Thornbury Methodist Church
2.30pm, Methodist Church, High Street, Thornbury
Speaker: Brian Oxley MBE “My Time with IES”
United Reformed Church
Please come along and support Christian Aid. Soup, roll and butter. Suggested donation £2.50. Contact Cath Chappell (415331) to book.
Aust Church
During the long reign of Elizabeth I, England experienced an artistic and cultural renaissance. Poetry and prose flourished under the quills of poets such as Sir Philip Sidney, Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare. Meanwhile music was richly served by composers like William Byrd, Thomas Tallis, Thomas Morley and John Dowland. Music for a Golden Age will feature readings and music by the artists mentioned above played on instruments that were regularly heard at court. Elizabeth herself was, by all accounts, an accomplished lute player and Minstrels Gallery will feature instruments including the lute, cittern, renaissance guitar, viols, recorders, flutes, curtal and crumhorn.
Tickets £10 (no concessions) from Clive and Susie Roberts, Tel: 01454 632238, or The Boar’s Head at Aust and Olveston Village Stores.
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Thornbury Methodist Church
2.30pm, Methodist Church, High Street, Thornbury
Annual General Meeting
Thornbury Methodist Church
2pm, Thornbury Methodist Church
Discussion Group – Peter Hatton – last of four talks explaining Methodism today - “Wesley – Roots and Shoots” (open to all)
Christ The King Church, Thornbury
Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th June at Christ the King Church Hall, Castle Street, Thornbury
Noël Coward's 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit centres on novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth who are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium manages to conjure up the ghost of Charles's neurotic first wife, Elvira, at a séance.
They have assumed the preposterous Madame Arcati is a fraud who will simply entertain their dinner guests with a little chicanery and supply Charles with material for his forthcoming novel. However, when Elvira appears, visible only to Charles, and is determined to sabotage his current marriage, life - and the afterlife - begin to get extremely complicated.
The play, directed by Shelagh Fagan, has a ‘star’ filled cast and promises to be an evening full of fun and laughter. Octopus is a friendly and well organised local amateur dramatic group, based in Thornbury. The stage is set in a small but cosy hall and the performance... Read more >>
Christ The King Church, Thornbury
Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th June at Christ the King Church Hall, Castle Street, Thornbury
Noël Coward's 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit centres on novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth who are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium manages to conjure up the ghost of Charles's neurotic first wife, Elvira, at a séance.
They have assumed the preposterous Madame Arcati is a fraud who will simply entertain their dinner guests with a little chicanery and supply Charles with material for his forthcoming novel. However, when Elvira appears, visible only to Charles, and is determined to sabotage his current marriage, life - and the afterlife - begin to get extremely complicated.
The play, directed by Shelagh Fagan, has a ‘star’ filled cast and promises to be an evening full of fun and laughter. Octopus is a friendly and well organised local amateur dramatic group, based in Thornbury. The stage is set in a small but cosy hall and the performance... Read more >>
Christ The King Church, Thornbury
Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th June at Christ the King Church Hall, Castle Street, Thornbury
Noël Coward's 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit centres on novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth who are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium manages to conjure up the ghost of Charles's neurotic first wife, Elvira, at a séance.
They have assumed the preposterous Madame Arcati is a fraud who will simply entertain their dinner guests with a little chicanery and supply Charles with material for his forthcoming novel. However, when Elvira appears, visible only to Charles, and is determined to sabotage his current marriage, life - and the afterlife - begin to get extremely complicated.
The play, directed by Shelagh Fagan, has a ‘star’ filled cast and promises to be an evening full of fun and laughter. Octopus is a friendly and well organised local amateur dramatic group, based in Thornbury. The stage is set in a small but cosy hall and the performance... Read more >>
Christ The King Church, Thornbury
Wednesday 6th to Saturday 9th June at Christ the King Church Hall, Castle Street, Thornbury
Noël Coward's 1941 comedy Blithe Spirit centres on novelist Charles Condomine and his second wife Ruth who are literally haunted by a past relationship when an eccentric medium manages to conjure up the ghost of Charles's neurotic first wife, Elvira, at a séance.
They have assumed the preposterous Madame Arcati is a fraud who will simply entertain their dinner guests with a little chicanery and supply Charles with material for his forthcoming novel. However, when Elvira appears, visible only to Charles, and is determined to sabotage his current marriage, life - and the afterlife - begin to get extremely complicated.
The play, directed by Shelagh Fagan, has a ‘star’ filled cast and promises to be an evening full of fun and laughter. Octopus is a friendly and well organised local amateur dramatic group, based in Thornbury. The stage is set in a small but cosy hall and the performance... Read more >>
St Mary's Church, Thornbury
Come and join us with music to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
Conductor: Kate Phillipson-Masters, Organ: Nigel Davies, Piano: Elizabeth Cross.
Free admission with retiring collection for Pancreatic Cancer Research and The Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre.
St Helen's Church, Alveston
Come and join us with music to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee.
Conductor: Kate Phillipson-Masters, Organ: Nigel Davies, Piano: Elizabeth Cross.
