Digital download: Four liturgies focusing on trans affirmation inspired by the International Transgender Day of Visibility. They explicitly celebrate trans and non-binary people and include a trans naming liturgy. 23 pages.
Digital download: A collection of resources created by members of the Iona Community’s LGBTQ+ Common Concern Network as a reflection of all that they seek to celebrate and affirm. Includes prayers, poems, reflections and songs. 36 pages.
Sheet music download: A song for Easter Sunday, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. 3 pages.
Digital download: Resources for Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20th. Includes an invocation, a reading, a reflection, an act of remembrance, a letting go activity and intercessions. 8 pages.
Sheet music download: A responsive blessing song – from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 2 pages.
Valentine's Day
Digital download: A reflection and resources for Valentine’s Day, focusing on a broader interpretation of what it represents. Includes two finger labyrinths to use as tools for reflection. 11 pages.
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.
Sheet music download: A musical setting of Psalm 121, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 2 pages.
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.
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.
Sheet music download: A song for Easter, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.
Digital download: A song for Easter, by one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.
Sheet music download: A Christmas introit with two different tunes provided (full score) - from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. 7 pages.
Sheet music 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.
Sheet music download: A song of blessing - from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 3 pages.
Sheet music 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.
Sheet music download: A song to celebrate harvest, from one of the Iona Abbey musicians. Full score. 5 pages.
Sheet music download: A blessing song for harvest with words and music by one of the musicians of Iona Abbey. Full score. 2 pages.
Creation & Environment
Digital download: A liturgy lamenting the greed that damages the planet, the suffering of refugees and displaced people, and decline in faith. Lamenting allows us to grieve together and offer our sorrows to God. The value of lamentation is that it can unfreeze us - and lead to action. 10 pages.
Daily life
Digital download: Reflections on our own emotional needs and challenges, from forgiveness to freedom, through the story of Peter's denial and other biblical characters. Knowing God as provider helps us to move into maturity in our dealings with other people. Taken from the book Wild Goose Chase: Exploring the spirituality of everyday life, by Annie Heppenstall. 18 pages.
Daily life
Digital download: Biblical reflections and intercessionary prayers relating to various aspects of daily life, aimed at bringing those for whom we pray into a triangular relationship with ourselves and God. Taken from the book Wild Goose Chase: Exploring the spirituality of everyday life, by Annie Heppenstall. 21 pages.
Daily life
Digital download: Reflections on being with God through cycles and passing of time - for each day of the week and different times of the day. Includes biblical quotes and references, reflections and points of focus, and a canticle and a prayer for each day or time. Taken from the book Wild Goose Chase: Exploring the spirituality of everyday life, by Annie Heppenstall. 24 pages.
Digital download: Meditations on the lives of some ordinary people from the Bible, using the haiku format, and a suggestion for using this method for contemplation on any chosen theme. Taken from the book Wild Goose Chase: Exploring the spirituality of everyday life, by Annie Heppenstall. 4 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: Contemplations that use a focus on various parts of the body as a device for bringing ourselves into the present moment. Each section includes a Bible quote and references, a discussion, reflective activities and a prayer. Taken from the book Wild Goose Chase: Exploring the spirituality of everyday life, by Annie Heppenstall. 25 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: Three prayers, some suggested Bible readings and a dramatic reading based on Acts 10 - all suitable to be used as part of a Pentecost service or Communion. 5 pages.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A liturgy suitable for any time between Pentecost and Trinity Sunday. 5 pages.
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.
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.
E- Liturgies & Prayers
Digital download: A participative liturgy on love, designed to be carried out in a circle around a low table. Includes preparation notes. 11 pages.
Communion
Digital download: From the book Wild Goose Chase, by Annie Heppenstall, this is a radical (in the true sense of the word) way in which a group of 'ordinary' people can share thanksgiving with confidence, drawing from the roots and scriptures of our faith, using a structure which follows a traditional act of worship. 11 pages.