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the publishing house of the Iona Community,

established in the Celtic Christian tradition of St Columba

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The Very Life of Life

Tom Gordon

RRP: £13.50
£11.99

A year of daily readings, offering simple and direct reflections for facing the joys and sorrows, challenges and decisions of each day.
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Olives and Obligations

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £14.99
£12.99

Stories, scripts and reflections, based on the biblical books from Genesis to Nehemiah, written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others. Esther to Maccabees will follow.
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The Warriors Who Do Not Fight

Alison Phipps & Tawona Sitholé

RRP: £10.50
£8.99

In September 2015 the world woke up to the fact that people seeking refuge from war and persecution were drowning by their thousands in the Mediterranean. The authors offer a conversation in poetry for these times of war, and for those separated by land, sea and paperwork.
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Strange Majesty

Douglas Galbraith

RRP: £9.99
£8.99

22 hymns (words & music), exploring themes not easily found in the standard repertoire, by Leith Fisher, who was a minister and a member of the Iona Community. Special book plus e-book deal.
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The Sound of Iona (CD)

Kenneth Steven

RRP: £6.63
£5.83 ex VAT

Poetry and music inspired by the landscape of the island of Iona. For those who know Iona as much as for those who have always wanted to find a way of reaching Columba's holy isle.
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Known Unknowns

John L Bell & Graham Maule

RRP: £11.50
£9.99 As low as: £7.00

One hundred 21st-century hymn texts by John L Bell & Graham Maule that can be sung to familiar tunes - making the most of minimal congregational song resources in an accessible and resilient way. Special pricing for bulk buys.
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Iona Calendar 2019

Iain Sarjeant

£6.62 ex VAT

The Highland Family Group of the Iona Community has produced this beautiful Iona calendar for 2019, in conjunction with photographer Iain Sarjeant. All profits will go to the Iona Abbey Capital Appeal.
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Iona of My Heart

Neil Paynter

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

Stories celebrating the ‘Iona effect’ – about different folk coming together – people from different countries and backgrounds. Stories of encounter, challenge, exchange, connection, transformation. Stories about people and the power of the Spirit …
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The Pieces We Keep

Katie Munnik

RRP: £10.50
£8.99

A collection of short stories told by vivid voices, charting the changing cycles and seasons of the year, and reflecting the liturgical patterns of the church and all the weathers of our hearts.
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Christmas Eve in the Diner

Thom M Shuman

RRP: £8.99
£7.99

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, for all those who find themselves serving, eating, resting and singing in diners (real and metaphorical) in this holy season – in hope that there they will discover God, serving and eating and resting and singing and welcoming them with open arms.
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The Cloisters of Iona Abbey

Ewan Mathers

RRP: £10.99
£9.99

A new, smaller-format edition of Ewan Mathers' beautiful photographs depicting in detail the carvings of the restored cloisters of Iona Abbey, with text reflecting on the meaning of each design and information about the flora and fauna of the Isle of Iona and beyond, which most of the carvings represent. This use of symbols from the natural world reflects the close links of the early Celtic Christians with the land around them.
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From Darkness to Eastering

Bonnie B Thurston

RRP: £10.50
£8.99

Reflective, powerful poems about how, on a cosmic and a personal level, darkness gives way to light, reminding us that ‘light shines in the darkness’, that darkness is required to perceive light – and that Easter means the light has come, life triumphs, and the promised Holy Spirit will empower us for growth: ‘eastering’ …
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Wild Goose Big Book of Liturgies

The Iona Community

RRP: £16.99
£14.99

Liturgies from the Iona Community for numerous festivals, special occasions and areas of concern. Full communion services and shorts acts of worship; liturgies for small groups and all-age gatherings; worship rooted in church life and the Iona Community’s resident group on Iona, in social justice and pastoral work.
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We Bring You Everything, and Tip it Out in Front of You

The Iona Community

RRP: £10.50
£8.99

New prayers, in the ‘Celtic’ tradition, for the whole of life - from chopping carrots or doing the laundry to healing our deeply wounded world.
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Colliding with God

