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Forest Church

Sunday the 21st of November

The Third Quartz Forest Church Meeting We will meet again outside the front door of Crichton church for a 2pm start, (The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ) Find it on google maps Please dress for the weather, and don’t rely on there being any indoor (or any other) facilities available. Once we meet we will walk to […]

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Arts Fresh Expressions

The Return of Interweave

Not a new technique for ironing hems in place! This will be a creative worship event in St Johns exploring Candlemas and symbols. Not sure what Candlemas is or what will this event will look like? No bother. More information will follow as we work it out. It is likely to involve things like candlemaking, […]

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creation Forest Church

Forest church No.2

Here are some photos from today’s Forest Church meeting. More photos and a write up to follow.

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Forest Church Fresh Expressions

Sunday the 31st

Forest Church No.2 (Halloween/Samhain) We will meet again outside the front door of Crichton church for a 2pm start, (The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ) Find it on google maps Please dress for the weather, and don’t rely on there being any indoor (or any other) facilities available. Once we meet we will walk to an appropriate […]

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Creative Worship Forest Church Fresh Expressions

Ready for Winter?

Forest Church meeting, 2pm Chrichton Church Dumfries, Sunday the 31st The significance of this time has been recognised by humans from a time before writing. As Autumn moves towards winter the plants in the northern hemisphere start to die back. Harvests have been gathered in, and the Cailleach prepares to wash her plaid in the […]

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Forest Church Fresh Expressions

Forest Church Planting

Sunday the 26th of September, 4 to 5pm (Forest Church No. 1) Well, it isn’t the season for planting really, but we are finally getting round to testing out some Forest Church ideas. Meet at the Crichton church, (The Crichton, Dumfries DG1 4ZZ) Find it on google maps Please dress for the weather, and don’t […]

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Arts climate change Fresh Expressions Thought of the Day

News and Updates

This post is a collection of the things which Quartz people have been sending in because they found them interesting. Creation time This year Eco-Congregation Scotland and Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) combine to provide a bank of resources of real value to congregations, in a variety of current media, to facilitate ‘Creation Time/Creationtide/Season of […]

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Arts Febreflection Fresh Expressions

Transcendence

There is a much quoted insight gained by Jeremiah when he watched a potter working away making clay pots. This can be encountered in many ways. For a moment though, imagine what it is like to be the clay on a potters wheel. Your centre is hardly moving at all, but travelling outwards the speed […]

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2021 Review Creative Worship Fresh Expressions

The Year Ahead

The summer in Scotland is nearing harvest and autumn. I can see apples ripening on the trees outside my window, and that always reminds me that I need to plan ahead if I want to be able to do more than clear them from my drive into compost! There has been a lot of reflection […]

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Forest Church Thought of the Day

Summer

We can’t control time, but we can change our awareness of it.