In the building and in the wider community
Quartz uses the arts to help build a language all people can use to explore and express their personal spiritual understanding in the the public life of contemporary Scotland. We are working both within the St John’s community, and the wider community of Dumfries (and online), to build skills in #SensingSpirituality.
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- QFC Sunday 19th Jan
As is our custom we will gather outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on the third Sunday of the month. Everyone is welcome to join us, and we adapt what we do according to the people who turn up. Have a look around this website to get an idea of what to expect and please… Read more: QFC Sunday 19th Jan - Celtic Saints
Our brothers and sisters, living and departed… We cover a wide range of topics when we meet twice a month for CLC meetings. This January we are looking at a book called “Restoring the Woven Cord” and the threads of Church woven by ancestors like Mungo, Aiden, Hilde and many, many, more. The stories of… Read more: Celtic Saints - Sensing Spirituality
What can 5 physical senses reveal? The first of our 2025 Faith and Art workshops has the title “Sensing Beauty”. We won’t be spending our time trying to find a way to define beauty, or even agree on what each person finds attractive or beautiful. If you are interested in that, there are scientific papers… Read more: Sensing Spirituality - Epiphany
Some news of a special event in Whithorn from our friends over in (Church Without Walls) Wigtown. https://wp.me/pfKhC6-4h From February onwards they will be resuming their usual pattern of evening Taize-inspired meetings on the First Friday of each month – and, for the next few months at least, these will all be based in Sacred Heart… Read more: Epiphany
For those that want to get deeper – it is also an invitation to explore the diversity of Christian traditions and contemporary practice using contemporary artistic creativity.
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More about Quartz…
Quartz is on a perpetual pilgrimage – looking for the face of God in friend and stranger. Receiving what is offered and giving when asked. Some activities take place within the St Johns building, others are located in community settings, or the Wordsmithcrafts Studio.
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