Gone Cuckoo!
It’s shortly after dawn at RAF Fylingdales and a cuckoo is having a transmitter strapped to his back. A few weeks later he will have flown thousands of miles across Europe and over the Sahara Desert to equatorial Africa. For millennia, the cuckoo’s call has inspired songs, stories and poems. Does he bring the spring? Tell our fortunes? […]
A Burning In My Bones. The biography of Eugine Peterson
In May the Stroud Parish Churches book club will be discussing the fascinating, authorised biography of Eugene Peterson, who is famous for writing ‘The Message’ paraphrase of the Bible. The book, ‘A Burning in my Bones’ shows the influences of people and places on his life, and describes his struggles as well as joys as […]
Mothering Sunday at St John the Baptist, Randwick
Join us for a relaxed celebration on Mothering Sunday. Our service will be accessible to all, the layout café-style, refreshments provided, and most importantly, there will be the opportunity to get creative with fresh flowers. Margaret Brinkley will encourage us to work our magic on some beautiful posies, and we will also have materials at […]
SPC Support for the Stroud Food Bank
Please read the letter below to find out how the Stroud Parish Churches are supporting the Stroud District Foodbank. Dear Stroud Churches, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for your ongoing support throughout the past year. The demand for emergency parcels surged, and your ongoing support played a vital role in our ability […]
New!…. Community Choir
Four Wards Community Choir Starting Wednesday February 21st at 7.15pm Cashes Green Community Centre. Queens Drive, Cashes Green GL5 4NR PAY WHAT YOU CAN no auditions-everyone welcome For more info or for any enquiries contact: Becky Price on 07807 412778
Rev Kate’s Final Rectors Report.
Rectors Report Jan-March 2024 Looking back… I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5 This will be my last Rector’s report before I move on to my new role, and I want to […]
Stroud Parish Churches Book for Lent
The Stroud Parish Churches’ book group is starting to read this book which has been selected by the Archbishops to support this year’s Lent theme of ‘watch and pray’, wisdom for all of life. The book is described as ‘profoundly hopeful’ and ‘full of stories’ as well as ‘fresh reflection on familiar biblical passages’. Dr […]
Randwick Café Church. Sunday 28th 11am
Join us for relaxed worship with Helen Hill and her Celtic Harp. Sunday 28th January, 11am St John The Baptist, Randwick. Refreshments provided.
The Cellophonics at St Laurence Church … Thursday 15th Feb 2024, 7.30pm
Cellists Christopher Allan, Michael Atkinson, Adrian Bradbury and Ben Rogerson come to St Laurence Church, Stroud with an astonishingly varied programme they bring something for everyone, be they music-lovers in general or the more seriously afflicted cello-holic.
Investing in relationships at your Stroud Parish Churches
Marriage preparation afternoon We had a wonderful time together with all the couples who are preparing for marriage this year across our team last Sunday. As well as some input from some of the Marriage Team, the couples had lots of time to look at different areas of life together, learn some more about each […]