Event:

• ‘Christmas Day Morning Service for families and children’

• Note - service starts at 10:00am
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 24th December 2024

• 10:00am - 10:45 am approx

Further Information:

• Please come along on Christmas morning for this short service of joy and happiness to celebrate the birth of Jesus

• Children and adults of all ages are very welcome. There will be some activities etc for children at the back of the church

• Please stay for a tea or coffee or soft drink, cake and a chat after the service if you can

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Carols by Candlelight Service’

• for both adults and children
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 24th December 2024

• 6:30pm - 8:00pm approx
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Christmas Crib Service’
  

Date & Time:

• Wednesday 24th December 2024

• 3pm - about 3:45pm
  

Further Information:

• This will be a short service in which the last carol will be sung by candlelight.

• We invite youngsters to dress up as shepherds, kings, angels or an animal.

• We have lots of dressing up clothes in church.

• Please stay for refreshments after the service

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Nourish’
  

Date & Time:

• Every Monday

• 12:30pm - 2.30pm
  

Location:

• Various home locations around Woodchester Village - call Gail Birch on 07875 028671
  

Contact:

• Gail Birch - 07875 028671; email or Sue Pouncey 07866 487911; email

Event:

• Five Valleys Voices Winter Concert

Date & Time:

• Friday 12th December

• 7:00pm to 9:00 approx
  

Programme

• Ladies/High Voice Choir

  Alto's Lament, No Time to Diet,  Time, Lady Marmalade, River, Winte

• Men/Low Voice Choir

  Bear Necessities, Bohemiam Rhapsody, When I Fall In Love, Ad Astra, Dance

• Full Choir

  City Called Heaven, I Want To Stare At My Phone With You!, Stars, Carol Of The Bells, What Were You Thinking and a couple of Christmas Favourites

Further Information

• Five Valleys Voices web site here

Tickets

• Tickets - £5 - scan the QR Code above or go to TicketSource here (Tickets on TicketSource incur a small booking fee)

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Lunch with Friends’ - Annual Christmas Dinner - a two course home-cooked Christmas Dinner for local community
  

Menu:

• Drinks - red or white wine or elderflower cordial on arrival

• Cooked dinner of - turkey (or nut roast vegetarian dish), roast potatoes, sprouts, carrots & parsnips, stuffing, pigs in blankets

• Christmas pudding with double cream or brandy cream (lactose free available) or trifle with cream

• Cheese & biscuits

• Tea or coffee

Date & Time:

• Usually on every 3rd Friday of the month

• 12:30pm - 2:30pm
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Sally Bull - Telephone; email

• Christina Lewis - 07968159779; email

• Gail Birch - 07875028671; email

• Liz Cole - (Church Warden) 07974911016; email

Event:

• Woodchester Christmas Fair

Date & Time:

• Saturday 6th December

• !0:30 - 4:00pm approx
  

What to see & do:

• Festive Stalls….Christmas Presents….Hot & Cold Snacks….Mulled Wine….Stalls……Toys…..Games..…Jigsaws..….Fabulous Raffle……Bulb Planters…..Children’s Activities and much more!

• Please put it on your own calendar to come along and support it and invite your family and friends.

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Liz Cole - Telephone; 07974 911016; email

• Helen Jackson - Telephone 07471204221; email

Event:

• ‘Christmas Craft Evening’ for the ladies
  

Date & Time:

• Saturday 29th November

• 6:30pm - 9:00pm
  

Ticket Information:

• THIS EVENT IS NOW FULLY BOOKED …SO SORRY!!

• We would be grateful for ay donations of cakes for this event. Thank you.

Further Information

• Last year our Christmas Craft evening was very successful

• There is no better way to start the season than an evening in our lovely church with friends enjoying festive music, delicious food and beautiful crafts washed down with a glass of warming mulled wine.

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Helen Jackson 07471204221; email

Event:

• ‘Nourish’
  

Date & Time:

• Every Monday

• 12:30pm - 2.30pm
  

Location:

• Various home locations around Woodchester Village - call Gail Birch on 07875 028671
  

Contact:

• Gail Birch - 07875 028671; email or Sue Pouncey 07866 487911; email

Event:

• ‘Lunch with Friends’ - two course home-cooked lunch for local community
  

Menu:

• Sausages with mashed potato and vegetables followed by apple charlotte and cream. 

• There will be veggie sausages as an alternative. (The meat sausages will be gluten free),

• A gluten free and sugar-free apple crumble will be available for guests with special diets

Date & Time:

• Every 3rd Friday of the month

• 12pm - 2pm
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Christina Lewis - 07968159779; email

• Gail Birch - 07875028671; email

• Liz Cole - (Church Warden) 07974911016; email

Event:

• Autumn Serenade - a concert by Copious Notes and the Mozaic Octet

• A wide range of music and styles from Mozart to Gershwin and others

Date & Time:

• Saturday 18th October 2025

• 7:30pm - 9:30pm approx

• Doors open at 7:00pm

• Entry £10 on the door or from Woodchester Post Office (cash only); under 12’s FREE

Further Information

• Bar with light refreshments

• Alongside the well-stocked bar we will be selling tempting hot snacks, straight from the oven, and homemade brownies and other goodies.

• Our aim is to raise funds for the church.
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Please contact Liz Cole (Church Warden) or Andrew Pemberton (Treasurer) for further details using the details on our Team & Contacts page here

Event:

• ‘Lunch with Friends’ - two course home-cooked lunch for local community
  

Menu:

• Ham, chicken & leek pie with puff pastry top served with mashed potato and carrots (GF option of chicken, ham & leek casserole or vegetarian pie)

• Fruit sponge with custard (diabetic option of fruit jelly)

Date & Time:

• Every 3rd Friday of the month

• 12pm - 2pm
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Christina Lewis - 07968159779; email

• Gail Birch - 07875028671; email

• Liz Cole - (Church Warden) 07974911016; email

Event:

• ‘Lunch with Friends’ - two course home-cooked lunch for local community
  

Menu:

• Main course - Sausage casserole with fresh vegetables and new potatoes.

• Dessert - apple crumble and custard.  

• There will be GF and vegetarian and low sugar options available.

• Tea and coffee served after lunch as usual.

Date & Time:

• Friday 19th September

• 12pm - 2pm
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Christina Lewis - 07968159779; email

• Gail Birch - 07875028671; email

• Liz Cole - (Church Warden) 07974911016; email

Event:

• ‘The Great Woodchester Tea Party’ - Organised jointly by St.Mary’s Church & Woodchester WI

Date & Time:

• Saturday 6th September

• 2:30 - 6:00pm approx
  

What to see & do:

• Stalls….Cakes….Live Music….Fun Dog Show….Games….and much more!

Location:

• The Green, outside St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Our Team & Contacts

Event:

• ‘Lunch with Friends’ - two course home-cooked lunch for local community
  

Menu (TBC):

• Cornish Pasties of different flavours (meat/veggie/GF) with crisp sliced apple

• Selection of Fairy/Cup-cakes or Victoria Sponge with cream

Date & Time:

• Every 3rd Friday of the month

• 12pm - 2pm
  

Location:

• St. Mary’s Church, Church Road, North Woodchester, Stroud, GL5 5PD

• Find us on Google maps, Streetmap or what3words

• Directions by Car, Bus or Train
  

Contact:

• Christina Lewis - 07968159779; email

• Gail Birch - 07875028671; email

• Liz Cole - (Church Warden) 07974911016; email