St Paul and St Stephen
Church of England
Who we are
What are we like? From all sorts of backgrounds, countries and races. Some of us have been going to church since we were babies, and some of us are very new to it. Some of us believe very deeply, and some of us hang on to faith by our fingertips as much as we can.
Some of us are in families, and some of us live on our own. We’re a real mix of real people, all different ages, from all sorts of backgrounds, countries and races. We think we’re a relaxed and friendly community and we’d love to welcome you to our services.
We value our Anglican liturgy and all our worship centres around Holy Communion.
We love children and they are very welcome at our services. We have toys, puzzles, space and usually special groups for children during our 10.00am service. Sunday by Sunday, and many days in between, we gather together to worship and we find that God is always in our midst, giving us hope and peace and strength for our often complex lives.
Sunday by Sunday, and many days in between, we gather together to worship and we find that God is always in our midst, giving us hope and peace and strength for our often complex lives. Some of us believe very deeply and some of us hang on to faith by our fingertips as much as we can. All are welcome – we’d love you to join us.
Service Times
Sundays at 08:00. Holy Communion
Quiet and small; we don’t (usually!) sing hymns at this service but we do have a sermon!
Sundays at 10:00. Family Communion
We currently have between 70 and 90 people, including a number of children, worshipping together on a Sunday morning. There are groups for children, apart from on the first Sunday of the month when we all worship together.
We sing a mix of contemporary worship songs and traditional hymns, led by a music group on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Sundays of the month and accompanied by the organ on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.
There is an opportunity to have someone pray with you during the service if you would like.
Afterwards, we stay for coffee and chat!
Monday – Wednesday at 08:30. Morning Prayer
A few of us come together in the side chapel and we use the liturgy from Common Worship Daily Prayer. It takes about 20-25 minutes.
Tuesdays at 08:50. Lectio Divina
We stay together after morning prayer for about half an hour to read the week’s gospel passage and to explore it using this ancient form of bible study.
Wednesdays at 19:30. Taizè / Compline service
A fortnightly, small, quiet and informal service in the Taizè style.
Thursdays at 10:00. Holy Communion
A more traditional service of Holy Communion. It still lasts about half an hour, and usually we have between 10 and 20 people present. Afterwards if you have time to stay, we have coffee and nice biscuits
Saturdays at 10:00. Messy Church
A monthly gathering (usually the third Saturday) where we worship through creative and craft activities, then share lunch together. We finish by 12:00. All ages are welcome.
Location
Stroud Road
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
United Kingdom
GL1 5AN
Staff
Rev. Ruth Fitter
Pastor
Andy Palfreyman
Administrator
Contacts
Tel: 01452500537
Web: https://www.stpaulstephenglos.org.uk/
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