February
https://youtu.be/2Q_F91s3RYI
Sunday 19 February
https://youtu.be/Z9QDTW55nxY
Sunday 12 February
https://youtu.be/kUEqZ1Sv1V8
Sunday 5 February
https://youtu.be/_7YT2scgCO0
Sunday 29 January
https://youtu.be/soFqhFdGo8U
Sunday 22 January
https://youtu.be/JNu_wXk9gUM
Sunday 15 January
https://youtu.be/nUe9BkHpzi0
Sunday 8 January
https://youtu.be/MpxI1o_Swa8
A new year message
youtu.be/02tbstaw6TU
https://youtu.be/QRMbvW9rvE8
https://youtu.be/w8bH0biiqzk
https://youtu.be/8TG68DwS2lE