QuartzQuartz Forest Church gathering 18.6.2023 This months forest Church will be a little different. It is midsummer midweek so we are doing special things on the weekends before and after it. Before: On the 18th of June at the usual time of 14.00 and usual place outside the Crichton chapel we will be training to contribute […]
Extracts from today’s reading Blessing to move on with TA mi lubadh mo ghlunAn suil an Athar a chruthaich mi,An suil a Mhic a cheannaich mi,An suil a Spioraid a ghlanaich mi, Le gradh agus run. Doirt a nuas oirnn a flathasTrocair shuairce do mhathas;Fhir tha ’n uachdar na Cathair, Dean-sa fathamas ruinn. Tabhair duinn, a Shlan’ear […]
Quartz Forest Church gathering 21st of May 2023 After the excitement of Easter this months forest church gathering is going to be a chance to practice things like “Forest bathing” and #SensingSpirituality, especially #SensingAwareness Please join us at 2pm outside the Crichton chapel to spend time outdoors #SensingSpirituality Please read on for more thoughts about […]
“we are held here by all the things I cannot see” some words and music to contemplate today. https://findingthewords.online/index.php/2023/05/16/markerposts/ Click the link for music ans lyrics once you are in a place where you can sit back, listen, and contemplate.
Gathering by the water to eat fish and share stories This Forest Church experience was set up to provide participants with the opportunity to immerse themselves in the gospel stories where the disciples meet with Jesus at the waters edge, and share fish roasted over coals with him. This is a popular spot for people […]
This article is from 2019, but is shows what an artist (with help from their sponsors and friends) can do. It is a story of finding hope in reforestation. https://www.dw.com/en/in-brazil-photographer-sebastiao-salgado-finds-hope-in-reforestation/a-50877571 This is closer to home, in England and Wales. “A Rocha” work internationally as well. And at a Scottish level this page has some info […]
Here are some photos from the March Forest Church meet up. We started at the Crichton and ended with the geese by the river Nith. Join us for Easter Weekend! Alternative link to the glideshow https://express.adobe.com/page/6kOW0doN5ONlk
Forest Church, Mothering Sunday I wonder what your experience of mothering is? Or how many various experiences both positive and negative contribute to your understanding of what mothering and motherhood is? How does that relate to husbandry? As Quartz Forest Church we have been meeting in a very managed estate for over a year now. […]
We are entering the final stages of planning our Easter weekend activities. Are you interested in a pilgrimage to St Ninians cave on Easter Saturday? On Easter Sunday we are having a Forest Church picnic on the banks if the Nith near Nunholm, across the water from Lincluden. Will you be joining us? More info […]
This Sunday we were blown further afield than usual by the wind. We revisited the wood on the crag behind the Crichton. The wind had a slight chill to it, laden with water, but the sun shone on us giving moments of warmth. We look at the Horizon but it isn’t there, not really, it […]