Stained Glass Windows
Do you have any stained glass windows in your church? Here’s a way to highlight and to share a picture or video of one of your stained glass windows, with some text to explain it, on your parish’s preferred social media channel? www.churchofengland.org/resources/digital-labs/blogs/stained-glass-summer-join-social- If you then use the hashtag #StainedGlassSummer your post and window will […]
Ukraine Welcome Cafe
The Ukraine Welcome Cafe has been running since May on a Monday, between 18-30 and 20-00 at St Laurence Church Hall in Stroud and between 30-40 attend. It is run by various volunteers and it’s sole purpose is a central meeting place where languages and cultures can be exchanged and experiences shared. Refreshments are provided […]
Rev’d Graham Stacey’s new post and moving to Lower Cam
Hello, my name is Graham Stacey, and I’ve got a new job, which I’m very excited about. Hopefully, this short video will answer any questions you have about how my new job will affect the team and the churches here in Stroud Parish Churches. What is your new post? I have been appointed as the […]
Fuse Box Contemporary Worship at St Albans
This is a monthly contemporary ecumenical service held on the first Sunday of each month at St Alban’s on Parliament Street starting at 19-00. It’s open to every one to attend. Very informal with a live music band, learning new songs and a variety of speakers either visiting or local speak about various topics, for […]
Great moments with great artists at the Stroud Sacred Music Festival this Saturday 9th July
Headlining the evening concert, ‘Music from out of Exile’, in St Laurence Church is the Maya Youssef Sextet. A native of Damascus in Syria, Maya is now hailed as ‘queen of the qanun,’ the 78-stringed Middle Eastern plucked zither. Her intense and thoughtful music is rooted in the Arabic classical tradition but forges pathways into jazz, Western […]
Great moments with great artists at our Sacred Music Festival
10.30am-12.30pm in St Laurence Church this coming Saturday 9th July: master musicians K. Sridhar (sarod) and Jesse Bannister (saxophone) offer a unique combination of performance and information on “the Unstruck Sound.” They will perform Indian raga, including improvising together and then will open the floor for questions and answers. No experience is necessary, just a […]
We welcome Joey into the fellowship of faith
Dear Simon, Thank you so so much for such a lovely service and baptism for Joey on Sunday at Holy Trinity, Thank you so so much again and we will see you soon (Images by kind permission of Hester and Luke)
A Mind Blowing Blessing
Helen Berhane is a graceful woman who is filled with the joy of God’s grace. The long awaited visit of Helen Berhane to Stroud culminated in an evening which, I am sure, brought most of those present at Holy Trinity, on Saturday evening, to a place of humility and awe as we listened to Helen’s […]
Say It With Music
A Charity Concert in aid of the Longfield Hospice of classical music. The concert is on Sunday 24th July 2022 at 11-15 at St Matthew’s Church Cainscross The performers are young, talented performers aged 6-14 from family and friends of the Denton and Lumsden Family Collection to be taken and donations welcomed
Gloucestershire Police Choir and Whiteshill and Ruscombe Village Choir
Friday, 8th July at 7.30pm at St. Paul’s Church,Whiteshill Gloucestershire Police Choir in conjunction with Whiteshill & Ruscombe Village Choir Concert in aid of the Maypole Society, Paganhill which maintains the Maypole in Paganhill. Tickets £10-00 available on the door or from Sue Sutton – Tel. 01453 763255