Richard Skinner

RRP: £10.50
£8.99

Witty and reflective poems of faith and doubt, ranging from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden to the events of the first Easter, taking in on the way Julian of Norwich’s hazelnut, Mastermind, God as a blizzard, and the eighth deadly sin.
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Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources

The Iona Community

RRP: £14.99
£12.99

A wide-ranging collection of resources for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Harvest, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mothering Sunday, and other special days and areas of concern.
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Iona: A Map (new edition - folded)

The Iona Community

£6.99

‘I sometimes take this map out – when I’ve been away from Iona for far too long a time – and read it like a poetry book …' This new updated edition of the map published by the Iona Community - available in folded or flat versions - evokes the history and poetry of the isle of Iona, even for those who will never make the physical journey. It is both for practical use and for taking you back to the sacred isle.
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The Sun Slowly Rises

Neil Paynter

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for the days of Holy Week, and a large section of resources, all from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community.
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Iona Abbey Worship Book (New revised edition)

The Iona Community

RRP: £13.50
£11.99

A new edition which has been extensively revised and rearranged to include about 80% new material. The services draw on many traditions, including the Celtic, and aim to help us to be fully present to God, who is fully present to us – in our neighbour, in the political and social activity of the world around us, and in the very centre and soul of our being.
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Winter

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £16.99
£14.99

This liturgical resource book covering November, December and January includes prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections, liturgies and meditations for the major Christian festivals and other occasions that fall during these months.
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Open Our Eyes

Ann Gerondelis

RRP: £8.99
£7.99

A welcome accompaniment to the Advent days of anticipating Christ’s birth. Follow its invitation of prophetic prayers and vibrant full-colour artwork to watch and wait for the coming of the Holy One. Open your eyes and heart to the wideness of God, and God’s gentle but persistent call for justice and mercy.
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A Pocket Full of Crumbs

Jan Sutch Pickard

RRP: £10.50
£8.99

Poems of strong and well-crafted connections – between communities in the West of Scotland and the West Bank Palestinian territories; between prayer and politics; between a lyrical delight in the natural world – and down-to-earth living, observed with warmth and humour.
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The Soft Petals of Grace

Thom M Shuman

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

A collection of communion liturgies and other resources covering Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity and Transfiguration.
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Walking Our Story

Joy Mead

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

A collection of favourite Joy Mead poems, many of them selected by the author’s readers and friends, who ask ‘Where can I find …?’ when they want a poem for a special occasion. Also includes some new works.
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Dancing in the Desert

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

Reflections, meditations, prayers, activities and liturgies for Lent. Includes a liturgy for Mother’s Day, worship for Ash Wednesday, an all-age service for Shrove Tuesday for making and sharing pancakes, and other all-age resources …
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Enemy of Apathy (CD)

Wild Goose Collective & Hinba

RRP: £12.76
£9.21 ex VAT

Songs and chants for Lent, Eastertide and Pentecost from John L Bell & Graham Maule's book Enemy of Apathy that haven't yet made it into other recorded collections.
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In the Gift of This New Day

Neil Paynter

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

A book of modern, engaged prayers following the rhythm of the Iona Community’s daily prayer cycle which is based on the many and varied concerns of the Community.
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A Star-Filled Grace

Rachel Mann

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

Poetry, liturgy and narrative resources on beloved Advent and Christmas themes, questioning the cosy and sentimental view of the festive season and taking seriously the idea that God in Christ is born as a vulnerable outsider who transforms the world in radical ways.
- Add to Compare
We Will Seek Peace and Pursue It

Neil Paynter

RRP: £11.50
£9.99

A book of readings, reflections and prayers about ‘the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people’s lives’ – and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.
- Add to Compare
A Wee Book of Iona Poems

Kenneth Steven

RRP: £6.99
£6.50

These haiku-like poems arise out of Kenneth Steven’s perception of the Iona landscape. They have the sense of wonder, seeing, and being in the moment that many of us experience when spending time on this jewel-like island in a turquoise sea.

