Book description
Candles & Conifers is a collection of seasonal resources - prayers,
liturgies, poems, reflections, sermons, meditations, stories and
responses, written by Iona Community members, associates, friends and others.
It offers resources for groups and individuals covering the weeks from
All Saints' Day to Christmas Eve, including saints' days, Remembrance
Day, World AIDS Day and Advent. There are liturgies for an outdoor
celebration with fireworks, a Christingle service and a longest night
service, as well as Advent candle ceremonies, personal prayer practices,
a series of responses and blessings and a cats' Advent calendar.
A companion resource book, Hay & Stardust, covers the season of
Christmastide, from Christmas Eve to Candlemas.
