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SUMMARY:Iona Community Lecture 2025
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nPOSTPONED\n\n\nWe regret to inform you that the Iona Community Lecture originally scheduled for Friday\, 13th June 2025 has been postponed due to unforeseen health concerns affecting our lecturers. \nTheGKexperience remain enthusiastic about delivering the lecture and we are working with them to reschedule it. Everyone who has booked will be notified as soon as a new date is confirmed. \nFurther updates will be shared here in due course. Thank you for your understanding. \n\n\n—————————————————————————————————— \nAlong for the journey\nWe’re delighted to bring you the 2025 Iona Community Lecture in partnership with theGKexperience (GK). GK have been coming to  Camas\, the Iona Community’s residential outdoor activity centre on the isle of Mull for many years. Like the Iona Community\, GK prioritises community\, making clear that ‘theGKexperience is not a programme but a community’. \nThe context\nIn this lecture\, GK Experience will delve into their long-term relational youth work approach. They will share how they support brilliant young people who face unfair barriers due to poverty\, inequality\, and injustice in Glasgow. Unpacking their ethos\, they will demonstrate how they actively challenge harmful assumptions. Assumptions that disregard\, stigmatise\, and label young people as no-hopers and troublemakers. Instead\, GK envisions these same young people as Scotland’s next generation of leaders. \nThe approach\nBoth leaders and young people will share their journeys—from being supported by GK to becoming adult volunteers themselves. Key to their approach is a deep commitment to: \n\nlistening to young people\,\nunderstanding their context and behaviours\,\nremaining flexible\, and\nproviding meaningful opportunities for responsibility and leadership.\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_media_grid css=”” grid_id=”vc_gid:1749720676794-3e44aa74-dce8-1″ include=”37982\,37983\,37984″][vc_column_text css=””]\nFacilitators\ntheGKexperience is a youth work charity in Glasgow and the wider area. Founded on the belief that all young people are brilliant\, and that they all deserve the same opportunities to succeed\, they work to make their aspirations a reality. They build long-term trusting and respectful relationships with young people and their families over years. They prioritise listening to their voices and are welcomed by them to offer support. GK are persistent in their engagement\, love\, and support\, especially if it becomes difficult due the barriers they face. Working alongside young people in their local settings and outdoor residential and wilderness experiences\, they help them to soar.  GK provide an integrated model of support across 4 areas: Residential experiences\, local community work\, a young leaders programme and tailored individual support. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/lecture-2025/
LOCATION:Govan and Linthouse Parish Church\, 796 Govan Road\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G51 2YL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:iona community learn lecture,Members Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250613T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250613T173000
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SUMMARY:Regional Coordinator and Family Group Convener Meeting
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\nRegional Coordinator and Family Group Convener Meeting\n\nOn Friday 13 June\, Iona Community Regional Coordinators and Family Group Conveners gather to discuss the issues and joys of this particular area of our Community. \nOur meeting will take place between 2pm and 5.30pm. \nYou are invited to bring for a picnic dinner and then stay for the Iona Community Lecture beginning at 7pm. \nThis will take place in Govan and Linthouse Church. \nWe look forward to seeing you.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”REGISTER HERE” color=”peacoc” css=”” el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.civiplus.net%2Fcivicrm%2Fevent%2Finfo%3Freset%3D1%26id%3D34″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/regional-and-family-group-meeting-2025/
LOCATION:Govan and Linthouse Parish Church\, 796 Govan Road\, Glasgow\, Scotland\, G51 2YL\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Members Event
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250607T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250613T090000
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SUMMARY:Columba Week (FULLY BOOKED)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Columba Week 7th – 13th June 2025 (FULLY BOOKED) \nFlawed\, ambitious and uniquely charismatic\, Saint Columba emerged from the sorrow of exile to become the foremost figure of his time\, spreading the gospel and establishing a thriving religious and creative community which one writer called “a beacon of enlightenment Christianity”. \nColumba’s legend is curiously modern. It challenges us to speak truth to power\, create genuine openness in our societies\, and do the hard work of peace-making in dark times.  Join us for a week of celebration\, investigation\, art\, creative writing\, and music.   \n Join us for a week of celebration\, storytelling\, song and playful contemplative practice.   \nProgramme leader \n \nRev. Simon Ruth de Voil is an interspiritual minister and musician. His musical and spiritual work explores themes of the inner landscape of the soul\, the enchantment of the natural world\, and the healing power of spiritual practice. As a chaplain and counsellor\, Simon helps individuals and groups connect sacred presence with everyday life.  You can view Simon’s website here.  \n  \n  \nWorkshop leader \n \nReverend Catherine Lomas was a parish priest in the Church of England until 2023. Now based in Wiltshire\, she is exploring a calling as full-time iconographer and sacred artist. She uses visual means to explore theology  and spirituality\, seeing our search for the Divine as sharing much in common with  humanity’s innate longing for beauty. She painted her first icon in 2016\, and now pursues her ministry through leading and speaking  about icons\, art and spirituality. More details at Catherine Mary Icons \n\n  \nCosts \n\n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-06-07%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/columba-week-2025/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250531T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250606T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
