Quartz
To celebrate (and stock up before the long journey) the plan is to gather at 3 James Avenue (and Simon and Kates) for a Wordsmith Crafts – Cluaran/Quartz pancake party on Tuesday the 17th of February 19.00 onwards. It is a bring and share thing, so clear out your cupboards and get together to feast!
Sculpture artist Ildiko Malovecz (Dee Art and Design) is publicly creating a half size papier mache statue design of the patron saint of Dumfries. We are blessed that she has chosen St Johns church as one of the venues for this project. We are glad to support her in inviting and involving the local community […]
Whilst looking for something else I was stumbled upon this wee presentation. It is a review of the projects we grouped together under the name of “Outerweave”. Coming soon in 2026 we will be running some Quartz “Faith and Art” workshops. 4 sessions of 2 hrs each. #sensingspirituality, drawing thoughts, weaving connections, colouring light. They […]
Here is a collection of the images that have been on the Quartz website in Advent. The theme celebrates the miracle that flesh thinks. Dust and breath combine. From the beginning, and for ever. Canopy of stars St John’s building is open for prayer and reflection. We have filled the sky indoors with echos of […]
This advent season we are asking people to send in links, photos, and other accounts of the ways in which they are meeting with God. One of these is a booklet called “Craft as Worship”. This is available on line, along with other resources Click this to find a tree of links It was written […]
The star canopy is in place. It was set up to mark the beginning of advent, because it is good to celebrate a new year. These is still plenty of time to reflect on hopes and add them to the collection of stars though. We invite you to drop in to St Johns, and take […]
The cosmos is pregnant. It’s a secret hidden in plain sight. Don’t you sense the pangs and frustration? The glimmers of joy? Come with me if you want to live…
This lead was sent in by Alison. It is a community of artists who are Christians. They publish a newsletter where they describe how their faith and art work together. https://www.epiphanyart.org https://www.epiphanyart.org/epiphany-art-newsletter
Soon the roof in St Johns will be filled with stars. Each star represents a hope, and Simon has just finished crafting more of them with new scots in the Depot. What do you wish for? What are your real hopes? What would make them happen? The building is open every day if you want […]
A collection of links and resources From the Iona Community – https://www.ionabooks.com/product/the-blessing-of-animals If you are interested in Forest Church, here is a link to a book which is a story of rewilding the church from the USA. Church of the Wild, on World of Books – (other suppliers available!) And the network referred to in […]