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QFC on Sunday the 15th of November. Welcome and Peace All are invited. Whether you consider yourself a close friend of Jesus, or are just a wee bit curious we meet in his name and share his peace. We meet in Peace and make peace through meeting. We collect our thoughts together O Lord,forgive the […]
Light and dark, reason and emotion, them and us. We are taught to break things down into simpler pieces in order to understand them. To identify, classify, and assess; advancing knowledge with rational enquiry. If an approach works well in one area of life, it is tempting to apply it to all of life. Life […]
We meet in Christ’s name, may His peace be with us all and in us all as we celebrate the beauty of Autumn… Prayer inviting God into our Autumnal world: Father of Faithfulness, Mother of Mercy I awaken to this day. I clothe my soul in the mantle of creation, Heavens of light, earth of […]
Faith at your fingertips It probably started when I was young. I was blessed with parents who not only provided me with drawing materials, but also a lifestyle that encouraged me to explore the world through drawing and making. They also were tolerant of my mistakes, and also encouraged me to do better. Most of […]
A prayerful way of looking, noticing and listening. This comes from a letter to the combined diocese of Glasgow and Galloway. It is a handy overview of what is going on in the section of “The Church” which includes St John’s, Dumfries – who support Quartz and all the things you read about here. Many […]
This year, at a time when the turning of the wheel is marked by some as “Imbolc”, we travelled west to worship in the wild and celebrate candlemas. Quartz contributed an activity where we all made candles in the ground. This is the prayer we contributed. It should be read, leaving pauses to take advantage […]