coracle spring 2014 issue 4/59 THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE IONA COMMUNITY , 2013 p3 ‘TELL ABOUT IT’ Alison Swinfen, Pike Diamond and Chaz Doherty p15 BORDERLANDS AND UNIONS: ON TH E SCOTTISH REFERENDUM – A LETTER TO DAVID CAMERON Ruth Harvey p18 the magazine of the iona community TRIDENT – AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT REASON TO VOTE ‘YES’ ON 18TH SEPTEMBER coracle Alan and Maire-Colette Wilkie p21

GATHERED FOR GOD 1. You could have chosen better people 3. You could have honoured better singers Annual Repor t who showed much less diversity, than children shouting in the street. who would not compromise your gospel You could have sat with safer diners Issue or question your integrity. than those with whom you chose to eat. Instead you picked a random harvest, You could have kept a tighter circle whose pedigree was scarcely known, and made far fewer foreign friends. believing that, through these companions, Indeed, you could have done our bidding the love of God could yet be shown. and used your means to serve our ends.

Gathered for God, gathered for God, Gathered for God, gathered for God, caught in the net cast by the Lord … caught in the net cast by the Lord …

2. You could have chosen safer subjects 4. But, Jesus, you came, contradicting and caused less upset and offence, how we believed God ought to be, or made innocuous pronouncements, and took our flesh for your own body which would not undermine pretence. to liberate humanity. But you decided to be different, For all you are and do and promise, to speak of money, tax and food, we gladly worship and applaud, and how the privileged can be loveless, grateful that, in your net, you caught us, and how the poor show God is good. gathered for freedom and for God.

Gathered for God, gathered for God, Gathered for God, gathered for God, caught in the net cast by the Lord … caught in the net cast by the Lord.

John L. Bell © 2013 GIA Publications Inc., from Gathered for God , GIA Publications. Recording and sheet music available from www.wgrg.co.uk

Iona Community 75th Anniversary photo © David Coleman coracle The Iona Community, 4th Floor, Savoy House, 140 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3DH t: 0141 332 6343 f: 0141 332 1090 e: [email protected] w: http://iona.org.uk/media/coracle/ © the iona community 2014/contents © the individual contributors Work and worship, Prayer and politics, Sacred and secular … The Iona Community is: 1 coracle Susan Dale simple ‘send in the counsellors’ comfortable? A message came experiences; we eventually hope coracle 2 spring 2014 • An ecumenical community of men and approach was the right one: back from the police family liaison to create a resource for other spring 2014 news women from different walks of life and news different traditions in the Christian church people did not seem to need teams that they would be glad for communities who face similar • Committed to the gospel of Jesus Christ, and Listening Point ‘counselling’ at that moment, but us to be there. Walking forward in tragic circumstances. to following where that leads, even into the they did need to talk, and to talk to faith, we moved in on the week On September 26th, 2013 the unknown Many Iona Community members and associates supported the people who would really listen. before the trial of Mark Bridger • Engaged together, and with people of goodwill town held its breath again as, at Listening Point project running here in Machynlleth, which began started. Within the space of 24 across the world, in acting, reflecting and We opted for a model providing a last, after all the waiting, the family praying for justice, peace and the integrity following the abduction and murder of little April Jones on October hours it was transformed from an drop-in centre where people of April were finally able to hold a of creation 1st, 2012. Your prayers, donations and gifts meant so much, and office into a beautiful drop-in could just pop in for an informal funeral service for their beloved • Convinced that the inclusive community we enabled us to provide really good community support to this small centre. The council had left us seek must be embodied in the community conversation and a cup of tea, a daughter. I acted as an usher at town in the middle of Wales, where support resources are so scarce. many items to use – fridge, kettle, we practise helpline staffed by myself and the church, and wept with the I thought it might interest you to have an update on the project. printer and stationery, desks, So we share a common discipline of: another counsellor, and a free family over their loss. After the chairs; volunteers and visitors • Daily prayer and bible study It has been an amazing time filled with tears, anger, and also counselling service where people funeral, I went to the drop-in • Mutual accountability for our use of time again brought flowers, paintings laughter and love. Listening Point continues to offer unconditional could be referred for more formal centre, where we all sat together and money and tablecloths. Rocking chairs love and support to whoever walks through the doors: it is support. Volunteer listeners and in our grief and love for each • Spending time together appeared for the inner room. • Action for justice and peace becoming a project run by, and for, those within the community, counsellors were recruited, and other, and drank tea and shared

And are, together with our staff, whatever their need. policies and ways of working Someone posted a note the cake that someone had made responsible for: made clear. Folk delivered flyers and left for us. When April went missing, there was a knock on the door at 9:45pm through the door • Our islands residential centres of Iona Abbey, advertising the service, and we from folk already out searching. From that moment on, life here anonymously yesterday Listening Point is now at a the MacLeod Centre on Iona, and Camas were launched on the 15th of Adventure Centre on the Ross of Mull. would never be the same for me. I resisted the urge to go out into with these words: ‘Thank crossroads, moving towards December, 2012. The drop-in was And in Glasgow the night and scour the hills. As a visually impaired person with no you for being here. This becoming a community resource • The administration of the Community in the parish room of the local night vision, and unable to walk far, this, I thought, would not be the is a sanctuary.’ rather than a project, and of • Our work with young people church – folk brought books, way in which I could help; I wept however because I wanted to be course the issue of finding funding • Our publishing house, Wild Goose Publications jigsaws, wool, art materials, made We were up and running, and have • Our association in the revitalising of worship out there with the others. Then, along with everyone here in the again raises its head. I am taking a posters – the kindness and not looked back. The centre is with the Wild Goose Resource Group community, I waited, and waited – each helicopter pass over the step back for a while, but handing generosity was overwhelming. light, and often full of laughter, as The Iona Community was founded in Glasgow in bungalow shaking the very core of my being: terror was engulfing on to a team of amazingly skilled people of all ages join in knitting, 1938 by George MacLeod, minister, visionary and us all; and it went on for weeks, then months. The centre had a simple rule: and dedicated volunteers. prophetic witness for peace, in the context of art and other activities; police visit ‘What is said in the drop-in, stays in the poverty and despair of the Depression. Its In some ways I felt frozen, deskilled, unable to ‘do’ anything. Meeting alongside young mums and those My view is that it will take a the drop-in’ and an ethos of original task of rebuilding the monastic ruins of a police welfare officer, who had at that point been working 12-hour who are elderly or infirm. Since generation for the events here to Iona Abbey became a sign of hopeful rebuilding acceptance, empathy and non- days supporting the search teams, was another defining moment. be fully processed and for us to of community in Scotland and beyond. Today, we judgemental positive regard. We opening our doors last December There was a need for action within the community and I could not recover from the trauma, but I am are almost 250 Members, mostly in Britain, and started with ourselves: our own we have received 422 visits. 70 1500 Associate Members, with 1400 Friends remain in my professional-practice bubble outside of that need. I very hopeful – the resilience, thoughts and feelings about what attended a ‘fun day’ for children on worldwide. Together and apart, ‘we follow the felt driven to step forward. I had professional skills; I was also the estate. We have received 120 compassion and generosity of the light we have, and pray for more light.’ was happening, and it was Director of Counselling for a small charity, the Churches Counselling people I find myself working and through this resting in each other calls to the helpline and 14 clients Coracle is the quarterly magazine of the Iona Service in Wales, which could possibly host and assist any project have received counselling, not to living with amazes and astounds Community. Views expressed in it are not that we were then able to reach set up to support the community. Strangely, God, and prayer, usually me afresh each day. l necessarily the policy of the Iona Community, but out to others, and our relationship mention the over 1000 hours put so much part of my life, seemed far away. If I had been consulted the Community seeks the exchange of thoughts as a team has become a strong in by the team of volunteer For more information about and ideas as a basis for finding common ground. about working within another traumatised community I would have one. listeners. There have been many Listening Point: Letters are welcome, but may be edited because felt very differently: I would have stepped in as the outside profes - tears, lots of anger and fear, but we of space restrictions. For advertising or sional. This, however, was more complex. I am a Christian, an Iona As the weeks turned into months, are together and sharing the load. [email protected] photography specifications, please contact the Community member, my husband, a retired church minister who and a trial approached, we realised The only unwelcome guests have This is an abridged version of an article that first editor. Unsolicited material is welcome (by e- sometimes takes services locally; my psychotherapeutic practice, that for the church to continue mail or on disk) but cannot always be included. been the press who have regularly appeared in Thresholds, Winter 2013 and BACP however, has always been in secular settings. The careful boundaries with its normal functions in the made camp in the car park, but next copy dates: Therapy Today, February 2014. created to keep me, and others, safe would need to be taken apart parish room we would need to have not entered over the please contact the editor Susan Dale is a Counsellor and a member of the mindfully, and with thought to the ethical principles I hold so dear. find a new venue. Then a miracle threshold. Outside our window is contact details: happened: a small purpose-built Iona Community. The Iona Community, 4th Floor, Savoy House, In November 2012, five weeks following April’s disappearance, I put ‘April’s Bench’, donated by centre became available on the 140 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3DH a call out within local community networks for people who were prisoners at Shrewsbury Prison, t: 0141 332 6343 f: 0141 332 1090 Bryn-y-Gog estate, where April had ‘good listeners’. To my amazement 20 people arrived for a meeting and what has come to be known e: [email protected] lived. It had originally been a small in the local church rooms. I stepped forward in faith, and knew that locally as ‘April’s Garden’ with all its w: http://iona.org.uk/media/coracle/ shop, converted to offices some there was no way back now: I had committed to being part of this pinkness. editor Neil Paynter years previously by Powys Council town and enmeshed in this tragedy. administration Karen Turner for a project that was now coming Someone posted a note through template design Wendy Ball, 2ND STOREY The funding for the project came swiftly from the Church of Wales, to an end. They offered it to us at a the door anonymously yesterday formatting by Neil Paynter with these words: ‘Thank you for printed by Montgomery Litho, Glasgow the Welsh Presbyterian Church and the Iona Community, plus nominal rent. At first we were donations from others wanting to support us here in Machynlleth. I tentative about moving there: being here. This is a sanctuary.’ Coracle is the magazine of the Iona Community, a charity registered in Scotland No: SC003794 took on the role of Project Coordinator and manager and carefully would it be too close to April’s Currently many of the volunteers Company No: SC096243 thought through what might be helpful. I was not convinced that a family for them to feel are writing about their A

