Weewonderbox: A Pentecostal Launch
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.
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Weewonderbox: An Evening of Pentateuchery
'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).
weeWONDERBOX: An Iona Community Liturgy
John in NLightsStarting 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.
Free
weeWONDERBOX: Mibbes Aye Mibbes Naw
John in NLightsAre 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
Of Flesh & Bones … a guide to doing worship well
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’.
Various
WEEWONDERBOX: Zabbaleen of Cairo
John in NLightsZabbaleen 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.
£6
weeWONDERBOX: An Iona Community Liturgy
John in NLightsA 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.
Fencing In God’s People
Camas Outdoor Centre: MullA 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.
weeWONDERBOX: Glasgow (Dis)Associates
John in NLightsA 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.
Free
weeWONDERBOX: Invisible Church – Book Group
John in NLightsA 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.
£12.00
weeWONDERBOX: An Iona Community Liturgy of Healing
John in NLightsweeWONDERBOX: 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.
weeWONDERBOX: The Wee Song Box
John in NLightsA 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.
weeWONDERBOX: Strangers & Friends (1) – Where Are We Now?
John in NLightsCan 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
Free
weeWONDERBOX: Saving Jesus
John in NLightsA 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.
weeWONDERBOX: Strangers & Friends (2) – Seeking Sanctuary
John in NLights'Seeking Sanctuary', the second in weeWONDERBOX's 'Strangers & Friends' occasional series, which will focus on issues arising from the situation of refugees and asylum seekers.
Tonight, we offer an interactive workshop, led by Pol Yates and Kate O'Brien, which simulates and illustrates the difficult processes people must go through when seeking sanctuary in the UK. Using stories based on those of real people and events, it enables participants to discover the facts in a way which encourages them to engage with the information and empathise with those involved.
weeWONDERBOX: The Social Box (1)
John in NLightsThe Wee Social Box is a monthly opportunity for folk to get together regularly in relaxed, informal mode to meet, chat, hang-out and generally be both entertained - and entertain ourselves - along with other lovely souls.
weeWONDERBOX: Songs & Things – A concert/ singing event with Stephen Taberner
John in NLightsTonight weeWONDERBOX welcomes Stephen Taberner, for a musical evening of delights.
Stephen, better known as the whimsical mastermind behind the Spooky Men's Chorale, has had a long and loyal relationship with his beloved double bass Beatrice. Over the years he's assembled a ramshackle platoon of songs, some wistful, some achingly beautiful, and some just downright ridiculous...and has the audacity to sing them live in a mesmerising wrestle to the musical death with the formidable Beatrice (and an impossibly piquant ukelele called piglet).
£5 – £10
weeWONDERBOX: Starter for Ten – Practicing Faith In Health & Well-being
John in NLightsAn introductory conversation on the intersections between faith, health and well -being weeWONDERBOX 'Starter For Ten' events are occasions where like-minded folk will be getting together to have an initial discussion around a particular topic or issue. Each may prove to be a one-off meeting, or if there's sufficient interest and enthusiasm, a subsequent event
weeWONDERBOX: Starter for Ten – Practicing Faith In Science
John in NLightsAn introductory conversation on the intersections between faith and science
weeWONDERBOX 'Starter For Ten' events are occasions where like-minded folk will be getting together to have an initial discussion around a particular topic or issue.
Each may prove to be a one-off meeting, or if there's sufficient interest and enthusiasm, a subsequent event or series of events may be proposed.
'Starters' are open-fora and opportunities to talk, question and engage and possibly then open up further public exploration of things important to ourselves and our society as a whole.
Tonight, enabled by Pat Bennett, the Iona Community's Programme Development Worker, we will address the subject of scientific thought and practice and where it overlaps (or doesn't) with faith.
Big Sing
DSC06792In aid of the IONA ABBEY REFURBISHMENT APPEAL, John L. Bell and Jo Love from the Wild Goose Resource Group will lead an evening of singing - magnificent melodies, hearty harmonies - a glorious sound and all from you! £5 at the door
weeWONDERBOX: Glasgow (Dis)Associates
John in NLightsA 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.
weeWONDERBOX: Missing Women
John in NLightsweeWONDERBOX: Missing Women - A search for sturdy females, with John L. Bell.
