QuartzIt’s been a busy start to May. There was a full weekend at Allanton. We were working with Cluaran and many others using heritage crafts, storytelling, and the experience of fire to help people find peace. On the Sunday we prayed for peace worldwide, and joined with people worldwide via the internet. There was a […]
As the culmination of our Lent journey we invite you to join us to cook fish by the water, and meet the risen Christ. This is the start of a journey as well as the end of one. We have chosen this place to meet partly because of the connection some of the group have […]
As Quartz Forest Church we are spending a year exploring the Chrichton Estate in Dumfries. For many of us, even though we live in Dumfries, the grounds around the university are not a familiar place. We started in autumn, and are seeing signs of spring now. We have also been meeting some of the other […]
In the Quartz lent group we have been thinking about the wilderness and testing our experiences. Where are you on this diagram though? Or perhaps more importantly, where would you like to be ? As we near the end of our lenten journey it is time to consider where we are going next.
This beauty has been created by a band called Árstíðir It’s title is “Heyr himna smiður” Which can be translated as “Hear me Smith of the Heavens”. More info on it can be found here. I’m posting it here in order to use it as part of a discussion about pioneer ministry on Saturday. In […]
We held the March Forest Church meeting at Allanton Peace Sanctuary. This was part of one of the eight seasonal festivals they are planning for this year. These festivals recognise the changing seasons in what is sometimes called the wheel of the year. We had a particular focus on peace in Ukraine and Russia, but […]
Forest Church 20/3/2022 It is our custom to meet as Forest Church on the third Sunday in the Month. We have chosen to meet on the Crichton estate for a whole year, so that we can get to know it and experience the changes in the seasons. However, this particular Sunday we have chosen to […]
What do you dare to dream, but doubt the wisdom of trying? What are the wild dreams of your youth? Perhaps you remember with nostalgia the idea of becoming a rock star, or going on pilgrimage to proclaim the Word of God on street corners. It is said that vertigo is both/and the fear of […]
I bind unto myself today the hardy resilience of Scots in storm swept straths. We started by sharing the peace of Christ outside the Crichton chapel as usual. Then, as the flooding river was topmost in our minds we followed it down to watch the tide. We also read two sections from St Patricks breastplate, […]
2.00 – 20.02.2022 We will meet at 2pm outside the Crichton chapel as usual. Please keep an especial eye out for the weather forecast as there could be snow in D&G this weekend. Dress for the weather, and even if the snowdrops are hiding under the cailleachs cloak you will be comfortable enough to find […]