Hello and welcome to our Weekly Communication!
“Your steadfast love is before my eyes, and I walk in faithfulness to you.” Psalm 26:3.
As always, this newsletter offers just a glimpse of the vibrant happenings across our team. For a more comprehensive view and additional information, please visit our website at www.stroudparishchurches.
Discipleship
- 24-Hour Prayer Event:- 7th–8th June: “Come, Holy Spirit” We invite you to take part in a 24-hour prayer event from Sat 7th to Sun 8th June, as we prepare to celebrate Pentecost together. We begin with a service of worship and prayer at Holy Trinity, Stroud at 11am on Sat 7th June. From there, we’ll commit to keeping a chain of prayer going right through the next 24 hours. You’re invited to sign up for a 30-minute session — whether at home, out on a walk, or in a quiet corner — to pray intentionally for our churches, our communities, and for a fresh outpouring of the Holy Spirit. We’ll draw the 24 hours to a close with a celebration service at Holy Trinity at 11.00am on Pentecost Sunday, 8th June.
Details on how to sign up will follow soon.
Let’s join together in prayer and expectation!
- Growing Hope – Accessibility in a Church Setting Course:- Thurs 17th July at St Matthew’s Hall, Cainscross
Please click here for more information and to book a place.
Upcoming events
Special Services
- Ascension Day Service at St Matthew’s Church, Cainscross at 7pm this Thurs 29th May
- 150 years Celebration of Stroud Hospital Service with Bishop Rachel, with refreshments served after the service by the League of Friends. Holy Trinity, Church Stroud at 3pm on 6th July
- Revd Coral Francis’ Licensing Service, Sun 20th July at 7pm at St Matthew’s Church, Cainscross
- Save the date 1: The Stroud Sacred Music Festival 2025 at St Laurence Church: Stroud Centre for Peace & the Arts is on 5th/6th July – enticingly called ‘Sacred Sound 360°‘. Prepare for a state-of-the-art, immersive sonic experience of transcendent music like you’ve never encountered before… more details to follow
- Save the date 2: The Stroud Team Family Picnic and Pilgrimage is on 29th June. The day will start with Communion and Breakfast at St. Laurence (8.30am), before walking via St. Matthews, Paganhill, and Randwick up to a lunchtime Picnic and Praise session at Whiteshill (12.15pm). After lunch the pilgrimage continues (for the very committed!) to Slad, Uplands, and St. Albans, before a final service of thanks, praise and cake at Holy Trinity, Stroud (4pm). As always, this day is for all of us, however little or much we can manage. This Sunday will also be our curate, Rev Steve’s last Sunday with us in the team. So, it will be a chance to say farewell and worship together with Steve one last time in his current role.
Our Sunday Services this week (25th May) are as follows:
9.30am Holy Communion at St Laurence
9.30am Matins at All Saints Church
9.30am Sunday Worship at St Matthew’s Church
10.30am Cafe Church at St Paul’s with Hugo’s Baptism
11.00am Sunday Worship at Holy Trinity, Slad
11.00am Sunday Worship at Paganhill
11.00am Cafe Church at Randwick with the Flying Guitars. Please click here for more information.
11.00 Holy Communion at Holy Trinity, Stroud followed by the Annual Parochial Church Meeting.
6.30pm Evening Prayer at St Alban’s
Midweek Communion (Weds 28th)
10.00 Holy Communion at St Laurence, Church on Wednesday 28th May.
May God bless you. Do reach out if you need prayer or a helping hand in the coming days. “We always thank God for all of you. We keep on praying for you.” (1 Thess. 1)
