Quartz
At forest church last weekend we spent time becoming more aware of colours. We collected leaves and arranged them in a pleasant order. The psalm (119) we read described mulling over the words of God. Do we impose order on a chaotic universe, or discover patterns through the nature of things? Or is creativity a […]
Gathering as Forest Church 18/10/2026 As is our custom we will meet in the peace of Christ outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on Sunday. We make peace when we meet in peace.
Here is a story in photos of the walk we took today, and the Forest Church service at the Crichton. Walk details Forest Church Details We met at the midsteeple, where St Michael’s hat glitters in the sun. The sign marks distances on drover routes to cattle markets. There is greenspace all round the hospital. […]
This Summer Quartz member Andy Brook created an immersive outdoor art installation interacting with the Genesis story of creation. He has written a blog post about it on his website If you would like a quick glimpse, then here are the videos for the seven days:
This was sent in by a nature lover, who also loves textiles and knitting! Forest Healing, Landskeins, article.
Sometimes St Johns becomes a forest This year will see the return of the St Johns Christmas tree festival. IT is an amazing experience and a wide variety of individuals and groups contribute. This year Quartz will be working on a “Quartz Forest Church “Environmental -Tree” Last time we contributed we explored themes of “Renewable […]
We often think of this as a burning away. Fire is more complicated though. Stare into the flames and you become memorised and day dream. Warmed by it we become inspired. Fire can destroy us, but it can also change us, and help us survive in places the are inhospitable to human being. We took […]
Welcome and Peace All are invited. Whether you consider yourself a close friend of Jesus, or are just a wee bit curious we meet in his name and share his peace. We meet in Peace and make peace through meeting. We collect our thoughts together God of our salvation,be with us when we call upon […]
The road goes ever on “Roads go ever ever on,Over rock and under tree,By caves where never sun has shone,By streams that never find the sea;. Bilbo Baggins, “The Hobbit” This is the pre-amble to Septembers Quartz Forest Church. It is not a Tolkien themed walk. Nor is it a church service. It is however […]
September the 20th Quartz Forest Church This month we are going to try something different. Meet at midday at the midsteeple in Dumfries town centre if you fancy a walk through the woods with a picnic lunch. We will walk through the town to Mountainhall greenspace. we will stop for a picnic on the way […]