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SUMMARY:Song Writing to Change the World
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nSinging together\nExplore how singing together shapes faith\, heals brokenness\, transforms lives\, and renews peace. This unique and inspirational week will be led by The Hymn Society in the US and Canada. \nThis is a creative songwriting week for beginner or intermediate level folks.  \nDevelop skills\n\nDevelop your craft as text writers\, tune composers\, or both. \nBe guided by a dynamic team of experts including Adam Tice\, Sally Ann Morris\, Brian Hehn and others. \nJoin in and contribute to morning and evening worship each day at Iona Abbey.  \n\nFolks who simply love to sing or listen are also welcome on this week.  \nWe believe that the holy act of singing together shapes faith\, heals brokenness\, transforms lives\, and renews peace. \n\nProgramme leaders\n \nAdam M. L. Tice is a widely-published hymn writer. He served as text editor for the 2020 USA/Canada Mennonite hymnal\, Voices Together\, and works for GIA Publications as Editor for Congregational Song. He curates GIA’s “Unbound” service\, offering an ever-growing selection of new hymns and songs for individual download. In 2024\, Adam was named a Fellow of The Hymn Society in the US and Canada\, and also received Goshen College’s Culture for Service award. In his free time Adam enjoys rock climbing: a pursuit severely limited by living in the midwest state of Indiana–-so he mostly climbs on plastic rocks indoors. \n  \n\nGillian Warson is a freelance writer\, educator and musician who plays the viola in several ensembles. She directs Immanuel’s Ground\, a West Gallery quire in Warwick\, UK and is Chair of the West Gallery Music Association. She has written numerous books on hymnody and hymn singing\, and has given papers and led workshops all over the world. Gillian is currently researching a biography of Ann Mounsey Bartholomew. \n  \n \n\nSally Ann Morris is a composer of over 200 published hymn and congregational song tunes. Some of these are found in denominational hymnals in the United States\, Canada\, the UK\, New Zealand\, and Japan\, including the Church of Scotland Church Hymnary and supplement God Welcomes All. Sally’s musical styles range from classically traditional influences to lyric melodies\, jazz\, folk\, pop\, and short form chant. In 2021\, Sally was named a Fellow of The Hymn Society in the US and Canada in recognition of her contributions to new congregational song as a composer and as a worship leader\, song enlivener\, and mentor to emerging writers. \n\n  \n\nCosts \n\n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-05-31%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/song-writing-to-change-the-world/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250530T090000
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SUMMARY:Time and Space (FULLY BOOKED – waiting list open)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nTime and Space 24th-30th May 2025. FULLY BOOKED \nDo you need some time and space in your busy life? Come to the Abbey.   \n Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure and community for you to rest and reconnect. Join us in the ‘thin place’ between heaven and earth and be part of the rhythm of work and worship that frames life at the Abbey.  \nYou ‘ll have the opportunity to:  \n\nenjoy the wild and rugged scenery \n\n\njoin our weekly pilgrimage  \n\n\nparticipate guided reflection and small group conversations \n\n\ncreatively explore issues of concern such as inclusion\, ecological justice and peace \n\n\nenjoy creative art opportunities \n\n\ntake part in daily worship \n\n\nwork with other guests on shared tasks \n\n\nshare tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen \n\nCosts \n\n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Book Here” style=”custom” custom_text=”#666666″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-05-24%26stayLength%3D6″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/time-and-space-fully-booked/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250517T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250523T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
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SUMMARY:Time and Space (1 PLACE AVAILABLE)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nTime and Space 17th – 23rd May 2025. – FULLY BOOKED \n(WAITING LIST: please contact ionaabbeybookings@iona.org.uk to add your name.) \nDo you need some time and space in your busy life? Come to the Abbey.   \n Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure and community for you to rest and reconnect. Join us in the ‘thin place’ between heaven and earth and be part of the rhythm of work and worship that frames life at the Abbey.  \nYou ‘ll have the opportunity to:  \n\nenjoy the wild and rugged scenery \n\n\njoin our weekly pilgrimage  \n\n\nparticipate guided reflection and small group conversations \n\n\ncreatively explore issues of concern such as inclusion\, ecological justice and peace \n\n\nenjoy creative art opportunities \n\n\ntake part in daily worship \n\n\nwork with other guests on shared tasks \n\n\nshare tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen \n\nCosts \n\n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Book Here” style=”custom” custom_text=”#666666″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-05-17%26stayLength%3D6″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/time-and-space-17thmay/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250510T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250516T090000
