Quartz is a partnership between St John’s Dumfries and Wordsmith Crafts CIC. Simon is supported a day a week to work flexibly to support Quartz activities, maintain this site and help people use the arts to experience, explore, and express spirituality through the arts, and for those that choose to, to enter into our heritage […]
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Connections
Assembly This is an assembly which Simon will present at DHS in the run up to Christmas. This is part of “Time for Reflection” in Schools. These can be described as events which provide the pupils with an opportunity to reflect on the invisible qualities which make human being more than simply the physical senses. […]
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Forest Church Dec 2025
We are not gathering as Forest Church this month. Instead of our usual 3rd Sunday meet up, people are sending in photos of their experiences of God where they are. A common theme that arises while we discuss Forest Church is the relationship between “nature” and “not nature”. As humans we are always part of […]
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Glimmers
Throughout advent Quartz members have been sending in texts, links and photos as examples of moments when they have recognised the presence of God in everyday life. We have a WhatsApp group where we share these. They encourage us to practice #SensingSpirituality in every day life. The more you practice the better you get at […]
Here is a collection of posters with information about what is on around Dumfries this Advents and Christmas! The last contemporary service for the year (or 1st for the new church year) will be on Sunday the 14th of December – the theme is “Signs” The River of Life are offering food to give away […]
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Art, Creativity, Worship
This advent season we are asking people to send in links, photos, and other accounts of the ways in which they are meeting with God. One of these is a booklet called “Craft as Worship”. This is available on line, along with other resources Click this to find a tree of links It was written […]
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Advent Stars
The star canopy is in place. It was set up to mark the beginning of advent, because it is good to celebrate a new year. These is still plenty of time to reflect on hopes and add them to the collection of stars though. We invite you to drop in to St Johns, and take […]
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Advent
The cosmos is pregnant. It’s a secret hidden in plain sight. Don’t you sense the pangs and frustration? The glimmers of joy? Come with me if you want to live…
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Epiphany Art
This lead was sent in by Alison. It is a community of artists who are Christians. They publish a newsletter where they describe how their faith and art work together. https://www.epiphanyart.org https://www.epiphanyart.org/epiphany-art-newsletter
Soon the roof in St Johns will be filled with stars. Each star represents a hope, and Simon has just finished crafting more of them with new scots in the Depot. What do you wish for? What are your real hopes? What would make them happen? The building is open every day if you want […]
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December Forest Church
We have decided not to meet as Quartz Forest Church in December. It is a busy time, and there is a lot going on in St Johns. Instead, please send in you glimmers where you become aware of meeting with Jesus in creation. Links to what else is going on in the Church would be […]