Quartz Forest Church Sunday the 20th of August We will gather as usual at 2pm outside the Crichton Memorial chapel. More info about what will be happening will hopefully be posted closer to the time, but it the experience is meant to be a little wild! Please dress for the weather. Meanwhile, here is something […]
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Holiday Club 2023
Kate is off to Holiday club this morning. Volunteers from St. John’s congregation will be spending a week working with young people. They will be led and supported by Janice, and hopefully your prayers too! It has been said that it takes a village to raise a child. Towards the end of the summer holidays […]
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Doorways
We made these to accompany taking our worship outdoors. The aim was to find ways to help make #SensingSpirituality while walking more accessible that just asking people to “Find Jesus in the Trees” and hoping for the best. They contain information and questions which the authors have found helpful when they want to become aware […]
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QFC Sunday 16/7/23
Peace “We meet in Jesus name. Whether you consider yourself a close friend or are just curious, we meet in Christs peace. Peace be with you” share a sign of peace. Psalm 85 Prayer for the Restoration of God’s Favour To the leader. Of the Korahites. A Psalm. 1 Lord, you were favourable to your land; […]
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Quartz Forest Church
Sunday 16th of July We will meet outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm on the 3rd Sunday in the month as usual. This Sunday we may be dodging showers of heavy rain, so please dress for the weather! Continuing the theme of the posts on this site, this Sunday we will spend time thinking about […]
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Midsummer review
What was midsummer like? We have been busy in the last couple of weeks, so here is a short overview of some of what we have been up to. We gave away around twenty “Contact Cards” to people we chatted with over the course of the afternoon at Caerlaverock castle. Other artwork was available in […]
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QFC 25th of June
We will be holding a Midsummer Forest Church service on Sunday the 25th of June. We will meet at the castle road end car park near Caerlaverock castle at 3pm. https://goo.gl/maps/RQ8FqEaXA3Bpcst26 (54.97845046765338, -3.5229645328674453) We will walk up the hill to Wardlaw iron age fort. This is a farm track with steps. There are no facilities […]
#SensingSpirituality near midsummer at Caerlaverock 24th of June 2023 On Saturday the 24th of June Quartz will be presenting the opportunity for people to walk a Labyrinth. We will also interpret information about the first recorded farmers of the land. These were monks from Holme Cultrum Abbey across the Solway, which was at that time […]
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Same Sex Marriage
Use of the St John’s building Just in case you missed it, there are two opportunities to take part in the decision about whether the St Johns building can be used to conduct same sex marriages. Although, according to their conscience, clergy have been able to solemnise same sex marriages since 2017 the use of […]
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QFC Midsummer 1
Labyrinth experience 18/6/2023 This Sunday afternoon we are meeting to explore labyrinths and the monastic tradition of Scotland. It will be a brief introduction, with feet on the ground activities. Gathering in Peace We meet in Jesus name. Whether you consider yourself a close friend or are just curious, we meet in Christs peace. Peace […]