1. The main Holy City events take place on the last Sunday of each month (with the exception of December, when it’s the 2nd last Sunday).
  2. The overall theme this year is: Dancing on the edge, a look at the issues that shape contemporary urban life, with all their potential for opportunity and disaster!
  3. The first half of the evening consists of a choice of workshops, followed tea & coffee , then worship.
  4. There are (usually 4-5) workshops: creative, challenging and as participative as possible (ie. no talking-head lectures!).
  5. There are a range of different workshop types or ‘strands’, so that mind, soul and body are engaged to different degrees in each, eg.
  6. Biblical Exploration: a participative exploration of biblical passages that address the evenings theme;
  7. Big Issue: focusing on a current issue of social or political concern;
  8. Group Exploration: here the emphasis is to draw particularly on participants’ own experience and insight, often on a more personal theme;
  9. Ordinary Life: where someone who has a very particular of fascinating life situation shares that;
  10. Creative Chaos: a workshop that majors on some aspect of hands-on-creativity;
  11. Global Report: where we explore an issue of global significance, or hear from someone from another culture or part of the world;
  12. Quiet Space: a chance to be reflective, quiet and take time out, often through music, silence and contemplation via the senses, rather than the head;
  13. Life & Spiritzone: a workshop that examines the links between some aspect of real life as lived, and the kind of spirituality that does (or doesn’t) inform it;
  14. Green Room: new for this year, a spotlight on issues of ecological significance.
  15. 9.00-9.45pm:
  16. Worship, is informed by the distinctive approach of the Wild Goose Resource Group, with an emphasis on participative, creative, whole body worship. Song, particularly congregational, a capella, multi-part singing plays a major part, and the relative dynamic of silence plays its part. There is always more than one leader (most of whom are lay people). Scripture is communicated in creative ways and in contemporary, inclusive language. Symbolic action, which arises from the central biblical and contemporary themes plays a significant part, using objects, images and other media to enable our response to God.
  17. All events are from 7-10 pm, at RSS: Renfield St Stephen’s Church, 260 Bath Street, Glasgow.
  18. For more information: Graham Maule or Gail Ullrich, (click to send email) or phone 0141 332 6343.
  19. 2007
  20. 28th Oct
  21. HOLY CITY: A TASTE OF HONEY
  22. Is there such a thing as a wholesome or holistic life... in terms of spirituality, attitudes, lifestyle...?
  23. 25th Nov
  24. HOLY CITY: SKATING ON THIN ICE
  25. As icebergs twice the size of the UK come adrift from the polar ice cap, we focus on global warming, resource use, recycling, sustainable living and the role of faith...
  26. 23rd Dec
  27. HOLY CITY: TREK OR TREAT?
  28. Is Christmas a journey or party. A more meditative, low-key event, to reflect liturgically on the nature of the festival....
  29. 2008
  30. 27th Jan
  31. HOLY CITY: BREAKING NEWS
  32. On Homelessness Sunday, at the start of the week devoted campaigning to end poverty, we focus on the relevant issues of justice, power, haves and have nots...
  33. 24th Feb
  34. HOLY CITY: PARALLEL PRAYGROUNDS
  35. In a fast-globalising world, the role of the great religions is on the rise. Does the Church have anything unique to say? Will it, as in the past merely appropriate elements of the rising religions, such as Islam or secular Darwinism? What can unity mean in a world of increasing diversity...?
  36. 30th Mar
  37. HOLY CITY: CULTURE COUNTER
  38. Why bother about art, culture, imagination when there are so many more immediate and pressing needs in the world? Maybe the philistines have the right attitude... how do we thinking, envision and use our intuition for a better world? Or maybe we just keep wasting time and resources....
  39. 27th Apr
  40. HOLY CITY: BITS & PEACES
  41. Getting back to basics, in terms of where things are at and where we should be with gender roles, sexual politics, relationships, conflicts and conundrums...
  42. 25th May
  43. HOLY CITY: A SEPARATE PLACE?
  44. So in the end how does it all hang together? What state are our human links, which ones work and which no longer do? It might be that Mrs Thatcher was right that what we call society is really non-existent. Are community, family and group loyalties all outdated and only deserve to be consigned to the past?
Holy City (main events) 2007-08
Holy City:
There are no more events in the 2007-08 session...  Watch this space for the delights of the 2008-09 session!!!
HOLY CITY will, in collaboration with WGRG, be offering two worship sessions at the forthcoming GREENBELT FESTIVAL in August!