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SUMMARY:Waiting with Hope: Christmas Eve Watchnight Service from Iona Abbey
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n\n\n\n\nJoin us online this Christmas Eve for a special Watchnight service hosted by the Iona Community. \nCelebrate the coming of the Christ-child\, a symbol of hope for the world\, in an online gathering led by staff from Iona Abbey and Ruth Harvey\, leader of the Community. \nTogether\, we will welcome the coming of hope. All are warmly invited to join from the comfort of your home by joining online. \n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D25%26reset%3D1″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/watchnight-service/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241217T190000
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SUMMARY:Service of Solace
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n\nSome may recognise this as a “Blue Christmas” or “Longest Night” service. \nThis gathering offers a space to acknowledge the grief that often accompanies us during this season. \nTogether\, we’ll honour our individual and shared sorrows through music\, readings\, silence\, and optional moments of connection. \nJoin us as we find renewed hope\, sharing this time with one another and in the presence of God. \nHosted by Sharon Edwards\, Iona Abbey Deputy Programme Manager. \nLive from Iona Abbey by Zoom. (And available a few days after the event on our Youtube channel) \n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D24%26reset%3D1″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/service-of-solace/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241215T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241215T203000
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SUMMARY:Contours of Hope: Brian McLaren in conversation with Ruth Harvey
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]How does hope turn up when it feels like “the inexorable tide of doom” is rising? \nWhat sets hope apart from optimism\, or ‘blind faith’ from ‘honest doubt’? \nAs we journey through Advent\, how do we discover fresh possibilities\, solidarity\, and promise in the birth of Christ\, even amidst a world filled with uncertainty? And what is the value\, in this context\, of living together in Christian community? \nAuthor of ‘Life After Doom – wisdom and courage for a world falling apart’\, Brian McLaren will be in conversation with Ruth Harvey\, Iona Community Leader\, exploring the contours of wisdom\, courage and hope in advent. \nPlease note this conversation will be made available on our YouTube channel on the 15th December and available to view there after that date.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D22%26reset%3D1″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/contours-of-hope/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241212T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241212T210000
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SUMMARY:Advent Readings with Wild Goose Publications
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Join Wild Goose Publications for a special Advent gathering as we celebrate the season of hope and anticipation. This festive online evening will bring together beloved Wild Goose authors for a time of readings\, reflections\, and shared joy\, inspired by the new book\, A Wee Book of Wild Goose Poems and Prayers for Advent and Christmas. \nAuthors include: Pat Bennett\, Brian Woodcock\, Janet Lees\, Carol Dixon\, Sally Foster-Fulton\, Jan Sutch-Pickard\, Martin Wroe and Thom Shuman. \n\nThis collection\, with a reading for each day of December through to Epiphany\, is a companion for anyone seeking moments of warmth and contemplation in this season. As editor Neil Paynter writes\, ‘bring hope to birth in us\,’ this gathering invites us to find and share hope through words and community. \nPlease note a recording of this gathering will be made available after the event.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D23%26reset%3D1″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/advent-readings/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241211T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241211T200000
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SUMMARY:While We Are Waiting: Embodying Hope - weekly
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Four sessions on Wednesdays before and during Advent: 27th November\, 4th December\, 11th December and 18th December. \nWhat does waiting and hope feel like in the body? \nWhat gifts are received when we include our bodies in our spiritual practices or rituals? \nGather with us during this Advent season to explore body-based practices for resilience and responsiveness. \nWe’ll explore slow movement and breath work on the themes of waiting and hoping. For all bodies and minds. \nFacilitators: \nPauline Steenbergen – Church of Scotland minister\, spiritual director\, Yoga Scotland teacher\, former hospice chaplain\, and author of Embody Lent (Wild Goose Publications)\nSharon Edwards – Iona Abbey Deputy Programme Director\, Presbyterian Church USA Pastor\, Spiritual Director\, and yoga teacher \nSchedule: \n\nNov 27\, 7-8pm: Live Zoom session with the leaders to discuss the role of body-based practices in well-being\, with small group conversations.\nDec 4: Waiting – Receive a video link for personal practice exploring the theme of waiting.\nDec 11: Hoping – A video link will be sent for individual practice on the theme of hoping.\nDec 18\, 7-8pm: Live Zoom session to reflect on embodying Advent\, with group questions\, reflections\, and discussion.\n\nPlease note the recordings of the two Zoom gatherings will also be sent to those who have registered.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” style=”custom” css=”” el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D19%26reset%3D1″][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/embody-hope/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241208T170000
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SUMMARY:More than a Wee Sing
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]Forget the festive frenzy! Join Jo\, Jane and Iain on a wild goose chase of alternative takes on Advent and Christmas. Singing\, stories\, worship\, conversation – with tea and cake to refresh you too! \nGorbals Parish Church\, 1 Errol Gardens\, Glasgow\, G5 0RA (please note this event is not available online).[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Register below. Registration is not essential\, you’re welcome to just turn up at Gorbals Parish Church on the day.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D21%26reset%3D1″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/gorbals-advent/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241201T203000
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SUMMARY:Poetry and Prayer
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]As Advent begins\, join the Wild Goose Resource Group for an online session with Pádraig Ó Tuama where we will be looking at poems that function as prayers. Strange prayers\, for sure\, some of them asking for attention\, some of them telling God what God needs to know\, some remaking worlds\, some ending worlds. \nPádraig Ó Tuama is a poet and a long time friend of the Wild Goose Resource Group and the Iona Community. A former leader of Corrymeela\, he works in projects of poetry\, theology and conflict resolution. He presents the Poetry Unbound podcast and has two new books — 44 Poems on Being with Each Other; and Kitchen Hymns — coming in early 2025.[/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” css=”” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Fregister%3Fid%3D20%26reset%3D1″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nA Hopeful Advent\n\nYou can find our full list of Advent events and offerings here.  \nWhile there’s no charge for individual events\, we warmly invite you to make a one-time donation to support the complete range of Advent events hosted by the Iona Community\, if you’re able. Thank you. \nDonate Here\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/poetry-and-prayer/
CATEGORIES:Advent 2024
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