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Forest Church 17 July

– He Restores My Soul Meeting in Christ’s name and sharing the peace We meet in Christs name – whether you consider yourself close friends, or are just curious, all are welcome – we share his peace. Reading – Psalm 23: 1-4 – The Lord is my Shepherd Response Finding water in the Japanese Garden […]

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June Forest Church

Please click the links to go to YouTube videos. We are working on the tech issue. https://youtube.com/shorts/R110ep79qUA?feature=share We sang about God’s light; we listened to light filled stories from Jesus’ resurrection and ascension and the coming of the Holy Spirit with wind and fire. We made rubbings of plants in the garden and made photos […]

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Forest Church Thought of the Day

Teddy Bear Festival

Where, when, do you learn emotional truth? Toys and childhood play help us become the adults who have the luxury of asking such questions. Teddy bears have their own nostalgic niche. The process of experiencing feelings of attachment, separation and developing skills of emotional resilience can developed whether with a bear or a “my little […]

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Forest Church Fresh Expressions

Quartz Forest Church

2pm outside the Crichton chapel today! Workshop God with the whole of creation on a beautiful day in the summer.

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Forest Church Outerweave

Singing for trees

Those who like Forest Church may like this : https://www.crichton.co.uk/event/sing-for-the-trees/ If you go, please comment here on what it is like? What could we learn from the experience? Where do you recognise the Holy Spirit at work? And don’t forget the value of a smile, or the worth in experiencing the was a particular ray […]

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Arts Fresh Expressions

Chandelier

As often happens, an idea for a Christmas installation came from a magazine picture and a chat over coffee. The idea is to use ‘light’ as a theme this Christmas. Of course, a beam of light is invisible. Light helps us see things, so in order to see light we put things where they will […]

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Creative Worship Forest Church Interweave

Help needed!

This Sunday, the 22nd of May, we will be ‘refurbishing’ some fig trees. Not actual trees, they have their own built in regenerative processes. These are trees that were made for the All Age/informal service back when it used to meet in the hall. They were used to create a ‘grove’ meditative space on good […]

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Arts Forest Church Lent 2022

Forest Church, Easter Sunday

This is a bit overdue! Here is a wee film to reflect on from our Easter Sunday Gathering. Several aspects of the new Wordsmith Crafts C.I.C. overlapped this Easter Sunday. Quartz was the lead project (#SensingSpirituality). We have been meeting as Forest Church for over a year now. Cluaran (living breathing heritage) skills were used […]