QuartzNews, information, and personal reflections from members of the Quartz community. If you could like to contribute, please get in touch. We also have a WhatsApp “Glimmers” group where people post photos, thoughts and phrases that mark moments when they sense the presence of God in their daily lives. (Statements etc. reflect individual authors perspectives, […]
Walking with the Saints (Ash Wednesday is the 5th of March, Easter Sunday is 20th April) We have been looking at a book called “Restoring the Woven Cord” at our CLC meetings. The book introduced themes like creativity, or community and using the life story of a saint. Each time we meet one of us […]
Some images from our 3rd Sunday in the month gathering for February. This month we worshipped with trees. We reflected on how much they are connected in ways we cannot see. How we relate to them and what they offer us personally. No one learned Entish, but then we are quite hasty – even when […]
Sunday 16th of February at 2pm, Crichton chapel We will gather in February to find Jesus in the trees. 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 […]
Here is a gallery of images that will perhaps give an insight into Quartz activity in 2025. Supporting worship and creative responses at the St Johns contemporary service, and January Forest church.
A quick recap of four sessions at St Michaels in Dumfries in Jan 2025. These four sessions were the fruit of Fiona opening St Michaels sanctuary are for people to draw. Three of us from Quartz met up and sketched the window and then chatted about it. Following that Simon and Fiona met up and […]
An opportunity to use Social Media to practice #sensingspirituality throughout February #febreflection returns. Here are some of the images and thoughts from last time. The idea is simple. And remember that searching for the #tags might be a good way to lift your spirits on a day when you are feeling down. Here are some […]
Improve your visual diet #febreflection Throughout February you are invited to join us and post moments where you are #sensingspirituality. Tag them #sensingspirituality and #febreflection and we will build up a library of visualisations of spiritual reality. Or simply search and find. We will probably be on Facebook, Instagram and Bluesky – but please let […]
Colouring Light In this, the last of four sessions, we will use stained glass to think about expressing the experience of #SensingSpirituality. We will meet at 1pm in St Michaels church Hall. Stained glass shapes the way we experience light. As a boundary between the source and viewer it is ambiguous. Does the stain detract […]
A quick insight into what was a very relaxing afternoon. This was Faith and Art III
An open discussion meeting with MSP Colin Smyth, the convenor of the Scottish Parliament cross-party group. For more information please visit www.facebook.com/DumfriesFairtrade