Global Song (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomExplore congregational songs from around the world, including how they can enrich our worship and help us meaningfully connect with God, each other, and the world around us.
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Today we rise! YouthFest 2024 (age 14-18)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomYouthFest is a great space to form friendships with young people from across the world on this stunning, rugged island with its breath-taking scenery. Bring your youth group!
Women’s Spirituality Week (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomOpen to all, a week to investigate a different perspective on women’s spirituality, finding inspiration from some of the women in the Bible, and how their stories speak to us today. Facilitated by Evie Nieboer from the Iona Community's Young Adults’ Group.
Care for Creation – 3 or 6 nights
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomThis week is now also open for 3 night stays. Do you need to sharpen your vision of a world transformed? Are you longing to connect with others who care for Creation? Discover how you can act more justly for people and planet.
Environment Week
Join Kathy Galloway and the Camas team to explore what it means to ‘Come Back to Our Senses’ in relationship with our environment and our approach to the climate crisis.
Earth, My Body
Join us for a week of embodiment, creativity, nature connection and reflection. This week is dedicated to remembering the body as sacred, through relationship with the earth. Led by Camas Coordinator and Dance/Movement Therapist, Fiona McFarlane.
LGBTQ+ Week (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomA week of creative activities, peaceful spaces and workshop/sharing times to enable LGBTQ+ people and those in sympathy to find space for both rest and resistance in a time of change and division. Facilitated by Alex and Jo Clare-Young.
Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomThis week will allow you to experience life in community at Iona Abbey. This includes participating in regular worship, sharing in meals and joining in community tasks that contribute to our shared life.
Quietly Wild
Experience the magic of Camas through a week of quiet reflection and nature connection. Led by Iona Community leader Ruth Harvey and outdoor instructor, Nick Austin.
Interfaith Week 2024 (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomA week to celebrate co-operation and deepen friendship and understanding between faiths with a focus on caring for and listening to creation. Facilitated by Interfaith Scotland and a climate activist, in partnership with the Iona Community.
The Miracles Unboxed – John Bell (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomHas science or cynicism put an end to thinking about miracles of which the gospels record thirty one? Come and unbox the miracles with John Bell at Iona Abbey in 2024.
Creative Week
Reinvigorate your creative practice through a mix of guided workshops and free solo creative time in the beautiful nature surrounding of the Camas bay.
Wild Goose Publications Week (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomCreative writing and art workshops, storytelling, breadmaking, a ceilidh – and more. A week to celebrate creativity and spiritual enquiry. Readings by Wild Goose authors and space to write and share your own poems and prayers.
Nurture the land – Autumn
Join us at Camas for a week of nurturing our land, whilst nurturing yourself, with a week of simple community living and sharing common tasks together in our abundant organic garden and woodland. This week is available at a discounted rate.
Pilgrimage of life (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomExploring our lives as pilgrimage, deepening our resources to face climate change with Alastair McIntosh, author of Parables of Northern Seed, Soil and Soul, Hell and High Water, Poacher’s Pilgrimage and more.
The Beauty of Contemplation~The Contemplation of Beauty (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomThis week will allow you to experience life in community at Iona Abbey. This includes participating in regular worship, sharing in meals and joining in community tasks that contribute to our shared life.
Longing and belonging: Associate Members Week
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomA time for Associate Members to gather on the land and in the space that has inspired a movement that offers belonging and challenges us to align God's longing for a world of justice and peace.
Work Week: 2nd – 8th November 2024 – LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomCome and help us restore Iona Abbey Centre at the end of the busy 2024 season. This week is offered at a discounted rate.
Stillness in Community (Mon-Thu, 4 nights – LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomJoin Quaker, and Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey, for some days of gentle, stilling contemplative practices in the beauty of an Iona winter.
Stillness in Community (Mon-Fri, 4 nights) LIMITED AVAILABILITY
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomJoin Quaker, and Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey, for some days of gentle, stilling contemplative practices in the beauty of an Iona winter.
Poetry and Prayer
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.
Advent in Community
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomWe explore the sacred art of waiting in community during Advent on Iona. Facilitated by the Iona Abbey Programme Team.
More than a Wee Sing
Forget the festive frenzy! Join Jo, Jane and Iain on a wild goose chase of alternative takes on Advent and Christmas.
While We Are Waiting: Embodying Hope – weekly
Four sessions from Wednesdays, November 27, December 4th, 11th and 18th. Join us this Advent season to discover body-based practices that foster resilience and presence. Open to all bodies and minds. On Zoom and Youtube, with Sharon Edwards and Pauline Steenbergen.
Advent Readings with Wild Goose Publications
Join Wild Goose Publications for a special Advent gathering as we celebrate the season of hope and anticipation. This festive evening will bring together beloved Wild Goose authors for a time of Advent reading.
