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Card Readers now available for parishes
Published: 22nd March 2018Following a national trial of contactless cardreaders, the Parish Buying service now has contracts with two companies: SumUpand iZettle. Church of England parishes are able to buy card readers at adiscount through the Parish Buying website and use t
New Just Finance Worker for the Black Country
Published: 22nd March 2018The Revd Cassius Francis has been appointed as Just Finance DevelopmentWorker for the Black Country. He will work with churches and local communitygroups across the four boroughs, including Dudley in our diocese to help themost vulnerable become bett
Historic lantern slides given public view
Published: 20th March 2018A new project to digitise a historic collection of lantern slides from over 100 years ago was launched at the Old Palace in Worcester on Friday.
A Church Near You - Preparing for Holy Week and Easter
Published: 20th March 2018With less than two weeks until Easter, now would be a good time to check your churchs page is ready. Last year, the sitereceived more than 250,000 page views throughout Holy Week. Dont miss theopportunity to reach out to new people in your community.
In Harmony with Creation at Holland House
Published: 19th March 2018This year's Holland House Friends' Weekend takes place from 4 - 6 May with the theme of In Harmony with Creation.The weekend will start with tea and cakes from 4pm on Friday 4 May andend with a Garden Eucharist, written especially for the Holla
Celebrating Dudley's Tourism Sector
Published: 16th March 2018The stories that we tell about ourselves, asindividuals and as communities, shape who we are. Sometimes the memoriesthat are strung together to create those stories are crystal clear. At othertimes, they are hazy or have, through the passage of time
Christian Aid Week 2018
Published: 14th March 2018ThisChristian Aid Week, we are inviting people to come together to support thethousands of people in Haiti, who regularly experience some of the worstnatural disasters on earth.Today, morethan 40 million people across the globe are forced from their
Dick Johnson - workplace chaplain
Published: 14th March 2018Last year, the Revd Dick Johnson became the first Joint LeadChaplain for both West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire andRescue Service, alongside continuing to work with Faith and Work inWorcestershire (FWW) part-time. Based mainly at the P
A science week for St Bartholomew's School
Published: 14th March 2018The Revd Mark Turner, Rector of Areley Kings and Governor atSt. Bartholomews CE Primary School visited the school on Monday to launchtheir science week. Mark was a chemist before training for ordination and stillmaintains an active interest in scienc
Letter from the Bishop of Worcester
Published: 13th March 2018The factthat the date of Easter varies from year from year is an irritation to many intodays secular world. It means nothing to them that it is set by the date ofPassover, the commemoration of the People of Israels Exodus from Egypt, which itselfis c
New roles for Alex Vaccaro & Hazel Charlton
Published: 8th March 2018The Revd Canon Alex Vaccaro, Associate Priest in the Kidderminster Ismere Parish and the Revd Hazel Charlton, Vicar of St Peter in Lapal have been appointed to new roles supporting different groups of clergy in the Diocese of Worcester.
Vocations Sunday 2018
Published: 8th March 2018Vocations Sunday is on Sunday 22 April.
Easter Garden in the Cathedral
Published: 8th March 2018Watch out for the Cathedral's Easter Garden.
Thy Kingdom Come 2018
Published: 8th March 2018Pray for more people to come to faith from Ascension Day (10 May) to Pentecost (20 May).
water safety at Astley CE Primary School
Published: 7th March 2018Astley CE Primary School was delighted to welcome Miss Sue Matthews from the Canal and River Trust into a school assembly recently to talk about water safety. The presentation was based around a delightful banner illustrating wise and foolish ways of
£280,000 building conservation project starting at St Edmund King and Martyr
Published: 6th March 2018Thanks toNational Lottery players work will be starting at St Edmund King and Martyrjust after Easter. The project will undertake much needed repairs to the churchtower and create a new kitchen and toilet as well as a display about thehistory of the
Bishop John celebrates 10 years!
Published: 1st March 2018Bishop John has celebrated 10 years as the Bishop of Worcester in a special service in Worcester Cathedral.
Beer & Ethics in Hanley Castle
Published: 28th February 2018Beer & Ethics at St Mary's Church in Hanley Castle is now in its 4th year andonce again the list of topics and individuals is proving to provide a fascinating opportunity for wrestling with ethical and moral issues whichpeople face in their work or c
A successful half term event in Kidderminster
Published: 27th February 2018St George's Church in Kidderminster recently held a successful event for local families. Church member, Alison Burton, explains what took place:"On Tuesdaymorning over half-term, St George's Church welcomed 76 babies and children upto age 13 with a p
Gary Crellin appointed Vicar of Powick & Guarlford & Madresfield with Newland
Published: 25th February 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Latest News
Black History Month service in Inkberrow
12th November 2024
During Black History month in October, Harriet Terera-Chimani (originally from Zimbabwe) planned and led the 11 o’clock service at the church on the theme of ‘reclaiming narratives’....