John Bell leads workshops on songs for Lent & Easter and Rediscovering the Psalms. To book a place, call Ruxley Church office Tues-Fri 9-11.30am (020 8394 1081) or Anne & Brian Cockram (020 8397 5809). Cost includes ploughman's lunch.
10am morning worship at Ruxley Church will be followed by an afternoon Big Sing, part of the 'Celebrating the Church's Song' weekend in Epsom.
In this retreat we will reflect on what fed the spirituality of this incarnate, rooted saviour in the hope that we might find some clues as to how we can nourish ours. Led by John Bell.
A wee living room gig for justice & peace. Paul Baker Hernandez is an indefatigable peace and justice activist, who wields his beautiful self-crafted guitar, songs and stories in order to protest against harmful activities of corporate and international interests and war and to campaign for oppressed peoples and the planet. The life of this
The first public manifestation, during our ’The Gap’ year, when we’ve been engaging with local congregations to explore creative liturgy and faithful practice. Join us and the good folks of the g.r.A.c.c.e. parish grouping (Cranhill, Garthamlock and Ruchazie congregations) in Glasgow’s east end, for a liturgy exploring one of Jesus’ most famous stories, the
A 'Leap of Faith' service of celebration, hosted by MHA patron Pam Rhodes, exploring the role of our faith in the second half of life.
John Bell looks at a whole range of reasons why God's people sing, with song illustrations throughout the evening.
Holy City's Biblical blethers on the hoof resume with a chance to share and ponder the ways we mark (or don’t!) these forty days, this season of Lent. With Jo Love as guide, taking us on a wee walk along an intriguing route, interspersed by conversations about a seasonal text, this month's questions will concern
Holy City’s Biblical blethers on the hoof continue, at a leisurely, but determined pace. This month, April, on an intriguing tale of two people encountering God and also talking about it.
Enjoy a full day with John Bell, aimed at all involved in music and worship - clergy, lay readers, organists, choir directors, worship groups, choir members, and congregation members. He will discuss a variety of topics covering styles of music in worship, psalms, and music from the Iona Community. Please note that entry is by
John Bell gives a lecture on 'The Faces of God' for Wychwood Circle, an open forum for discussing philosophy, theology, ethics and spirituality.
In this retreat with John Bell, we will look at the anatomy of change and of resistance, identifying ways in which people, including ourselves, can understand and enable change to happen.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be deferred by John. News on the rescheduled date will appear asap. For some people the Bible is a book of problems which only ordained people can solve. For others it is full of contradictions and is at odds with science. Other people still remember it
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be deferred by John. News on the rescheduled date will appear asap. Hopefully for better reasons than that the next hymn has been announced. Rarely do we explore reasons for singing, but when we do, the enjoyment of the congregational song increases. This is a session
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has had to be deferred by John. News on the rescheduled date will appear asap. 'Psalms, Hymns & Spiritual Songs'. The title comes from St Paul, but the material comes from many centuries and around the world. Songs shared here have been gathered or written by people in the
John Bell will look at how people of faith respond to the thorny issues of contemporary society. What songs should the church sing which speak positively of today's world, and what spiritual resources help people move from blandness or apathy into more active engagement? 10am-1pm & 7.30pm-9.30pm
Holy City's Biblical blethers on the hoof move into May, with Jo Love as guide, walking an intriguing route and conversing about a the one and only biblical character, Job ... along the Greenock Cut trail.
Weewonderbox: A Pentecostal Launch - An open day to launch weewonderbox (our new events programme) and to introduce members, associates, friends and other interested folk to this programme and our new Base.
'An Evening of Pentateuchery' will be a relaxed affair - a wee soirée, with beverages and nibbles, plus ‘choice’ entertainment and diversions (music, sketches, spoken word, films & other nonsense).
Howard Msukwa and Kenneth Mwakasungula talk about how this story is affecting their lives, their hopes for future development and how this change strengthens their communities and their country. John Riches from JTS will set the discussion in the wider context of climate change, the world’s growing demand for food (70% more by 2050) and the future of sub-Saharan Africa’s smallholder farmers (75+% of the population).
This event is part of the new weeWONDERBOX programme of events.
Starting on Wednesday 1st of June, and running throughout the rest of the month of June 2016, weeWONDERBOX welcomes a weekly Iona Community Liturgy for yer delectation and devotion.
The Song Of Songs in 60 minutes in a liturgical installation. Hosted by Wild Goose Resource Group and Nitekirk.
The final Root 66 in Holy City's 2015-16 'The Gap' season and your last chance for a while for some biblical blethers on the hoof.
This evening - the last in the current Holy City: 'The Gap' 2015-16 season - will be a commemoration and celebration of the life and insights of Columba of Iona - prophet, politician and priest. Followed by a time of convivial nonsense and delectation in a nearby hostelry.
Are you an ‘Undecided’? Not sure which way to vote in the EU Referendum? Leaning towards ‘Yes’ (Remain), or maybe towards ‘No’ (Leave), but there are some big issues that you are still not sure about? Interested in joining a respectful conversation? The Wild Goose Resource Group and Ian Milligan (Anabaptist Network) are offering an
A month long festival of musical events, including an evening of community singing on the 22nd with John Bell.
Of Flesh & Bones' ... a guide to doing worship well.
