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In Love with the Life of Life

Neil Paynter (ed)

Daily readings, with prayers, poems and actions, for Lent and Holy Week from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community.

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The Kentigern Way

Stephen G Wright

A guide to a pilgrimage route in one of the most majestic landscapes in the UK, that of the Lake District. Also provides an historical backdrop to the region and St Kentigern, who is also known as St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

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Sing But Keep On Walking

Jan Sutch Pickard

Readings, poems and prayers for Advent, moving between the islands of Mull and Iona and the hills of the West Bank and Jerusalem: places ‘on the edge’ – where God comes to us in human form, as living Word, as light out of darkness.

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Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources 2

The Iona Community

Another wide-ranging collection of resources for the main festivals and other special days, along with blessings and reflections on various subjects, such as climate change, homelessness and racial justice.

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Transgender. Christian. Human.

Alex Clare-Young

The life story (so far) of Alex Clare-Young, the first out transgender minister in the United Reformed Church. Includes resources and activities to encourage individuals and groups to explore the subject of gender identity.

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Grace Will Walk Us Home

Thom M Shuman

A whole year of daily short prayers, or 'nudges', inspired by the Bible – to speak to heart and soul.

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Whispers of Light

Joy Mead

A new collection of poems from Joy Mead. Her poems celebrate what it is to be alive and also, perhaps, what it is to contemplate death.

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Pearls of Life bracelet

A glass and ceramic bead bracelet providing a practical method of helping the mind attain a state of stillness, meditation and prayer. New version.

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St Cuthbert’s Way

Mary Low

Updated edition of this guide to St Cuthbert's Way that brings the landscape to life through a wealth of stories and personalities. Includes a look at early Celtic and Anglo-Saxon spirituality, the more recent history of the Borderlands and the flora and fauna to look out for along the route. 2019 edition.

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Into the Foothills of Transformation

Donald Eadie

A collection of Donald Eadie’s reflections, letters, prayers and poems relating to the letting go of his old life as a result of illness and becoming a pilgrim in the borderlands, the place of exploration and discovery.

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West

Kenneth Steven

A new collection of poems inspired by the landscapes of Scotland and beyond, and dedicated to Kenneth’s late sister, peace activist Helen Steven: ‘She was Scotland to me …’

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Field With a View

Katharine M Preston

Challenges us to think more deeply about the human condition and our choices in this time of ever-increasing climate disturbance. For scientists leery of faith, people of faith who know and love the miracles of science, and anybody who shares the vision of the planet as a sacred community.

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Spring

Ruth Burgess

Liturgical resources for February, March and April including Candlemas, Lent, Holy Week, Fair Trade Fortnight and Earth Day.

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Fig Trees and Furnaces

Ruth Burgess

Based on the biblical books from Esther to Maccabees, this is a collection of stories, scripts and reflections written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others. It is a companion volume to Olives and Obligations.

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Wild Goose Big Book of Liturgies volume 2

The Iona Community

A second big book of liturgies for all the main festivals and some other special days - from short acts of worship to full communion services.

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Open Our Hearts

Ann Gerondelis

A series of Bible readings, prayers and colour images for each day of Lent and Holy Week, to invite reflection, contemplation and action in the world.

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The Very Life of Life

Tom Gordon

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

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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Strange Majesty

Douglas Galbraith

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

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

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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The Warriors Who Do Not Fight

Alison Phipps & Tawona Sitholé

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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Iona of My Heart

Neil Paynter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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In Love with the Life of Life (Downloadable book)

Neil Paynter (ed)

Daily readings, with prayers, poems and actions, for Lent and Holy Week from members, associates and friends of the Iona Community.

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The Kentigern Way (Downloadable book)

Stephen G Wright

A guide to a pilgrimage route in one of the most majestic landscapes in the UK, that of the Lake District. Also provides an historical backdrop to the region and St Kentigern, who is also known as St Mungo, the patron saint of Glasgow.

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Sing But Keep On Walking (Downloadable book)

Jan Sutch Pickard

Readings, poems and prayers for Advent, moving between the islands of Mull and Iona and the hills of the West Bank and Jerusalem: places ‘on the edge’ – where God comes to us in human form, as living Word, as light out of darkness.

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Wild Goose Big Book of Worship Resources 2 (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

Another wide-ranging collection of resources for the main festivals and other special days, along with blessings and reflections on various subjects, such as climate change, homelessness and racial justice.

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Transgender. Christian. Human. (Downloadable book)

Alex Clare-Young

The life story (so far) of Alex Clare-Young, the first out transgender minister in the United Reformed Church. Includes resources and activities to encourage individuals and groups to explore the subject of gender identity.