Recent E-Books

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The Very Life of Life (Downloadable book)

Tom Gordon

RRP: £8.50
£8.10 ex VAT

A year of daily readings, offering simple and direct reflections for facing the joys and sorrows, challenges and decisions of each day.
New
- Add to Compare
Olives and Obligations (Downloadable book)

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £9.99
£8.75 ex VAT

Stories, scripts and reflections, based on the biblical books from Genesis to Nehemiah, written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others. Esther to Maccabees will follow.
New
- Add to Compare
The Warriors Who Do Not Fight (Downloadable book)

Alison Phipps & Tawona Sitholé

RRP: £6.66
£5.10 ex VAT

In September 2015 the world woke up to the fact that people seeking refuge from war and persecution were drowning by their thousands in the Mediterranean. The authors offer a conversation in poetry for these times of war, and for those separated by land, sea and paperwork.
New
- Add to Compare
Strange Majesty (Downloadable book)

Douglas Galbraith (ed)

RRP: £6.66
£5.10 ex VAT

22 hymns (words & music), exploring themes not easily found in the standard repertoire, by Leith Fisher, who was a minister and a member of the Iona Community. Special book plus e-book deal.
- Add to Compare
The Sound of Iona (Audio download)

Kenneth Steven

£4.16 ex VAT

Poetry and music inspired by the landscape of the island of Iona. For those who know Iona as much as for those who have always wanted to find a way of reaching Columba's holy isle.
- Add to Compare
Iona of My Heart (Downloadable book)

Neil Paynter

£6.80 ex VAT

Stories celebrating the ‘Iona effect’ – about different folk coming together – people from different countries and backgrounds. Stories of encounter, challenge, exchange, connection, transformation. Stories about people and the power of the Spirit …
- Add to Compare
The Pieces We Keep (Downloadable book)

Katie Munnik

£5.10 ex VAT

A collection of short stories told by vivid voices, charting the changing cycles and seasons of the year, and reflecting the liturgical patterns of the church and all the weathers of our hearts.
- Add to Compare
Christmas Eve in the Diner (Downloadable book)

Thom M Shuman

RRP: £5.20
£4.50 ex VAT

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for Advent, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, for all those who find themselves serving, eating, resting and singing in diners (real and metaphorical) in this holy season – in hope that there they will discover God, serving and eating and resting and singing and welcoming them with open arms.
- Add to Compare
The Cloisters of Iona Abbey (PDF download)

Ewan Mathers

RRP: £6.66
£5.10 ex VAT

Beautiful photographs depicting in detail the carvings of the restored cloisters of Iona Abbey, with text reflecting on the meaning of each design and information about the flora and fauna of the Isle of Iona and beyond, which most of the carvings represent. This use of symbols from the natural world reflects the close links of the early Celtic Christians with the land around them.
- Add to Compare
From Darkness to Eastering (Downloadable book)

Bonnie B Thurston

RRP: £6.66
£5.10 ex VAT

Reflective, powerful poems about how, on a cosmic and a personal level, darkness gives way to light, reminding us that ‘light shines in the darkness’, that darkness is required to perceive light – and that Easter means the light has come, life triumphs, and the promised Holy Spirit will empower us for growth: ‘eastering’ …
- Add to Compare
Wild Goose Big Book of Liturgies (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

£10.20 ex VAT

Liturgies from the Iona Community for numerous festivals, special occasions and areas of concern. Full communion services and shorts acts of worship; liturgies for small groups and all-age gatherings; worship rooted in church life and the Iona Community’s resident group on Iona, in social justice and pastoral work.
- Add to Compare
We Bring You Everything, and Tip it Out in Front of You (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

£5.10 ex VAT

New prayers, in the ‘Celtic’ tradition, for the whole of life - from chopping carrots or doing the laundry to healing our deeply wounded world.
- Add to Compare
Colliding with God (Downloadable book)

Richard Skinner

RRP: £6.50
£5.10 ex VAT

Witty and reflective poems of faith and doubt, ranging from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil in the Garden of Eden to the events of the first Easter, taking in on the way Julian of Norwich’s hazelnut, Mastermind, God as a blizzard, and the eighth deadly sin.
- Add to Compare
Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

£10.99 ex VAT

A wide-ranging collection of resources for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Harvest, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mothering Sunday, and other special days and areas of concern.
- Add to Compare
The Sun Slowly Rises (Downloadable book)

Neil Paynter

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

Bible readings, reflections and prayers for the days of Holy Week, and a large section of resources, all from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community.
- Add to Compare
Iona Abbey Worship Book (New revised edition) (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

