‘Gather us in to listen deeply, share intently, understand so fully that our differences become starting points and our points of intersection become rivers of connection flowing more deeply than all that divides…’ Read Ruth’s reflection in full in the second postcard from a Listening Pilgrimage.
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‘If day one was a day of opening our hearts to the pain of the past, day two was a moment of healing amongst friends and strangers. ‘ Ruth Harvey shares reflections from the first stage of the Listening Pilgrimage in the lands now called Australia.
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This beautiful image was commissioned by the Wellspring Community for the Listening pilgrimage. Find out more about the artist behind it and the Listening pilgrimage here.
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Interfaith Relations CCN and Peace CCN are collaborating with ‘Alignment: Interfaith Contemplative Practices’ (headed up by Associate Member Margaret Somerville) and the Week of Prayer for World Peace (WPWP) committee to produce a digital offering for this year’s prayer week.
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Is it possible to grow as a global community in such a way that it will not ‘cost the earth’? What are we asking of our Members as we expand
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Image: Exploring gifts from Denmark in the refectory at Iona Abbey. Staff at Iona Abbey receive lots of intangible gifts from guests. Recently a large group from Denmark stayed. They presented
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Image Credit: Iona Community/ B.Forsyth The historic Iona Abbey has been recognised at the Argyll and Bute Sustainable Design Awards 2023 securing the ‘People’s Choice Award’. The awards aim to
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A Glastonbury Festival pilgrimage Ruth shares her daily diary from being part of the Iona Community presence at Glastonbury Festival 2023. The Iona Community has hosted a place of sanctuary,
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The team at Camas, our unique outdoor centre on the Isle of Mull, share about the busy start to the season:</span> We have built two new huts – thanks to
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Image: Saying farewell to Melanie (front centre) at the jetty. Credit: Iona Community/ S. Cairns What follows is a message sent by Melanie to the staff team at Iona Abbey.
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