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Grace Will Walk Us Home (Downloadable book)

Thom M Shuman

A whole year of daily short prayers, or 'nudges', inspired by the Bible – to speak to heart and soul.

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Whispers of Light (Downloadable book)

Joy Mead

A new collection of poems from Joy Mead. Her poems celebrate what it is to be alive and also, perhaps, what it is to contemplate death.

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St Cuthbert’s Way (Downloadable book)

Mary Low

Updated edition of this guide to St Cuthbert's Way that brings the landscape to life through a wealth of stories and personalities. Includes a look at early Celtic and Anglo-Saxon spirituality, the more recent history of the Borderlands and the flora and fauna to look out for along the route.

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Into the Foothills of Transformation (Downloadable book)

Donald Eadie

A collection of Donald Eadie’s reflections, letters, prayers and poems relating to the letting go of his old life as a result of illness and becoming a pilgrim in the borderlands, the place of exploration and discovery.

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The Warriors Who Do Not Fight (Audiobook)

Alison Phipps & Tawona Sitholé

In 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. Audiobook version.

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West (Downloadable book)

Kenneth Steven

A new collection of poems inspired by the landscapes of Scotland and beyond, and dedicated to Kenneth’s late sister, peace activist Helen Steven: ‘She was Scotland to me …’

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Field with a View (Downloadable book)

Katharine M Preston

Challenges us to think more deeply about the human condition and our choices in this time of ever-increasing climate disturbance. For scientists leery of faith, people of faith who know and love the miracles of science, and anybody who shares the vision of the planet as a sacred community.

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Spring (Downloadable book)

Ruth Burgess

Liturgical resources for February, March and April including Candlemas, Lent, Holy Week, Fair Trade Fortnight and Earth Day.

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Fig Trees and Furnaces (Downloadable book)

Ruth Burgess

Based on the biblical books from Esther to Maccabees, this is a collection of stories, scripts and reflections written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others. It is a companion volume to Olives and Obligations.

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Wild Goose Big Book of Liturgies volume 2 (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

A second big book of liturgies for all the main festivals and some other special days - from short acts of worship to full communion services.

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Open Our Hearts (Downloadable book)

Ann Gerondelis

A series of Bible readings, prayers and colour images for each day of Lent and Holy Week, to invite reflection, contemplation and action in the world.

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The Very Life of Life (Downloadable book)

Tom Gordon

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

• Add to Compare

Olives and Obligations (Downloadable book)

Ruth Burgess

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 (Downloadable book)

Alison Phipps & Tawona Sitholé

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 (Downloadable book)

Douglas Galbraith (ed)

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 (Audio download)

Kenneth Steven

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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Iona of My Heart (Downloadable book)

Neil Paynter

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 (Downloadable book)

Katie Munnik

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 (Downloadable book)

Thom M Shuman

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 (PDF download)

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 (Downloadable book)

Bonnie B Thurston

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 (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

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 (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

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 (Downloadable book)

Richard Skinner

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 (Downloadable book)

The Iona Community

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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Stations of the Village (PDF download)

Rosemary Power

Digital download: Originally compiled for a Highland village, this ecumenical prayer walk uses local landmarks to relate to the concerns of the community and its links to the wider world. Based on the medieval tradition of fourteen stations of the Cross, it uses scriptural passages, well-known hymns and reflective poetry. 24 pages.

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On a Hill (PDF download)

Bob Warwicker & Janet Lees

Digital download: An outdoor service for Good Friday. 10 pages.

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Galilee Man (PDF download)

Janet Lees

Digital download: An all-age song for Easter Sunday, words only, to be sung to the tune of ‘This old man’. 2 pages.

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Go Out Into the Darkness (PDF download)

Janet Lees

Digital download: A reflective Tenebrae service that can be used with all ages from 9 years upwards, during which candles are extinguished to symbolise how Jesus was abandoned by everyone on the night before his death. 9 pages.

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The Empty Day (PDF download)

Rosemary Power

Digital download: A liturgy for group use, intended as a way of using Holy Saturday within the context of Passion liturgy, by pausing, and reflecting on a world without God, and on our own human losses. 14 pages.

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On the Other Side of This Day (PDF download)

John Murning

Digital download: A poetic reflection on death and loss, including that of Jesus, for Holy Saturday. 4 pages.