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SUMMARY:Rooted in Hope: Lived in Community - Associate Members Week
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Rooted in Hope: Lived in Community – Associate Members Week: 10th – 16th May 2025 \nA 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. \nA special week for those who are Associate Members of the Iona Community to gather together on Isle of Iona. An opportunity for self-reflection\, connecting with other Associate Members\, learning tools and sharing gifts that encourage and enrich our shared journey. \nThe week includes the pilgrimage around the island\, art and daily worship. \n‘I learned more about what it is to be an Associate…I enjoyed the time and new friendships with like-minded people.’ Associate Members Week attendee 2023. \nCosts\n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-05-10%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/associate-members-week/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250503T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250509T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T120007Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250422T154506Z
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SUMMARY:John Bell - Towards A World Fit For Our Children (FULLY BOOKED)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Towards A World Fit For Our Children\, 3rd–9th May 2025 (FULLY BOOKED) \n(WAITING LIST: please contact ionaabbeybookings@iona.org.uk to add your name.) \n\nHow can we\, as individuals and as churches\, think positively about the future when so much news and conjecture is bleak? And how can we do that without retreating into pious platitudes\, but with realism\, hope and some biblical insight?  \nJoan Bakewell\, the veteran BBC journalist\, spoke recently of how for her\, as a teenager in the post war area\, the future was full of potentials and delight. In comparison\, she found it difficult to conjecture how a teenager might feel today when considering future prospects given the uncertainties in the world\, and the increase in mental health issues among the young.  \nPeople of faith are called to dream dreams and see visions rather than become complaintive and despondent. And enthusiasm is best encouraged by dialogue rather than introspection. \nIn this retreat\, we will be considering whether a faith which should essentially be liberating can offer constructive insights and positive pathways to the future.  \nProgramme leader \n\n \n\nJohn Bell is an ordained minister\, a member of the Iona Community and a writer and occasional broadcaster. He is a much-loved contributor at Greenbelt Festival. He teaches and lectures worldwide on issues of faith\, social justice\, music and liturgy. \n\n  \n  \n\nCosts \n\n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-05-03%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/john-bell-towards-a-world/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250426T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250502T090000
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SUMMARY:Word made flesh (limited availability)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Word made flesh – Celebrating the unity of body\, mind and spirit: 26th April – 2nd May 2025 \n\nWe’ve known for a long time that the body listens to the brain. Now we know what ancient spiritual practices intuited: that the brain listens to the body.  \nWe will explore the intimate relationship between the body and the brain by learning why body-based practices work and how different styles of meditation impact our well-being. And we’ll experience a variety of ways to honour and care for our whole selves.  \nYou will acquire skills during this week which have wide-ranging implications for our relationships and for our ability to be present to ourselves\, God and the world. \nContributors \n\nChristopher Rowe – credit St Columba’s Church\n  \n\nRev Christopher Rowe is a Tai Chi instructor\, Capacitar facilitator\, Associate Member of the Iona Community and rector of Colston Milton Parish\, Glasgow. \n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n\n\nKeller Hawkin – credit: Belmont University\n  \n\nRev Keller Hawkins is a therapist\, with degrees in religion\, theology\, and counselling. A former Abbey volunteer\, Keller’s interests lie in the intersection of embodiment\, spirituality\, care\, and healing. She is passionate about cultivating practices of playfulness and resilience\, embodied knowledge and insight\, and collective wisdom that builds toward justice.  \n\n  \n  \n  \nCosts \n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-04-26%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/word-made-flesh/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250416T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250422T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T115527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T150209Z
