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Praying for the recruitment process for our next bishop

The top of the bishop's crozierThe Crown Nominations Commission will be meeting on 9 May to shortlist candidates to be our next bishop and interviews will take place on 12 & 13 June.

We want to surround this process in prayer and have created a timetable for individuals or parishes to sign up to commit to praying during a particular time slot. We hope to be able to cover 9am – 5pm on 9 May as well as 9am on 12 June to 5pm on 13 June.

We will shortly be sharing resources to help you, but please do start signing up for one or more 15-minute slots.

Find the available slots on this link.

There will be a dedicated prayer space in the Cathedral on the June dates, but you could just pray by yourself at home, gather a small group or host a prayer event in your church. If your chosen slot is already taken, please don’t worry – the more people praying the better!

Whatever you do – please just pray!

Heavenly Father,
We thank you for those you call to faithfully lead and shepherd your church.
As we seek a new Bishop of Worcester, help us to be attentive to the Holy Spirit’s guidance, give us heavenly wisdom, and bless our diocese that we might enter a
new season of growth and fruitfulness as Kingdom People.
For your glory and in the name of Christ. Amen

Find out more about our diocesan representatives on the Crown Nominations Commission

Read the transcript of a sermon by Archdeacon Nikki reflecting on the former Bishop of Worcester, St Oswald and the traits needed to be our Bishop.

Published: 31st March 2025
Page last updated: Monday 31st March 2025 10:26 AM

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