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Saturday 23 February
Community Drum Circle
with Katie Harris
​St Laurence Parish Church, 1130-1300
Sunday 24 February
Transition Stroud -
Climate Emergency
​St Laurence Church Hall, 1430-1600
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​Full Events Listing 2019
Saturday 23 February, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Sunday 24 February, 1430-1600
Transition Stroud:
​"Climate Emergency"
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​An afternoon of short films and discussion. Stroud District Council has declared a Climate Emergency and aims to be carbon neutral by 2030. What will this mean?
Friday 1 March, 1400
Women's World Day of Prayer Service
​(Church of the Immaculate Conception, Beeches Green, Stroud GL5 4AA)
Sunday 3 March, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 3 March, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Monday 4 March, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Wednesday 6 March - Saturday 20 April
Lent
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Ash Wednesday 6 March
1030 - Morning Prayer
Led by the St Laurence Lay Ministry Team
1900 - Stroud Deanery Ash Wednesday Holy Communion
Followed by (to 2100)
​Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 1) -"The Incarnation"
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​Includes a light supper
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
Saturday 9 March, 1900-2130
The Raga Babas Present "Flock of Colours: a Diffusion of Borders"
(Trinity Room, Field Road, Stroud
​GL5 2HZ)
Supported by Eva Millauer
Girish's vegan food and drinks available
​Entry by donation; all proceeds to Stroud Sacred Music Festival
​
Wednesday 13 March, 1900-2100
Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 2) - "Pilgrimage - Living the Christian Life"
​(St Laurence Parish Church - Choir Vestry)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​Includes a light supper
Thursday 14 March, 0700-0800
Brexit Vigil
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 16 March, 0930-2200
Sacred Comedy Festival
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Morning Workshops for adults and children; Laurence Chorter's "Spiritual Experience: A Multi-Dimensional Chat Show"; "Retreat Yourself" with Sanderson Jones; and evening Stand-Up Night hosted by Tony Vino, and starring Mark Palmer, Stephen Cookson, and Joe Enright
Saturday 16 March, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Wednesday 20 March, 1900-2100
Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 3) - "A Eucharistic People - Thanksgiving and Serving"
​(St Laurence Parish Church - Choir Vestry)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​Includes a light supper
Thursday 21 March, 1930
Local Bus Services - Four Decades of Recollections
(St Laurence Church Hall)
A talk by Chris Blick for Stroud Local History Society
Saturday 23 March, 1930
Stroud Film Festival 2019
​@ St Laurence
Strictly Cinema Presents: Alfred Hitchcock's 'Vertigo'
(St Laurence Parish Church) 
Tickets £12 including welcome food and drink
Wednesday 27 March, 1900-2100
Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 4) - "Walking the Way of the Cross with St John"
​(St Laurence Parish Church - Choir Vestry)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​Includes a light supper
Saturday 30 March, 1830
Stroud Choral Youth Choir & The Minins - "More Songs for Springtime"
with guest violinist Lizzie Nunn
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Directed by Zoe Hynes; accompanied by Nicola Jee
Tickets £10 on the door, or tel 01453 839335, or email myles.robinson@btconnect.com
Monday 1 April, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Wednesday 3 April, 1900-2100
Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 5) - "Any Questions"
​(St Laurence Parish Church - Choir Vestry)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​Includes a light supper
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)
Friday 5 April, 1930
Riding Lights Theatre Company -
​"The Narrow Road"
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 6 April, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Sunday 7 April, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 7 April, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Wednesday 10 April, 1900-2100
Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 6) - "An Easter People"
​(St Laurence Parish Church - Choir Vestry)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​Includes a light supper
Thursday 11 April, 1930
The Traditional Songs and Music of Gloucestershire
(St Laurence Church Hall)
A talk by Gwilym Davies for Stroud Local History Society
Sunday 14 April - Sunday 21 April
Easter Holy Week 2019
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
Palm Sunday 14 April, 1930
Stroud Refugee Aid Choir & Orchestra
​Bach's "St John Passion"
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
​Presented by Conductor Hugh Barton in association with Nailsworth Quaker Meeting and Stroud Sacred Music Festival
​Tickets £12 (age 16 and under - free)
Wednesday 17 April, 1900-2100
Confirmation and Lent Course (wk 7) - "Sharing a Passover Meal Together"
​(St Laurence Parish Church - Choir Vestry)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
Includes a light supper
Thursday 18 April
Maundy Thursday - "The Last Supper" Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Friday 19 April