RRP: £9.99
£8.50 ex VAT

A new edition which has been extensively revised and rearranged to include about 80% new material. The services draw on many traditions, including the Celtic, and aim to help us to be fully present to God, who is fully present to us – in our neighbour, in the political and social activity of the world around us, and in the very centre and soul of our being.
- Add to Compare
Winter (Downloadable book)

Ruth Burgess

RRP: £10.90
£10.20 ex VAT

This liturgical resource book covering November, December and January includes prayers, stories, responses, songs, poems, reflections, liturgies and meditations for the major Christian festivals and other occasions that fall during these months.
- Add to Compare
Open Our Eyes (Downloadable book)

Ann Gerondelis

RRP: £4.99
£4.50 ex VAT

A welcome accompaniment to the Advent days of anticipating Christ’s birth. Follow its invitation of prophetic prayers and vibrant full-colour artwork to watch and wait for the coming of the Holy One. Open your eyes and heart to the wideness of God, and God’s gentle but persistent call for justice and mercy.
- Add to Compare
A Pocket Full of Crumbs (Downloadable book)

Jan Sutch Pickard

RRP: £6.50
£5.10 ex VAT

Poems of strong and well-crafted connections – between communities in the West of Scotland and the West Bank Palestinian territories; between prayer and politics; between a lyrical delight in the natural world – and down-to-earth living, observed with warmth and humour.
- Add to Compare
The Soft Petals of Grace (Downloadable book)

Thom M Shuman

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

A collection of communion liturgies and other resources covering Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week, Easter, Ascension, Pentecost, Trinity and Transfiguration.
- Add to Compare
Walking Our Story (Downloadable book)

Joy Mead

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

A collection of favourite Joy Mead poems, many of them selected by the author’s readers and friends, who ask ‘Where can I find …?’ when they want a poem for a special occasion. Also includes some new works.
- Add to Compare
Every Blessed Thing (Audio download)

Ron Ferguson & Tom Fleming

RRP: £9.00
£7.00 ex VAT

Now available as an audio download: A one-man play about the founder of the Iona Community. Based on George MacLeod’s conversations with the author, along with material drawn from sermons, prayers, diaries, letters and stories, the first half gives a sense of what it was like to be exposed to George MacLeod at the height of his powers. In the second, the old prophet sits in his room and reminisces about his 96 years on earth. Performed by Tom Fleming.
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Dancing in the Desert (Downloadable book)

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

Reflections, meditations, prayers, activities and liturgies for Lent. Includes a liturgy for Mother’s Day, worship for Ash Wednesday, an all-age service for Shrove Tuesday for making and sharing pancakes, and other all-age resources …
- Add to Compare
In the Gift of This New Day (Downloadable book)

Neil Paynter

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

A book of modern, engaged prayers following the rhythm of the Iona Community’s daily prayer cycle which is based on the many and varied concerns of the Community.
- Add to Compare
A Star-Filled Grace (Downloadable book)

Rachel Mann

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

Poetry, liturgy and narrative resources on beloved Advent and Christmas themes, questioning the cosy and sentimental view of the festive season and taking seriously the idea that God in Christ is born as a vulnerable outsider who transforms the world in radical ways.
- Add to Compare
We Will Seek Peace and Pursue It (Downloadable book)

Neil Paynter

RRP: £7.80
£6.80 ex VAT

A book of readings, reflections and prayers about ‘the bombs and bullets and landmines we drop into the heart of other people’s lives’ – and the many good folk working for peace and reconciliation at home and abroad. It can be used for personal and group reflection or in worship.
- Add to Compare
A Wee Book of Iona Poems (Downloadable book)

Kenneth Steven

RRP: £4.50
£3.90 ex VAT

These haiku-like poems arise out of Kenneth Steven’s perception of the Iona landscape. They have the sense of wonder, seeing, and being in the moment that many of us experience when spending time on this jewel-like island in a turquoise sea.
- Add to Compare
Every Creature a Word of God (Downloadable book)

