A reflection on the Coronation
Published: 15th May 2023Bishop John reflects on his experience of the Coronation of King Charles III.
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Bishop John to attend Coronation
Published: 1st May 2023As Lord High Almoner, a post he has held for ten years, Bishop John is one of three bishops who are members of the Royal Household and in this capacity will attend the Coronation of HM The King next week.
Messages of hope this Eastertime
Published: 1st April 2023This year's Easter messages from our bishops remind us that the Easter story always gives us hope in a difficult world.
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Diocesan Holy Land Pilgrimage
Published: 13th March 2023During February, Bishops John and Martin led a pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Watch a film of some of the pilgrims sharing their thoughts on the experience.
Pilgrimage to the Holy Land
Published: 7th March 2023An article for April editions of parish magazines from the Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick.
Bishop John's Lent appeal 2023
Published: 3rd February 2023Bishop John’s Lent Appeal in 2023 will be for the Anglican Diocese of Peru.
Marking Holocaust Memorial Day in Dudley
Published: 25th January 2023Tomorrow (27/1) is Holocaust Memorial Day. Bishop Martin attended a commemorative event in Dudley Borough which was held at Dudley College last Friday.
Bishops publish draft prayers for blessing same-sex couples
Published: 20th January 2023Prayers asking for God’s blessing on same-sex couples as they give thanks for their civil marriage or civil partnership have been published today and welcomed by Bishop John.
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An open letter from Bishop John
Published: 9th January 2023Bishop John has written an open letter to the Diocese, setting out why he believes that the celebration and honouring of monogamous, faithful same-sex relationships by the Church would be consonant with the scriptural witness.
New Year messages from our Bishops
Published: 28th December 2022Read messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin as we enter 2023.
Christmas messages from our bishops
Published: 20th December 2022Read Christmas messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin.
Happy New Year
Published: 9th December 2022An article for January editions of parish magazines from Bishop John.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Bishop Martin's People and Places Pilgrimage
Published: 10th November 2022As part of a series of visits to different people and places across Dudley Borough, yesterday Bishop Martin spent time at Black Country Radio, the Life Centre Debt advice in Stourbridge and Mary Stevens Hospice.
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Living in Love and Faith - A letter from our bishops
Published: 4th November 2022Bishops John and Martin have written to all clergy setting out their views on same sex marriage in church following the Living in Love and Faith process.
Bishop's Certificates presented
Published: 21st October 2022People from across the Diocese have received a certificate from Bishop John, marking the completion of a course designed to help them relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality.
West Midlands Church Leaders commit to work together
Published: 13th October 2022Church leaders from across the West Midlands representing a range of traditions and ethnicities met together earlier in the month to pray together and encourage each other.
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