3 and an excellent sermon from Carers from Oban, and local on Iona next summer. n 1 Reverend Dr Ian Bradley. children from Lochdon Primary n

0 As always, it has been a privilege to The Annual Report u School. 2 a We look back on a season of welcome staff, young people and , l t visitors down the track to one of the

r celebration and hospitality – of There were three new R o of the Iona Community, 2013 welcoming folk from all over the developments during the season: most beautiful spots in the world – e p world to our usual programme. we are looking forward to the 2014 p e A YEAR OF CELEBRATION Michael Russell, the local MSP and behalf of asylum seekers, The Garden Project involved o

R season. Cabinet Secretary for Education in volunteering at food banks, serving The guest experience has on the r

acquiring a new polytunnel, t l 2013 was a year of celebration for

whole been of a very high order in , a the Scottish Government. as street pastors and protesting ACCESS TO OUR ISLANDS the Iona Community – with events building a fruit cage, creating an 2 u all our Centres, underpinned and against social injustice and the orchard – and planting 400 new CENTRES 0 n marking the 1450th anniversary of All parties involved declared the possession of nuclear weapons. enabled by excellent teams of 1 n

trees around the garden. 3 Columba’s arrival on Iona, the celebrations a success and John Resident and voluntary staff. The Iona Community has two A Community’s 75th anniversary, Maclean, Convener of the island’s Members gathered on Iona in In the second development, six restricted funds which can only be The Iona Community Shop had a and the visit to Iona of the Community Council, sent a October to discuss the issues in the young people from the GK used to assist our work with people good year supplying Wild Goose President of Ireland, Michael D. message to say that we had ‘done forthcoming referendum on Experience in Blackhill, a Church of living in poverty in the UK. The Publications, local crafts and Higgins – such significant Iona proud’. Scottish independence. We made Scotland Priority Areas group, Access Fund has been built up fairtrade goods to guests and through donations from many occasions. Three weeks later Iona Community use of the Imagining Scotland’s climbed across the mountains to visitors. people over many years, and is The two main aims of the members, associates and friends Future material devised by the Lochbuie, camped in the rain, strictly for subsidising people Pentecost event to commemorate gathered in Govan to celebrate Church and Society Council. The As we celebrated the 25th walked along the beautiful coast staying at our Island Centres. The the arrival of Columba were the Iona Community’s 75th sessions were excellently led by anniversary of the MacLeod route to Carsaig, and then sailed in Alastair Crerar Fund was formed fulfilled. The first was to ensure anniversary. The weekend associates Simon Barrow and Carla Centre this year, we began a traditional Baltic workboat to from a one-off donation in 2011 and that the occasion was planned included a shared meal and Roth, who enabled us to discuss the planning for the future of our camp at Knockvologan – then on has these purposes: and celebrated by the people of storytelling session about the issues with both passion and Centres. We will seek to ensure to Ulva and Fionnphort, then back sensitivity. The Iona Community will Iona. Islanders prepared and led early years, the inaugural George that the way we staff and run our on the bus. The event was l to enable greater numbers of the service of thanksgiving along MacLeod Lecture with contri - not be taking a formal position on Centres continues to honour the transformational: young people single poor people to access our with our Centres Director, Joanna butions by Douglas Alexander MP the referendum but members will great legacy and privilege we have learnt how to look after Centres on Iona and Mull, or similar Anderson. Children from Iona and Dr Bernard Sabella from be engaged in campaigning for a of being in this place. themselves and each other, and residential facilities as appropriate, more just and equal society. also that where a boat can take Primary School greeted guests at Palestine, and a performance of I end this season optimistic about by meeting travel and accommo - you is not limited to a destination. the jetty with Gaelic songs, took the play An Island between Heaven ISLAND CENTRES DIRECTOR, the future, grateful to the dation costs; part in the service and decorated and Earth by Alistair Rutherford, REVEREND JOANNA ANDERSON, The young people then joined us wonderful Resident Group team of l to support social care and for a residential stay at Camas. The the marquee in the school which had also been performed REPORTS FROM IONA 2013 for all their gifts and outreach initiatives in Glasgow; grounds, where refreshments were on Iona at Pentecost. We were group continues to meet up at St While the 75th anniversary willingness to go the extra mile, served. The island community blessed with glorious summer Paul’s Church in Provanmill. l to encourage partnerships with celebrations were underway in and with confidence in the future. turned out in force for the service weather for St Columba’s Day other agencies working with the Glasgow, on Iona we marked St The third development saw in the Abbey and the buffet in the (Sunday 9th June) – ideal for our CAMAS COORDINATOR, JON single poor in Glasgow and Columba’s Day. A special ecumenical several young adults joining us on marquee, and were joined by picnic in the grounds of Govan LLOYD, REPORTS FROM MULL elsewhere. service was held that morning using three separate occasions during hundreds of invited guests and Old Church following the service In 2013 we utilised £11,643 of the an order written by Jan Sutch 2013 was a busy year at Camas! the season. They came first with dignitaries. of thanksgiving and the Access Fund and spent an Pickard, a Community member We had one of our largest groups their youth groups, then returned welcoming of new members. additional £26,171 of our General A second aim was to strengthen living on Mull. Vivid memories of the ever, combined of folk from for our open enrolment personal Funds offering subsidised stays on our partnership-working with Throughout the year members service include Sister Jean of the Washington, USA and Macclesfield, development course ‘Sustain Iona and at Camas. The Alastair Historic Scotland. The Pentecost and associate members continued Roman Catholic House of Prayer which meant we were cooking for Yourself’, and then again for the Crerar Fund was not used in 2013. weekend also marked the official to gather in local groups and to be walking boldly up the aisle of the over fifty guests. That’s fine – it’s end-of-season ‘Garden Week’. It is This is a total of £37,814. opening of Historic Scotland’s new active in their local churches and Abbey clanging a very loud, ancient- just that the washing-up goes on so rewarding to see young people interpretation facilities at the communities. This witness takes sounding bell; the Moderator Revd forever. We also welcomed new develop in confidence, and In 2012 the total subsidy was Abbey. This was conducted by many forms, from advocacy on Dr Lorna Hood dressed in her finery; groups from the Gorbals, Young hoping to volunteer at Camas or £45,115. Considerable support was Annual Report, 2013 y s y e d g e f , . , y b c p , b d l y n g n r

