Songs of Fortitude
Acapellies Community Choir are singing songs of community, resilience and joy from around the world in the extraordinary acoustics of St Laurence’s, Stroud. They will sing around the audience who are invited to close their eyes. The performances are at 3pm and then again at 4pm on 10th September 2022. All are welcome. No booking […]
Greenbelt Festival 2022
A young adult’s experience of Greenbelt Christian Arts Festival
Trinity Room Hub visit to Holy Trinity, Stroud
Sarah Frazer, a core member of Trinity Hub, came to share with Holy Trinity, Stroud during their intergenerational service, The Source. Here’s Sarah’s reflection.
Post Lambeth message from Bishop Rachel and Robert
Since 1867, the Lambeth Conference – a gathering of the bishops of the Anglican Communion – has taken place approximately once every ten years. Bishops gather at the invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury to pray together, study the Bible, to hear the struggles and joys that each experience in their local contexts and to […]
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 […]