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MACLEOD CENTRE
Programme 2008
Your place or mine?
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Mar 8 - 14
CLOSED
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Mar 15 - 18 (3 nights inc. lunch on 18th)
ENTERING HOLY WEEK Walk into the last week of Jesus’ life with new friends and new insights.
Can be booked together with “The Cross and the Resurrection” as a 9 night programme.
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Mar 19 – 24 (5 nights)
THE CROSS AND RESURRECTION
‘…if we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.’ Join the story, and test the truth.
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Mar 25 – 28 (3 nights)
EXPERIENCING EASTER
‘He has been raised from the dead, and indeed he is going ahead of you...’
A chance to explore what this might mean, and get a taste of life in community on Iona.
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Mar 29th - Apr 4th
STUDENTS’ WEEK
Resident Aliens - Christian Reflections on Knowing Your Place In The World
We will be exploring questions of loyalty, allegiance and lifestyle in relation to class, culture, nation/state and planet.
Led by Doug Gay, Lecturer in Practical Theology and Emerging Church activist, and Lance Stone, Minister/Theologian and Dylan fan.
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April 5 - 11th
Open Week:
Welcoming church, school and community groups, families and individuals, of all ages and nationalities. Finding community together in worship, programme sessions and sharing our journeys.
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April 12 - 18th
Art and the Freedom of Expression: . A fun packed and relaxing week exploring a variety of art media, giving importance to the learning process rather than ‘end product’. Involving group and individual work. Welcomes all ages, and no art skill necessary! Led by Caroline Jariwala, Visual Artist, Quaker, and Iona Associate.
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April 19 - 25th
Open Week: As per April 5-11th.
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April 26th - May 2nd
Out and About
Exploring the island - Enjoy a programme with an emphasis on the beaches, the bogs, the flowers, the rocks and the people of this beautiful part of the world.
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May 3 - 9th
Open Week: As per April 5-11th.
Come for the weekend, 3/4 May, 4 nights 5-9 May, or 6 nights 3-9 May
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May 10 - 16th
Open Week: As per April 5-11th.
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May 17th - 23rd
L’Arche Community (Fully Booked)
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May 24 - 30th
GREENBELT ON IONA - sorry now fully booked
The Holiness of Place
Where do we belong? Who are we? Alastair McIntosh, author and activist, will help us to get to grips with issues of spirit, land and identity, and will be joined for part of the week by Kathy Galloway, Leader of the Iona Community. This week is being held in partnership with Greenbelt; providing leadership and making community. Greenbelt Bookings from October and from the wider public from Jan 1st.
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May 31st - June 6th
Open Week: As per April 5-11th.
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Jun 7 - 13th
Open Week: As per April 5-11th.
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Jun 14 - 20th
People, Prayer & Praise: creating and leading participative worship
A ‘how to’ week for folk who are interested in creating worship in the ‘Iona style’. Alison Adam and Pat Bennett will take us on a very practical journey, exploring how we shape, write and sing creative, participative liturgy.
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Jun 21st - 27th
Prayer Circle Week/Open Week: Join members of the Iona Prayer Circle in a week exploring different aspects of prayer using creativity and the arts. Led by Polly Burns, Iona Prayer Circle Co-ordinator.
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Jun 28 - July 4th
Youth Clubs Week: Living, laughing and learning together. Week for groups of 11-14 year olds and their leaders.
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July 5 - 11th
Out and About - Exploring the island - Enjoy a programme with an emphasis on the beaches, the bogs, the flowers, the rocks and the people of this beautiful part of the world.
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July 12 - 18th
FAMILY HOLIDAY WEEK
A week to explore the island and enjoy being creative in community. An all age programme, suitable for individuals, families and small groups.
Led by Doug Gay and Rachel Morley and Family
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July 19-25
FAMILY HOLIDAY WEEK
A week to explore the island and enjoy being creative in community. An all age programme, suitable for individuals, families and small groups. Led by Ewan Aitken, Iona Community Member, and family
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July 26th - Aug 1st
YOUTH FESTIVAL
A programme of activities designed for both fun and challenge.
With an emphasis on participation, this week is aimed at groups of 15-17 year olds and their leaders.
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Aug 2nd - 8th
SUMMER COMMUNITY WEEK
For members of the Iona Community, partners and families.
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Aug 9th - 15th
Youth Festival Extra
A week for 18-30s. A chance to meet old friends and make new ones in an active, fun and challenging programme. Groups and individuals welcome.
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Aug 16th - 22nd
Open Week: As per April 5-11th
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Aug 23rd - 29th
Open Week: As per April 5-11th.
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Aug 30th - Sept 5th
Sexuality & Spirituality:
A chance for people of all sexual orientations to explore the links between sexuality and spirituality, both in history and in our rapidly changing world. Using discussion and creative media we move beyond labels to a position of being able to appreciate the gift of the erotic in our personal and public lives. Led by Ali Newell (team member at the Ignatian Spirituality Centre) and Peter Tyler (Senior Lecturer in Pastoral Theology and registered psychotherapist)
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Sept 6th - 12th
Pilgrim Church, Pilgrim People
An exploration of the theme of pilgrimage as it has been understood Biblically, historically and in contemporary terms. Why has there been such a resurgence of interest in pilgrimage over the last thirty years? As more and more people describe their faith in terms of a journey, Ian Bradley and Ray Simpson seek to discern the marks of a pilgrim church. Ian Bradley is an author, Ray Simpson the Leader of the Northumbria Community, and Kathy Galloway, Leader of the Iona Community, will be here for part of the week.
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Sept 13th - 19th
Weekend Taster - Come for a short taste of Iona and Community life. Arriving Saturday afternoon and leaving Monday afternoon after lunch.
An Iona Community Pilgrimage - A chance to engage at a deeper level with the people, the story and the present-day commitments of the Iona Community, both urban and island. The weekend will be spent in and around Glasgow, including the Iona Community Glasgow pilgrimage, before travelling to Iona for the remainder of the week. Bookable through the Glasgow Office; Iona Community, 4th Floor Savoy House, 140 Sauchiehall St, Glasgow G2 3DH. 0141 332 6343. admin@iona.org.uk. Different cost for this week.
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Sept 20th - 26th
Out and About
Exploring the island - Enjoy a programme with an emphasis on the beaches, the bogs, the flowers, the rocks and the people of this beautiful part of the world.
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Sept 27th - Oct 3rd
Reopening a Closed Book
A week of discovering new ways to read the Bible, reflect on the text, sing its major themes and find ways in which it can enable creative experiences of worship. Led by John Bell (Wild Goose Resource Group)
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Oct 4th - 10th
OPEN WEEK
Welcoming church, school and community groups, families and individuals, of all ages and nationalities. Finding community together in worship, programme sessions and sharing our journeys.
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Oct 11th - 17th
COMMUNITY WEEK
For members of the Iona Community, partners and families.
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Oct 18th - 24th
OPEN WEEK
Come and share the season of transition and change, of darkness, starlight and coal fires.
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Oct 25th - 31st
OPEN WEEK
Come and share the season of transition and change, of darkness, starlight and coal fires.
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From Nov 1st
MACLEOD CENTRE CLOSED for 2008
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