2024 St Johns Christmas tree festival Have you dropped in to see the Quartz tree yet? Opening Times Wednesday 6 December, 7pm – 9pm Thursday 7, Friday 8 and Saturday 9 December, 10am to 9pm Sunday 10 December, 1.30pm to 4.00pm
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Angels on Queensbury Square
Quartz Artists have been making an Angel collage, bot online and in person, on Queensbury Square. The hope is that this will encourage people to send a message to God at this time of year You can read more about it here:
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Carol Singing
Dumfries Christian Network are organising some carol singing, just turn up and join in! Saturday the 2nd of December 10 to 12 In the Loreburn Centre Find out more about the DCN here.
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Language and Liturgy
The relationship between the language we use to describe what we see, and the way in which we see things is an ages old topic of study. Think about the sentence you just read. When I used the word ‘see‘ you hopefully understand I mean more that just ‘visually observe‘. Sight is a very important […]
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beauty will save us
Here is a claim for you – “There is no art without beauty” Either an artist strives for beauty – to reveal or represent it, or their art depends on beauty just as shadow is light obscured. Nordic Giants are described as performing “Dressed in feathers and shrouded in a ubiquitous fog the pair look […]
Quartz Forest Church Sunday the 20th of August We will gather as usual at 2pm outside the Crichton Memorial chapel. More info about what will be happening will hopefully be posted closer to the time, but it the experience is meant to be a little wild! Please dress for the weather. Meanwhile, here is something […]
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Holiday Club 2023
Kate is off to Holiday club this morning. Volunteers from St. John’s congregation will be spending a week working with young people. They will be led and supported by Janice, and hopefully your prayers too! It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. Towards the end of the summer holidays […]
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Doorways
We made these to accompany taking our worship outdoors. The aim was to find ways to help make #SensingSpirituality accessible. More than just asking people to “Find Jesus in the Trees” like it is a game of “hide and seek”, then hoping for the best. They contain information and questions which the authors have found […]
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QFC Sunday 16/7/23
Peace “We meet in Jesus name. Whether you consider yourself a close friend or are just curious, we meet in Christs peace. Peace be with you” share a sign of peace. Psalm 85 Prayer for the Restoration of God’s Favour To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. 1 Lord, you were favourable to your land; […]
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Quartz Forest Church
Sunday 16th of July We will meet outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on the 3rd Sunday in the month as usual. This Sunday we may be dodging showers of heavy rain, so please dress for the weather! Continuing the theme of the posts on this site, this Sunday we will spend time thinking about […]