Annika Spalde & Pelle Strindlund

RRP: £8.90
£8.50 ex VAT

Downloadable book: Care for creation includes examining our attitude to all our fellow-inhabitants of Planet Earth, not only the human ones. Not just a book about protecting animals; also an inspiration towards living an all-encompassing Christian spirituality...
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Step Gently in the World (Downloadable book)

Sally Foster-Fulton

RRP: £7.49
£6.80 ex VAT

Reflections, meditations, prayers and liturgies for Holy Week following the journey of Jesus from Palm Sunday to Easter Day. A book which affirms that, even in the darkness of betrayal and denial and death, we can rise up and live different lives: where the justice, peace and love poured out in Christ’s life can be resurrected in our own.
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In the Mists on the Shoreline (Downloadable book)

Chris Polhill

£4.90 ex VAT

The spiritual encounter with the ‘otherness’ that Christians call God is part of the experience of being human, recognised down the ages. In this book you will find a wide variety of spiritual experiences openly explored – from the mystical to the practical, from very personal reflections, to stories with passion for social justice.

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Celebrating Love for All God’s Creation (PDF download)

Nancy Cocks

£2.70 ex VAT

Digital download: An all-age communion inspired by the story of St Francis of Assisi. For use on 4th October, the Feast of St Francis, or at other times. Includes a blessing of animals. 11 pages.
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Irish Blessing (PDF download)

Philip Fox

£1.75 ex VAT

Digital download: A song version of the traditional Irish blessing ‘May the road rise to meet you’ - by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.
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A Blessing for a New Car (PDF download)

David Coleman

£2.10 ex VAT

Digital download: Opening responses, a reflection and a blessing for a new (or ‘new’ used) car. 5 pages.
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The Granaries of Heaven (PDF download)

Roddy Cowie

£1.85 ex VAT

Digital download: A substantial prayer for use at Harvest, about being thankful, opening our hearts, helping those who aren’t so fortunate, and more. 4 pages.
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Iona Abbey Act of Commitment Service (PDF download)

The Iona Community

£2.90 ex VAT

Digital download: Two Acts of Commitment plus extra resources, as used in Iona Abbey services. 18 pages.
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Peace to You (PDF download)

Philip Fox

£1.75 ex VAT

Digital download: A song of blessing – from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.
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Only One You (PDF download)

Philip Fox

£1.75 ex VAT

Digital download: A song about the uniqueness of God and the uniqueness of each person, suitable for use in an all-age service - from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.
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God’s Harvest Gifts (PDF download)

Philip Fox

£2.10 ex VAT

Digital download: A song to celebrate harvest, from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 5 pages.
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A Harvest Blessing (PDF download)

Philip Fox

£1.70 ex VAT

Digital download: A blessing song for harvest with words and music by one of the musicians of Iona Abbey. Full score. 2 pages.
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My Gran’s Porch (PDF download)

Ruth Burgess & Thom M Shuman

£3.90 ex VAT

Digital download: Prayers and poems by and for children. Whether you’re a kid or a kid at heart, we hope you’ll find them helpful, comforting, moving, entertaining, fun. 38 pages.
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Compline (PDF download)

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.40 ex VAT

Digital download: A short liturgy of prayer and blessing for the end of the day, from the Iona Prayer Circle, a worldwide network that prays for people and places in distress. With additional material. 8 pages.
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For a Person with a Chronic Long-Term Illness (PDF download)

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.60 ex VAT

Digital download: A liturgy for those who are suffering long-term pain or illness. With additional material. 10 pages.
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For an International Situation (PDF download)

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.30 ex VAT

Digital download: A short liturgy addressing the wounds of our world and the dark places where people suffer and are oppressed. 7 pages.
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The Gift of Life (PDF download)

Paul Nicolson

£1.75 ex VAT

Digital download: A reflection on parables about justly sharing land and its produce, connecting them with present-day injustices of land and wealth, and concluding with a prayer. 3 pages.
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For a Discernment (PDF download)

Rosemary Power & the Iona Prayer Circle

£2.60 ex VAT

Digital download: A liturgy to support someone who is facing a difficult choice, created by the Iona Prayer Circle, a worldwide network that prays for people and places in distress. 10 pages.
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Women at the Well (PDF download)

