Holy Week
Digital download: A reflection and a meditation on drinking the bittersweet cup of life. 5 pages.
All-age resources
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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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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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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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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Tuesday of Holy Week – Peace will grow from the ground up (PDF download)
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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Digital download: A dramatic and poetic telling of the road to Emmaus story, for two actors and a narrator. 6 pages.
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Digital download: A meditation and a reflection for Good Friday, a lament for Holy Saturday, and a simple all-age activity for Easter Sunday. 6 pages.
All-age resources
Digital download: Another of Nancy's lively communion services for all ages, this time for Easter Sunday and incorporating a rooster's view of the Resurrection. The author is a former Deputy Warden of Iona Abbey. 13 pages.
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Digital download: A vigil for Good Friday that concentrates the final 24 hours of Jesus into about an hour. 9 pages.
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Digital download: A remembrance and celebration of that Last Supper of long ago and what it means to us - as the beginning of hope and much more. 10 pages.
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Digital download: Insightful meditative poems for Ash Wednesday, the Sundays of Lent, and Holy Week, which can be used in group situations or for personal reflection. 21 pages.
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Digital download: Prayers for each day of Holy Week to help us reflect on the unfolding events of that period and relate them to our own lives. John is a former Leader of the Iona Community. 12 pages
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Digital download: A programme of suggested Bible readings and short prayers for the whole of Lent and Holy Week that will help you create a few minutes of reflection for each day of this season. 17 pages.