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News
Hanging out with baby Jesus!
Published: 18th December 2022For the last few years, St Nicholas Church in Warndon has gone out under the cover of darkness at the beginning of December to leave small, knitted gifts around the local community for people to pick up the following morning.
Suckley's Tree of Light
Published: 16th December 2022The Christmas season at St John the Baptist Church in Suckley starts by bringing to life a Tree of Light with each bulb dedicated to someone no longer with us.
Setting priorities for the coming years
Published: 12th December 2022At its meeting in November, Diocesan Synod received a presentation setting out diocesan priorities over the next few years as we continue to grow as Kingdom People.
Holocaust Memorial Day
Published: 9th December 2022Holocaust Memorial Day takes place each year on 27 January and encourages remembrance in a world scarred by genocide. This year’s theme will be ‘Ordinary People’.
St Wulfstan Cross
Published: 9th December 2022St Wulfstan’s feast day is on 19 January and each year, the Cross of St Wulfstan is awarded to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the life of the Church in our diocese.
Happy New Year
Published: 9th December 2022An article for January editions of parish magazines from Bishop John.
Vicar comes to the rescue of community pub
Published: 9th December 2022The Revd Becky Elliott, Vicar of Holy Trinity and St James on the edge of Malvern will soon be serving behind the bar in her West Malvern local, the Brewers Arms.
Please pray for Peru
Published: 8th December 2022Our partner diocese of Peru needs our prayers after a turbulent time in their politics.
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Breakfast with Bishop Martin
Published: 7th December 2022Bishop Martin hosted a breakfast at the Black Country Institute of Technology yesterday with 20 people from the faith, charity, public and private sectors coming together to share their hopes and dreams for Dudley.
New Residentiary Canon appointed at the Cathedral
Published: 5th December 2022The Cathedral has announced that His Majesty The King has approved the appointment of the Reverend Kimberly Bohan as Residentiary Canon of Worcester Cathedral.
Faith in Action Summit
Published: 5th December 2022Faith Leaders and community groups from across the West Midlands gathered at Bescot Stadium in Walsall last week alongside civil leaders, local government, and public sectors bodies.
Bellringing success for Eckington
Published: 5th December 2022The bellringing team at Eckington Church recently won two striking competitions held by the Southern Branch of the Worcester Diocesan Association of Bellringers with teams from Bredons Norton, Great Comberton and Pershore coming second.
Bishop John visits Peru
Published: 2nd December 2022Bishop John has recently returned from a visit to our partner diocese of Peru, visiting some of the projects which have been supported by previous Lent appeals. Read his reflections on the visit.
Collaborative Zoom training
Published: 29th November 2022The Churches of St Wulstan and St Barnabas in Worcester have started to come together to take part in diocesan training over Zoom.
Jonathan Kimber to leave as Director of Ministry and Discipleship
Published: 24th November 2022Jonathan Kimber has decided to move on from his role as Director of Ministry and Discipleship within the Diocese.
Exploring Everyday Faith in Alvechurch Parish Magazine
Published: 24th November 2022For the past few months, there has been a new feature in the Alvechurch parish magazine which explores how people are living out their faith in their everyday lives.
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Bishop Martin’s People and Places pilgrimage continued
Published: 23rd November 2022Yesterday Bishop Martin visited two very different retail settings. Merry Hill in Brierley Hill and Saturday Books in Dudley town centre.
Supporting refugees
Published: 23rd November 2022The Halesowen Welcome Group was opened in 2008 with the aim of helping combat social isolation and financial exclusion of refugees locally. Started by Churches Together in Halesowen, they now support over 200 refugees and asylum seekers a year with many attending their Monday sessions each week.
31 confirmed at the Cathedral
Published: 21st November 202231 people from across the Diocese were confirmed yesterday evening in a service at the Cathedral for the Feast of Christ the King. Those being confirmed ranged from age 11 to 77 and came from 16 different parishes.
Confirmation Candidates from The Community Link, Cradley Heath
Published: 21st November 2022Keith Williams and Shane Harrison were both confirmed at the Cathedral on Sunday evening. Both men only came to faith over the last few months after joining the ‘Worship Wednesday’ sessions at The Community Link, Cradley Heath.
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A statement from Bishop Martin
14th November 2024
A statement from Bishop Martin following the publication of the Makin report and the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Revd Justin Welby....