Epiphany hope
Published: 8th December 2025An article for January editions of parish magazines from the Archdeacon of Worcester, Mark Badger.
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Plough Sunday
Published: 8th December 2025Plough Sunday, traditionally celebrated on the first Sunday after Epiphany, marks the beginning of the agricultural year. This year it falls on Sunday 11 January.
Silver Church & School Partnership Award for Lindridge
Published: 5th December 2025Lindridge St Lawrence CE Primary School and Lindridge Church in the parish of Teme Valley North are the latest to be awarded a Sliver Church and School Partnership Award. Representatives from both the school and church were presented with the award at a special service in church.
Tree of Light service in Coseley
Published: 5th December 2025On Advent Sunday, Christ Church in Coseley held a very special 'Tree of Light' service for their local community with tags placed on the tree remembering loved ones who are no longer with us.
Christians in education gather at St Stephen’s Church
Published: 4th December 2025St Stephen’s Church in Redditch has hosted a gathering of Christians in education from across the West Midlands. The event aimed to connect school staff, volunteers and students across the region to find creative ways of working together to share the gospel.
Litter picking in Lye
Published: 4th December 2025At Lye Church in Greater Dudley Deanery, the first Sunday in Advent didn't just end with them thinking about the prophets, they also supported their community practically with a litter pick!
Muddy Boots Magi to travel Worcestershire
Published: 28th November 2025This year, the Muddy Boots Mission Area has some very special visitors. The Magi—Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar—along with Drusilla the Camel, set off from Rock Church on Sunday to follow the star in search of the new King.
Bishop's Certificate Presentations 2025
Published: 27th November 2025People from across the Diocese have received a certificate from Bishop Martin, marking the completion of a course designed to help them relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality.
The Bare Necessities
Published: 25th November 2025The congregation of Holy Trinity Church, Malvern, recently enjoyed a service featuring 'Telephones and Toilets', led by Reader Eileen Tomlin. As a result, enough money was raised for seven local toilets to be 'twinned' with other toilets in more deprived areas of the world, providing safer sanitation.
Marking 80 years of Christian Aid
Published: 24th November 2025The CEO of Christian Aid, Patrick Watt, met supporters of the charity in Worcester on Saturday for a special event to mark Christian Aid’s 80th anniversary.
Free, printable Advent giveaway for children and families
Published: 24th November 2025Each year, Kidderminster West Team Ministry produce an Advent book to give to all the kids in their groups and services as a way of introducing them to Advent and Christmas, which they are happy to share with other churches.
Christ the King confirmations
Published: 24th November 202530 people from across the Diocese were confirmed by Bishop Martin in the Cathedral on the Feast of Christ the King, with one person also being baptised.
New WW2 monument unveiled in Cradley Heath
Published: 24th November 2025On Remembrance Sunday, a new monument was unveiled in the grounds of the former St Luke’s Church in Cradley Heath. Local sculptor Luke Perry wished to honour his grandfather, Eric Attwood, a Chainmaker during World War 2, which was a Reserved Occupation.
Great Malvern Priory celebrates National Lottery grant
Published: 21st November 2025Great Malvern Priory has been awarded almost £700,000 by the National Lottery Heritage Fund to conserve its unique collection of English Medieval stained-glass windows and improve facilities for visitors.
Early Christmas generosity in Lye
Published: 15th November 2025Shoeboxes full of toys and gifts have been donated by Christ Church Lye to help children facing difficult situations around the world.
Celebrating the windows at St John the Baptist, Kidderminster
Published: 15th November 2025St John the Baptist Church in Kidderminster is marking the tenth anniversary of the installation of its magnificent stained-glass windows, which were installed in memory of the Stretton family, whose impact and legacy lives on in Kidderminster.
Adult baptism in Ipsley
Published: 15th November 2025Rebecca Cambray was recently baptised at St Peter’s Church in Ipsley, Redditch by Canon Garth Nathaniel and after the service, she shared her testimony with us.
Sharing Hope in Redditch
Published: 14th November 2025Members of St Stephen’s Church in Redditch have been sharing hope in different locations across Redditch, offering people free tea and coffee and a chance to talk about faith and about anything which might be worrying them.
Diocesan Small Churches Choir
Published: 11th November 2025At the celebration service for small churches service held in the Cathedral last May, a number of singers expressed a wish to be able to sing together more often. Mark and Linda Blackwell from Fladbury (Nr Evesham) felt called to use their experience to try to set up a choir made up from singers from the small churches across the Diocese to sing at occasional services at Worcester and other cathedrals.
Please pray for the COP30 Climate Conference
Published: 10th November 2025Climate COP30 begins in earnest today, 10 November and runs to 21 November in Belim in Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon. An Anglican delegation is attending led by Archbishop Marinez of Brazil.
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Bishop Hugh's service of welcome
8th December 2025
We will welcome Bishop Hugh as he starts his ministry among us on Saturday 17 January at 2pm in the Cathedral. All are welcome.