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SUMMARY:Encounter Easter anew (6 nights)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Encounter Easter anew: 16th – 22nd April 2025 \nWhen we take wrath and sacrifice out of the picture\, how do we see Easter?   \nThe story of Jesus’ death on the cross is central to Christianity but\, for many\, the traditional interpretation of the sacrifice and bodily resurrection of Jesus have become stumbling blocks. In this journey through the events of Holy Week we will explore together the power of those events through a different lens.   \nThis is a journey – through led conversations and creative arts. We will reflect on different perspectives of why Jesus died\, and the transformational possibilities of resurrection in our lives and in the world today. Worship will be intrinsic to our shared experience.   \nThere will be programme for children and young people too and times for all to come together and share. \nProgramme leaders\n \n \nAlison Adam is a member of the Iona Community\, has worked in primary schools\, youth work\, with the Wild Goose Resource Group\, where she contributed to much published and recorded material. She currently works part time in a charity shop. \n  \n  \n  \n \nLesley Orr is a historian and activist for gender and social justice\, and an honorary fellow of the Centre for Theology and Public Issues\, University of Edinburgh. She is longtime member of the Iona Community and chairs Stellar Quines\, the intersectional feminist theatre company. \n  \n  \n  \n \nCara Riley is an experienced group facilitator across diverse settings including churches and communities impacted by interpersonal violence. She has been connected with the Iona Community through membership and as a member of the staff team on Iona. Cara currently works as a therapist and clinical supervisor.  \nAlison\, Lesley and Cara will facilitate the week\, along with islands staff.   \n  \nCosts \n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-04-16%26stayLength%3D6|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”ESSENTIAL BOOKING INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.org.uk%2Fvisit-and-stay%2Fiona-abbey-essential-booking-information%2F|title:ESSENTIAL%20BOOKING%20INFORMATION|target:_blank” el_class=”tealoutlinebtn generalbtn rightbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/encounter-easter-anew/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250412T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250415T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
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LAST-MODIFIED:20250311T121250Z
UID:9896-1744473600-1744707600@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Time and Space Digital Detox (3 nights)
DESCRIPTION:Time and Space Digital Detox from 12th to 15th April 2025. \n\n\nDo you need some time and space in your busy life? Come to the Abbey.   \n Join us for three digital-free days to embrace the profound relaxation and presence of living in the moment.  \n Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure and community for you to rest and reconnect. Join us in the ‘thin place’ between heaven and earth and be part of the rhythm of work and worship that frames life at the Abbey. \nYou‘ll have the opportunity to:  \n\nenjoy the wild and rugged scenery \n\n\njoin our weekly pilgrimage  \n\n\nparticipate guided reflection and small group conversations \n\n\ncreatively explore issues of concern such as inclusion\, ecological justice and peace \n\n\ntake a boat trip to Staffa (April until mid-October)  \n\n\nenjoy creative art opportunities \n\n\ntake part in daily worship \n\n\nwork with other guests on shared tasks \n\n\nshare tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen \n\n\nCosts\n3 Nights: £423.00 or £211.50 concession – see our programme page for more information.[vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Book Here” style=”custom” custom_text=”#666666″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-04-12%26stayLength%3D3″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]\n 
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/time-and-space-digital-detox/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025,Spring 2026 Iona Abbey Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250405T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250411T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T114540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250220T121155Z
UID:9888-1743865200-1744362000@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Embody Lent (limited availability)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nEmbody Lent 5th – 11th April 2025 \n\nAre you curious about how Christian spirituality intersects with yoga?  \nPauline Steenbergen\, Steve Carter and Una Bentley will lead your exploration during the fifth week of Lent. Indoor and outdoor practices will be based on the book\, Embody Lent in 29 Yoga Postures at different times of day. \nEach yoga practice will begin with grounding and slow breathing and will end with time for stillness\, meditation\, prayer or relaxation. We’ll be paying attention to each other throughout the week as equals\, subjects rather than objects. We will examine ways to cultivate body\, mind and breath awareness. And we will find more unity with others\, the earth\, all living things and the Divine source of every breath. The programme will include one group reflection about the Eastern origins of yoga and ways in which practising yoga can lead into deeper ecumenical and interfaith encounters towards peace work. \n‘My faith is anchored in the belief that God is the Breath of life. I feel ‘yoked’ to God’s presence when simply I take the time to become conscious of my breath in and my breath out.‘ Pauline Steenbergen  \nAll faiths and no-faith participants are welcome. No previous experience of yoga is required. Seated and gentle options will be included so that people of various abilities can participate. \nProgramme leaders \nPauline Steenbergen is a new Member of lona Community (2024-6)\, a Church of Scotland minister\, former hospice chaplain\, spiritual director\, Yoga Scotland teacher and author. \n  \n  \n \n\n\n\n\nSteve Carter is a retired Anglican priest\, former South American Mission partner and police chaplain. \n\n\n  \n  \n  \nUna Bentley fell in love with yoga in the 80s\, and has been teaching it since 2010\, to people of all shapes\, ages and abilities. She works with traveller children\, and co-leads a weekly meditation service for her local Anglican Church.  \n  \n  \nCosts \n  \n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-04-05%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/embody-lent/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025,Spring 2026 Iona Abbey Programme
