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Called to Action - Cycling is on a roll!
Published: 3rd July 2020Suggestions on small steps to save the planet offered by the Diocesan Climate Crisis Group. This edition is all about cycling!
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Lottery support for Stoke Prior
Published: 1st July 2020The National Lottery Heritage Fund has announced its support for the repairs and improved accessibility at St Michael & All Angels Church, an historic Grade I listed 12th Century Church in Stoke Prior Bromsgrove.
Update on this year's ordinations
Published: 29th June 2020Following the postponement of the ordinations until September, those who were to be ordained Deacon will instead be licensed to their new parishes as lay minister this week, by the Bishop of Dudley over Zoom.
The Very Revd Peter Marshall - RIP
Published: 24th June 2020The Very Reverend Peter Marshall, Dean of Worcester from 1997 to 2006, died on 20 June.
Evesham Church leaders 'take the knee'
Published: 22nd June 2020Church leaders of many denominations from Churches Together in Evesham and District took the knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on Saturday.
Called to Action - The time is now!
Published: 18th June 2020The next in a series of small steps to save the planet from the Diocesan Climate Crisis Group. This looks at lobbying your MP to put 'people climate and nature at the heart of our recovery'.
New Priest for Little Malvern Priory
Published: 16th June 2020Bishop John is pleased to announce the appointment of the Reverend Stephen Sealy as Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Little Malvern.
#BlackLivesMatter
Published: 15th June 2020The Bishop and the Dean have ‘taken the knee’ outside the Cathedral to pray for all those affected by repression, discrimination and injustice in a special video ahead of the protest planned in Worcester over the weekend.
Resourcing our change programme
Published: 5th June 2020Our Archdeacons, along with Bishop Martin, will be taking on slightly different responsibilities over the coming months as the diocesan restructuring process moves forward following the Open Conversations earlier in the year.
​Parish Buying launches hygiene, cleaning and PPE supplies
Published: 5th June 2020Parish Buying (the buying service set up by the Church of England and Church in Wales) have launched ranges of hygiene, cleaning and PPE supplies with preferential rates negotiated with national suppliers.
Called to action - for peat's sake!
Published: 5th June 2020The second in a series of tips from the Diocesan Climate Crisis Group with small steps you can take to help save the planet. This one looks at peat!
Permission granted to transform St Helen’s Church, Worcester
Published: 22nd May 2020The parish of All Saints are completely reordering St Helen's Church as part of their resourcing church plans.
Being a Prison Chaplain during the Coronavirus pandemic
Published: 22nd May 2020Margie Schutte is the Managing Chaplain at HMP Hewell in Redditch. She tells us how their work has changed over the past few months of the Covid-19 crisis.
Sharing worship at Christ Church, Quarry Bank
Published: 21st May 2020Rector of the Brierley Hill team, David Hoskin, and the Director of Music at Christ Church, Richard Ganner, have been working together to offer worship for their local community online.
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Next year's Bishop's Certificate Course
Published: 21st May 2020It's time to start thinking about the next Bishop's Certificate. Could this be just what you're looking for to grow your faith?
Rejecting 'competitive coping'
Published: 20th May 2020A blog for Mental Health Awareness Week from the Revd Cassius Francis, Just Finance Development Worker for the Black Country.
The Revd Michael Brain - RIP
Published: 19th May 2020Announcement of the death of the Revd Michael Brain.
Signing up to the Parish Giving Scheme via telephone
Published: 19th May 2020Have you investigated signing up to the Parish Giving Scheme using their new telephone service?
#EverydayFaith as a nurse during the Coronavirus pandemic
Published: 19th May 2020Rachael Ienzi shares how her faith sustains her in her work as a nurse.
Supporting those with hearing loss to enage online
Published: 15th May 2020A blog from the Revd Victoria Barlow on more accessible online worship.
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A statement from Bishop Martin
13th November 2024
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