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3 1 0 2 , t r o p e R l a u n n A 11 coracle 900MWh of green energy each year digging to be done! We’re also death row in the state of Texas. My pen- spring 2014 (the equivalent of powering more keen to offer short breaks to folk friend is very appreciative of my sparks of the Sparks of the Light: news from members light than 200 homes) and reducing who can’t do such labour and/or friendship and letters and I feel my life Stuart MacQuarrie (Glasgow) , who is Chaplain at Glasgow University, is are both retired for some years after Mull’s carbon footprint. It will also can’t afford to pay much or at all, so has been enriched by the friendship. being seconded by the university to run and manage the Religious ministry. Iain continues as one of the bring social and environmental assistance in covering those costs Indeed when I was in hospital last Services Centre at the Commonwealth Games. The approach by the Chaplains to the Presbytery of benefits to the island. The hope is would be good too. February he sent me a get-well card –a Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee came as a result of the interfaith and Edinburgh and Isabel has been that money invested by I am still a Church of Scotland total surprise to me. The friendship has inclusive approach the Glasgow University Chaplaincy follows. The vision is involved in mediation issues in the shareholders will enable start-up minister – not retired or left the entered a critical phase – last to provide opportunities for religious observance and pastoral support Church. Both of us have been involved loans to be paid back sooner. church, rather ‘doing ministry November he informed me that his and to engage with local faith communities. The Commonwealth Games in the Homeless World Cup and Iain is Construction will start in spring differently’. Doing supply and final court of appeal has started. My village and many of the venues are only twenty minutes away from on the Board of Street Soccer Scotland, 2014. locum work, and planning to use Texas state coordinator has given me a Glasgow Cathedral, St Andrews Cathedral, Glasgow Central Mosque, Hindu the Scottish project to help rehabilitate Shares are £50 each, but to be a arts and crafts as a form of ministry. lot of help to deal with this and my Mandir Glasgow, Buddhist Vihara, a Jewish synagogue, Glasgow’s new folk through sport. We have strong voting member five shares are Borrowing the Wild Goose mantra pen-friend has thanked me for my gurdwara and other key centres of religion and places of worship. interests in Africa and the Middle East. needed. We are not affluent, but that everyone can sing, including encouragement. I keep on praying that Alison Swinfen (Phipps) (Glasgow): I work with refugees and asylum Both have been on the Committee of several of us have clubbed those who think they can’t, I am he will be given a stay of execution and seekers and in intercultural relations. At present this work takes me all over the Scottish Palestinian Forum and Iain together. We now have one vote keen to help folk discover that that Texas and other states who haven’t the world, lecturing, running workshops and developing projects with is on the Scottish Executive of ACTSA between us, and will have to call a everyone can do arts and crafts – done so will abolish the death penalty. academics, NGOs, the public sector, government and policy-makers as well (Action for Southern Africa). His special Family Group meeting it’s not just for children or those Pat Livingston (London): Composing as, most importantly, communities of migrants themselves. This work also research, writing and lecturing on when the time comes to cast it! But with special talents. If you’d be music/sound design to member David involves media, writing and public advocacy in my role as Co-Convener of slavery and abolition has led to more importantly we are interested in trying your hand at Coleman slides of Noah’s flood. Teach Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network. involvement in anti-trafficking. We have supporting a scheme for local and something new, or honing your music 2.5 days in two schools in south felt supported by other members and London in areas of high deprivation – As this is work which attracts considerable hostility at times, and is renewable energy. skills at something you already associates in our concerns and from ukulele to brass, iPad to film exposing, the prayers of fellow members, associates and friends are a vital If other members of the enjoy, then do get in touch. In involvement in justice and peace issues, music. Setting up El Sistema-type lifeline. This is especially true for the accountability and personal support Community would like to know ‘crowdfunding’ style you may like and this mutual support continues to to buy handknitted or other craft project. of my Family Group, where vulnerability and fear are held and heard, and be a major strength of the Community. more about Green Energy Mull humour is never far away. Without which … (shareholding isn’t limited to local items. Eventually I’ll have a website. Paul Nicolson (London): In 2012 Murdoch and Anne MacKenzie For now I have a blog: associate Paul Nicolson founded Alison May (Glasgow): Since retiring to Milngavie seven years ago I’ve residents – though there has been (Edinburgh): Having recently relocated www.modhachaidh.wordpress.com Taxpayers Against Poverty (TAP): been kept busy with occasional grandchild-minding, plus regularly an impressive take-up here) then to Edinburgh we invited member Peter www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk keeping an eye on my mother – now aged 105 and still living in her own check www.garmonyhydro.info or It’s early but exciting days. Your Millar to bless our new flat on St flat! – and with various church commitments, including our church’s contact [email protected] prayers are and will be appreciated. On 22nd March, TAP helped organise Nicholas’s Day, 6th December. twinning with a church in Malawi. Liz Gibson (Mull): Mo Dhachaidh = Ginny Graham (Arbroath): As a the ‘1000 Mothers March for Justice’ in Neighbours and friends came bearing my home, and the name of our happily retired person I have quite Tottenham – to mark the anniversary of For the past four years I have been Secretary of the Milngavie Churches ‘Santa’s gifts’ for our local food bank: new abode. Martyn and I would a bit of ‘spare’ time. I’m one of the the imposition of the caps, cuts and Christian Aid Committee, which brings together six local churches to run a 106 tins of food: soup 16, baked like to welcome folk to Lochdon, many volunteers at a food parcel Council Tax on the already inadequate house-to-house collection in Christian Aid Week. Each year we raise beans/spaghetti 32, Isle of Mull, just 2.5 miles from project, which brings out my lowest incomes of the waged and around £11,000 during the week, plus extra from Lenten lunches, peas/vegetables/tomatoes/sweet corn Craignure on the road toward Iona. righteous indignation with central unwaged. TAP marched for adequate collections at Christmas, and a stall at the local charity card sale. 11, fish 14, meat 12, fruit desserts 9, We have a 10-acre croft and in time government. Currently I’m between incomes, secure affordable homes, and Katy Owen (Glasgow): ‘Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided’. custard/rice/Ambrosia 11, plus 1 lonely we’ll be turning the old byre into adult literacy projects; I've been for freedom from hunger, cold and These words echo in my head as I awake at 6:38 this morning. Lord, what a tin of haggis! It amounted to 23kgs of simple but lovely accommodation. helping with these for maybe 12 damp houses, outrageously high rents, morning! The sky is streaked with brilliant shades of orange and yellow food which provided immediate help Meanwhile we have space in the years (I used to be a primary unmanageable debts, evictions, Council and looking westwards the slender arc of a rainbow emerges from the to a family and a single person, house for guests. We don’t intend teacher). For fun and exercise (and Tax court costs and bailiffs’ fees. grey cloud. This pale almost insignificant morning rainbow is even more providing three nutritionally balanced to operate conventional B&B. There the thrill of wielding power tools) I On 5th April, TAP took part in another surprising than the sun’s glorious reflections across the sky. What amazing meals for three days, according to the are good ones around if that’s what am part of the set-building team at protest, outside One Hyde Park, gifts to receive on such a morning as this. Food Bank Administrator. Only a drop in you’re after. We do need money to a local theatre club. I am an active Knightsbridge in London: the ocean but then ‘every ocean is made Prayer pay the bills so donations will be member of a political party – at the up of many drops’ . ‘Fight for Justice and Protest Against the much appreciated, especially if you last election I had the strange God of all that lives and breathes and has its being, your glory reflects a Bedroom Tax and Against the Real Iona and Mull Family Group, from Jan are on your way to Iona and would experience of voting for myself! goodness and a certainty at the heart of creation. Too often the days rush past “Something for Nothing” Culture’: and we fail to see the wonders each moment can bring. Too often we are self- Sutch Pickard: Green Energy Mull is otherwise be paying to stay I subscribe to quite a few justice On the first anniversary of the imposition absorbed, motivated by doing rather than being. Today, as we tick off the the first community-owned elsewhere. There’s a late ferry on and peace campaigning organi - of the Bedroom Tax, Unite Community boxes of achievement, open our eyes to one another. Help us to breathe into hydroelectric generation scheme on Friday nights so we’re ideally sations. and other London Groups concerned the silence our souls long and strive for. As the wild geese fly in formation the isle of Mull. It is being set up at placed for a stopover. And if you’re Brian Brown (Ayrshire): I am with poverty and injustice are calling together towards their next resting-place may we allow ourselves the belief Garmony, on the east coast, under the stranded by the weather we can involved with, among other things, people together to protest against this that we too can fly, carried by the wind of your Spirit to unexpected places auspices of Mull and Iona Community help out at short notice. We’d like ENABLE, CND and Trident disastrous policy outside One Hyde Park, beyond the horizons of our limited expectations. Trust. When a share offer was issued folk to come for Iona/Camas work- this autumn, members of the Iona and week-style holidays – a few days of Ploughshares, Amnesty Knightsbridge. Katy Owen International and Lifelines. Mull Family Group were interested in physical labour (including free These flats are known as the wealthiest Iain and Isabel Whyte (Edinburgh): Iain has been a member of the supporting this initiative, which has the time!) in return for bed and board. Two years ago I joined Lifelines and residences in the world. They have many Community for 47 years and Isabel will become a member in August. We potential to generate more than Lots of bracken-clearing and I correspond with a prisoner on empty bed rooms. The owners do nothing 13 coracle to earn the vast annual increase in Lord of love and life, whose very from John O’Donohue: ‘ The Celtic answer to the WEF. We pray for all often left with a feeling of John Dillon (USA): I am very proud of spring 2014 market value. That is the real being is rooted deeply in the soul of Church grew among people who were the women and men walking the inadequacy, and of trying to four initiatives my congregation is sparks of the light ‘something for nothing’ culture . all your beloved, may each of us be not builders, who were not tempted to long way to justice and peace and alleviate symptoms rather than pursuing at the moment: 1) We T he 85 flats sell for billions, only a few faithful in responding to your call: follow a tradition containing their gods in never giving up; we listen to music, touching the underlying (and successfully took a motion to are regularly lived in or pay any bringing hope to those who despair, temples, but felt closer to them when they share silence and light candles of interconnected) causes. Presbytery to support an overture to Council Tax . Most are registered in bringing peace to those who know could feel the wind buffeting their faces hope … Participating in Urgent Actions by the General Assembly to divest from all the names of mysterious companies only conflict, bringing healing, and see the flash of white wings against In Psalm 82 God holds judgement Amnesty International, particularly fossil fuel companies. based in offshore tax havens – one sharing joy and being your love and the sky and smell the tangle of sun- in the midst of the gods: ‘How long concerning women, and 2) For the third year we received sold for £56 million and charges £2 a life in the world. warmed bark of trees. This is no modern will you judge unjustly? You do not supporting Médecins Sans national certification as an Earthcare year rent …’ (from the TAP website). God in us, fancy. That Irish monasticism saw value help the poor or free the prisoners; Frontières and the Clean Clothes Congregation which consistently saves in such things is manifest in early records.’ Elaine and Michael Gisbourne God around us, you do not protect the needy ones. Campaign are simply attempts to energy and resources. We are the only (Lancaster): Michael Gisbourne, God with us. With these thoughts in mind we met in You are children of the Most High, stand up for justice in various areas. certified congregation in our who is minister at St Paul’s Church, Amen a circle of ancient stones on Dartmoor. but you shall die like mortals.’ There is also a crying need to focus presbytery and are trying to recruit Sitting inside the circle on blankets and on animals to protect them from others. Scotforth, Lancaster, and Elaine Margaret Hart (Cheshire): Who are these gods today? Are chairs, the 11 of us were invited to abuse and exploitation under Gisbourne, who works as an NHS Margaret recently travelled to Haiti they gathered in Davos, acting and 3) Monthly public movie and discussion remember those who, long ago, created present intolerable conditions physiotherapist and volunteers as a with Christian Aid, visiting Christian judging unjustly? nights on topics like immigration, Street Pastor, recently wrote this Aid partner organisations. this sacred space, and in our own way (inadequate legislation, living bullying and gun violence. we made the space sacred again, in the Another world is possible! standards, transport conditions, powerful and very topical prayer, Margaret’s report/reflection from 4) Illinois’ law against carrying here and now. We were invited to pray Marie-Helene Binggeli (Austria): etc). Some friends of mine visit for member Martyn Coe’s induction Haiti will be included in the concealed weapons in public has for those in need close to us and in the Many years ago a group of us, led schools, and give talks and provide as Team Minister of South Lakes summer Coracle . Thank you, recently been overturned. Even though wider world, and to sit in the silence by the Rev. Peter Spink from the opportunities for direct contact Group of United Reformed Margaret (Ed.). the new law allows concealed carry in and hold them in our hearts. Anglican Christ Church, spent a with animals to try to raise Churches: Maureen and Alan Wright houses of worship(!) we have placed week on Iona. The healing service awareness. We lament our society, where (Exeter), from Maureen Wright: When worship was over, the group official ‘No weapons’ signs on all in particular made a deep changes to welfare budgets and lack My husband Alan and I are retired remained close together, as if held by Prayer entrances to the building. impression on me and made me of employment opportunities cause teachers, who latterly provided invisible arms. take a fresh look at my priorities. I I call on You: You, who created the I find it hard to believe you have to ask real poverty in our own working opportunities for adults Slowly drifting back to our picnic spot, became an associate of the Iona inconceivable and infinite cosmos, people not to bring guns to church but neighbourhoods. with learning difficulties at an people talked of other times when Community in 1985. because You also created our that is life in the USA. organic farm and craft facility. We they’d had to ‘re-enter the world’: a We are disgraced by the need to have wonderful unique earth. have been associates for several feeling many had experienced when Relatively recently an Iona Thom Shuman (USA) continues to be food banks; we are saddened by the I want to thank You, but I am years and visit Iona as often as leaving Iona. It did take us some time to Continentals group was formed in engaged in transitional/interim lack of support for our young people ashamed: possible. ‘return’. Tea and scones helped. Austria. On the 17th of every ministry in Cincinnati, Ohio. In addition and the paucity of care for some of second month we meet in different Your world has become brutalised to his writing for Wild Goose our elderly. For some time now, a group of If you are in the area and interested in parts of the country in someone’s (www.ionabooks.com) , he has self- associate members have been joining our group, please contact us at: and laid to waste, aspects distorted Where those without homes are home. This is rather nice as I find it published Dusty the Church Dog and meeting up in the southwest. [email protected]. beyond recognition, animals dying on our streets, and those who increasingly difficult to visit Iona. degraded to mere ‘things’ and Other Occasional Sightings of the Gospe l. suffer from mental health disorders We have had three meetings now, Elisabeth C. Miescher (Switzerland): He and his wife, Bonnie, continue to I am a former research biophysicist exploited, awe and reverence for life are marginalised in their own with 11 people who came from Report on the ‘Another World Is Possible’ work for better treatment and services and international civil servant, now destroyed by greed, excess and communities, we wonder where love Torquay, Dartmoor, Totnes, Exeter vigil held January 21, 2014 during the for persons with mental illness, having retired to a town near Vienna. I stupidity. lies. and Exmouth. World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos: recently done an interview for CNN on have a small house and garden, You, who rooted me in Your creation, We have been meeting in an For 25 years or more the WEF has their 20+ year struggle to find help for On cold pavements, where I cultivate herbs and practise in this utterly beautiful planet Earth: ancient building, part of the brought together politicians, presidents their son. through sleepless nights, Sound Therapy. For some years I Teach me responsibility for what I do: Cathedral Close in Exeter, which is of states and heads of global industries; Helen Weavers (Australia): My in the hunger and the fear worked with mentally and eat, buy, claim for myself … God with us … well-suited for our purpose, with a protests against the WEF and alongside physically handicapped children spirituality, sense of place, identity and kitchen, a space to gather and the gathering at Davos have been Teach me respect and reverence for ethos have all been heavily influenced We grieve for our world, where wars and young people – and learned a share a light supper, and a further going on for many years as well. We life: my neighbour, animal or tree. by the Iona Community. Experience on separate families and force them lot from them! My main concern area where Rev. John Clapham, (the protesters in Basel) used to go out Let me be gentle with the people Iona as a front office volunteer for 10 from their homes; where floods wash are children suffering from neglect, who is also an associate of the Iona on to the streets and walk in silence around me: with their fears and my weeks in 2000 and contact with away fertile soil and precious crops, abuse, poverty or abandon, and I Community (and who recently through the empty city, mourning the own. Community members who visit and drought drains life away. have therefore been supporting started up a counselling service for unfair treatment of poorer countries Australia have been a vital part of my street children in Medellin, Help me to understand that we are Where neighbour nations build walls people on low incomes in Devon), and the abuse of power. We saw many Christian formation. I appreciate Columbia and the dedicated work all One: that each of us has been and throw weapons, where places of sets up a reflective space, with things that were wrong. contact with the Community as an of Concordia with street children in called by name. Called to become worship and public transport icons and candles. John also associate member. Now instead, we remain inside church, Romania and neighbouring aware and accept personal responsi - systems are targets of terrorism, we provides us with a service sheet and look out for ‘another world’: for countries; and am glad to be able bility for protecting and preserving Making connections with others is a wonder where love lies. and we distribute the parts. We positive stories and encouraging events to ensure at least the education of our planet. big part of the worshipping community When uprooted and displaced, sing and create a special space from anywhere on our planet. We share two children in a shantytown in here at Jesmond Park Uniting Church in Will You show me the way? Help me? when injured and afraid, together. stories of hope from Burma, Peru, Egypt, and to sponsor in turn some Newcastle NSW. International students Daily? Thank You. Amen in loss and in despair, This August we met outside in the Palestine, Switzerland … To be inspired severely physically handicapped are invited to ‘Cheap Chewsday’ where God with us … open air, inspired by this passage and empowered by these stories is our children in Ethiopia. But I am so Marie-Helene Binggeli (abridged) a meal and conversation is offered on a 15 coracle monthly basis. Our congregation Alison Swinfen, Pike Diamond and Chaz Doherty showed us pictures of the slums bring students here. ‘This is a settlements. But I know that this is coracle 16 spring 2014 also offers a Homework, Education, and houses in Glasgow you were university.’ There is much work to how perhaps we move from spring 2014 sparks of the feature light/feature Literacy Programme (HELP) for leaving. You were refugees.’ We be done just in tackling the where we have been, to where we primary-age refugee children each ‘Tell about it’ begin a conversation which poverty, drugs and deprivation, are not yet. week, along with an Awesome continues through my stay. It’s not and doing it according to T hoe ‘You have travelled and seen many Monday Club for secondary unlike being at Camas, and indeed ways; in repopulating the foūrest things and many places,’ he says, students, working with an English Camas, the deforestation of the and caring for it according to after a pause and a little quiet and as a second language teacher and Atlantic rainforest, and the coloni - T hoe indigenous knowledge of some movement, ‘and no one donated laptops. sation and clearance of the Gaels thūe bush; in the start of credit knows about us here in the forest, and their language are my most unions and factories with T hoe One of my roles is Pastoral Care but you know and you can tell of present reference points as we business values; in the ū Team leader where, with the team, I us.’ have been given the special share stories. He tells me of the development of a highly In her ‘Instructions for living a life’ privilege of welcoming interna - settlement recently achieved with disciplined artistic school on the the poet Mary Oliver commands tional students from the nearby the government of Aotearoa New Marae; in work to live without the us to: ‘ Pay attention. Be astonished. University of Newcastle and from Zealand and of the process, now old enemy, and then, perhaps one Tell about it .’ refugee families. At the end of our well underway, to restore the land day, and in their own time, to services we say ‘God bless you’ in to T hoe M ori care. He tells make a peace with that past when For the queasy P keh of ū ā the languages represented in the stories of how this was achieved. something new has grown. There conscience, whenā it coāmes to congregation. Here are the ‘God ‘Tena koe , Alison’ begins the e-mail, sent with a 13-hour time difference, Stories of cunning and creativity, is nothing romantic about this M ori or any indigenous relations, bless yous’ we say to each other: at some implausible hour in the morning. A M ori friend is making some of suffering and servitude, of hope work. It is a struggle, a struggle at ‘teālling about it’ comes with the ā and of the need for decolonising the roots of the mind. Moro (Sudan): Lu koro tro amibe plans for ‘entertaining’ me during my extended stay in Aotearoa New knowledge of what has been the mind. I tell him of my time When it comes to the moment to Maori: Ma te ariki koe e tiaki Zealand. She is doing so with something of a twinkle in her eye and not taken and done with knowledge with refugees, of my time in Gaza leave, and drive the long winding Nepali: Parmeswar le raksha garun a little mischief. ‘I'd like to take you one weekend to the Whirinaki forest. in the name of greed. The and South Africa. These are road back through the forest, he English: God bless you I'm just seeing if I can time it that my mate is home so I could maybe get queasiness and caution are not political and human words calls us together and says an Dutch: God zegene u some t moko done and for you to meet the locals.’ The landscape of mistaken, are visceral, and are ā between us. Words about land, incantation over us. I recognise Thai: Pra Jau Song Kum Krong Partick, Glasgow gave way to new names and I found myself needing to important ways of knowing that struggle, hope and where, in each some words now. Not many, but Samoan: Fa amanuia le Atua mo oe reach for a dictionary to find out what it actually was she was going to we have betrayed and been get done. Never one to turn down a trip to the forest I said ‘yes’ … and a of the situations – Gaeldom, Gaza, the ones I hear matter. They are betrayed, that we are breakers and Tongan: Tapoakii ki mou tolu ehe South Africa, Aotearoa New OtuaKe month or so later find myself driving with my friend along the road from the words which have kept this broken. Rotorua to Murupara through thick mist and sulphur clouds, increasingly Zealand – I come from the line, people alive, kept this bushman Tuvalu: Ke Fakamanuia Te Atua Yet here I am, commissioned to convinced that the tree spirits are coming alive. country and empire that, wittingly hunting and gathering, kept him Pidgin (New Guinea): Bigpella ‘Tell about it’. And as the anthro - or not, was a perpetrator. turning to a fusion of graffiti art blessum yu It is almost midnight before we arrive at the old Principal’s house of the pologist Ruth Behar says: and tradition to paint murals with Tagalog (Philippines) : Pagpalain Ka local school, on the Marae, slip off our shoes in the porch, and pad into We walk through the bush, Anthropology is nothing if it does children in his school, kept him in Nang Diyos her friend’s house. Our host, a T hoe M ori: bushman, school teacher, checking traps, tasting peppery not break your heart. negotiations with the Crown to Hindi: Parmeshwer tumhe aashish hunter and extraordinary artist.ū The twiānkle in the e-mail from my friend leaves, touching the bark and have the Treaty of Waitangi As the road winds back though de glittered in his eyes. ‘So, what do you do?’ he asks and I am, as part of the creepers, looking out to Ruapehu, upheld, kept him speaking the the forest, before my friend falls Bari (Sudan): Ti mata boroji ta moment of welcome, called to account for the use of my time. I always the active volcano on the horizon, language of his ancestors and asleep in the sunshine after calling Indonesian: Tuhan membrkati anda know it is good for me, a P keh – a ‘fair-skinned’ person of European down the gunsight of his rifle. I close to the spirits of ha p , iwi , of in at Murupara for a necessary ice Mandarin: SungDi Bau you ni descent – to be in a minoriāty. Seāveral hundred years of exploitation, learn the names of trees, ridges, the wharekai , the gatherinūgs of hui lolly, we speak quietly of these Arabic: Allah yabarrakum broken promises, ill kept treaties, robbery, oppression and greed crawl mountains, histories, which he and tangi . I hear the place names things. I share my discomfort at Tumbuka (Malawi): Chiuta across my skin. There is a certain queasiness I have come to recognise shares in an English filled out with of the Marae, the names of the accounting for who I am. I tell of wamtumbikani amongst the P keh of conscience when it comes to M ori relations, T hoe M ori and not a little places of this land, of Te Urewera, an odd feeling that it would be Korean: Chuk bok hammeda one which comāes froām the knowledge of all that has beāen done, and dūelight inā beginning here, at of Ng putahi, of Te Wh iti, of easier if there were settlers and Amharic (Ethiopia): Egiziyabiher done wrong in our name. With the T hoe Iwi, a particular tribe of the home, on land which has been Whirināaki. I hear other pālace colonists in my ancestry giving Yimarih M ori, this is especially true, with conūditions of acute oppression, returned. names too, and though my head is

