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The Church of The Immaculate Conception, serving the Catholic Community of the Stroud Valleys in Gloucestershire England.

St Francis' Prayer, before the Crucifix.' Most High glorious God,enlighten the darkness of my heart.  Give me right faith, sure hope and perfect charity.  Fill me with understanding and knowledge that I may fulfill your command.  Amen. '

   In 2007 we celebrated our 150th Anniversary.

Stroud, a small town of some 18,000 population but covering many small hamlets in the surrounding area.

We have one Parish priest, The Rev Father David Ryan, and one Deacon, the Rev Steve Bentley, to carry out the many obligations of the practice of our faith.

Our Church was built  in 1854, just as the Dogma  of the Immaculate Conception was proclaimed.

We have many small Chapels, and Churches in the area together with  a Monastery ( Prinknash Abbey)

The Convent of the Sisters of Grace and Compassion,  More Hall for the care of the elderly.

Convent of the Poor Clares at Woodchester

Monastery of Our Lady & St Bernard. at Brownshill

We offer a warm welcome to all our visitors to the Parish, to join us in welcoming the glory of Jesus Christ in worship.

                      Deacon Steve and Father David

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         Father David Ryan our Parish Priest.

We wish all our visitors the happiness and peace that the Resurection of Jesus Christ gives to all mankind.

Chapel of The Poor Clares Woodchester.                                                                                  

This website now registers, not only the number of visitors, but also identifies the geographical source of the visitor.  As of 9th June 2009 the number of visitors was  5807

The geographical location of overseas visitors are listed as follows, Australia, India, Mexico, Canada, Slovack Republic, Brazil, U.S.A, Norway, with 27 results which could not be evaluated, ie their ISP prefix was not recognised by our international system.

                         Pauline Year Indulgence. *

Cardinal Stafford (Head of the Vatican Tribunal  that deals with Indulgences and other matters relating to the Sacrament of Penance) said 'conditions for the special Pauline year indulgence include the normal reqirement set by the Church for all plenary indulgences : that the person goes to Confession, receives the Eucharist and prays for the intentions of the Pope '.  The Catholic faithful in any local Church can obtain the indulgence by participating with devotion in a liturgy or other public event dedicated to Saint Paul. 

 *An indulgence is a remission of temporal punishment a person is due for sins that have been forgiven.  

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