Janet Lees

£3.30 ex VAT

Digital download: A collection of stories based on the author’s ‘remembered Bible’ technique, which adds unexpected layers and aspects to the accounts - for both remembering women in the Bible and remembering the Bible with women (and men). 26 pages.
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An Ordinary Day (PDF download)

Joy Mead

£2.20 ex VAT

Digital download: A liturgy about the joy of seeing holiness in the ordinary but also for the sadness of the world and the possibilities of transformation. 6 pages.
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Iona Abbey Easter Worship (Audio download)

The Iona Community

£1.00 ex VAT

Digital download: A live recording of worship in Iona Abbey from Holy Week and Easter Sunday from the 1990s, now made available to help with the fundraising effort to renovate Iona Abbey. Pay only £1 ex VAT and kindly add a donation to the fund at checkout.
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Easter Sunday Sermon from Iona Abbey (PDF download)

Nicola Slee

£2.10 ex VAT

Digital download: Feminist poet and theologian Nicola Slee reflects on the implications of the Resurrection for Mary Magdelene and all of us, with reference to a personal ‘near-death’ experience in her own family. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 5 pages.
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The Ten Beatitudes (PDF download)

Alastair McIntosh

£1.85 ex VAT

Digital download: A reflection on the Beatitudes, encompassing the two different versions that appear in the Bible and two different translations, resulting in a set of ten distilled statements to meditate on during Holy Week or at any other time of the year. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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Easter Sunday: You – yes – you (PDF download)

Alison Swinfen

£2.30 ex VAT

Digital download: A meditation on Simon of Cyrene (You – yes – you) and a set of poems for Easter Sunday (Love that breaks open stone), taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 7 pages.
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The Disturbing and Good News (PDF download)

Thom M Shuman

£1.85 ex VAT

Digital download: A reflection and a poem for Holy Saturday on the relationship between Jesus and Judas and what betrayal means for us. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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Holy Saturday – In our ‘not there yet’ world (PDF download)

Marie Pattison

£1.85 ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for Holy Saturday. A world of justice and peace is not yet here, but we build it every time we speak up for justice, every time we act to change the system. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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A Story of Love (PDF download)

Ruth Burgess

£3.20 ex VAT

Digital download: Prayers, responses, reflections, blessings for each day of Holy Week. Includes an all-age service for Good Friday with an activity. 23 pages.
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Good Friday –The veil of the temple (PDF download)

Stephen Wright

£2.20 ex VAT

Digital download: A reflection, a poem and a prayer for Good Friday on the hope beyond the despair of the day and the mystery of the torn veil of the temple. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 6 pages.
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Maundy Thursday – In the shadows (PDF download)

Elaine Gisbourne

£2.20 ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for Maundy Thursday, centred around a story of homelessness, shame and self-loathing from the author’s work as a Street Pastor. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 6 pages.
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Walking in a Wider World (PDF download)

Peter Millar

£2.50 ex VAT

Digital download: Readings, reflections and prayers for each day of Holy Week up to Easter Monday. 9 pages.
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Wednesday of Holy Week – An extravagant gift of love (PDF download)

Bonnie B Thurston

£2.20 ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading, a reflection and a prayer for the Wednesday of Holy Week, with an emphasis on one woman’s gesture of love for Jesus and what that means for all of us. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises. 6 pages.
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Tuesday of Holy Week – Peace will grow from the ground up (PDF download)

Mike Mineter

£1.85 ex VAT

Digital download: A reading, a reflection and a prayer for Tuesday of Holy Week on working for a peaceful solution within a situation of conflict. From the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 4 pages.
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Monday of Holy Week – The courage to be the only voice (PDF download)

Lyn Ma

£2.50 ex VAT

Digital download: A Bible reading and a reflection for the Monday of Holy Week on having courage to stand up and speak out for what is right, with an emphasis on asylum seekers. Taken from the book The Sun Slowly Rises, by Neil Paynter. 9 pages.

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An ecumenical movement of men and women from different walks of life and different traditions in the Christian church.
Committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and to following where that leads, even into the unknown.
Engaged together, and with people of goodwill across the world, in acting, reflecting and praying for justice, peace and the integrity of creation.
Convinced that the inclusive community it seeks must be embodied in the community it practises.

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