Welcome to our second October newsletter. After a relatively quiet period we are happy to present two new books, The Healer's Tree and Gobsmacked (an intriguing title for an Advent book we must admit).

Also in this newsletter you will see our current special offers on previous Advent and Christmas books.

As always, thank you for your support. By ordering from our website, you make a direct and valuable contribution to our work which we appreciate very much.

New in October

The Healer’s Tree (Book)  by Annie Heppenstall A Bible-based resource on ecology, peace and justice

A book of 28 short readings and reflections in response to the call back to the garden, back to full relationship with God and all creation. Suitable for group or individual use.

More information and sample pages

Gobsmacked (Book)  by Thom Shuman Daily devotions for Advent

Readings for each day of the four weeks of Advent.

‘Reading one of Thom’s books is like walking and talking with a friend. Someone who understands the fragility and failings of being human (and himself) but who continues to laugh, and to hope and work for the coming of the Light …’

More information and sample pages

Advent & Christmas books on special offer

(For a limited period)

Light of the World  Peter Millar & Neil Paynter Daily readings for Advent from Iona Community members, associates and   friends: Peter Millar, John Harvey, Kathy Galloway, Ian M Fraser, David Rhodes, Jan Sutch Pickard and others. Now £8.99 Previously £9.99	Going Home Another Way Neil Paynter  Resources for Christmastide to help you hear God’s Word through the commercialism of the season, the propaganda of the times; and to glimpse the sacred in the secular. Now £9.99 Previously £10.99	Disturbing Complacency Lisa Bodenheim  Short, structured readings for each day of Advent, not advocating a ‘cosy’ view of Christmas but rather urging us to use this season to address some of the most important issues of our time. Now £9.99 Previously £10.99

Candles & Conifers 
Ruth Burgess
From All Saints' to Christmas Eve – a large collection of prayers, liturgies, poems, reflections, sermons, meditations, stories and responses. Includes saints’ days, Remembrance Day, World AIDS Day and Advent, liturgies for an outdoor celebration with fireworks, a Christingle service and a longest night service, and more.

Now £12.99
Previously £14.99

Hay & Stardust 
Ruth Burgess
This companion volume toCandles & Conifers is a collection of worship and meditation resources for the season of Christmastide - including Christmas Day, Holy Innocents’ Day, Winter and   New Year, Epiphany, Homelessness Sunday and Candlemas. It also contains eight Christmas plays.

Now £12.99
Previously £14.99

Doing December Differently 
Nicola Slee & Rosie Miles 
Explores how people of faith and goodwill might mark the midwinter season and the Christmas festival with integrity and simplicity. Reflections, personal stories, and liturgical and ritual resources that can be adapted and used in the home, in group gatherings and in church settings.

Now £12.99
Previously £14.99

Advent Readings from
Iona 
Brian Woodcock & Jan Sutch Pickard
Celebrate Christmas with reflections and prayers for each day of Advent. This effective antidote to the commercialism of the festive season can be used for individual meditation or group worship. The authors are former Wardens of Iona Abbey and the MacLeod Centre on the Isle of Iona.

Now £7.99
Previously £8.99

Cloth for the Cradle 
Wild Goose Worship Group
This rediscovery of the stories of Christ's birth through adult eyes contains much to reflect on individually and many resources to use in group and worship situations.

Now £10.99
Previously £12.99

The Jesse Tree 
Thom Shuman 
Advent reflections on those people who might only be mentioned once in the Bible (in the lineages in Matthew and Luke) – the women, the prophets, the exiles who, while not linked to Jesus genetically, nevertheless passed on their ‘spiritual DNA’ to him and to us.

Now £7.99
Previously £8.99

Innkeepers and Light Sleepers (songbook) 
John L Bell
Seventeen new songs for Christmas from the Wild Goose Resource Group.

Now £9.99
Previously £10.99

Innkeepers and Light Sleepers (CD) 
Wild Goose Worship Group
Seventeen new songs for Christmas sung by the Wild Goose Worship Group.

Now £11.00 ex VAT
Previously £13.61 ex VAT

Hear My Cry 
Ruth Burgess 
A daily prayer book for Advent which can also be used as a prayer journal. Based on the Advent cries. Includes instructions for three workshops on writing Advent cries.

Still £4.99
RRP £10.50

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