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a and Britain for their rights of land, dignity, life and language. The T hoe C is one. l reminds me of walking on the beings. I cannot believe the M ori are also warriors. There are hunting rifles propped up in cornūers of north shore of Iona, and stooping privilege and honour, the uncondi - thāe rooms and black power artwork on the walls. My account for myself for pebbles – treasure too. Sitting tional hospitality of this moment. I feels lame and inadequate. in the sunshine with bread and certainly know that it is not as He laughs, and we sit at his vast kitchen table with mugs of tea. His moko jam for breakfast – looking out simple as saying words, even as a adds animation to the mischief and twinkle in his eyes. ‘We called you over the bush, forest and formal apology, such as those P keh “refugees”,’ he says. ‘When you all came on those boats they mountains – he asks me if I would made by the Crown through the ā ā Mihi …

17 coracle grounds for an apology, or for I was born in Sheffield, UK, a product of the new welfare state, to Ruth Harvey coracle 18 spring 2014 guilt. I speak of the peculiarity of spring 2014 feature teachers. The hills I loved were Carl Wark, Higger Tor and Stanage Edge, feature being English and nearly twenty the rivers flowed through Water-cum-Jollidale. In my genealogy there Borderlands and unions: on the Scottish years in Scotland. The history – are no settlers that I can find, nor in my family, just farmers, butchers, both colonial and colonised – of weavers and the legacies of a dislocating modernity in the north of Referendum – a letter to David Cameron that country in its quest for self- England. Grandma and Grandpa Blackburn took in strangers – the new determination has changed and immigrants brought from the Indian subcontinent to work the mills of Ruth Harvey is a member of the Iona Community, living in Cumbria. She is a Scot shaped me anew, and my Lancashire – and they took in refugees, escaping from the suppression married to an Englishman, and has relatives in Scotland, Ireland, England and politics – and how much more so of the Prague Spring, and helped them find an occupation. Grandma Norway. With their help, she reflects on the implications of the referendum on after this encounter with the and Grandpa Marham taught me to feed chickens, pigs and sheep, Scottish independence by way of a letter to David Cameron, following his T hoe. I think of the sadness in my before feeding the village. I grew up in the cauldron of rage which was ‘Olympic Velodrome speech’ in February 2014 … Enūglish family and friends when I Margaret Thatcher’s destruction of the hope in my city as she closed the Dear David Cameron, grace-full relationship with England is say I will be voting ‘Yes’ in the mines, the steelworks and increased the rates of suicide in my school. I really the main reason why I'm voting Referendum, the sense of a new I know of a couple who, when they decided to divorce, put their jointly became a traveller – a Roma woman selling clothes pegs at my door for independence. I've felt for a long betrayal coming with what for me owned dog in the middle of a field. They called to it from opposing when my mother was carrying me, still unborn, said I would. My father time that we Scots belittle ourselves too is a necessary part of the long, corners. The dog, loyal to both, was forced into the centre of a shouting taught me the names of the hills, flowers, trees and birds. My mother often by allowing ourselves to fall into global process of decolonisation match. taught me to bake and to listen in hard to words. Music made me laugh the old habit of blaming the English and living the apology. The and learn. Politics took root. I have never been to Soweto but it shaped When you made your speech at the Olympic Velodrome in February to (more specifically the governments of queasiness of identity and politics the inner landscape of my youthful soul. Languages opened me out, people like me: a Scot living in England, I felt like that dog. You were Westminster) for all our ills. It's a default and past remains and I wonder anthropology worked giving structure to my thoughts, theatre, liturgy shouting at me, pointing your finger, imploring me to take your side in position. Quite simply, if we govern aloud with her, so enviably clear and poetry gave them form. what is becoming an increasingly bitter war of words across the border. ourselves we'll be forced to take respon - and proud and strong in her sibility for ourselves, which is how recovered M ori self, who my Offenburg, St Porchaire, Durham, Biberach, Clermont, Tuebingen, Whatever my views on the referendum debate, my overriding concern individuals grow up. I wonder if it's any people are, aānd by what right – Hayingen, Hornburg, Taizé, Balsall Heath. right now is that we could be behaving so much better than this. different for nations. From that after so much betrayal – I might I married Robert, and we took work in Scotland, in Glasgow – a city that I would welcome a dialogue based on the art of gracious conversation. position, we can then work on having a be of a people, and of a land. was home from home. The hills became Beinn Sgritheall, Brairiach, This would mean that on both sides of the border there would be a far more productive relationship with Beinn A’ Glow. I dangle my feet in the cold waters of Glenn Tilt and I In Andrew Greig’s By the Loch of willingness a) to listen in order to understand, b) to ‘consider it possible that all our neighbours.’ the Green Corrie , a book about swim in Martyrs’ Bay on the isle of Iona. The university became my you might be mistaken’ (Quaker Faith and Practice ), and c) to acknowledge Neil, also in Glasgow, wrote: ‘I'll be keeping a promise to the poet occupation and its books and teachings made me change my life, sent that, whatever the outcome, we will all, post-referendum, need the grace voting 'Yes' on September 18th mainly Norman MacCaig, the narrator tells me back out into the world – a vessel for grief, a ‘vulnerable observer’, a and wisdom to deepen and strengthen our relationships. because I believe local control will give of his encounter with Somhairle witness with, of words, back to learn again the lessons of hospitality of These are the skills and gifts of many in our churches and our Scotland a better chance of doing MacGill-Eain (Sorley MacLean), my ancestors. I choked with shame at what has been done, by the communities dedicated to peace, justice and reconciliation. Groups such things significantly differently. For more who asked him: ‘Who are your Crown, through history, in my name. as Place for Hope (www.placeforhope.org.uk), St Ethelburga’s than 40 years voting in Scotland has people?’ That question has held Syria, Palestine, Gaza, South Africa, Malawi, Sudan, Ethiopia, Jamaica, (www.stethelburgas.org), Corrymeela (www.corrymeela.org) and the Iona been consistently and overwhelmingly me. Sitting with my friend – who Jordan, Egypt, Aboriginal Australia, indigenous Canada, Aotearoa New Community (www.iona.org.uk) are just four examples. left of centre. I don't believe that a has just shared her answer to the Zealand. Scottish government, a local question through a weekend in These communities and networks offer space for dialogue with the I read the Freedom Charter aloud from the Rivonia cell walls. government, would accept the degree the Whirinaki forest, with her hallmarks of graciousness, respect, openness and courage: graciousness of privileged, elitist and male- people and their becoming – this Everywhere land, stone and a meshwork of love and anger. With the which builds on trust and truth-telling; respect which means I will listen dominated power base that we see question is even more acute. years and struggles comes the love of silence and solitude. I have first before speaking; openness which says I come with my passions and dominating Westminster. ‘Perhaps you should write your crossed Tongariro, climbed Mulanje, Skiddaw and Scafell Pike, worn out beliefs, but willing to be changed; and courage which says I will not shirk mihi ,’ she says.‘Your way.’ my shoes with walking and standing firm. I am English, Scottish, halb the hard truths and the courageous conversations. This kind of dialogue There is no nationalism behind my Schwaebin and Blen. I became poet, gardener, lover, foster mother, could take us to places of real, raw emotion which reach beyond our vote. “Union”, in the context of a United breadmaker, piper and a person who prays. names, or the titles of our history books which you mentioned in your Kingdom, means little to me. I am speech. much more interested in how we run My friend Piki took me to Te Urewera. I listened to the forest through things than what flag we fly or what the bushman, on the ridge. I slept deeply, bright with stars. I think there As I said, I am a Scot living in England, married to a proud Englishman. We passport we hold. And I believe that is now a moko in a corner of my soul. have three English daughters who delight in their multiple belonging, including their Scottish heritage. They have cousins in Ireland, Norway and anybody who chooses to live here T hoe may become my new word for hope. England. As a committed worker for the ecumenical movement all my life, should have an equal say in how we ū run things. I am Alison … l and as a Christian belonging to two denominations, I work for unity that honours diversity and distinctiveness without an edge of competition, As in any relationship, things change Alison Swinfen is Co-Convener of Glasgow Refugee, Asylum and Migration Network reaching for a deeper identity in Christ. It is this kind of deep unity and and people grow. If people grow too far (http://gramnet.wordpress.com) and is a member of the Iona Community. She is the author of Through belonging that I would like to pass on to my children. apart then sometimes it's best that they Wood: Prayers and Poems Reconnecting with the Forest, Wild Goose Publications, www.ionabooks.com go their own ways. Often there is I asked my brothers, sister and brother-in-law, who live in Glasgow and Photos by Alison Swinfen turmoil in the break-up but the end Belfast, what their views were on unity and the art of grace-full conver - result is better for everybody. My hope sation. This is what they said: is that independence for Scotland will Kenny in Glasgow wrote: ‘Enabling Scotland to work on cultivating a more lead to a more rounded and respectful 19 coracle relationship with England.’ the only way to avoid this will be Scotland. Not only is the constitution at Sarah Dinwoodie coracle 20 spring 2014 grace in victory and grace in defeat, stake, but our souls are too. If spring 2014 feature And my sister in Belfast said: ‘ As an news and a will to come together to independence is a way to build more ex-pat Scot, I approach the 18th of A year at Bwindi Community Hospital refocus on what really matters. This humanity, to create better September 2014 with a mixture of will be the real challenge, whatever relationships, to contribute to a world My husband Kieran and I have recently spent a year working as GPs in a and foremost. envy, excitement, anxiety, and an the outcome.’ based on interdependence, stewardship fantastic place in Uganda – Bwindi Community Hospital. Through your overwhelming sense that this I was inspired by the individual staff and mutual service then who can stand love, prayers and even financial support, we felt held. Let me tell you a bit referendum is really important, not I know of a couple who, too. Working in far-flung places would in its way? If it makes us more distant, about my experience there. just for Scots but for all of us living on when they decided to not generally offer much career more suspicious and more chauvinistic, these islands. divorce, put their jointly It was a year spent as an integral part of the hospital family – where we progression (though BCH tried to we must be on our guard. Exactly the made great friends. It was a journey through a very different healthcare counter this). Postgraduate qualifi - I live in Northern Ireland, a place owned dog in the middle same is true of the Union. system, one which shocked and challenged me; and yet, through the cations such as General Practice or where the question of identity, which of a field. They called to As ever in politics, the questions are not openness and encouragement of BCH, Kieran and I worked towards real other specialities had to be self- tribe you belong to, dominates it from opposing corners. The dog, loyal to clear-cut. This is not a choice between improvements. funded, rather than being well-paid as political life, overshadowing wider they are in the UK. Often leaving the good and the bad, but between First, a little background. Uganda has some of the poorest healthcare and more important issues of social both, was forced into the families or better-paid job opportu - different ways of organising ourselves indicators in the world, and one of the fastest-growing populations. Only justice and social and political centre of a shouting nities with NGOs behind in the city, for now. But whoever wins, constitu - $42 is spent on healthcare per capita (the UK figure is $3600 per capita) inclusion. Despite fifteen years of self- match … BCH staff were dedicated to serving tional questions are not the last, nor and in one of the great economic ironies, the poorer the people, the more rule, there are few signs that we have the people in that very rural area, I Duncan, my Irish brother-in-law even the most important question. And they spend proportionately on healthcare. The government’s contribution moved beyond tribal politics in this think mainly because of their faith. who lives in Belfast, wrote: I hope we can remember that as the is tiny (for example, providing just 6% of BCH’s annual income, though wee part of the world. Faith was talked about openly. At the ‘Northern Ireland is not a good temperature of bitterness and mutual they collect more back in tax) and where money is promised, it often does daily morning services and in work, it While the Scottish independence advert for nationalism or unionism. recrimination rises, somebody wins and not reach the right places. In the year we were in Uganda, salaries for felt greatly liberating to be able to referendum is on the surface a vote Differences in origins, power and others lose.’ government healthcare workers in our district were not given for almost about national identity, I hear Scots organisation have generated a publically acknowledge the reason for The vote on 18th September will be six months. The one district hospital had just one doctor and did not on both sides saying that they are relationship of suspicion, hatred and all we were doing. (Many of the staff an important but ultimately function reliably. motivated by issues of social justice violence which has come to also took a turn at preaching, and I transitory blip on the trajectory of a and the possibility of creating a more dominate our public life for centuries. Bwindi Community Hospital was originally a small missionary health learnt lots from them – but partic - long-term relationship which is ours inclusive and participative society, Religion and later national identity centre, set up to reach the marginalised indigenous population, the Batwa. ularly by seeing their faith in action. forever, whether we like the outcome rather than by a need to assert gave cover and reason for killing on For reasons I have just mentioned, coupled with BCH’s good community Early on I also preached, using of the referendum or not; whether we unionist or nationalist sentiments. an industrial scale, turning murder outreach programme, it grew to become the district’s main functioning passages which spoke of being non- vote or not. My hope is that we will Whatever the outcome, after the into a social obligation and health service. Situated at the end of a long difficult dirt road, it is not the judgemental, to tackle prejudice pass on to our children a hunger for referendum the Scottish people will psychopathy into heroism. Scotland most obvious or convenient place for a hospital, but much of its funding against people who are homosexual.) honest, open dialogue to underpin comes casually from passing tourists who have travelled to see the world- have to get on with the real and Presbyterianism, where I have Staff had to be self-sufficient from any future political decision. famous mountain gorillas in that area. challenges for any society: how to my roots, made their own special early in their undergraduate years and reduce inequality, how to share contribution. Cultural priorities like Yours sincerely, Kieran and I had visited BCH in 2010 and fell in love with the place. As GPs had become great generalists. In the power, and how to ensure that straight speaking and sticking to Ruth Harvey l we appreciated its emphasis on primary care and preventative medicine. case of doctors, by the end of medical people with diverse views and diverse principle were too often contorted We spent the subsequent two years in preparation for our work there, school everyone has to be able to Ruth Harvey works for Place for Hope as a life experiences have a real stake in into judgementalism and self- which paid off, as we felt able to achieve tasks agreed with the hospital. We perform Caesarean sections and other mediator/facilitator, and is the Ecumenical Development political life. righteousness. Calvinist anti- grew in confidence professionally, through involvement in clinical work life-saving operations using little more Officer for Churches Together in Cumbria The stark contrast between the Catholicism became a weapon to and management of various projects. than a blade and stitches. They are justify exclusion and discrimination. (www.churchestogethercumbria.co.uk). YouTube video of Rangers supporters Another thing that had attracted us to BCH were the jovial people we met. also adept at arriving at sensible These are Scottish traits, and they are expressing their views on Kenny Harvey works as an actor, support worker for Their upbeat attitude in the face of adversity continues to inspire me: diagnoses and management plans e dangerous when they are triggered. adults with learning difficulties and volunteers for with few or no preceding investi - i independence and the Facebook something would go wrong, but often people would just laugh it off (as a d o Glasgow Central Citizens Advice Bureau. He lives in gations. Again, we learnt lots from o comments of my middle-class friends way of coping), instead of showing anger, or blaming something or w