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250329T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250404T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T114435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T172432Z
UID:10431-1743260400-1743757200@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Ways of Seeing\, Ways of Being 3 or 6 nights
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ways of Seeing\, Ways of Being\, 29th March – 4th April 2025 \nThis wonderful programme will run over 6 nights. But we can cater for those who would like to stay for 3 nights.\nThree-night breaks begin on 29th March and 1st April. \n\nHow might seeing with the eyes of an island help us to view the world differently?   \nCombining mindful creative activities with the rich visual history of Iona – from the Book of Kells to the present day – Iona artist\, Mhairi Killin\, and island mindfulness teacher\, Kerstin Felleiter\, will help us explore a Gaelic way of seeing and being in the world.  \nThis artist-led introduction to Iona’s creative wellspring\, explores how thinking like an island – through its culture\, landscapes and community – might support us to navigate the complexities of modern life. We’ll interweave art\, spirituality and community with the inspiration and imagination cultivated by the island’s stunning land and seascapes.   \nLed by Iocal artist Mhairi Killin and supported by Kerstin Felleiter\, the week will include illustrated talks\, conversations\, mindful observation\, and short\, guided meditations. These activities will lead to the creation of an individual metal artefact\, in the tradition of medieval pilgrim badges\, reflecting each participants’ island experience. No artistic skills or previous mindfulness experience required\, just bring an openness to observe and play.   \nNote there will be a limited number of 25 places for this programmed week. \nProgramme leaders   \n\nMhairi Killin is a multidisciplinary artist who has lived on Iona since 1997. Trained at the Glasgow School of Art and a Royal Scottish Academician\, Mhairi’s practice strives to reveal islands as progressive centres from which we can experience a unique perspective on the forces shaping our futures. Mhairi’s family stretch back many generations on Iona\, and she continues the centuries old tradition of metal working on the island through her business\, Aosdàna.  \nKerstin Felleiter is a certified mindfulness teacher and has been teaching a regular class on Iona for residents and visitors since 2022\, alongside teaching online and writing a blog. She is inspired by the wisdom and beauty of various spiritual traditions – especially those from the East\, where she has spent several months. Kerstin strongly believes in the healing power of sharing and connection. Her aim is to create safe spaces for people of all backgrounds to come together and to support the development of meaningful\, respectful exchanges and learning from each other.  \nCosts \n6 Nights: £846.00 per adult\, £423.00 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-03-29%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]\nTo find out more about 3 night stays during this week\, please contact IonaAbbeyBookings@iona.org.uk
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/ways-of-seeing-2025/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025,Spring 2026 Iona Abbey Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250322T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250328T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T114317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T172423Z
UID:10610-1742655600-1743152400@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Time and Space - 3 or 6 Nights
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Time and Space: 22nd – 28th March 2025. 3 or 6 nights \n\nDo you need some time and space in your busy life? Come to the Abbey.   \n Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure and community for you to rest and reconnect. Join us in the ‘thin place’ between heaven and earth and be part of the rhythm of work and worship that frames life at the Abbey.  \nYou ‘ll have the opportunity to:  \n\nenjoy the wild and rugged scenery \n\n\njoin our weekly pilgrimage\n\n\nparticipate guided reflection and small group conversations \n\n\ncreatively explore issues of concern such as inclusion\, ecological justice and peace \n\n\nenjoy creative art opportunities \n\n\ntake part in daily worship \n\n\nwork with other guests on shared tasks \n\n\nshare tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen \n\n\nCosts \n6 Nights: £846 per adult\, £423 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information. \n3 Nights: £423 per adult\, £211.50 for reduced rate. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”Book Here for 6 nights: 22nd – 28th March” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-03-22%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]\n			\n\n			\n\n			\n			\n			\n			Book Here 3 Nights: 22nd - 25th March\n\n			\n			\n			or\n			\n\n			\n\n			\n			\n			Book Here: 3 Nights: 25th - 28th March\n\n			\n			\n			\n			\n			[/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/time-and-space-22nd-march/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025,Spring 2026 Iona Abbey Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250315T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250321T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T114203Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250312T180221Z
