The Wild Goose Resource Group (WGRG) are a semi-autonomous project of the Iona Community, consisting of John L. Bell,  Graham Maule and Jo Love (Resource Workers), Gail Ullrich (Administrator) and Karen Turner (Sales). They are employed under the auspices of the Iona Community and work in the UK and further afield in the field of worship and Christian education. More info ....

Wild Goose Publications is the publishing division of the Iona Community. They produce a range of publications which reflect the concerns of the Iona Community, including liturgy resources and the materials devised by the Wild Goose Resource Group. They share the same offices with WGRG in Glasgow.

The Wild Goose Collective are a moving and changing feast. They have been gathered to record WGRG songs since 2004. They are also a bunch of reprobate friends, associates and former members of the Wild Goose Worship Group (see below).

The Wild Goose Worship Group (WGWG) was a group of 18 people living in Glasgow, now cheerfully disbanded, who met each week to learn new songs, develop workshops and devise worship. They have made a number of recordings of Resource Group material and songs from the world church. CATALOGUE gander

The Iona Community takes the Wild Goose as its logo (the "celtic" looking one). The wee jaggy one that looks like a thistle is the logo of the Wild Goose Resource Group.

You may also have come across Holy City. This is a WGRG-enabled ecumenical adult event in Glasgow. It is monthly, consists of workshops and worship and planned by WGRG and an assortment of Glaswegian citizens. This is the primary event where WGRG innovation in liturgy takes place... ie. contrary to popular opinion, such work occurs primarily in Glasgow and not on Iona. More info .... 

No. Just frequent bathers.

No. We do sing, and we do record our material, but we do other things as well. Recordings have also been made by the Wild Goose Collective and Wild Goose Worship Group (see above).

No. We are based in Glasgow, at the Iona Community's offices.

Do you all live in a community?

No, definitely not. The Iona Community is a scattered group of people.

Do you major on 'celtic' spirituality?

No. One person in the group deals with that topic (occasionally). Though we do believe there is such a thing, we are slightly suspicious of many of the contemporary materials and manifestations carrying this tag, which are little more than lazy pastiche, frilly confectionery and often sentimentally reactionary in the extreme.

What kind of things do you offer?

Workshops, evening of song, services of worship etc. Visit the WGRG home site for further information.

Is John Bell the music leader of the Iona Community?

No. There isn't a "music leader".

On the island of Iona there is a musician every year who provides and organises music for the services of worship in the Abbey and for guests who stay there.

There are also other musicians and hymn writers within the Iona Community. eg. Leith Fisher, Kathy Galloway, Ian Fraser, to name but a few.

Are you paid by the Iona Community, or a single church?

We receive some funding from The Iona Community, and individuals who support us. However we are responsible for raising the bulk of our finances from work we do: events, sales, royalties on publications etc.

Can I get your lecture / workshop notes a month in advance?

Sorry, we don't always work to that kind of schedule, and if you want to publish our notes/material, you'd have to get special permission. Please contact us at the address below.

What do we do if we want to use your songs or liturgies in our church?

We are now covered by the Christian Copyright Licensing Scheme. You can find out more about this at www.ccli.co.uk (UK) or www.ccli.com (world).

For further advice on reproducing material authored by John Bell and Graham Maule non-commercially, you can phone or write to Graham at the Wild Goose Resource Group office, who is the Copyright Administrator. Contact Graham ....

What if our organisation wanted to include some of your materials in a publication we are producing?

Then you would again write to or e-mail Graham at the WGRG office in Glasgow. Contact Graham....

 
Where can we buy your worship resources?

A multitude of options…

1. You can get them here in the WGRG Online Shop!

2. Alternatively, you can purchase them direct from us at our Glasgow offices (address below). 

3. If in the UK, your local Christian bookshop may stock them (if a bookshop of discernment and good quality!... so for example, Cornerstone bookshops are excellent, others less so), and they can certainly order them for you.

4. Or you can purchase those titles published by Wild Goose Publications who are also based in the Glasgow offices, from their shop.

However, Wild Goose Publications don’t stock the full range of WGRG titles available, such as our WGRG Liturgy Booklets, Holy City downloads, the GIA range of anthem packs & CDs (by John L. Bell & the Cathedral Singers), our Badges or GOOSEgander, all of which are available here. In addition, they don't stock many of the liturgical resources by non-WGRG authors (eg. Farrell, McRae-McMahon) which you can find here in the WGRG shop. However they do stock all non-WGRG and Iona associated material that they publish themselves (obviously!) Follow this link if you want to visit the WGPubs website... but do come bacK!

Wild Goose Resource Group,

4th Floor, Savoy House,
140 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow G2 3DH, Scotland.
T. +44 (0)141 332 6343
F. +44 (0)141 332 1090

 

WGRG/ Wild Goose Resource Group is a semi-autonomous project of the Iona Community, a charity registered in Scotland, No. SC003794.