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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Category Archives: News
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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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Iona Community at the 11th World Council of Churches Assembly Iona Community members, associates, friends and staff from across the world attended the Assembly of the World Council of Churches
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Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey reflects on Chance Encounters and Choice Conversations I have arrived and departed Iona dozens of times. It’s likely you have too. My most recent leave-taking
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Iona Community Leader, Ruth Harvey, reflects on stillness, rest and peace-making. Is stillness the same as silence? John Punshon, in his powerful book ‘Encounter with Silence’ talks of finding the
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Iona Community Leader, Ruth Harvey, reflects on mission, contemplation and action. This month, I have been surrounded by Iona Community loved ones – past, present and future. The unveiling of
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Gathering with Members Ruth Harvey reflects on her month, first visiting members in Europe, then attending the Church of Scotland General Assembly. A flourishing community relies on opportunities to meet.
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