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Forest Church No.2 (Halloween/Samhain) We will meet again outside the front door of Crichton church for a 2pm start, (The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ) Find it on google maps Please dress for the weather, and don’t rely on there being any indoor (or any other) facilities available. Once we meet we will walk to an appropriate […]
Forest Church meeting, 2pm Chrichton Church Dumfries, Sunday the 31st The significance of this time has been recognised by humans from a time before writing. As Autumn moves towards winter the plants in the northern hemisphere start to die back. Harvests have been gathered in, and the Cailleach prepares to wash her plaid in the […]
Sunday the 26th of September, 4 to 5pm (Forest Church No. 1) Well, it isn’t the season for planting really, but we are finally getting round to testing out some Forest Church ideas. Meet at the Crichton church, (The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ) Find it on google maps Please dress for the weather, and don’t […]
This post is a collection of the things which Quartz people have been sending in because they found them interesting. Creation time This year Eco-Congregation Scotland and Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) combine to provide a bank of resources of real value to congregations, in a variety of current media, to facilitate ‘Creation Time/Creationtide/Season of […]
There is a much quoted insight gained by Jeremiah when he watched a potter working away making clay pots. This can be encountered in many ways. For a moment though, imagine what it is like to be the clay on a potters wheel. Your centre is hardly moving at all, but travelling outwards the speed […]
The summer in Scotland is nearing harvest and autumn. I can see apples ripening on the trees outside my window, and that always reminds me that I need to plan ahead if I want to be able to do more than clear them from my drive into compost! There has been a lot of reflection […]
We can’t control time, but we can change our awareness of it.
Humans are deeply spiritual animals. For centuries in Scotland this has been explored and expressed through the Church. In the last century however this has changed. At one time the Church provided political authority, social services, education, healthcare, and the opportunity to experience the best of the arts. A church was the place to go […]
Around 2018 as a group we read “Forest Church” a Field Guide to a Spiritual Connection with Nature . Some of the idea and principles within the book are part of regular Quartz activities – for example the #SensingSpirituality walks and have been for a long time. Some of you may remember the 2017 Summer […]
What activities would you like to see Quartz getting underway? Art installations in St Johns building and elsewhere? Outerweave #SensingSpirituality in community settings? Forest Church? Ignation Spirituality? Blended online/physical housegroup? The Floating Monastery? Other ideas … Please comment below.