A 4 week series looking at the stories of women overlooked in the Biblical narrative.
weeWONDERBOX: The Social Box (2)
John in NLightsThe Wee Social Box is a monthly opportunity for folk to get together regularly in relaxed, informal mode to meet, chat, hang-out and generally be both entertained - and entertain ourselves - along with other lovely souls. The concept is that it’ll be a drop-in event. So folk can feel free to come and go,
WEEWONDERBOX: Advent Rhymes – Poems to trouble the season
John in NLightsFor the last 6 years, Holy City has collaborated with the wonderful Pádraig Ó Tuama in offering an Urban Retreat in Advent in Glasgow's city centre. This is the now the 7th glorious occasion.
This year, Pádraig will engage with poetry ... about religion, Christmas, Mrs Claus and other tinselled characters. Pádraig will bring some examples and retreat participants are invited to do the same.
These poems will be used to talk about Advent, Christmas, our stories and our cities, to engage in discussions and delights.
£20.00 – £40.00
weeWONDERBOX: Tenx9 with Pádraig Ó Tuama on ‘Glasgow’
John in NLightsA Tenx9 storytelling event with weeWONDERBOX in collaboration with Holy City
For those new to Tenx9 - it's a storytelling format that began in Belfast in 2011.
Each night nine people have up to ten minutes each to tell a real story from their lives.
It's wonderful, it's always free, it's for ordinary people telling great stories, and (yet again) it's happening in your city.
Tonight's event, featuring co-creator Pádraig Ó Tuama himself, will be happening in the Iona Community's Base at 21 Carlton Court, just south of the Clyde, and the theme will be 'Glasgow'.
The first Glaswegian evening was in January 2015 and has normally been held in the wondrous The Glad Cafe. For more info on ongoing Tenx9-ery throughout the globe: www.tenx9.com
weeWONDERBOX: Entertaining Advent
John in NLightsA weeWONDERBOX 2016-17 afternoon retreat in the city for Advent An afternoon retreat in the heart of the city for those who want to get away from the crowds or who prefer to be downtown by day. This afternoon Advent retreat, led by John L. Bell and Pat Bennett, provides a chance to step back
weeWONDERBOX – A Life Of Dignity?
John in NLightsA conversation with the Poverty Truth Commission This evening Elaine Downie and Commissioners from The Poverty Truth Commission will lead a conversation on 'A Life of Dignity: What does it mean for each of us?' This is the third in a series of monthly Craighead Conversations, 'What's faith got to do with it?' focusing on
weeWONDERBOX: Glasgow (Dis)Associates Festive Feast
John in NLightsGlasgow (Dis)Associates is a gathering for anyone in the Glasgow area who has any connection with the Iona Community, whether you are an Associate, Friend, curious onlooker or even a Member! Join us on 14th December for an informal Festive Feast of food, drink, stories and singing. This will be a "pot luck" feast so
weeWONDERBOX: The Wee Social Box
John in NLightsThe Wee Social Box is a monthly opportunity for folk to get together regularly in relaxed, informal mode to meet, chat, hang-out and generally both be entertained - and entertain ourselves - along with other lovely souls. The concept is that it's a drop-in event. So folk can feel free to come and go, staying for
weeWONDERBOX: The Wee Social Box
John in NLightsThe Wee Social Box is a monthly opportunity for folk to get together regularly in relaxed, informal mode to meet, chat, hang-out and generally both be entertained - and entertain ourselves - along with other lovely souls. The concept: it's a drop-in event. So feel free to come and go, staying for some or all of
weeWONDERBOX: Root 66 (1) – On the Wings of the Wind
John in NLightsBiblical blethers on the hoof Root 66 returns, courtesy of Jo Love, for yer healthy and holy delectation. Today's theme will be 'God, us and the environment'. Psalm 104 is an evocative celebration of God’s relationship with creation. As we approach Lent, we will meditate on this psalm and ask how we might honour the
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