UID:9513-1742054400-1742547600@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Time and Space 3 or 6 Nights (limited availability)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nTime and Space 6 or 3 night stays from 15th to 21st March 2025.\n3 night stays begin on Saturday 15th or Tuesday 18th. \nDo you need some time and space in your busy life? Come to the Abbey.   \n Our Time and Space weeks offer just enough structure and community for you to rest and reconnect. Join us in the ‘thin place’ between heaven and earth and be part of the rhythm of work and worship that frames life at the Abbey.  \nYou ‘ll have the opportunity to:  \n\nenjoy the wild and rugged scenery \n\n\njoin our weekly pilgrimage\n\n\nparticipate guided reflection and small group conversations \n\n\ncreatively explore issues of concern such as inclusion\, ecological justice and peace \n\n\nenjoy creative art opportunities \n\n\ntake part in daily worship \n\n\nwork with other guests on shared tasks \nshare tasty meals from the Iona Abbey Kitchen \n\n\n6 Nights: £846 or £423 concession \n3 Nights: £423 or £211.50 concession – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”6 Nights: 15th – 21st Book Here” style=”custom” custom_text=”#666666″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2025-03-15%26stayLength%3D6″ el_class=”tealbtn generalbtn”]\n			\n\n			\n\n			\n			\n			\n			3 Nights: 15th - 18th Book Here\n\n			\n			\n			or\n			\n\n			\n\n			\n			\n			3 Nights: 18th - 21st Book Here\n\n			\n			\n			\n			\n			[/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/time-and-space-march2025/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025,Spring 2026 Iona Abbey Programme
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250308T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250314T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20240801T113957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250305T145703Z
UID:9858-1741449600-1741942800@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Spring Work Week (fully booked)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spring Work Week:  8th -14th March 2025  \nAt this time of year\, staff team and volunteers help to reawaken the Abbey after the winter. This is a week for energetic people who don’t mind getting their hands dirty.  \nGuests on work week participate in the rhythm and routine of work and worship in community.  \nWork for a typical day might include gardening\, basic DIY\, cleaning and moving objects and materials for worship between the Abbey church and the Michael Chapel.   \nPrevious work week participants describe the wonderful energy of working together in a ‘common task’\, using their varied gifts.  \nThis is a fun-filled week with a ceilidh\, free time to explore Iona and lots of laughs.   \n‘ I loved the thought that we were participating in preparing the way for others to grow throughout the upcoming season.‘ Work Week participant ’24 \nWe also have a work week in November (1st – 7th) as we prepare the Abbey for the quieter months of winter. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCosts \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6 Nights: This week is offered at an early-season discounted rate of £426 or concession rate of £213.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fbooking-directly.com%2Fwidgets%2FZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%2Fproperties%2Funit-selection%3Fsearch_stay_dates%3D%257B%2522checkInDate%2522%253A%25222025-03-08%2522%252C%2522checkOutDate%2522%253A%25222025-03-14%2522%257D|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”ESSENTIAL BOOKING INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.org.uk%2Fvisit-and-stay%2Fiona-abbey-essential-booking-information%2F|title:ESSENTIAL%20BOOKING%20INFORMATION|target:_blank” el_class=”tealoutlinebtn generalbtn rightbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/spring-work-week/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2025
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241224T234500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241225T001000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241114T091530Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T101917Z
UID:23105-1735083900-1735085400@iona.org.uk
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241217T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241217T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241113T181235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241216T195404Z
UID:22560-1734462000-1734465600@iona.org.uk
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241215T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241215T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241113T183610Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241215T133322Z
UID:22593-1734289200-1734294600@iona.org.uk
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
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241113T112609Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T164701Z
UID:21381-1734031800-1734037200@iona.org.uk
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241211T190000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241211T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241113T122911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241205T104342Z
UID:21303-1733943600-1733947200@iona.org.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241208T150000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241208T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241113T131120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T164808Z
UID:22379-1733670000-1733677200@iona.org.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241202T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241206T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20231101T075643Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240726T111250Z
UID:8839-1733155200-1733475600@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Advent in Community
