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A Lent reflection from Bishop Martin Published: 21st February 2021 Watch a reflection for the first week of Lent from Bishop Martin.

Bishop John's Lent Appeal Published: 19th February 2021 Bishop John’s Lent Appeal this year will be for the Diocese of Peru where the Coronavirus pandemic has hit the people extremely hard.

Alice in Quarentown! Published: 18th February 2021 The young people at St John's Church in Dudley Wood are hosting their annual panto online this year. 'Alice in Quarentown' will premier on their Church Facebook page on Sat 20 Feb at 6.50pm.

Pray one for Me goes virtual in Halas Published: 18th February 2021 On Thursdays during Lent, members of the Halas Team in Halesowen will gather online to offer to pray for their local community.

Called to Action - Green IT Published: 16th February 2021 Green up the Church Office & Home IT

New Bishop’s Adviser for the Ministry of Healing Published: 16th February 2021 The Revd Christine Holzapfel has been appointed as Adviser for the Ministry of Healing. She will work with those with an interest in this area to offer encouragement, support & advice to.

Pause with Pancakes Published: 16th February 2021 A pancake-making liturgy created by the Calling Young Disciples team using Christian Aid resources.

Archbishop Justin addresses international faith leaders ahead of climate change conference. Published: 12th February 2021 The Archbishop of Canterbury has addressed the first of a series of online meetings between international faith leaders in preparation for the COP26 climate change conference.

Churches awarded funds to help with repairs during the pandemic Published: 12th February 2021 Five churches across the Diocese of Worcester have been awarded money from the Culture Recovery Fund to help fund repairs during the coronavirus pandemic.

Spreading the love with knitted hearts! Published: 11th February 2021 This Valentine’s Day, two churches in Worcester are planning to cover their part of the city in hundreds of knitted hearts!

New Stewardship & Resources Officer Published: 10th February 2021 Chris Boden has been appointed as our new Stewardship and Resources Officer, taking over from Alison Maddocks.

The diocesan office is moving Published: 10th February 2021 Diocesan Secretary, John Preston, explains why and when the diocesan office is moving in a short video.

Praise for ‘The Bible Course’ from the Bible Society Published: 8th February 2021 Read about the experiences of an ALM Evangelist in Stourbridge who recently successfully ran 'The Bible Course' from the Bible Society over Zoom.

Called to Action in Lent Published: 5th February 2021 The Diocesan Environmental Group is encouraging everyone to pause, pray, learn, and take action to be part of God’s love for his Creation this Lent.

Sarah Hewitt to become Community Missioner in Redditch Published: 3rd February 2021 Sarah Jayne Hewitt has been appointed as the new Community Missioner at Christ Church Matchborough in the Benefice of Ipsley, Redditch.

Covid-19 & Church-21 Survey Published: 3rd February 2021 Could you help with a new survey trying to learn about church experiences with Covid-19?

Support the Children's Society this Mothering Sunday Published: 2nd February 2021 The Children's Society is asking churches to help them fight for hope for children and young people on Mothering Sunday, when we think about and thank all those who care for us.

A rainbow through the rain Published: 2nd February 2021 An article for March edition of parish magazines from Robert Jones, Archdeacon of Worcester.

New Area Deans appointed Published: 27th January 2021 Six priests have been appointed as new Area Deans in the Diocese following the change in the number of our deaneries from thirteen to six.

Called to Action - Getting closer to nature Published: 26th January 2021 The Diocesan Environmental Group are challenging us to get closer to nature in the latest in their series of 'small steps to save the planet'.