Quartz is a partnership between St John’s Dumfries and Wordsmith Crafts. Simon is supported a day a week to work flexibly to support Quartz activities, maintain this site and help people use the arts to experience, explore, and express spirituality through the arts, and for those that choose to, to enter into our heritage in […]
What do the letters stand for? If you root around the website you will find an explanation of what the abreviation means. However, those three letters also stand for years of meeting together to study scripture, praying together, sharing cake and coffee. We each bring something with us from the varied backgrounds we have, and […]
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St Christopher
Simon has been part of a team providing chaplaincy services to Dumfries schools for over a decade. This service supports schools in delivering a statutory requirement for schools in Scots law. They are required to provide not just religious education, but also religious observance. This acknowledges the rich Christian tradition present in Scotland, but also […]
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Birth of John the Baptist
Whilst the summer solstice is around the 21st of June, midsummer’s day is traditionally celebrated on the 24th. This is the time when nettles are right for harvesting to use their fibres. We spent an afternoon trying out the process of turning a weed into useful things. We even made a bow drill or two […]
Tuesday 24th June 2025 Nativity of St John Join us to burn the shadows away! (Wordsmith Crafts Workshop, 3 James Avenue, DG2 9AU ///oiled.overnight.blotting) In the afternoon from 14.00 We will be getting together to have a go at making nettle cordage. Through learning about the natural world around us we can re-think the relationship […]
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Sunday’s Forest Church
Some images and videos as we stepped from the shadow to warm ourselves in the Sun.
Sunday the 15th of June 2025 As we draw closer to midsummer we meet with each other and God. To seek transformation, to bathe in the green, or just be aware of our curiosity. As is our custom we will gather outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on the third Sunday of the month. Everyone […]
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Guid Nychburris 2025
Songs of Praise This is a Dumfries town tradition. As well as the very noticeable public parade, there is also a songs of praise. This year it will be on Sunday the 15th of June, in Dumfries High school at 19.30 It is organised by the Dumfries Christian Network (DCN)
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Psalm 23
Reflecting whilst Felting Quartz members contribute to using visual arts at the contemporary service in St John’s. Most church goers are used to using music and singing to aid their worship. Some of us learn as we figit, and find meaning in visualisation too. On Sunday the 11th of May we were led in a […]
Those involved in Quartz meet every second week to share a drink, reflect on scripture, and pray. The idea is that if we meet in small groups, about the size that will fit into a living room, then we can get to know each other better. We have a spiritual emphasis, but it is everyday […]
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May Forest Church
Photos from our monthly gathering Alison led a time of reflection and worship. She would like to thank Anthony from “Church Without Walls” in Wigtown for his inspiration and contribution from a distance! This was followed with Mark teaching those who gathered a lovely Taize chant. We were joined by Sarah from Asheiri and are […]