A reflection on fasting Fasting? OK, God, first thoughts: sackcloth and ashes. Giving up something … smoking … chocolate … booze? Trying to be extra kind instead of giving
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Author Archives: Wendy Lloyd
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A prayer for Shrove Tuesday God, may this food we share give us strength to survive in the tough times: may we walk on into Lent ready to face
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A Response from the LGBTQ+ Common Concern Network of the Iona Community to the outcomes of the Church of England’s process, Living in Love and Faith. From Monday 6th to
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Winter – a time in my part of the world for hunkering down, staying warm while also warming up to the year ahead. The Iona Community has a busy year
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One of the many things I love about the Iona Community is our passion for the dance between work and worship, prayer and politics, contemplation and action. The ‘and’, as
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One of the great privileges in my role as Leader is the opportunity to meet with Members locally, to come to learn about your passions and your concerns, and your
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When the Poverty and Inequality CCN met on Anti-Slavery Day (18th October), the obvious topic was Modern Slavery. A group member told us how inmates in some prisons in the
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Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey reflects on living Rule 4 of the Community and the symbols of our spirituality. Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis and others have done a remarkable thing.
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Interfaith pilgrimage on Iona Representatives from Scotland’s Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh, Hindu, Baha’i and Buddhist communities travelled to Iona for a three-day pilgrimage in September. The pilgrimage marked the 20th
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Enough to Live? A joint letter to the UK Prime Minister On 21 September 2022, Ruth Harvey on behalf of the Iona Community, signed an open letter to the Prime
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