SOME UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
THE WILD GOOSE RESOURCE GROUP/JOHN L. BELL/HOLY CITY
Jan 2009
22nd: CUPAR, Fife
Evening, ecumenical workshop on congregational song.
Feb 2009
23rd: EDINBURGH
Evening, Progressive Christianity Network, ’Words and Music for Tomorrow's Christian', with John Bell.
28th: NOTTINGHAM, Vine Centre
‘Travelling the Road to Easter – Songs for the Journey’, all-day singing workshop with John Bell.
March 2009
3rd: MUNGRISDALE, Cumbria Evening, ‘Opening Doors’, part of series of sessions for local Christians ‘in exile’, led by John Bell, Mungrisdale Village Hall.
4th: University of NORTHAMPTON, 7:30pm, Montgomery Trust Lecture, given by John Bell, ‘Work as a Communicator through Music’.
17th: LIVERPOOL, Christ Church, Linnet Lane Evening, celebration of first phase of renovation in music and song, with John Bell.
18th: LONDON, South Wimbledon, Holy Trinity Church 7:30pm, talk by John Bell on ’Green Faith’, part of Lent lecture series.
21st-22nd: BELFAST, Fitzroy Presbyterian Church, Big Sing and workshops with John Bell.
24th-26th: DURHAM, St. John’s College International Conference on Scripture and Liturgy, keynote speaker John Bell.
28th: MILTON KEYNES, John Bell leads a programme of seasonal singing.
30th March–2nd April: WINDERMERE Centre ’Psalms for more than Sundays’, led by John Bell.
John will be working in North America 26th January–19th February, and in Finland and Sweden 6th–11th March.
For details of John's North American engagements, see the New World Foundation link www.iona-nwf.org/Schedule-JohnBell.htm
Holy City Events
The 2008-09 Holy City programme concerns itself with the journey of discipleship, taking one aspect each month, pulling it apart in workshops and then putting it all together again in liturgy. (Events usually take place at Renfield St Stephen's Church in Glasgow.)
Jan 25: HOLY CITY: LOVERS’ LANE
..... on love. at RSS, 7pm.
Feb 20-22: HOLY CITY D.I.Y. CENTRE
..... a weekend exploring the mechanics of creating a HOLY CITY event for folk who’re interested in running similar events.
Feb 22: HOLY CITY: HEALTH CENTRE
..... on healing. at RSS, 7pm.
Mar 29: HOLY CITY: BANK
..... on the cost. at RSS, 7pm.
Apr 26: HOLY CITY: KNEELING ROAD
..... on prayer. at RSS, 7pm.
May 31: HOLY CITY: SPEAKER’S CORNER
..... on telling. at RSS, 7pm.
Jun 28: HOLY CITY: FESTIVAL GARDENS
..... on joy & celebration. venue and time, tbc.
For more information about Holy City, go to the Holy City website:
web.mac.com/gmaule/iWeb/HOLY%20CITY/Home.html
For more information about any John Bell or Wild Goose Resource Group events:
www.iona.org.uk/wgrg_home.php
The Wild Goose Resource Group
140 Sauchiehall Street,
4th Floor, Savoy House
Glasgow G2 3DH
Tel: 0141-332-6343/ Fax: 0141-332-1090
E-mail: wgrg@iona.org.uk
KATHY GALLOWAY (Public engagements and Iona Community meetings)
(Kathy Galloway is the current Leader of the Iona Community.)
January
31 – Associates Advisory Group Annual Meeting, YORK
February
1 – Conducts worship, Hillhead Baptist Church, GLASGOW
9-10 – Southampton Methodist Ministers Conference, Sarum College, SALISBURY
12 – Iona Community Board, EDINBURGH
14-15 – Iona Community Spring Plenary, GLASGOW
20-23 – Iona Staff Training, GLASGOW
25 – Iona Community Programme Consultation, GLASGOW
March
1 – Lent Study Day, Bishops Castle, SHROPSHIRE
3-4 – Church Action on Poverty, National Poverty Consultation, HIGH LEIGH
14 – Iona Community Council
April
4-17 – Holy Week and Easter programmes, IONA
24-27 – New Members Spring Gathering, GLASGOW
May
16-22 – ‘Reading the Big Book’: CAMAS adult programme
21 – General Assembly of the Church of Scotland begins
29-30 – Iona Community AGM
June
10 – Iona Community Council
July
4-5 – East Anglia Family Group
18-24 – New Members Work Week
25-31 – Community Week
WORSHIP WORKS
Events facilitated by or including workshops by Alison Adam, a Member of the Iona Community
January 25th: EWELL, Surrey
A big sing and worship from 4:30 - 7:30 at Ruxley Anglican/Methodist Church.
FEBRUARY 2009
6th: BRIGHTON
Workshops on worship and song
15th: LONDON
A wee sing
22nd: BROMSGROVE
An afternoon of workshops on song and evening worship.
For more information: alison.adam@worshipworks.co.uk
YOUTH EVENTS
2009 on Iona
STUDENTS' WEEK – 28 March – 3 April: A week for university/college students to engage with issues of life and faith.
YOUTH CLUBS' WEEK – 4-10 July: A week for groups of 11-14-year-olds and their leaders. A week of living, laughing and learning together.
YOUTH FESTIVAL – 1-7 August: A week for groups of 15-18-year-olds and their leaders. A week of fun and challenge with an emphasis on participation.
WILD GOOSE RESOURCE GROUP – 15-21 August: A creative and lively week exploring worship and music that changes lives. NB – book through the WGRG at Savoy House – 0141-332-6343.
The Youth Department in Glasgow continues its vital work with young offenders in Polmont Young Offenders Institute and its work in schools throughout Scotland.
SOME UPCOMING IONA COMMUNITY MEMBERS' EVENTS
Plenaries
Saturday 14-Sunday 15th February
Friday 29th-Saturday 30th May (AGM)
Saturday 24th October (Regional meetings)
Community Weeks
25th-31st July & 24th-30th October
Council meetings
14th March, 10th June, 19th September, 2nd December
FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ACTIVITIES BY SOME OVERSEAS IONA ASSOCIATES' AND MEMBERS' GROUPS:
THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION, USA
www.iona-nwf.org
THE DUTCH IONA GROUP
http://www.ionagroep.nl
The Dutch Iona group yearly weekend will be in het Doopsgezind
Broederschapshuis in Schoorl from 21-24 May.
Columba Day will be celebrated in Wageningen in de Doopsgezinde Kerk on 13th June.
From 9-11 October the Dutch Iona group will meet with members of
region groups and Dutch associates and members from the Iona Community in het Doopsgezind Broederschapshuis in Schoorl.
THE GERMAN IONA GROUP
www.ionacommunity.de
THE 'ZURICH' IONA GROUP
The 'Zurich' group invites all Iona continentals to a long weekend, August 27, afternoon – August 30, 2009 at the Boldern Protestant Academy above Lake Zurich. Theme: 'Iona on the Continent'. Please contact Daniel Meier or Reinhild Traitler, rtraitler@hispeed.ch, for more information. Pre-registration as soon as possible.
