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Gathering as Quartz Forest Church on Sunday the18th of January We will meet at 2pm outside the Crichton chapel on the 18th of January. ///exist.stupidly.uppermost 55.050833766805376, -3.59431226162093 Peace We will meet in Peace and make peace by meeting. Whether you consider yourself a close friend of Jesus or are just a wee bit curious we […]
Forest Church to start the year! Time is a funny thing. To what extent do we experience it, and to what extent do we create systems to manage our experience of it? There are many calendars which could be used to track the beginning of the new year. Julian or Gregorian? Church festivals, or community, […]
We are not gathering as Forest Church this month. Instead of our usual 3rd Sunday meet up, people are sending in photos of their experiences of God where they are. A common theme that arises while we discuss Forest Church is the relationship between “nature” and “not nature”. As humans we are always part of […]
We have decided not to meet as Quartz Forest Church in December. It is a busy time, and there is a lot going on in St Johns. Instead, please send in you glimmers where you become aware of meeting with Jesus in creation. Links to what else is going on in the Church would be […]
Quartz gathering as Forest Church November 2025 We will meet at 2pm outside the Crichton chapel on the 16th of November. Please dress for the weather! We adapt what we do to accommodate anyone who comes and the weather we find. Peace We will meet in Peace and make peace by meeting. Whether you consider […]
It was a bit of a dreich day when we gathered, but that didn’t dampen proceedings. We practiced looking at the trees, and we read from the bible. As the day was colder than usual this gathering was a bit more active than the contemplative speculation we often default to! Is the a dry wit […]
We will be gathering to give people the opportunity to reflect on their connection with Nature. We will have indoor space and also a woodland to wander in. We will be guided by textile artist Alison Bixler. Don’t worry if you know nothing about weaving, or #SensingSpirituality. You were born for this! We plan to […]
The idea is simple. It uses the technology we have available to help restore connections between people and between people and their natural environment. Two people arrange to go and take some time out to reflect in a place where they expect to be inspired. They call each other and share that experience. If you […]
This month we are spending a few days on the banks of Loch Lomond at Rowardennan Lodge Youth Hostel – always good to be around younger folk! As we’ve walked in the beauty I’ve been thinking about the different signs we encounter along our walks of life, all different but doing a vital job of […]
Adapting In 2020 Quartz had planned to be involved in an environmental fair. Precautions taken to reduce the spread of Covid meant we had to adapt. We went online! It was before this version of the website was set up, but you can still find an account of what we did here: The link will […]