During Advent this year, Mary and Joseph will be travelling around the Diocese as they journey towards the Cathedral for Christmas Eve. The diocesan posada will spend four days in…
The diocesan posada will spend four days in each deanery, spending time with congregations, community groups and schools as well as the occasional pub!
Posada is the Spanish word for lodging or accommodation, so each stop on this journey is their lodging for the night, representing the lodging places Mary and Joseph stayed at on their way to Bethlehem.
Mary, Joseph and their donkey were kindly donated by St James’ Church in Dudley which has recently had to close. They headed off on their journey this week ready to spend Sunday 1 December with Claines and St George’s Churches in Worcester. On Monday they will visit St Wulstan’s Church and St Barnabas CE Primary in the city before heading off around the Diocese.
Download prayers to be used each day on Mary and Joseph’s journey.
Please do check back on this page to follow Mary and Joseph’s journey around the Diocese.
O Blessing God of Mary, O Guiding God of Joseph, bless and guide us on our life’s journey, that we may rejoice today in the presence of Christ, and come safe with him to our eternal home. Amen.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Sarah Mullally will visit the Diocese over the weekend of 6 and 7 February. She will spend two days in the Diocese visiting churches and meeting with a range of people; hearing some of our stories and offering encouragement.
Our diocese has been awarded £3.6 million to continue to support churches as part of phase two of our programme to ensure our churches are healthy and sustainable for the future.
St Peter’s CE Academy and St Peter’s Church in the Saltway Team have been awarded a silver Church and School Partnership Award recognising the close relationship between the church, school and local community.
Bishop Hugh's address at the latest Diocesan Synod focussed on Artificial Intelligence. Read it below.
This year’s Church of England Advent and Christmas theme focuses on the first and greatest Christmas gift of all: the gift of God being born as one of us in Jesus Christ.
Bishop Hugh has appointed the Revd Fiona Green to be his new Chaplain.
Penny Gordon was ordained Deacon on Sunday 27 September by the Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick in a special service…
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Come along to one of a series of gatherings taking place this Autumn for an opportunity to meet with Bishop…
Sarah Tomlinson has been appointed as the new Diocesan Registrar, taking over from Kirsty Duxbury. Sarah has worked as a…
