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 […]
People have been sending in photos from the August Forest Church.
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Pioneering Resources
Developments to help understand the big picture Back in 2021 I wrote a report reviewing Quartz activities for the vestry at St Johns in Dumfries. I used the diagram (Pioneer Spectrum) that is the key image for this post to help give a structure for the report. A new version of the diagram has been […]
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QFC 20 August – Shelter
Forest Church – 20 August 2023 Shelter is our theme today, sensing God’s protection in the natural world. 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. Celtic Prayer I arise today Through […]
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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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Heritage
Each one of us scratches their mark as a passage through time. Sometimes grasping to hold on, sometimes filled with the joy of living. What if time itself is the womb of God. When our creation reaches it’s term will we be able to step back and find peace after the trauma of birth?