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Arts Creative Worship

Art, Creativity, Worship

This advent season we are asking people to send in links, photos, and other accounts of the ways in which they are meeting with God. One of these is a booklet called “Craft as Worship”. This is available on line, along with other resources Click this to find a tree of links It was written […]

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Advent Stars

The star canopy is in place. It was set up to mark the beginning of advent, because it is good to celebrate a new year. These is still plenty of time to reflect on hopes and add them to the collection of stars though. We invite you to drop in to St Johns, and take […]

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Arts Thought of the Day

Advent

The cosmos is pregnant. It’s a secret hidden in plain sight. Don’t you sense the pangs and frustration? The glimmers of joy? Come with me if you want to live…

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Arts

Epiphany Art

This lead was sent in by Alison. It is a community of artists who are Christians. They publish a newsletter where they describe how their faith and art work together. https://www.epiphanyart.org https://www.epiphanyart.org/epiphany-art-newsletter

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Stars

Soon the roof in St Johns will be filled with stars. Each star represents a hope, and Simon has just finished crafting more of them with new scots in the Depot. What do you wish for? What are your real hopes? What would make them happen? The building is open every day if you want […]

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Forest Church Fresh Expressions

December Forest Church

We have decided not to meet as Quartz Forest Church in December. It is a busy time, and there is a lot going on in St Johns. Instead, please send in you glimmers where you become aware of meeting with Jesus in creation. Links to what else is going on in the Church would be […]

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Thought of the Day

Exile

How long does it take to unlearn a cultural inheritance that dominates you? The Israelites spent decades in the wilderness, and only a few of the original adult generation who left Egypt entered the promised land. This is often understood as a punishment, but what else was going on? (Joshua chapter 5 vs 1-8) Wilderness […]

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Arts

Nature Reflections

A collection of links and resources From the Iona Community – https://www.ionabooks.com/product/the-blessing-of-animals If you are interested in Forest Church, here is a link to a book which is a story of rewilding the church from the USA. Church of the Wild, on World of Books – (other suppliers available!) And the network referred to in […]

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Diary

Did you know that the new year begins at the end of November for the Scottish Episcopal church (and others). With the beginning of advent we start to prepare to remember the birth of Jesus. There is an annual cycle of events, linked to the changing of the seasons. Because time has been measured using […]

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Forest Church

November Forest Church

Quartz gathering as Forest Church November 2025 We will meet at 2pm outside the Crichton chapel on the 16th of November. Please dress for the weather! We adapt what we do to accommodate anyone who comes and the weather we find. Peace We will meet in Peace and make peace by meeting. Whether you consider […]