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Friday 28 September
Seckou Keita - "22 Strings"
Hope, Life, Morality and Greatness
St Laurence Parish Church, 1845
Seckou Keita - "22 Strings"
Hope, Life, Morality and Greatness
St Laurence Parish Church, 1845
Full Events Listing 2018
150th Anniversary Year
Whilst there has been a church on the site of St Laurence for well over 700 years, in 2018 we are celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the re-building of the main body of the church in 1868. We have a really exciting and full programme of events and activities for everyone to enjoy taking place throughout our anniversary year, and we do hope that you will be able to join us for many of these. Let's celebrate our great past - and at the same time look forward to St Laurence being at the centre of the town's life for the next 150 years!
Please note that some of our planned events are provisional and may be subject to change.
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Saturday 1 September, 2000-2100
Stroud Street Pastors' Prayer Walk Around Stroud (meet at St Laurence Church Hall Upper Lounge) Stroud Street Pastors invite everyone to a prayer walk around Stroud town centre, meeting and finishing at St Laurence Church Hall Upper Lounge - with refreshments to finish. This is a great opportunity to see Stroud in a different light, get a glimpse of the town's 'night time economy' that the Street Pastors serve, and understand some of the issues faced. |
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Sunday 2 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 Led by Revd Simon Howell and Revd Judy Howard |
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Monday 3 September, 0800-1600
Antique & Collectables Fair (St Laurence Church Hall) |
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Thursday 6 September, 1430
"The Suffragette Movement" (St Laurence Church Hall) A talk by Sue Jones for Stroud & District U3A DR SUE JONES took early retirement from teaching to research the history of women’s suffrage, gaining a PhD in the subject. She has written for Cheltenham Local History Society Journal and the Pittville Works website, is the author of "Votes for Women - Cheltenham and The Cotswolds", and has given many talks on the subject. Sue lives in Stroud. |
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Friday 14 September - Saturday 22 September, 1000-1600
(not open Sunday) Local History Exhibition (St Laurence Parish Church) In conjunction with Stroud Local History Society Pictures of Victorian Stroud; The local Arts & Crafts Movement; a major new exhibition of the history of St Laurence Parish Church Free admission |
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Saturday 15 September, 1800
Taizé (St Laurence Parish Church) A recreation of a traditional French-based Taize Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence Led by Revd Simon Howell and Steve and Juliette Saville |
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Saturday 29 September
Harvest/Michaelmas Day Celebration Event (St Laurence Parish Church) |
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Sunday 30 September, 1030
Joint Churches Holy Communion (Holy Trinity, Slad) |
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Monday 1 October, 0800-1600
Antique & Collectables Fair (St Laurence Church Hall) |
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Saturday 6 October, 1900
Celebration Concert with the Caldicot Male Voice Choir and The Band of the Gloucestershire Constabulary (St Laurence Parish Church) In Association with Longfield 2018 is a celebration year for both St Laurence and Longfield. St Laurence is celebrating 150 years of the current church building, and Longfield is celebrating 30 since the beginning of the then Cotswold Care Hospice. To celebrate, we have joined together to bring you this concert, which we are sure will be a magical evening of wonderful music. Tickets £8 
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Sunday 7 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 Led by Revd Simon Howell and Revd Judy Howard |
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Saturday 20 October
Mindfulness and its Relationship to Christianity (St Laurence Parish Church) With Steve Saville, Keiran McCarthy, Revd Tim Stead, and Revd Simon Howell |
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Saturday 20 October, 1800
Taizé (St Laurence Parish Church) A recreation of a traditional French-based Taize Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence Led by Revd Simon Howell and Steve and Juliette Saville |
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Thursday 1 November
"The Dangerous Book" Launch With Martin Palmer and Jay Ramsey (St Laurence Parish Church) An artistic re-telling and new translation of excerpts from The Bible |
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Friday 2 November/Saturday 3 November
"Still Point" Celebration of All Souls and Samhain (St Laurence Parish Church) |
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Sunday 4 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 Led by Revd Simon Howell and Revd Judy Howard |
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Monday 5 November, 0800-1600
Antique & Collectables Fair (St Laurence Church Hall) |
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November
Poppy Cascade (St Laurence Parish Church) Commemorating 100 years since the end of the Great War |
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Sunday 11 November
Remembrance Day 100th Anniversary A 24-Hour Vigil for Peace concluding with "The Armed Man" - A Mass for Peace by Karl Jenkins (St Laurence Parish Church) With Sheila Macbeth (Natural Voice Network) |
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Thursday 15 November, 1930
Stroud Local History Society Annual General Meeting, followed by "TH&J Daniels Ltd, Engineers, Stroud" (St Laurence Church Hall) A famous Stroud family firm for over 120 years, and once one of the largest employers in the area An illustrated talk by Ray Wilson for Stroud Local History Society |
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Saturday 17 November, 1800
Taizé (St Laurence Parish Church) A recreation of a traditional French-based Taize Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence Led by Revd Simon Howell and Steve and Juliette Saville |
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Christmas 2018 @ St Laurence
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Sunday 2 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 Led by Revd Simon Howell and Revd Judy Howard |
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Monday 3 December, 0800-1600
Antique & Collectables Fair (St Laurence Church Hall) |
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Saturday 15 December, 1800
Taizé (St Laurence Parish Church) A recreation of a traditional French-based Taize Service, featuring lights, candles, icons, scripture readings and meditative silence Led by Revd Simon Howell and Steve and Juliette Saville |
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Sunday 16 December, 1600
Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols with The Cantabile Consort (St Laurence Parish Church) |
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Christmas Eve
Monday 24 December Crib Service, 1600 Festival of Lessons, Readings and Carols, 1830 (St Laurence Parish Church) Christmas Day Tuesday 25 December Holy Communion, 0930 |
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Sunday 30 December, 1030
Joint Churches Holy Communion (All Saints, Uplands) |
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Full Events Listing 2019
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Saturday 5 January, 1200-1600
Good On Paper Party (St Laurence Parish Church) Details to be confirmed in due course |
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Thursday 4 April, 1930
Annual Parochial Church Meeting (St Laurence Church Hall Lounge) |
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Sunday 14 April - Sunday 21 April
Easter Festival 2019 (St Laurence Parish Church) |
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Friday 5 July - Saturday 6 July
Stroud Sacred Music Festival 2019 (St Laurence Parish Church) |
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St Laurence
The Festival Church
Stroud Community Christmas Tree Festival 2018
Sunday 2 December - Sunday 9 December 2018
Christmas Festival 2018
Sunday 2 December - Tuesday 25 December 2018
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
Sunday 2 December - Sunday 9 December 2018
Christmas Festival 2018
Sunday 2 December - Tuesday 25 December 2018
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
If you would like to hire St Laurence Church
for your event please contact
office@stroudcmt.plus.com
or telephone 01453 759099 (Monday-Friday 1000-1230)
or contact us here
for your event please contact
office@stroudcmt.plus.com
or telephone 01453 759099 (Monday-Friday 1000-1230)
or contact us here
