SOME UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS
THE WILD GOOSE RESOURCE GROUP/JOHN L. BELL/HOLY CITY
John Bell (Big Sings, Talks, Workshops …)
April
4th-5th: PONTEFRACT & NORMANTON area church. Big Sing/Workshop with John Bell on Why God’s People Sing and the Hidden Humour in Holy Scripture, Sunday worship.
24th-26th: EVESHAM, All Saints Church. Re-thinking Worship: workshops on contemporary music and contemporary Church, with Alison Adam and John Bell, and Sunday service.
27th-30th: HIGH LEIGH Conference Centre, Hoddesdon, Herts, ‘On Fire Mission through Word and Sacrament’ conference. Speakers: John Bell and Alison White
May
3rd : EDINBURGH, Morningside Parish Church. Big Sing, 6:30pm led by John Bell
7th: BUCKLEY, North Wales. Ecumenical Big Sing, evening
8th: WARRINGTON. ‘Songs the Spirit Brings’, an evening experiencing songs which celebrate the diversity of the Church, as witnessed at the first Pentecost, led by John Bell
9th: MANCHESTER, St. Peter’s House Church & Chaplaincy Day event with sessions led by John Bell, including a Big Sing
10th: BANGOR ABBEY, N. Ireland. Worship workshop and Sun eve service, Mon eve talk, with John Bell
16th – 22nd : IONA, Macleod Centre. 'The Cost of Discipleship, how we live sacrificially, yet joyfully as Christians', led by John Bell. (www.iona.org.uk/media/programme.pdf, mac.bookings@iona.org.uk, 01681 700404)
24th: YARROW. Sun service and singing workshop for Ettrick & Yarrow Parish, with John Bell
30th: NEWCASTLE, City Hall ‘Fire Works! Pentecost 09’ evening celebration CANCELLED
June
3rd: PRESTON, Goosnargh Oliverson’s C of E Primary School. ‘Tuning in the Family of God’, exploring why we sing, and experiencing new ways of praising God, led by John Bell.
4th: WAKEFIELD, Joseph Winter Lecture, 7:30pm, delivered by John Bell
6th: LONDON. ‘Singing the Unseen Jesus’ and ‘First Steps in Musical Integrity’, participative music event for singers and instrumentalists across Westminster RC Diocese, c.10.30am – 4pm
13th – 14th: CHEADLE HULME, Manchester. ‘Sing a New Song’, Saturday workshops with John Bell & Graham Maule, Sunday service
18th: DORKING, St. Martin’s. John Bell delivers a talk on the Church Hymnary, 4th Edition, as part of lecture series, ‘The Making of Many Books’
Holy City Events
The 2008-09 Holy City programme 'Subways' 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.)
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 and celebration. venue and time, tbc.
For more information about Holy City event, go to the Holy City website:
web.mac.com/gmaule/iWeb/HOLY%20CITY/Home.html
For more information about any John Bell, Wild Goose Resource Group, Holy City 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
Goose drawing © Wild Goose Resource Group
KATHY GALLOWAY
(Public engagements and Community meetings)
(Kathy Galloway is the current Leader of the Iona Community.)
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.
April 19, Greenwich: The Journey. See above.
April 23, London: Wee Sing (theme: Resurrection and marathons!) See above
April 25, Evesham. A weekend of workshops and celebration with Alison Adam and John Bell.
May 10, London: Hainult. An early evening Big Sing.
May 17, Greenwich: The Journey. See above.
May 28, London: Wee Sing (theme: Justice) See above
June 6, Manchester: East Didsbury. A day of workshops run by the Methodist Church’s new Arts Network. Focusing on ‘Celebration and Concern’ through worship workshops.
June 7, Kettering. An afternoon and workshop and evening worship on Trinity Sunday with the Methodist Circuit.
June 14, Canterbury. A singing workshop and evening worship for young people and whoever else might come along! A Methodist Circuit event.
21 June, Greenwich: The Journey. See above.
25 June, London: Big Sing, indoors this year! See above
For more information: alison.adam@worshipworks.co.uk
www.iona.org.uk/goose_worship.php
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
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 THE ACTIVITIES OF SOME OVERSEAS IONA ASSOCIATES' AND MEMBERS' GROUPS:
THE NEW WORLD FOUNDATION, USA
www.iona-nwf.org/index.html
THE DUTCH IONA GROUP
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 Reinhild Traitler, rtraitler@hispeed.ch, for more information. Pre-registration as soon as possible.