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The Fringes of Faith (PDF download)

Tom Gordon

Digital download: A reflection on failure and rebuilding for Ash Wednesday and a reflection on ‘standing on the edges’ of things for Lent. 3 pages.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance (PDF download)

Alex Clare-Young

Digital download: An act of remembrance and a sermon for Transgender Day of Remembrance, plus some extra resources. Taken from the book Transgender Christian Human. 17 pages.

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Ash Wednesday (PDF download)

Various contributors

Digital download: Liturgies, reflections and prayers for Ash Wednesday, from the book Spring, by Ruth Burgess. 20 pages.

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Fair Trade Fortnight (PDF download)

Various contributors

Digital download: A song (words and music) and a reflection for Fair Trade Fortnight, taken from the book Spring, by Ruth Burgess. 4 pages.

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Spring in February (PDF download)

Various contributors

Digital download: Two poems, two prayers and a reflection for celebrating the start of Spring in February. Taken from the book Spring, by Ruth Burgess. 5 pages.

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Christmas Eve: The Dreamer (PDF download)

Nancy Cocks

Digital download: A service for Christmas Eve – or alternatively Christmas Day – inspired by the poem ‘Getting to the front of the stable’ by Anne Weems. 14 pages.

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I to the hills will lift mine eyes (PDF download)

Philip Fox

A musical setting of Psalm 121, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 2 pages.

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All around Halloween (PDF download)

Ruth Burgess

Digital download: Prayers, reflections, liturgies, litanies and activities for celebrating the period around Halloween – including Samhain, All Hallows’ Eve, All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. 43 pages.

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Might It Be Called Wisdom (PDF download)

Joy Mead

Digital download: A personal and poetic meditative reflection on ageing, with an emphasis on a sense of wonder arising from the seemingly small and but immensely meaningful things of life. 18 pages.

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Poverty Makes Us All Poor (PDF download)

Sally Foster-Fulton

Digital download: A reflection on poverty, Jubilee and justice; a dialogue on what poverty does to us all; and an affirmation. 6 pages.

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In Shop Doorways and On Street Corners (PDF download)

Ewan Aitken

Digital download: A reflection and meditation on homelessness, together with some ideas for taking practical and political action. 6 pages.

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Bullying (PDF download)

Rosemary Power

Digital download: A liturgy in seven sections, for use in a small group with those who are burdened by bullying. There is also a reflection on bullying in the church. 33 pages.

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Blessed Is the Love (PDF download)

Martin Wroe

Digital download: Seven blessings for a wedding or partnership, with each stanza one line longer than the previous. 3 pages.

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Lord of the Universe, Spirit of Fellowship (PDF download)

Roddy Cowie

Digital download: Two substantial prayers - one for Ascension and one for Pentecost. 4 pages.

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Go Tell the World the Lord is Living (PDF download)

Philip Fox

Digital download: A song for Easter, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.

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From Sadness to Joy (PDF download)

Philip Fox

Digital download: A song for Easter, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.

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The Very Best Kind of King (PDF download)

Nancy Cocks

Digital download: A lively all-age service for Palm Sunday, including a dialogue between the pebbles on the road that Jesus travelled, an exploration of what it means to be a king, and an opportunity to make a crown of thorns from pipe cleaners. 10 pages.

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Fearful Visits to Gardens (PDF download)

Alison Swinfen

Digital download: Eleven poems to reflect on during Passiontide: ‘a sacred time of remembering what it means for a friend, and brother, to be betrayed, to be afraid, to be humiliated, to be falsely accused, to be deserted by those who love him …’ 10 pages.

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Beyond Brexit (PDF download)

Rosemary Power (ed)

Digital download: Reflections and prayers at a time of division, from the Iona Community. 25 pages.

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The Temptations (PDF download)

Sandra Sears

Digital download: Readings for two voices reflecting on the temptations of Jesus, relating to hunger, humility and hierarchy. 5 pages.

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In Light and Love (PDF download)

Peter Millar

Digital download: Thoughtful and insightful reflections and prayers for each day of Holy Week. 13 pages.

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Fasts and Feasts (PDF download)

Thom M Shuman

Digital download: Very short reflections for each day of Lent and Holy Week on how it seems easier to abstain from the very things we should be doing, rather than from those we shouldn’t. 19 pages.

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Other Fish to Fry (PDF download)

Sandra Sears

Digital download: A poetic meditation on John 21:1–14, the breakfast by the lake after Jesus’ resurrection, and the other ‘fish he had to fry’ during his life. 2 pages.

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Candlemas (PDF download)

Various contributors

Digital download: Songs, biblical reflections, monologues, a prayer and a drama script to celebrate Candlemas. Taken from the book Spring: Liturgical resources for February, March and April, by Ruth Burgess. 10 pages.