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Colouring Light In this, the last of four sessions, we will use stained glass to think about expressing the experience of #SensingSpirituality. We will meet at 1pm in St Michaels church Hall. Stained glass shapes the way we experience light. As a boundary between the source and viewer it is ambiguous. Does the stain detract […]
A quick insight into what was a very relaxing afternoon. This was Faith and Art III
An open discussion meeting with MSP Colin Smyth, the convenor of the Scottish Parliament cross-party group. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/DumfriesFairtrade
Weaving Thoughts We will meet at 1pm in St Michaels church Hall on Wednesday the 22nd. This week we will move from “Drawing Meaning” using calligraphy onto exploring weaving thoughts and words together. In the second session there was the opportunity to try out some techniques of calligraphy. We also took time to reflect on […]
As is our custom we will gather outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on the third Sunday of the month. Everyone is welcome to join us, and we adapt what we do according to the people who turn up. Have a look around this website to get an idea of what to expect and please […]
Our brothers and sisters, living and departed… We cover a wide range of topics when we meet twice a month for CLC meetings. This January we are looking at a book called “Restoring the Woven Cord” and the threads of Church woven by ancestors like Mungo, Aiden, Hilde and many, many, more. The stories of […]
What can 5 physical senses reveal? The first of our 2025 Faith and Art workshops has the title “Sensing Beauty”. We won’t be spending our time trying to find a way to define beauty, or even agree on what each person finds attractive or beautiful. If you are interested in that, there are scientific papers […]
Some news of a special event in Whithorn from our friends over in (Church Without Walls) Wigtown. https://wp.me/pfKhC6-4h From February onwards they will be resuming their usual pattern of evening Taize-inspired meetings on the First Friday of each month – and, for the next few months at least, these will all be based in Sacred Heart […]
This short film contains a short invitation from “Cathbad” to using your mind to see the invisible heritage accessed through the ruins at Lincluden. In January series of “Faith and Art” workshops are planned with St Michaels church. These are an opportunity to gather and develop the skills of Seeing, Exploring, Understanding and Expressing matters […]
Most of us are enjoying a rest now, a lull in activity after a busy Christmas and before Hogmanay. Echoes of an older practice in England can be found in this article by English Heritage: https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/members-area/kids/kids-tudors/twelve-days-of-christmas/ Whilst there are many shared traditions between Scotland and England, this article illuminates some of the differences. What are […]