Top tips to reduce energy bills
Published: 10th November 2022In the latest in our Called to Action series, the Diocesan Climate Crisis group offers some top tips to save energy and reduce your bills!
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Eco Church success
Published: 20th October 2022Congratulations to the Kidderminster West Team and also All Saints, Bromsgrove for recently achieving Eco Church Awards. All Saints in Bromsgrove along with St John’s and Holy Innocents Churches in Kidderminster have achieved their bronze award with St Peter’s Church in Kidderminster achieving silver.
Harvington CE School is a good global neighbour
Published: 18th October 2022Harvington CE First School, just outside of Evesham, has achieved a silver award from Christian Aid’s Global Neighbours Scheme. The scheme celebrates schools that are helping pupils to learn about global poverty and the Christian responsibility to tackle it, motivating children to become good citizens and play their role in creating a fairer world.
CoE Route map to Net Carbon Zero
Published: 27th September 2022The Diocesan Climate Crisis Group is encouraging parishes to engage with the Church of England’s Route map to Net Zero Carbon by 2030. The document was approved by General Synod in July and has recently been published on the Church of England’s website.
Worcester Cathedral - 'Living Gently on the Earth'
Published: 5th September 2022In May 2022, Worcester Cathedral launched Living Gently on the Earth – a series of events, talks, and workshops on caring for our planet. More events are planned throughout the Autumn and Winter.
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.
Go Green for Lent
Published: 18th February 2022How can we become better at caring for creation and improving our lives and the lives of others through healthy, eco-friendly and sustainable living? A blog from Eco Church.
Silver Eco Church success for St Barnabas
Published: 14th February 2022Congratulations to St Barnabas Church in Worcester who have achieved their Silver Eco Church award from A Rocha.
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Diocese pledges to stop investing in fossil fuels
Published: 6th January 2022We have announced that along with many other dioceses and religious institutions, our diocese is divesting from fossil fuel extraction.
Called to Action - Watch your waste line this Christmas!
Published: 2nd December 2021The latest edition in our Called to Action series looks at how to have a more environmentally friendly Christmas.
Local MP visits Fladbury School to hear a climate change message
Published: 10th November 2021MP for Mid-Worcestershire, Nigel Huddleston, visited Fladbury CE First School last week to hear a message for the world about climate change.
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Called to Action - home and church energy
Published: 12th October 2021This edition of Called to Action focusses on home and church energy and the small changes you can make to make a difference.
Bishop calls for sustainable church flowers
Published: 21st September 2021Bishop Martin is supporting a campaign calling for churches to take a more sustainable approach to flower arranging and whenever possible, stop using floral foam in their displays.
Called to Action - Climate Sunday ideas
Published: 6th August 2021The latest edition of Called to Action includes ideas of how to mark Climate Sunday in your church - worship, commit and speak up.
Called to Action: Journey to COP26
Published: 28th July 2021The latest edition of Called to Action encourages Eco Churches across our Diocese to 'twin' with another Eco Church which is on the route to COP26 in Glasgow. We hope to set up enough partnerships to have 'walked' all the way to the climate change conference.
Called to Action: Planting for Pollinators
Published: 16th July 2021This edition of Called to Action, small steps to save our planet, explores what we can do to encourage bees and other pollinators to thrive in our gardens.Â
Plastic Free July
Published: 1st July 2021This July is Plastic Free July, a movement that helps people be part of the solution to plastic pollution so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. Will you choose to refuse single-use plastics?
Called to Action: Dreams Hopes and Prayers
Published: 11th June 2021A new project across the Diocese asks you to consider your dreams, hopes and prayers for the future of our planet. Find out more in this Called to Action.
Called to Action: Eco Church
Published: 27th May 2021Eco Church is a structured award scheme which recognises and encourages the environmentally positive steps that churches can take. We have committed to becoming an Eco Diocese and would like as many churches as possible to get involved and earn their bronze, silver and gold awards!
Called to Action: Holiday Travel
Published: 13th May 2021As we begin to think about holidays, this edition of Called to Action looks at how we can minimise our holiday footprint.
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Praying for those returning to school
12th September 2025
St Barnabas' Church, Rainbow Hill in Worcester, opened all day on Wednesday 3 September to pray for all those returning to school.