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Forest Church Thought of the Day

August Quartz FC

Our reading through words for this week was psalm 19 We also read about Jesus healing a woman on the Sabbath. This led us on a wandering afternoon. We were looking for signs of abundance and harvest. We were also trying to be aware of factors which could prevent us from seeing abundance and harvest, […]

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Forest Church Fresh Expressions

Harvest

An outdoor service for harvest. Click here to download the pdf description of it. Would this appeal to you? I wonder what being outdoors, rather than in a building, would contribute to your experience of the words and actions. Is there anything you think in necessary, needing added, or especially remarkable?

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Forest Church

August Forest Church

We will meet as usual outside the Crichton chapel at 2pm This month we will look for signs of harvest, seeking to become aware of the law of abundance in the natural environment. The reading from Scripture for the day is Luke 13:10-17 10 On a Sabbath Jesus was teaching in one of the synagogues, 11 and a […]

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Thought of the Day

Time for Reflection

Truth and beauty, Wigtown, Sunday 6.20 am

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Ignation Spirituality

Time for reflection

Truth and beauty, Wigtown, Sunday 6.20 am

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Thought of the Day

Put on your ‘Steel’ Shirt

The news is full of how tough things are going to get. There are many reasons to be angry. The scary aspects of human being are banging on our awareness like a noisy gong. It is tempting to hunker down in a bunker and block everything out with a wall of iron. Like working through […]

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Outerweave

Local connections

Sunday at Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts trail. It was a busy day, with three of us working all the time. Since it was so busy, there have been less words written to describe it! – no rain so we were able to put up the bunting and have the tent fully open with the chairs […]

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Arts Fresh Expressions Ignation Spirituality Outerweave

Wordsketching

Quartz has been using Haiku this weekend as part of the Wordsmith Crafts CiC setup at Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts trail. The following is taken from notes written by Kate, who has been leading this activity. We have been giving people a space to stop. The whole of Kirkcudbright becomes a walking trail and on […]

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Arts Creative Worship Fresh Expressions

#SensingSpirituality in the sun

Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts Trail day 1 We are set up as part of the Wordsmith Crafts encampment, which is in turn part of a group of tents pitched by artisits inspired by heritage. Some of us have been in Kircudbright frequently recently, helping interpret the Galloway Hoard that was found nearby and exhibited at […]

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Arts Creative Worship Fresh Expressions Mission Outerweave

Art and Crafts 2022

A Quartz Outerweave at Kirkcudbright Art and Crafts Trail We will be #SensingSpirituality in Kirkcudbright during the last weekend of July 2022. The trail is open from 11am to 5pm on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. You can find more info here We were last there in 2017, and are looking forward to returning. This […]