Living in faith and love
An opportunity for a good respectful conversation about human relationships and sexuality. The Stroud Deanery course, held at our own St Matthew’s Church Hall Cainscross, will be running on Monday evenings at 7.30 pm, from 10th to 31st January 2022, and with the final session on 14th February. Each session lasts about 1½ hours and […]
Discovering grace, the generosity of God
Jai’s life story – discovering grace, the generosity of God, becoming a treasurer, the history of money and an encouragement to ‘Cheerful Giving’ I’m here today appealing for funding across all of Stroud Parish Churches – wherever you are. We have had challenges in the past and your response was amazing. Part of the Treasurer’s […]
Readings and Questions for Sunday 19 Dec 2021
Luke 1:39-55 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leapt in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, […]
Weekly News on 2 December 2021
Welcome to our weekly communication this second week of Advent! Our Vision: to abide in Christ and bear fruit Making connections and everyday faith: In our priorities, we talk about Life-giving small groups A reminder at what can be a busy time: St Laurence’s is open for Silent Sitting this Tuesday and every Tuesday morning from […]
Reading and Questions for Week beginning 7 Nov
Jonah 3:1-5; 10 The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time, saying, “Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you.” So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, […]
Readings and Questions for week beginning 31 October
Isaiah 25.6-9 On this mountain the Lord of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food, a feast of well-matured wines, of rich food filled with marrow, of well-matured wines strained clear. And he will destroy on this mountain the shroud that is cast over all peoples, the sheet that is spread […]
Enneagram workshops
The Enneagram is a guide to the spiritual journey. Enneas = 9 and in its simplest form there are nine spaces representing nine stances to the world. But the more we look, the more we find and within those nine melodies are many harmonies. When we find ourselves in the Enneagram we see the stuck […]
Readings and questions for Sunday 10 Oct
Hebrews 4.12-16 Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes […]
Stroud Sacred Musical Festival 2021
For more details see www.sacredmusicfestival.org.uk
Readings for Sunday 26 Septmeber
James 5.13-20 Are any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. Are any among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. The prayer of faith will save […]