Good Friday - Stroud Town Centre "Walk of Witness" and Drama Performance
(St Laurence Parish Church/
​Stroud Town Centre)
​Arranged under the auspices of Churches Together in Stroud
Friday 19 April, 1400
Good Friday - "The Last Hour"
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 20 April, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Saturday 20 April, 1900
Stroud Deanery Easter Vigil and Confirmation Service with Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Led by Rt Revd Robert Springett, Bishop of Tewkesbury
​More details to be confirmed in due course
Sunday 21 April
Easter Sunday Sunrise Holy Communion
​(Holy Trinity Vicarage, 10 Bowbridge Lane, Stroud GL5 2JW)
​Led by Revd Simon Howell
Saturday 27 April, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Sunday 5 May, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 5 May, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Monday 6 May (to Saturday 3 August)
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace" -
The Departure
​(St Laurence Parish Church)
A pilgrimage around the UK's great centres of faith and spirituality, with gatherings along the way to celebrate unity in diversity, with music, food and silence. Girish's journey will finish at Carmarthen on 3 August. Anyone of any age or gender, all faiths or none, are invited to join him at any of the gatherings. Full details of locations and timings will be available from 1 March 2019.
Wednesday 8 May
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Hartland, Devon
Saturday 11 May
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Penzance, Cornwall
Sunday 12 May, 1400-1645
Stroud Family Fun Day 2019
(Stratford Park, Stroud)
​An Ignition Gloucestershire event
​Features Philippa Hanna and her band
Sunday 12 May, 1900-2030
Engine Room: Your Voice
With special guest Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Christian? Aged between 11 – 18? Come and tell us about what could help you in your faith journey? Do you talk about your faith with your friends? What could help your confidence in talking about those things that really matter?
Contact Barrie Voyce (barrie@thedoor.org.uk) to find out more.
Monday 13 May, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Wednesday 15 May, 1930
Sam Lee - "Singing with Nightingales": LIVE
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Promoted and hosted by Bellow
Join folk star Sam Lee and special guests as they collaborate with nightingales in this immersive one-off event
Wednesday 15 May
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Exeter, Devon
Saturday 18 May, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 18 May, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Saturday 18 May
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Salisbury, Wiltshire
Wednesday 22 May
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Canterbury, Kent
Friday 24 May - Saturday 25 May
Jazz Stroud 2019
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 25 May
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ London
Wednesday 29 May
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Cambridge
Saturday 1 June - Saturday 8 June
"Shift"
(St Laurence Parish Church)
An exploration of movement and making art with the body, ​that transforms the way we feel and behave
Saturday 1 June
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Lincoln
Sunday 2 June, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 2 June, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Monday 3 June, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Wednesday 5 June
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire
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 8 June
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ York
Wednesday 12 June
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Whitby, Yorkshire
Saturday 15 June, 1130-1300
Community Drum Circle
With Katie Harris
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 15 June, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Saturday 15 June
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Newcastle
Wednesday 19 June, 1930
Corpus Christi -
Stroud Team Celebration
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Saturday 22 June, 1900
"Sing! 2019" Three Choirs Concert
Featuring Pamoja Gospel Choir, Gloucestershire District Christian Choir, and The Rosary School Choir
(St Laurence Parish Church)
All proceeds in aid of The Door Youth Project charity
Saturday 22 June
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Lindisfarne, Northumberland
Wednesday 26 June
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Edinburgh, Scotland
Saturday 29 June
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ St Andrews, Scotland
Monday 1 July, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Wednesday 3 July
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Findhorn, Moray, Scotland
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)
Saturday 6 July
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Iona, Inner Hebrides
Sunday 7 July, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 7 July, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Wednesday 10 July
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Kendal, Cumbria
Saturday 13 July
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Ormskirk, West Lancashire
Wednesday 17 July
