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Pen and Think

Monday the 14th of April 10.30 to 12.30 Stories have been plucked from the wind and passed down to us from ancient days, with the aid of goose feathers. The quills of scribes fluttered over a thousand years ago to record tales that were much older. Come and experience storyteller Simon Lidwell bringing a selection […]

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QFC March 2025

16th of March 2pm , The Crichton Chapel. We will gather this March to 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. […]

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#SensingSpirituality Lent 2025

Ash Wednesday

A crowd of us gathered to eat pancakes last night. A variety of toppings were enjoyed. Some were dairy free, some gluten free. Spam fritters featured. The pancakes included “Drop Scones (Scotch Pancakes)”, “Crepes”, Ukrainian style, and both sweet and savoury. The conversation flowed and saints were discussed as well as more everyday matters. Here […]

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Lent 2025

Buffet of Saints

Looking for someone to walk through Lent with? The days of the year can be a reminder of the cloud of brothers and sisters we live in an eternal communion with. The whole Church year is structured to tell the gospel story too, linked with the northern hemisphere seasonal changes! The chunk of time called […]

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Lent 2025

Prepare for Lent!

Shrove Tuesday Please get in touch if you’d like directions. We will have pancakes, bring your favourite toppings to share. Drop in between 6 and 8 pm! If you’d like, you could also bring ideas of saints to walk with during Lent as this will be our CLC theme this year. If you like, you […]

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QFC Feb 25

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 […]

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QFC  16th February

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 […]

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January 2025 for Quartz

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.

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Faith and Art

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 […]

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#febreflection 25

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 […]