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nImage: Advent  candles. Credit: Niklas Ohlogge/ Unsplash \n\nAdvent in Community 2nd – 6th December 2024 \n\nWe explore the sacred art of waiting in community during Advent on Iona. \n\n\nWhile we wait\, we continue to meet challenges that cannot wait. They require our faithful efforts. Waiting is active. \n\n\nTogether we will learn to recognise God’s presence and calling in the midst of waiting\, sacred art and act.  \n\n\nThis will be a time to surrender to what is\, and look with trust and hope toward what will be. \n\n\nFacilitated by the Iona Abbey Programme Team. \n\n\nCosts\n4 Nights: £376 per adult\, £188 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-12-02%26stayLength%3D4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/advent-in-community-2024/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241201T184500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241201T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20241113T135454Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241126T091905Z
UID:22404-1733078700-1733085000@iona.org.uk
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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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241118T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241122T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20231101T074213Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241015T084842Z
UID:8832-1731945600-1732266000@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Stillness in Community (Mon-Fri\, 4 nights) LIMITED AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nImage: Sunset from Iona in autumn. Credit: Iona Community/ P. Bennett \n\nStillness in Community 18th – 22nd November 2024. \nJoin Quaker\, and Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey\, for some days of gentle\, stilling contemplative practices in the beauty of an Iona winter. \nDuring the Stillness in Community Weeks\, each guest will have their own room\, offering a peaceful space for personal reflection and quiet contemplation. Not a completely silent week. Sharing community meals\, work\, and worship. \n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to a Stillness in Community Week at Iona Abbey in 2024.   \nCosts\n4 Nights: £376 per adult\, £188 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-11-18%26stayLength%3D4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/stillness-in-community-2/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241111T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241115T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20231101T073150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241010T143359Z
UID:8823-1731340800-1731661200@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Stillness in Community (Mon-Thu\, 4 nights - LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nImage: Sunset from Iona in autumn. Credit: Iona Community/ P. Bennett \n\nStillness in Community 11th–15th November 2024. (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) \n\nJoin Quaker\, and Iona Community Leader Ruth Harvey\, for some days of gentle\, stilling contemplative practices in the beauty of an Iona winter. \nDuring the Stillness in Community Weeks\, each guest will have their own room\, offering a peaceful space for personal reflection and quiet contemplation. Not a completely silent week. Sharing community meals\, work\, and worship. \n\nWe look forward to welcoming you to a Stillness in Community Week at Iona Abbey in 2024.   \n\nCosts\n4 Nights: £376 per adult\, £188 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-11-11%26stayLength%3D4″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/stillness-in-community/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241102T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241108T090000
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CREATED:20231101T072033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241009T163212Z
UID:8819-1730563200-1731056400@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Work Week: 2nd - 8th November 2024 - LIMITED AVAILABILITY
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Work Week: 2nd – 8th November 2024 – LIMITED AVAILABILITY \nAn opportunity to help our staff team in the many tasks to restore the Abbey Centre after a busy season. \nThis week is for energetic people who don’t mind getting their hands dirty. Typical work involves working with our team of volunteers and resident staff on gardening\, maintenance involving basic DIY\, cleaning\, moving objects and materials for worship between the Abbey church and the Michael Chapel at each end of the season. \nGuests on work week participate in the rhythm and routine of work and worship in community. Previous work week participants describe the wonderful energy of working work together over this ‘demanding common task’\, using their varied gifts.  Lots of laughter is shared at the work week ceilidh and there is some free time towards the end of the week to explore Iona. \n‘I learnt how the community works and how it all comes together to create something amazing.’ Work Week participant ’23 \n‘The experience of living in community was very spiritual. I live alone so at first it took a bit of getting used to but the joy of community has been infectious.’ Work Week participant ’23 \nCosts\n6 Nights: This week is offered at an end of season discounted rate of £381.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-11-02%26stayLength%3D6|target:_blank”][vc_btn title=”ESSENTIAL BOOKING INFORMATION” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fiona.org.uk%2Fvisit-and-stay%2Fiona-abbey-essential-booking-information%2F|title:Iona%20Abbey%20Essential%20Booking%20Information|target:_blank” el_class=”tealoutlinebtn generalbtn rightbtn”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/work-week-2/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241019T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241025T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20231101T065820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240307T115100Z
UID:8805-1729353600-1729846800@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Longing and belonging: Associate Members Week