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Neither owns nor accepts responsi - Relationships were of primary importance, so people would be kind first UK – which I never got used to – is the P that a nationalist/unionist debate Susie Morrow was born and brought up in Scotland, but might become the dominant one in bility for the hatred on the street. From the outside it seems obvious has lived in Belfast for the last 25 years. She is a social Scottish politics. Although its origins worker, and a member of the Corrymeela Community. and axes would be very different to that both have been mechanisms to those in Northern Ireland, it could lay blame on others even for our Duncan Morrow lives in Belfast and is married to Susie. similarly lead to significant actions. From within, the overriding He is a Lecturer in Politics in the University of Ulster and a disengagement in and disillu - concern is to justify and explain and longstanding member of the Corrymeela Community. He sionment about politics, and to deny responsibility. is currently chair of the Scottish Government's Advisory dangerous “us and them” divisions. It So I hope you will forgive me if I take Group on Tackling Sectarianism. would push issues of social justice a slightly cautious, even anxious, right off the map. It seems to me that view of the current debate in 21 coracle intimate connection between what Alan and Maire-Colette Wilkie out. A few miles away on Loch COST at Aldermaston but two American coracle 22 spring 2014 healthcare could be offered and Long is the Royal Navy Armaments companies, Lockheed Martin and spring 2014 news The cost of maintaining the current news the patient’s financial status. The Depot at Coulport which stores Jacobs Engineering, own and Trident – an extremely submarine fleet is at least £2 billion most difficult thing was having to and inspects the warheads and operate a substantial part of that per annum. The fleet was first send a sick person away if the removes small numbers from the factory. This is all part of the ‘special deployed in December 1994, with family couldn’t pay, perhaps important reason to vote submarines to send them for relationship’ and Britain’s an operational life of 30 years. In referring them to the government ‘refurbishment’ to the Atomic subordinate place within it. 2007, with the support of the hospital (where they may or may ‘Yes’ on 18th September Weapons Establishments in Conservatives, the Labour Is deterrence the sole purpose of not receive proper care). BCH have Berkshire, to Burghfield where they The Scottish Government’s White Paper Scotland’s Future proposes that the government pushed through the Trident? On 21st June last year introduced a hospital membership were assembled, and to Constitution of an independent Scotland should include a clause which controversial decision to renew the President Obama published a scheme, which is affordable for bans nuclear weapons. It further proposes that they should be removed Aldermaston where they were Trident system. The cost of Report on the Nuclear Employment local people and subsidised by the within four years, i.e. by 2020. Why is this so important? constructed. Several times a year replacement has been officially Strategy of the United States . On hospital, to try to prevent this convoys carrying 100 kiloton A BRIEF HISTORY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS estimated at £25 billion but over its page 5 it states: ‘The 2010 Nuclear situation. People who have not warheads travel between Coulport projected 30-year lifespan the total Posture Review established the taken up this social insurance 6th and 9th August 1945: the Americans dropped atomic bombs on and Burghfield along main roads would be close to £100 billion. The Administration’s goal to set opportunity may face financial Hiroshima and Nagasaki, ostensibly to end the war with Japan. In fact, the through major population areas. final decision to go ahead with the conditions that would allow the catastrophe, or impossible choices: main purpose of the two bombs was to demonstrate the superior military Accidents have occurred! Trident replacement is not scheduled until United States to safely adopt a policy does a family choose to sell their power of the U.S., to influence negotiations with the Soviet Union in the missiles can also be removed and 2016, after the next General of making deterrence of nuclear land in order that their sick prelude to the ‘Cold War’. They were also ‘live tests’ of the lethality of two stored but normally they remain on Election, but in each of the last attack the sole purpose of U.S. daughter has a chance of survival, different types of atomic weapons. Japan had made a formal approach to the submarines until they are three years £1 billion has been nuclear weapons. Although we or instead keep the land and so Moscow ‘that the emperor is desirous of peace’ on 13th May, two and a half returned for servicing to U.S. Navy’s spent upgrading the bomb-making cannot adopt such a policy today, provide for their remaining months before the bombs were dropped. Base at King’s Bay, Georgia. facilities at Aldermaston. This does the new guidance re-iterates the children? Little land means little In the four days following the attacks body counts revealed that the 12.5 It is widely accepted that it would not include the cost of Project intention to work towards that goal produce to sell, so children can’t go kiloton uranium-235 bomb (a kiloton = 1000 tons of TNT) dropped on be very difficult and extremely Hydrus, now under construction, over time.’ to school. In the NHS, everything Hiroshima killed more than 130,000 people and destroyed two-thirds of expensive for the Ministry of which will provide a laboratory for required is free at the point of care, So under President Obama the city, and the 22 kiloton plutonium bomb dropped on Nagasaki killed Defence to build a new Trident the test explosion of warheads, in but this right is being threatened – deterrence is not now and has not another 75,000 people. These are underestimates since many victims were base anywhere in England. Scottish contravention of the and we must fight hard to keep been the sole purpose of the U.S. completely vaporised by the heat and the blast. Fatal infections, disabling CND has published a detailed Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. hold of our amazing healthcare nuclear arsenal. It follows by default diseases and birth defects have continued to occur in the second and report, Trident: Nowhere to Go, Many more millions have been system. then that an offensive first-strike third generations of the survivors. which looks at what will happen if spent on research and design for nuclear war fighting capability is In a society like ours it is Scotland votes ‘Yes’. In 1963 the the new submarine reactors. By the end of the 1950s five states – the U.S., the Soviet Union, France, being pursued by our American unthinkable that people should Ministry of Defence shortlisted four China and the UK – all members of the UN Security Council, had CONTROL AND STRATEGIC allies. Is Trident linked in any way to not be able to access essential potential sites for nuclear weapons developed and tested nuclear weapons. By the mid-1960s, India, Pakistan PURPOSE that capability? We are not told, but healthcare because of their in England and Wales. Each was and Israel had joined the nuclear club. In 1968, prompted by the fears of clearly, with a target accuracy of financial status, or access basic rejected. Today the grounds for Trident is officially described as our the rest of the world, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty was signed to 120 metres, our British warheads education for that matter. In dismissing each are much stronger ‘independent nuclear deterrent’, try to stop the spread to other countries. This treaty included a are eminently suitable for use as Uganda most people are given than they were in the 1960s. The but how independent is it? Britain commitment by the nuclear powers to start disarming, a pledge which has first-strike weapons. literally nothing. Life is raw. report concludes that Scottish leases its nuclear missiles from the been largely ignored ever since. In Oslo in March 2013, and in February Decisions between food and independence is likely to lead to U.S. and relies on U.S. software and If deterrence is the sole purpose of 2014 in Mexico, 146 nations renewed demands for a ban on these healthcare mean life or death … Britain considering unilateral U.S. satellites for missile-targeting Trident its effectiveness must be weapons, but the ‘nuclear five’ boycotted both conferences. So why did I fall in love with this nuclear disarmament. information. Our warheads are built questioned. The terrible atrocities place? It comes back to the people. TRIDENT Their sense of joy and their Britain’s strategic nuclear force is a submarine-launched ballistic missile humbling, faith-motivated system consisting of four Trident submarines. At any one time three of dedication to serving in that rural these submarines are operational. They are armed with a total of 42 community. And that wonderful missiles, which are U.S.-built and maintained. It is assumed that each institution BCH, accountable, hard- submarine carries 14 missiles and 48 nuclear warheads of 100 kilotons, working and effective, making a each of which can hit a different target within an accuracy of 120 metres visible positive difference. over a range of 4000+ nautical miles. It should be noted that each Trident We plan to stay in touch, we plan to warhead is eight times more powerful than the bomb that destroyed keep fundraising, and we will take Hiroshima and that a total of 144 are deployed, with 30 or 40 held in the lessons this experience has reserve. Each submarine is also equipped with four torpedo tubes and taught us through the rest of our conventionally armed torpedoes. lives. Thanks for helping us to make LOCATION this dream a reality. l The submarine fleet is based at H.M. Naval Base Clyde at Faslane on the Sarah and Kieran Dinwoodie are back in Glasgow Gare Loch, where their routine maintenance between patrols is carried and expecting their first child in August. Sarah is a new member of the Iona Community. WILD GOOSE PUBLICATIONS NEW BOOKS, E-BOOKS AND of 9/11 in the U.S. and 7/7 in that propelled us GalGael were recently running a 30 years since Brian Gallon, Prayer 23 coracle SINGLE DOWNLOADS spring 2014 London and the attack on Glasgow A touching place: out of the secure, the familiar, crowdfunding campaign. 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Not War to other people and terrorist attacks than non- at other times, how much your support would be months after Brian in a road crash.) There were rumours circulating, Hello, I've just been reading your nuclear countries. in other places: welcomed and valued: This is a call for short pieces (between graffiti on the walls, magazine Coracle , and I think a lot of a postcard from another world. www.galgael.org 250 and 1000 words) and photos from LEGALITY strange tales the Iona Community’s concerns are of what had been happening. AN INVITATION FROM THE members, associates and friends giving Any use of Trident would be a shared by members of Conscience: Except now, we’re the ones in it: Messengers shouting in the street…’ CUMBRIA FAMILY GROUP their impressions of their encounters grave violation of international Taxes for Peace Not War. We are a Wish you were here? and friendship with Brian and what humanitarian law, which prohibits What would it have been like to be a small peace campaigning group, What's been lost? Does the Scottish referendum offer they gained from knowing him. I the use of weapons that are pilgrim on the crowded streets of working for the right not to pay for We're not even sure. an opportunity to explore a new would particularly appreciate accounts incapable of distinguishing Jerusalem for that fateful Passover? A war, and campaigning to highlight Is something better going to vision for our peoples, communities week that ended with a King – a of these experiences during his illness, between civilians and combatants non-military approaches to security. take its place? and lands? What does it mean to convicted enemy of the state – dying on but if you knew him before that time and are disproportionate in their We post out our newsletter, be English, Scottish, Welsh, a cross on the town garbage heap. We’re refugees from another world. please just include anything you think effects. On 8th July, 1996, as part of Conscience Update , twice yearly. Our Northern Irish or British? How do The kings and queens who left suitable: by July 1st, to their Opinion on the legality of the Can we see through the eyes of those subscribers are predominantly in the these identities interrelate? Can we behind their kingdoms [email protected] threat or use of nuclear weapons, who were there, the people who UK, and take an interest in a range of in search of a different sort of God. separately and together articulate a the 15 judges of the International witnessed the events? What can we issues, including peace and conflict dream that acknowledges past I would like to be able to give Richard, Will there be a new world Court of Justice were unanimous learn from the man with the water jug, prevention, environmental matters mistakes, builds upon existing and Rowan and Robin and Brian’s stepson or the Roman centurion? What can the to greet us? when they pronounced that ‘There and human rights. ‘Conscience: Taxes new strengths, affirms the good, Nick copies of this book, especially so woman with the alabaster jar tell us, or for Peace Not War works for a world A warmth to melt the ‘cold coming celebrates human flourishing and they can share it with their children, exists an obligation to pursue in the young man who ran away naked as where taxes are used to nurture we had of it’? sees a unity with diversity? Euan and Calum Stuart, Beau Briggs good faith and bring to a conclusion Roman soldiers tried to seize him? What Will the darkness be in proportion Gallon and James Daniel Jeffrey, and negotiations leading to nuclear is their story? What did it all mean to peace, not pay for war’: Conscience: The Iona Community has a distinct disarmament in all its aspects under them? How did that first Easter change Taxes for Peace Not War, Archway to the light? role in the debate about identity any others who come along. strict and effective international their lives? Resource Centre, 1a Waterlow Road, Will our journey have been worth it? and belonging raised by the I am working on a wall hanging of London, N19 5NJ, UK, Maybe. control.’ The Cross in the Marketplace is a series referendum. With Scottish roots Brian’s song ‘Will you join the circle?’, www.conscienceonline.org.uk Hopefully. A ‘Yes’ vote by Scotland on 18th of resources and complete liturgies for and a membership across Scotland, which I will offer as a poster for sale for September will force the United the major services of Holy Week. The Best wishes, Claire Reddleman At least we’ve got a star. England, Wales, Ireland and beyond, a charity. The song was written for the book began life in community on Iona, we are passionate about justice, Corrymeela Community in 1983. Kingdom Government to begin to AT LEAST WE’VE GOT A STAR: A – Martin Millerick and includes an Easter pilgrimage. You peace and community. We resist a take some notice of the World LETTER AND A POEM, from friend THE GALGAEL TRUST, from Kenny WOOL AGAINST WEAPONS, from Court’s decision, after 18 years of can use the book in your church or house notion of identity that rejects the group or read it on your own, to deepen Martin Millerick McBride, Poverty Project Worker, Wool Against Weapons obstruction and delay. As all three other. your experience of Easter – and inspire Closing the Gap Between now and August 2014 we will main political parties in the Perhaps it’s fitting that I'm sending What role could the Iona action. be creating a 7-mile-long knitted Westminster parliament are you this on the day that we heard of I’m sure some of you are aware of Community have in the lead-up to peace scarf to stretch between Atomic currently committed to the Dave Broom is a teacher and a former Nelson Mandela’s death. the wonderful GalGael organi - the referendum? And afterwards, Weapons Establishment sites at replacement of Trident, a ‘No’ vote member of the Iona Community’s On the subject of inspiration, I visited sation already. They’re a group whatever the outcome? Because of Aldermaston and Burghfield, Berkshire, will condemn Scotland for the next Resident Group on Iona, where he your community during the year and based in Govan which focuses on our values, location and history we worked as Sacristan in Iona Abbey. where nuclear weapons are made. This 50 years to a continuation of the found it to be such a breath of fresh using traditional boat-building and are in a position to offer a unique is part of a larger campaign to put health and security dangers and An Invocation and Celebration of air! I come from the Irish RC end of wood-working to help vulnerable space for people to explore the pressure on the government to ditch a exorbitant tax expenditure that are Love, by Annie Heppenstall (digital the spectrum and the Iona people – especially men dealing questions of identify, belonging, planned £80bn spend on renewing the inevitable consequences of download), £2.60 Community’s open-minded and with long-term unemployment, difference and commonality with the Trident Nuclear weapons basing Trident on the Clyde. open-hearted embrace really took addictions, homelessness and respect to the future of our l A participative liturgy on love, designed programme. to be carried out in a circle around a low me in. Your vision of what mental ill-health – to develop their peoples. Maire-Colette and Alan Wilkie are members of dignity and self-respect while Pick up your needles and crochet table. Sections include: preparation Christianity can and perhaps should Could the Iona Community offer a Trident Ploughshares and of the Iona Community. notes, opening, dedicating, seeking God’s learning new skills in a positive and hooks and help us to protest in a pink, be will hopefully make its way series of roadshows in a few large http://tridentploughshares.org/ Love, reflection, just ‘being’ in Love, active supportive work environment – powerful and proactive way to say ‘No!’ southwards over the course of time! cities that offered a distinct space participation, closing prayer. they recently made the wooden to more investment in war in the UK: www.cnduk.org This week, I put this poem together and voice in the debate of identity section of the Commonwealth www.woolagainstweapons.co.uk For all the many new Wild Goose in solidarity with all who have and belonging? Photo © David Coleman Games Queen’s Baton, amongst downloads: INVITATION TO CONTRIBUTE TO A suffered losses/pain over the course other interesting commissions. Comments for the Cumbria Family http://www.ionabooks.com/e- BOOK ON PEACE AND RECONCIL - of 2013: that's all of us of course. They’ve been a great help to Bev Group to: [email protected] liturgies-prayers.html IATION, from Neil Paynter at Wild While it may not be theologically or and me in the Closing the Gap REMEMBERING BRIAN GALLON, Goose Publications TO ORDER: 0141-332-6292 historically correct, I hope it helps: project, helping arrange the most from member Anna Briggs [email protected] It was a painful search interesting focus groups we’ve In 2014 Wild Goose will be publishing www.ionabooks.com as painful as the pain carried out. On September 15th, 2014 it will be a prayer book/collection of stories on 25 coracle ‘peace and reconciliation’. that was set to begin 31 May at the And she was full of stories, Kathy Galloway coracle 26 spring 2014 Abbey has been cancelled and is full of psalms and songs. spring 2014 a touching 2014 of course marks 100 years poetry/reflection place since the outbreak of the First now an Open Week. If you’re And she knew World War: 'the war to end all wars' ; interested in coming to this Open through all the light and dark A peaceful land and the Iona Community's Week – or to any other week at the through her prayers and pain Abbey, Mac or Camas – please What is being a nation? A talent springing in the heart. And love of country? theme/central concern for 2014 is through her courage and laughter Keeping house among a cloud of witnesses. peace and reconciliation. contact Carol at: through the last confusing days [email protected] , of her journey – Waldo Williams We are looking for original prayers www.iona.org.uk and stories (short, 500-800 words) she knew When one hundred thousand people on the theme of peace and PUBLICATION OF INTEREST: The that she belonged to you, God, met to march from Glasgow Green, reconciliation. The deadline for Story of Iona: an Illustrated and that her family and friends there were millions more walked with them, contributions is July 1st, 2014 to History and Guide, by Rosemary loved her a cloud of witnesses unseen, [email protected] Power (Canterbury Press) and that she was going home. from the past and from the future, Historian and Iona Community – Ruth Burgess ‘PILGRIMAGE TOWARDS OUR and the cry on every hand, member Rosemary Power tells the UNDIVIDED LIFE’: A COURAGE & Bread for the road ‘Not in our name do you go to war, RENEWAL RETREAT, June 30th- story of Iona and its remarkable ‘The Iona Community has changed this must be a peaceful land.’ July 3rd, 2014, led by Jean spiritual influence. She combines and developed over the past 75 years. Richardson (Director of Kirkridge new translations of early Gaelic and And how shall we teach our children Yet we remain faithful to our founding Retreat Centre), Shepherds Dene medieval Latin prayers with original love of country, pride of place? vision convinced that the Good News is Retreat Centre, Northumbria research to chart: the founding of Shall we say, we once were heroes, the Columban church on Iona in relevant for both people and planet, of a fiery, fighting race; This unique retreat offers food for 563AD; six centuries of and we are saddened to witness in our and forget the stains of violence – the soul in a safe and trusting monasticism: food, lifestyle, work day the stigmatisation of those in people beaten, enslaved and banned? environment. Using a small group and the pattern of daily prayer, receipt of benefits, the indifference Or shall we now be peacemakers model of formation, poetry, story architecture, the high crosses and shown towards those living in poverty, in a hospitable land? and silence, participants are invited early art; medieval Iona: the the lack of opportunity for our young From the Pentland to the Solway, to rediscover the deep connection nunnery, women’s lives, and people, the growing inequality in our from the Forth down to the Clyde, between role and soul in their lives. catering for pilgrims; post- own country and around the world, city streets and quiet places Given the gift of time and space Reformation Iona; the lives of the and the blasphemy of the possession of and the turning of the tide; participants hear their own inner resident population and what nuclear weapons. Our experiment shall we rise on wings of eagles wisdom, learn to create a visitors from the 17th century continues – because it must.’ community of mutual respect and soaring over wave and sand, onwards experienced, the – Leader Peter Macdonald, from the how to reconnect professional never seeing beneath the surface rebuilding of the Abbey … Dr ‘Service of Thanksgiving and identity and personal integrity. to the scars upon the land. Rosemary Power is a historian Commitment on the 75th When we reconnect who we are specialising in Norse and Gaelic Anniversary of the Founding of the We are armoured and defended with what we do, we approach our studies. Iona Community’, Govan Old Parish like an empire dressed for war. lives and our work with renewed But we face no threat or peril Member David Coleman’s photos Church passion, commitment and integrity. and we don’t know what it’s for. feature in the book: www.canter - Within retreat we are invited to Prayer of the Iona Community ‘Take the missiles from the waters’, burypress.co.uk explore our own most profound O God, who gave to your servant it’s our dream and our demand. questions at the heart of our many MEMBER PAT MACDONALD Columba the gifts of courage, faith Turn the weapons into ploughshares, roles. Together we will create a Member Pat Macdonald died on and cheerfulness, and sent people give us back a peaceful land. quiet, focused and disciplined forth from Iona to carry the word of February 14, 2014 . A full tribute to There’s a choice that lies before us. space – a circle of trust – in which your gospel to every creature: grant, Pat will appear in the summer How shall Scotland best be known? the noise within and around us can we pray, a like spirit to your church, Coracle. For the glories of its history subside and we can begin to hear even at this present time. Further in For Pat, by Ruth Burgess and its loveliness alone? our own inner voice. Jean all things the purpose of our Or shall care for all earth’s people Richardson is prepared by the She was 99 years young, community, that hidden things may be the song for which we stand, Center for Courage & Renewal and 99 years old. be revealed to us, and new ways and the flowering of our nation has led many Courage retreats in found to touch the hearts of all. May And your words, O God, as a just and peaceful land. the U.S. and UK. were often on her lips. we preserve with each other sincere If you are interested in taking part in And your glory and wonder charity and peace, and, if it be your From Gathered and Scattered: Readings and Meditations from the Iona this journey of self-exploration, was deep in her soul. holy will, grant that this place of your Community , Neil Paynter (Ed.) Wild Goose Publications, www.ionabooks.com abiding be continued still to be a please contact the Iona Community’s All those years and days Photo © David Coleman sanctuary and a light. Through Jesus Glasgow office: 0141-332-6343 and she still told jokes, Christ. Amen CITY OF SANCTUARY WEEK NOW still asked questions. AN OPEN WEEK Her sense of justice The City of Sanctuary programme was strong and clear.