Free admission with retiring collection for Pancreatic Cancer Research and The Multiple Sclerosis Therapy Centre.
This quiet day at Nympsfield has been organised for anyone in the benefice. Please can you let Gill/Church Wardens know if you are interested, sign up sheets will be at each church after Easter. Contact Revd Jenny d’Esterre for further details 01453 890384.
St Mary's Church, Thornbury
Imagine enjoying a picnic in an idyllic location followed by a wonderful concert in a beautiful church setting. If this appeals to you, keep Saturday July 7th free in your diary. Arts and Community in Thornbury (ACT) have invited the renowned Flowers Band to give a concert in St Mary’s Church at 7pm.
The Flowers Band is now in its 40th year and recently won the West of England Championship which qualifies them for the National Championship at the Albert Hall. They are among the top 20 brass bands in the world and have won numerous prestigious championships over the years.
The owners of Glebe Cottage are generously opening their Glebe Field for the occasion and concertgoers will be invited to bring along a picnic to enjoy in this tranquil and charming corner of Thornbury. The field will be open from 4pm and there will be pre-concert entertainment to get you in the mood. What a treat!
Tickets (£11, £10 FACTS) will be available at the The Thornbury Garden Shop from June 1st.
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Thornbury Baptist Church
The day will include Breakfast Roll & 2 Course Chef's special
meal. Please contact Jeremy Payne on 07788837778 or by email below. Need to know by 15th August who will be coming.
Aust Church
An Evening with Phil Drayne might best be described as a stimulating mix of eclectic songs, superb arrangements, smooth vocals and silky guitar playing mixed with a soupcon of chat and witty banter. A light-hearted cultural experience that features traditional and contemporary songs from Phil's Lancashire and English folk-heritage, plus his own compositions and occasional songs from other cultures that have influenced his life.
Tickets £10 (no concessions) from Clive and Susie Roberts Tel: 07743 307877 or The Boar’s Head at Aust and Olveston Village Stores.
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St Mary's Church, Thornbury
There will be a confirmation service in St. Mary's on the evening of 30 September 2012. If you, or anyone you know would like to consider confirmation please speak to Tom Keates (885058) or one of the clergy.
United Reformed Church
The celebrations are over the weekend of 17th/18th November, though there will be other events.
The church is recorded as having been founded by Protestant Dissenters in 1662, though the earliest definite records so far unearthed are the building of the original chapel in 1718. The site of that building, in what is now Rock Street, has only been discovered in the last year.
More details to follow.
Aust Church
The programme consists of 16th and 17th Century ballads, lutesongs, carols, consort music, madrigals and readings and follows the religious calendar from Advent to the beginning of Lent. It also describes the many festive customs of the time, with feasts and revels through the cold of winter and fairs upon the frozen river. Readings from Shakespeare, Stow, Herrick and Evelyn accompanied by music by Byrd, Gibbons, Weelkes, Hume, Pearson and East are played on a variety of contemporary instruments including lutes, viols, citterns and recorders by the five-strong dynamic ensemble in colourful Elizabethan costume.
Tickets £10 (no concessions) from Clive and Susie Roberts Tel: 07743 307877 or The Boar’s Head at Aust and Olveston Village Stores.
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Merry Christmas!
Horse Lane, Lower Morton, Thornbury BS35 1LF
Tel: 07840 333834 or 0117 979 3452
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At St Mary’s we have communion services at 8am and 10.45am every Sunday. At St Paul’s we have a communion service at 9.15am for the first three Sundays of the month, and a Family Service on the fourth Sunday. There is a Sunday School at St Paul’s, and provision for children at St Mary’s. We also have service at 4pm in St Mary’s, on the first and third Sunday of every month. The style of this “4all” service is informal, with modern music and a Christian message, and everyone is warmly welcomed. Kids Praise continues at 4pm on the second Sunday of each month. Evensong is at 6pm, with the choir normally leading on the fourth Sunday. There are also mid-week services. St Mary’s Church is open every day.
St Mary's Church, Castle Street, BS35 1HQ
Tel: 01454 281900
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11 Castle Street, Thornbury, BS35 1HA
Tel: 01454 412223
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Gloucester Road, Alveston, BS35 3QT
Our aim is to provide stimulating and challenging worship, to assist each other to grow in faith in Christ, and to show his love in the parish and beyond.
Gillingstool, Thornbury, BS35 2EG
Tel: 01454 419118
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We aim to increase awareness of God's presence, celebrate His love and to grow and learn as Christians through mutual support and care. Love and service are the mainsprings of our congregation as we look to be good neighbours to all.
For more information, see our web page or contact Don Grimsell.
High Street, Thornbury
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The church is at the corner of Chapel Street and Rock Street, with car parks close by in St Mary Street and Rock Street.
Morning Worship 11am on Sunday, with Communion on the second Sunday of the month.
Activities include Time For God prayer group at 9.30am on Fridays, and Coffee Morning with TCT cards and Traidcraft stall 10am-12noon on Saturdays.