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nImage: Associate Members walking on the north end of Iona. Credit: Iona Community/F. Macdougall \nLONGING AND BELONGING: Associates Week 19th – 25th October 2024 \nThis week is for those who are Associate Members of the Iona Community. We will gather on the land and in the space that has inspired a movement that offers belonging and also challenges us to align God’s longing for a world of justice and peace. \n  \n\nI learned more about what it is to be an Associate… I enjoyed the time and new friendships with like-minded people. \n\nAn opportunity for self-reflection\, connecting with other Associate Members\, learning tools and sharing gifts that encourage and enrich our shared journey. \nThe week includes the pilgrimage around the island\, art and daily worship. \nCosts\n6 Nights: £762 per adult\, £381 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-10-19%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/longing-and-belonging-associate-members-week/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241012T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241018T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20231031T105936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240930T082545Z
UID:8711-1728748800-1729242000@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:The Beauty of Contemplation~The Contemplation of Beauty (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n\nThe Beauty of Contemplation ~ The Contemplation of Beauty 12th – 18th October 2024. \nAre you curious about the practice of contemplation? Would you like to explore this practice on the beautiful island of Iona? \nWe will let the natural beauty of Iona become a springboard for exploring the contemplative path within the Christian tradition. \nYou need no previous experience of contemplative practice to join us\, just an openness and willingness to try. \nWe will weave the stories of the island and the Iona Community into workshops along with wisdom old and new. \nWe will have plenty of time for practice and immersion in the rugged beauty of the island. \nNo preparation is required but the following suggested reading will provide a good introduction and help with preparation for the week: \n\n\nDivine Beauty\, the Invisible Embrace by John O’Donohue \n\n\nCentering Prayer and Inner Awakening by Cynthia Bourgeault \n\n\nInto the Silent Land by Martin Laird \n\n\nFacilitators:\n\nRalph Patrick and Ali Marshall. \n\n\nRalph and Ali are soul friends; they met working on the island for the Iona Community a few years ago. They share a passion for helping people to encounter God in their own way and are trained and experienced spiritual directors/companions and retreat guides. They are excited to collaborate on this week at the Abbey.\n\n\n\n\nCosts\n6 Nights: £762 per adult\, £381 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-10-12%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/beauty-of-contemplation/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20241005T160000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20241011T090000
DTSTAMP:20260404T122759
CREATED:20231031T214545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240919T161330Z
UID:8802-1728144000-1728637200@iona.org.uk
SUMMARY:Pilgrimage of life (FULLY BOOKED)
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\nImage credit: Sara Bain \nPilgrimage of life 5th – 11th October 2024 \n\nA week to explore our lives as pilgrimage\, deepening our resources to face climate change with Alastair McIntosh. \nClimate change is the most pressing physical problem that the whole world currently faces. But what are its deeper roots? Is it sufficient to face it at the conventional levels of science\, politics and economics\, or does it also require insights into the human condition that only deep psychology and a profound spirituality can offer? \nThe Russian writer Maxim Gorky said “All of us are pilgrims on this earth. I have even heard it said that the earth itself is a pilgrim in the heavens.” How does ecological theology help to understand this\, and  how might an understanding of our own lives as pilgrims help to inform\, and to sustain\, the vocations called for from us in these times? \nAbove all\, however\, how can we not let these times go to waste\, but to let God use them to deepen our own spirituality and\, perhaps\, that of the world on its pilgrimage through time? During this week we will reflect together on the words of both a former Iona Abbey warden and in the experience of the Columban monks that Saint Adomnan recorded: “Yea\, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death”? \n \nFacilitator\nAlastair McIntosh is a human ecologist whose work connects the social and environmental problems of the world to a call for spiritual deepening. He lives in Govan from where George MacLeod founded the Iona Community. Alastair is a founding trustee of the GalGael Trust that builds community in hard-pressed social contexts\, an honorary professor in the School of Education at the University of Glasgow and the author of a dozen books. The books most pertinent to this week are Parables of Northern Seed: Soil and Soul: People versus Corporate Power (Aurum 2001)\, Hell and High Water: Climate Change\, Hope and the Human Condition (Birinn 2008)\, Poacher’s Pilgrimage: a Journey Through Land and Soul (Birlinn 2016) and Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being (Birlinn 2020). \n\n\nCosts\n6 Nights: £762 per adult\, £381 for reduced rate – see our programme page for more information.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”BOOK HERE” style=”custom” custom_background=”#568ea4″ custom_text=”#eae8e8″ link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fportal.freetobook.com%2Freservations%3Fw_id%3D43736%26w_tkn%3DZ8ayvaEvw2SsrbCpGHLzeQZxQGqxQJy163aSHXVJnHbgCb53vffml4WKihlt5%26checkIn%3D2024-10-05%26stayLength%3D6″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://iona.org.uk/event/pilgrimage-of-life/
LOCATION:Iona Abbey Centre\, Isle of Iona\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Iona Abbey Programme 2024
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