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Friday 21 December
Winter Solstice Spiral
​St Laurence Parish Church, 1400-2130
Saturday 22 December
Thames Head Singers
Christmas Concert
​St Laurence Parish Church, 7.30pm
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Advent 2018 @ St Laurence
​A Time of Reflection
​to Prepare our Hearts and Minds for Christmas
"Another Christmas - In Our Hearts We Know it Should be Different"
Wednesday 19 December, 1800
Stroud Valley Community School
Christmas Celebration
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Friday 21 December, 1400-2130
Solstice Spiral
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 22 December, 1930
Thames Head Singers Christmas Concert
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Celebrate the true spirit of Christmas by joining us for a wonderful evening of festive music. The programme includes traditional carols and some beautiful choral pieces for the season, with plenty of audience participation! The Thames Head Singers are a popular, Stroud-based chamber choir of over 30 singers led by Musical Director, Andrew Hopwood, and accompanied by organist Tom Ingold.
Tickets include a drink and a mince pie and cost £10 in advance from St Laurence Church Office, The Shambles, Stroud (Tel 01453 759099).
Christmas Eve
Monday 24 December
Crib Service, 1600
Carol Service, 1830
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Christmas Day
Tuesday 25 December, 0930
Sung Holy Communion
Sunday 30 December, 1030
Joint Churches Holy Communion
(All Saints, Uplands)
​Full Events Listing 2019
Thursday 3 January, 1430
Bringing Aid and Communications to African War Zones
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Brian Barber for Stroud & District U3A
Saturday 5 January, 1300-1700
Good On Paper Party Vol 4
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
A series of free afternoon concerts as part of Good On Paper's annual Good On Paper fundraiser.
Features performances from Rachael Dadd, Mandel, Simon McCorry, and Thomas Jacob.
Saturday 12 January
Stroud Wassail 2019
(St Laurence Parish Church and other venues throughout Stroud Town Centre)
An exciting programme of performances will be taking place within St Laurence as part of 2019's Stroud Wassail.
Saturday 26 January, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 7 February, 1430
Edward Jenner: The Man Who Changed the Face of the World
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Gareth Williams for Stroud & District U3A
Saturday 23 February, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 7 March, 1430
How Stroud Snow Tops the Peaks of Global Film Production
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Paul Denney for Stroud & District U3A
Friday 15 March - Saturday 16 March
Stroud Sacred Comedy Festival
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 4 April, 1430
My Climb to the Big Top: The Excitements of Giffords Circus
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Neil Gifford for Stroud & District U3A
Thursday 4 April, 1930
Annual Parochial Church Meeting
​(St Laurence Church Hall Lounge)
Sunday 14 April - Sunday 21 April
Easter Festival 2019
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
Palm Sunday 14 April
St John Passion
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 27 April, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
May-July
Girish Patel's "The Journey"
A trek around the UK's great centres of faith and spirituality
Details to follow in due course
Sunday 12 May, 1400-1645
Stroud Family Fun Day 2019
(Stratford Park, Stroud)
​An Ignition Gloucestershire event
​Features Philippa Hanna and her band
Wednesday 15 May
Sam Lee - "Singing with Nightingales"
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Promoted and hosted by Bellow
More details to follow in due course
Saturday 18 May, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 6 June, 1430
Barrow to Baghdad and Back: Adventures in Russian and Arab Oil Deals and with the US Military
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Philip Caine for Stroud & District U3A
Saturday 15 June, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 4 July, 1430
Burglary, Bombs and Ballistics: 30 Years in the Metropolitan Police
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Roger Gough for Stroud & District U3A
Friday 5 July - Saturday 6 July
Stroud Sacred Music Festival 2019
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 1 August, 1430
Wytchfinder: A History of Witches and Witch-Hunting
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by John Putley for Stroud & District U3A
Saturday 3 August - Monday 12 August
Youth Pilgrimage to Taize
For 15-25 year olds
​Details to follow in due course
Thursday 5 September, 1430
The Most Dissolute Man in London: The 1st Duke of Devonshire and the Building of Chatsworth
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Gill White for Stroud & District U3A
Saturday 5 October
The Sacred Funk Quartet - "Dancing Together in the Flow"
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​Featuring Kate Luxmoore and Lekan Babalola, and storyteller Pyn Stockman
A Stroud Sacred Music Festival event in conjunction with Soul-Voyagers Network and Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking
Friday 1 November
Terry Oldfield in Concert
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Sunday 3 November
Terry Oldfield Workshop
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Thursday 7 November, 1430
Every Picture Tells a Story: An Illustrated Look at Natural History
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Peter Preece for Stroud & District U3A

St Laurence
The Festival Church​​​​

Advent 2018 @ St Laurence
Sunday 2 December - Monday 24 December 2018

Good On Paper Party 2019
Saturday 5 January 2019

Stroud Wassail 2019
Saturday 12 January 2019

Stroud Sacred Comedy Festival 2019
Friday 15 March - Saturday 16 March 2019

​Easter Festival 2019
Sunday 14 April - Sunday 21 April 2019

Stroud Sacred Music Festival 2019
Friday 5 July - Saturday 6 July 2019

Stroud Fringe 2019
Details to be confirmed

Stroud Community Christmas Tree Festival 2019
Sunday 1 December - Sunday 8 December 2019
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