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Cheshire
Saturday 20 July, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Saturday 20 July
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Bangor, Gwynedd, North Wales
Wednesday 24 July
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Wales
Friday 26 July & Saturday 27 July
Peia in Concert
(St Laurence Parish Church)
with dance facilitation by Keef Wesolowski
​A Stroud Sacred Music Festival event
Saturday 27 July
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ St David's, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Wednesday 31 July
Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
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 the Taize Community, France
For 15-29 year olds
Led by Steve and Juliette Saville
If you are a young person interested in joining this pilgrimage, then please contact us for further details
Saturday 3 August
​Girish Patel & Friends "The Journey of Peace"
@ Carmarthen, Wales
Sunday 4 August, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 4 August, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Monday 5 August, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Sunday 1 September, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 1 September, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Monday 2 September, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
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
Thursday 19 September, 1930
Bradley and Mason - and the USA's Mason-Dixon Line
(St Laurence Church Hall)
A talk by Barry Harrison for Stroud Local History Society
Saturday 21 September, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Saturday 28 September -
​Sunday 29 September
Good on Paper Event
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​Details to be confirmed in due course
Saturday 5 October
The Sacred Funk Project - "Dancing Together in the Flow"
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Featuring Kate Luxmoore and Osun’s Story, with storyteller Pyn Stockman and Lekan Babalola
A Stroud Sacred Music Festival event in conjunction with Soul-Voyagers Network and Hawkwood Centre for Future Thinking
Sunday 6 October, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 6 October, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Monday 7 October, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Thursday 17 October, 1930
'Heavens' Archaeology
(St Laurence Church Hall)
​A talk by Neil Baker for Stroud Local History Society
Saturday 19 October, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Friday 1 November
Terry Oldfield in Concert
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Sunday 3 November, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 3 November, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Sunday 3 November
Terry Oldfield Workshop
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Monday 4 November, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
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
Thursday 14 November, 1930
Stroud Local History Society AGM and Paul Smith: Another of Stroud's Splendid Victorian Photographers
(St Laurence Church Hall)
A talk by Howard Beard for Stroud Local History Society
Saturday 16 November, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Sunday 1 December, 1100
'Cowshed' Holy Communion
(St Laurence Parish Church)
​A Service steeped in the Christian mystical tradition: simplicity, silence, scripture, music, contemplation and an inclusive Holy Communion
Sunday 1 December, 1400-1600
Sunday Afternoon Social
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Providing a safe and welcoming space for all sorts of different people to meet up and chat, have tea/coffee and snacks. Includes activities for children, and we particularly welcome anyone coming with games, actvities or anything else to help provide a friendly and rich afternoon.
Sunday 1 December -
​Sunday 8 December
Stroud Community Christmas Tree Festival 2019
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Monday 2 December, 0800-1600
Antique and Collectables Fair
(St Laurence Church Hall)
Sunday 8 December, 1430
A Stroud Time Talk
(St Laurence Church Hall)
A talk by Kim Baker and Steve Hill for Stroud Local History Society
​Booking essential
Sunday 15 December, 1600
Stroud Town Centre Carol Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
Arranged under the auspices of Churches Together in Stroud, in association with Stroud Sacred Music Festival
Saturday 21 December, 1800
Taize Service
(St Laurence Parish Church)
A recreation of a traditional French-based Taizé Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence
Tuesday 24 December -
​Wednesday 25 December
Christmas Eve and
​Christmas Day Services
(St Laurence Parish Church)

St Laurence: The Festival Church​​​​

Good On Paper Party 2019
Saturday 5 January 2019

Stroud Wassail 2019
Saturday 12 January 2019

Stroud Film Festival 2019
Saturday 9 March - Sunday 24 March 2019
​
Stroud Sacred Comedy Festival 2019
Friday 15 March - Saturday 16 March 2019

​Easter Holy Week 2019
Sunday 14 April - Sunday 21 April 2019

Stroud Jazz 2019
Friday 24 May - Saturday 25 May 2019

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

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

Advent 2019 @ St Laurence
Sunday 1 December - Tuesday 24 December 2019​
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