Mauri and Sherry

Posted by Sherry on June 8, 2008

This week we’re going to finally use our passports, if all goes according to plan. On Wednesday we’ll fly to LA then to NYC. On Thursday evening we’ll fly NYC to Dublin, Ireland, to Glasgow, Scotland, then ride a train to Oban.

We’ll enjoy a night of rest at the Old Manse Guest House, then board a ferry to Craignure, then a bus ride across the Isle of Mull to Fionnphort, then another ferry to the Isle of Iona—our destination!

We’ll spend the next week here:

Fodor’s “See It Britain” sees Iona as a magical island and the cradle of Christianity in Scotland since the sixth century.

Here’s how Iona Community’s website describes the week we’ll spend there:
“ Jun 14 – 20 — Rediscovering Sacred Time: Sabbath and Jubilee — Using Scripture and experience as our guides, we will consider how work, rest, creativity, and justice may be integrated into lives of joy and purpose.

“The restored Iona Abbey, originally a medieval Benedictine foundation, welcomes up to 50 guests each week - as well as thousands of pilgrims every day during the summer months.

“The Abbey provides neither a retreat house nor conference centre, but offers a unique opportunity to live with people from all over the world and all walks of life. Guests and staff of the community share all aspects of life - meals, daily worship, programme activities, chores and social events in a place which allows them to feel safe in exploring issues that challenge or concern them and to have space to reflect on their lives.”

Quite an adventure we have planned, certainly outside of our daily comfort zone! But we’re packing a computer so we can take you with us. Go get your stuff!

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