Contours of Hope: Brian McLaren in conversation with Ruth Harvey
Brian McLaren, author of Life Beyond Doom: Wisdom and Courage for a World Falling Apart, joins Ruth Harvey, Leader of the Iona Community, in a conversation exploring the depth of wisdom, courage, and hope during Advent.
Service of Solace
A gathering of comfort and solidarity from Iona Abbey. This gathering offers a space to acknowledge the grief that often accompanies us during this season.
Waiting with Hope: Christmas Eve Watchnight Service from Iona Abbey
Join us online for our Christmas watchnight service, led by staff from Iona Abbey and Ruth Harvey, leader of the Community.
Spring Work Week (fully booked)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomCome and help us get Iona Abbey Centre ready for the 2025 season. This week is for energetic people who don’t mind getting their hands dirty. This week is available at a discounted rate.
Time and Space 3 or 6 Nights (limited availability)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona. Arrive on Saturday or Tuesday of this week for a 6 or 3 night stay. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.
Time and Space – 3 or 6 Nights
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.
Ways of Seeing, Ways of Being 3 or 6 nights
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomHow do creative mindfulness activities help us to see the world differently? Iona artist, Mhairi Killin, and island mindfulness teacher, Kerstin Felleiter, will help us explore a Gaelic way of seeing and being in the world through the rich visual history of Iona, from the Book of Kells to the present day. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.
Embody Lent (limited availability)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomAre you curious about how yoga intersects with Christian spirituality? Join Pauline Steenbergen, Steve Carter and Una Bentley, at the beginning of Lent, to explore the spiritual benefits of practicing yoga. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.
Time and Space Digital Detox (3 nights)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomAn invitation to adults and children to experience 3 days without media, and to reap the benefits of shared pleasure in the moment and deep relaxation. Single room occupancy available at no extra cost from 15th March - 15th April 2025.
Encounter Easter anew (6 nights)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomThis Holy Week and Easter journey will use guided conversations and creative arts to explore new perspectives on Jesus' death and resurrection. Children and young people are very welcome and will be offered their own programme sessions. Led by Alison Adam, Lesley Orr and Cara Riley.
Word made flesh (limited availability)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomExplore the intimate relationship between the body and the brain. Learn why body-based spiritual practices work. Explore how different styles of meditation impact our well-being. Honour and care for our whole selves. Led by seasoned practitioners and instructors Rev. Christopher Rowe and Rev. Keller Hawkins.
John Bell – Towards A World Fit For Our Children (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomHow can we think positively about the future when so much news and conjecture is bleak? We will be considering whether a faith which should essentially be liberating can offer positive pathways to the future. Led by John Bell.
Rooted in Hope: Lived in Community – Associate Members Week
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomA week for gentle exploration, reflection, and inspiration about what it means to belong to a vibrant, global, hopeful community today. This week for Associate Members will be co-led by Ruth Harvey, Iona Community Leader, and Caitlin Wakefield, Membership Manager.
Time and Space (1 PLACE AVAILABLE)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.
Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED – waiting list open)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.
Song Writing to Change the World
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomExplore how singing together shapes faith, heals brokenness, transforms lives, and renews peace. For beginner and intermediate hymn/songwriters, singers, and enthusiasts. Led by The Hymn Society in the US and Canada.
Columba Week (FULLY BOOKED)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomJoin us as we celebrate St Columba. We’ll follow in his footsteps on Iona, discovering how his remarkable story resonates within us. Led by Simon de Voil.
Regional Coordinator and Family Group Convener Meeting
Govan and Linthouse Parish Church 796 Govan Road, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomOn Friday 13 June, Iona Community Regional Coordinators and Family Group Conveners meet to review our working practices.
Iona Community Lecture 2025
Govan and Linthouse Parish Church 796 Govan Road, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomThe 2025 Iona Community Lecture will be given by theGKexperience. a youth work charity in Glasgow and the wider area. In this lecture, GK leaders and young people will delve into and share their long-term relational youth work approach.
Annual General Meeting
Govan and Linthouse Parish Church 796 Govan Road, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomThe AGM, including feedback from the Governance and Leadership Review and other business, will be held on Saturday 14 June.
Hallowing Service
Govan and Linthouse Parish Church 796 Govan Road, Glasgow, Scotland, United KingdomOn Saturday 14 June at 4pm, we will gather to hallow new Members in a Hallowing Service.
Time and Space 14th – 20th June 2025. – (FULLY BOOKED – waiting list open)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.
Environment Week (FULLY BOOKED – waiting list open)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomWhat inspires and sustains us in this time of anxiety about the climate? During this environment week we will discover tools to raise our spirits, and change our climate anxiety into climate action.
Time and Space (LIMITED – 1 place available)
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.
Time and Space
Iona Abbey Centre Isle of Iona, United KingdomDo you need some time and space in your life? Come to Iona Abbey. Share in life at the Abbey and enjoy the beauty of the Isle of Iona.
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