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This week, more new downloads from The Sun Slowly Rises for the end of Holy Week and Easter Sunday, along with a reminder of some other relevant resources. Photo: The Iona ferry at the jetty © David Coleman |
More new downloads for Holy Week
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Good Friday –The veil of the temple (PDF download)Stephen Wright 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. Stephen Wright works as a spiritual director for the Sacred Space Foundation (www.sacredspace.org.uk) in Cumbria. 6 pages |
Holy Saturday – In our ‘not there yet’ world (PDF download)Marie Pattison 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. Marie Pattison is director of Katherine House (www.katherinehousefcj.org), a retreat house in Salford owned by the Faithful Companions of Jesus. 4 pages |
The Disturbing and Good News (PDF download)Thom M Shuman Digital download: A reflection and a poem for Holy Saturday on the relationship between Jesus and Judas and what betrayal means for us. Thom M Shuman serves as a semi-retired pastor. Committed to non-violence, he supports justice for immigrants, refugees and people with mental illness. 4 pages |
The Ten Beatitudes (PDF download)Alastair McIntosh Digital download: A reflection on the Beatitudes, encompassing the two different versions that appear in the books of Luke and Matthew 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. Alastair McIntosh is a Quaker and an associate of the Iona Community. He is the author of several books. 4 pages |
Easter Sunday: You – yes – you (PDF download)Alison Swinfen Digital download: A meditation on Simon of Cyrene (You – yes – you) and a set of poems for Easter Sunday (Love that breaks open stone). Alison Swinfen is UNESCO Professor of Refugee integration through languages and the arts, University of Glasgow and Co-convener of Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network (GRAMNet). 7 pages |
Easter Sunday Sermon from Iona Abbey (PDF download)Nicola Slee 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. Nicola Slee is Director of Research at the Queen’s Foundation for Ecumenical Theological Education (www.queens.ac.uk), and the author of many books. 5 pages |
More downloads for Holy Week & EasterFor all Lent and Easter downloads |
Digital download: Two reflections for Good Friday and one for Holy Saturday, taken from the books Out of Iona and We Journey in Hope. 6 pages |
Digital download: Moving and insightful prayers and poems for Easter Day and beyond, up to Pentecost, taken from the book The Green Heart of the Snowdrop, by Kate McIlhagga. 22 pages For more information and to see a sample |
Digital download: A reflection for two voices – and with reference to Elvis Presley – on empty graves, theories about what happened to Jesus’s body, and a true understanding of resurrection. Taken from the book Dirt, Mess and Danger, by Glendon Macaulay. 4 pages For more information and to see a sample |
Digital download: Bible readings, poems, prayers and reflections for Good Friday. 15 pages |
Digital download: Responses, songs, prayers, readings, liturgies and a sermon, taken from the book Fire and Bread, by Ruth Burgess. 26 pages |
Some recent books |
When editor Neil Paynter called for contributions to Iona of My Heart he wrote: ‘I’m looking for those human stories from Iona. You know the ones – we all have them. Stories 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 … Show why Iona and what the Iona Community does there is important to the world. Give it a human face.’ Four months of daily readings. Royalties to the Iona Community’s Iona Abbey Capital Appeal. |
This new edition of the Iona Abbey Worship Book has been extensively revised and rearranged. About 80% of the text is new material which has been developed by members of the Iona Community since the previous edition. |
Reflective, prayerful poems about how, on a cosmic and a personal level, darkness gives way to light. ‘You are in skilled hands here, so let yourself be carried along, ready to experience delight, or be jarred into discomfort. Above all ponder, weigh, take time. For each poem comes out of the quiet depths of a person who is a fellow pilgrim, illuminating the familiar with her own God-given insight.’ – Esther de Waal |
A collection of short stories told by vivid voices that direct our gaze to life’s small details. They chart the changing cycles and seasons of the year, reflecting the liturgical patterns of the church and all the weathers of our hearts. ‘Katie Munnik is an excellent storyteller … Her stories are flesh and blood, like the Christian and Jewish scriptures. They bring those big stories to life, while opening up new insights and perspectives.’ |
Liturgies for Advent and Christmas, Lent and Easter, Transfiguration, Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, All Saints’, St Columba’s Day, Father’s Day; on hunger, economic witness, peacemaking, the environment, pilgrimage, welcome, hospitality and friendship. Includes a blessing liturgy for a marriage or partnership, a wedding/partnership ceremony and resources for a memorial event. Originally published as single digital downloads by Wild Goose. For more information and to see a sample
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A wide-ranging collection of resources for Advent, Christmas, Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Transfiguration, Harvest, Holocaust Memorial Day, Mothering Sunday, and other special days, and on areas of concern, like refugees and peacemaking. Originally published as single digital downloads. |
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