Wild Goose Resource Group
Abbey & MacLeod Centres, Iona, 25 June - 1 July 2016
Worship is not primarily about the ego, personal taste, inflexible tradition or anaesthesia. It is about God and humanity. To enable worship to be effective, to speak for and to people requires commitment, imagination and engagement. This is what the week is all about and it is open to all.
The Wild Goose Resource Group will be leading the week’s workshops, with plenty of singing, plenty of dreaming, plenty of people seeking ‘new ways to touch the hearts of all’.
Offering ‘taster’ workshops in many different prayer techniques and spiritual traditions. John Bell will lead sessions on the Spirituality of the Psalms and Ancient Celtic Gifts for Modern Times.
Taizé uses short songs for meditation. In this workshop, John Bell looks at other uses and draws on materials from the UK and the developing world.
In this week, through reflection, conversation, imaginative exercises and songs, we explore aspects of Jesus, all of which can be verified, but few of which are given the attention they deserve.
'Connecting with Jesus in an Over-connected World' is the theme of the Synod School for the PCUSA Synod of Lakes and Prairies, and John Bell is the convocation speaker.
John Bell is one of the contributors at the festival featuring singer-songwriters, bands, speakers and artists in a warm and welcoming community, and seeking to inspire active engagement in the justice issues facing Canadians today.
The Wild Goose Resource Group and the Iona Community will be in action at this year’s Greenbelt Festival, as part of the ‘Northern Lights’ partnership venue, with friends from Corrymeela Community, Church Action on Poverty and Fischy Music. ‘Northern Lights’ will be smaller than previous years, with stalls, hospitality and talk-based sessions which may be
Zabbaleen of Cairo – A personal journey to the margins in word, music and image with Christian Stejskal
This unique one-man performance is a colourful multi-media, personal journey by Christian Stejskal. After meeting Cairo’s “Zabbaleen” rubbish collectors while walking from Vienna to Axum Ethiopia, Christian spent 5 years taking photos and listening to their stories. This spoken-word and photographic recounting of their lives is accompanied by music on the violin.
Christian debates on sexuality have largely ignored the contribution of gay people to the theology, spirituality, worship and witness of the churches. It is not just the mystics, but composers, artists, and authors who have held faith and broadened the horizons of the faithful. Names such as Poulenc, Britten, Michelangelo, Hammarskjold, James Baldwin and others
A weekly Iona Community liturgy.
A time to still your soul, be affirmed, comforted as well as challenged. Participative worship which uses unaccompanied song, music, conversation and simple symbolic action to explore how the Word, our experience and lives intersect.
Each liturgy is led by different members, associates or friends of the Iona Community, with the support of the Programme Team and Wild Goose Resource Group.
On the last Wednesday of the month, the liturgy will take the form of a service of prayers for healing and laying on of hands.
A liturgy led by Wild Goose Resource Group and Holy City that focuses on the history of wall-building and the struggles for land and identity in Israel and Palestine over the course of three millennia.
A monthly gathering of people living around the greater Glasgow area who have various degrees of association with the Iona Community. These include official ‘Associates’, ‘Friends’ and unofficial 'friends of our purpose.
A Book Group on Learning from the experiences of churchless Christians
A short 2-week series to read and discuss excerpts of the recent book, ‘The Invisible Church’ by Steve Aisthorpe (a Mission Development Worker for the Church of Scotland and is based in the Highlands). The book explores the realities behind the statistics of apparent church decline and suggests an explanation of some of the processes at work, informed by reflection on scripture. Enabled by Jo Love of the Wild Goose Resource Group.
Singing around the piano or the campfire is becoming less a part of our lives. Singing as a group, however, is a wonderful way to illustrate our interdependence and the beauty of voices blending together. The resulting whole is always greater than the sum of the parts. Using music from around the world, John shares
An examination, with musical interludes by local group 'Blackthorn', of the principal reasons as to why Christians are resistant to change. John Bell looks at proven ways of enabling people to move forward.
weeWONDERBOX: An Iona Community Liturgy of Healing
A service of prayers for healing and laying on of hands
Each week between September 2016 and June 2017, weeWONDERBOX offers a weekly Iona Community liturgy. However, on this the last Wednesday of the month, the liturgy takes a slightly different form, that of a service of prayer and action for healing, hope and well-being.
An evening of song with John Bell.
John Bell will lead sessions, including a Big Sing on Saturday 1st October at 7pm, and will preach at the two Sunday morning services. john-bell-oct-1-2-2016-flyer
A bi-monthly gathering for lovers of communal singing. No Divas need drive up. Just bring your own, beautifully ordinary and unique tonsils and delight in singing in up to 4 parts with a wheen of similarly beautiful others.
This retreat led by John Bell will include sessions on Freeing Jesus from Respectability, The Anatomy of Change, and The Contemporary Imperative, opening with a 'Big World Big Sing'!
Can Scotland be a place of welcome for migrants and refugees? The first in weeWONDERBOX’s ‘Strangers & Friends’ occasional series of events, which will focus on issues arising from the situation of refugees and asylum seekers. Tonight, we welcome Sarah Craig, Senior Lecturer from the School of Law at Glasgow University and Co-Convenor for Law
A series of faith explorations on the rescuing of Jesus today. Saving Jesus is a 12-session DVD-based small group exploration of a credible Jesus for the third millennium. Led by Jo Love, Graham Maule and others.
USA North East