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Ordinations 2022
Published: 8th June 2022Fourteen candidates will be ordained over the first weekend in July to serve in parishes across the Diocese.
Little Seeds
Published: 8th June 2022Little Seeds is a new resource for toddler groups which will help leaders to be more intentional about talking about our faith.
Churches Count on Nature
Published: 8th June 2022This week is Love Your Burial Ground Week, a chance to celebrate your churchyard! Many parishes are also taking part in Churches Count on Nature to record the biodiversity they find.
Canon Harold Goddard – RIP
Published: 3rd June 2022Canon Harold Goddard was sadly found dead at his home on Wednesday.
A new Chair for Worcestershire Interfaith Forum
Published: 27th May 2022The Revd Catherine Lack has been elected as Chair of Worcestershire Interfaith Forum. The group is dedicated to representing the interests and values of faith communities throughout the county.
Peace conference in Germany
Published: 27th May 2022Doug Chaplin, our Discipleship and Lay Training Officer recently attended a conference on peace in Wittenberg, part of the Evangelical Church of Central Germany, with whom we have a partnership link. Here he reflects on the event.
Celebrating the Jubilee in Ipsley
Published: 26th May 2022A pupil from Tenacres Primary School in the parish of Ipsley, Redditch is celebrating after winning the Open the Book Platinum Jubilee competition. St Peter's church is also celebrating the Jubilee in a number of ways.
Crucifixion carving gifted to Crowle Church
Published: 25th May 2022A carving of the crucifixion has been gifted to Crowle Church by Tim Rogers who lives in the village. Tim is a retired teacher who taught himself to carve and over the last 20 years has been creating 19 different carved panels depicting the life of Christ.
Supporting refugees in Worcester
Published: 13th May 2022Geoff Sansome from Claines Church in Worcester has been linking up churches in Worcester to enable Ukrainian refugees to come to the city and be supported.
Could the Clergy Support Trust help you?
Published: 12th May 2022The Clergy Support Trust provides support to Anglican clergy (serving and retired), ordinands, and their families. They have a range of grants available.
St Matthias CE Primary helps with well dressing
Published: 12th May 2022Each year in Malvern, many wells are dressed for the May day weekend. There are at least 200 springs and spouts around the area, and those which are most accessible are decorated in various styles, by local groups and individuals, including St Matthias CE Primary.
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Bishop John to cycle the Camino
Published: 5th May 2022Bishop John and H-J will be cycling almost 500 miles on the Camino Frances to Santiago De Compostela in Spain to raise funds for the Cathedral.
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Workplace Chaplaincy
Published: 4th May 2022Faith at Work in Worcestershire (FWW) and the Black Country Urban Industrial Mission (BCUIM) are ecumenical projects that encourage and enable workplace Chaplaincy across the Diocese.
Marking Pentecost through praying Thy Kingdom Come
Published: 4th May 2022The Day of Pentecost, this year on 5 June, marks fifty days since Easter Day and brings the Easter season to an end.
Churches Count on Nature
Published: 4th May 2022An article for June editions of parish magazines from Bishop Martin.
Informal services in Malvern Link with Cowleigh
Published: 3rd May 2022A new series of services has begun especially for people with dementia, special needs and their carers, and so far they've been a great success
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The Trussell Trust provides over 2 million parcels in the past year
Published: 27th April 2022In latest figures released by the Trussell Trust, food banks in its network provided more than 2.1 million food parcels to people in the past year across UK, alarmingly, more than 800,000 of these were for children.
Update on the Calling Young Disciples Project
Published: 27th April 2022Director of Ministry and Discipleship, Jonathan Kimber, gives an update on the Calling Young Disciples Project and the post of Diocesan Children's Officer.
Pershore responds to gifts appeal for NHS staff
Published: 21st April 2022Members of churches in Pershore and the surrounding villages have responded to an appeal for care gifts for A&E staff at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital.
Two recipients of this year's Maundy Money
Published: 14th April 2022Two church members from Worcestershire have received ‘Maundy Money’ from HM the Queen in recognition of their exemplary Christian service to church and community over many years.
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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....