Bishop Martin's Christmas Message
Published: 20th December 2024Bishop Martin reflects on a poem by Howard Thurman in this year's Christmas message and explores how we can light candles in dark places as we pray for peace and hope.
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Celebrating St Nicholas
Published: 9th December 2024Yesterday was a Christmassy celebration in East Vale and Avon churches.
Mary and Joseph to travel the Diocese
Published: 29th November 2024During Advent this year, Mary and Joseph will be travelling around the Diocese as they journey towards the Cathedral for Christmas Eve.
Holt church to host Christmas Tree Festival
Published: 25th November 2024A Christmas Tree Festival will shine a light on the creativity of the local community at historic Holt church next month.
Diocesan posada - would you like to be involved?
Published: 27th September 2024We are planning a diocesan ‘posada’ during Advent this year with Mary, Joseph and the donkey travelling around to a different church in the diocese each day from 1 December.
Introducing Helen Laird C&YP Worker for three Worcester churches
Published: 20th February 2024In Autumn 2023 three churches in Worcester joined together to recruit a full-time Children and Young People Worker following a successful application to the Healthier Churches Fund. Helen Laird was appointed.
Redditch Mission Area helped provide Christmas presents to over 600 children
Published: 13th February 2024The 12 Anglican churches which make up the new Redditch Mission Area came together for the Make Christmas Special Toy Appeal 2023 providing Christmas gifts to 605 children.
Christmas messages from our bishops
Published: 21st December 2023Read Christmas messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin.
Christmas initiatives in Kidderminster
Published: 20th December 2023A group chaired by Heather Prangley in the Kidderminster West Team Ministry has developed two new initiatives for residents across Kidderminster. The aims were to get people talking, hopefully make people smile and engage within their local community.
Schools join the Five Alive Carol service
Published: 19th December 2023Children from Cropthorne with Charlton C of E First School and Fladbury C of E First School sang with the Five Alive Parish Choir at the Candlelit Carol Service on Sunday at Fladbury.
3rd Sunday of Advent – Renewals
Published: 17th December 2023We have produced a series of videos for each week in Advent and Christmas Day featuring the lighting of candles on an Advent wreath while praying for growth in our diocese.
2nd Sunday of Advent – Equipping Ministers for Mission
Published: 10th December 2023We have produced a series of videos for each week in Advent and Christmas Day featuring the lighting of candles on an Advent wreath while praying for growth in our diocese.
Stanford on Teme Christmas Tree festival
Published: 27th November 2023Once again, on the first weekend in December, St Mary’s Church at Stanford will be filled with a wonderful array of 25 Christmas trees as they hold their annual festival.
An eco friendly Advent wreath
Published: 22nd November 2023Kate Hurst from the Sustainable Church Flowers group shows us how to make an eco-friendly Advent wreath.
Madresfield Walk of Wonder
Published: 22nd November 2023The whole village gets involved in the Madresfield Walk of Wonder, a free event being held over the weekend of 9 & 10 December.
Giving at Christmas
Published: 9th November 2023As we head into Advent and the Christmas season, there will be a host of services and fundraising events taking place in our churches. Make the most of them with some strategies and ideas from our stewardship team.
Creating digital content for Christmas using free resources
Published: 9th November 2023Mel Beynon, Curate in the Halas Team, spent an afternoon exploring the free resources available from the Church of England and found them to be really helpful.
Praying for Growth using the Advent wreath
Published: 26th October 2023We have put together a series of prayers for churches to use each week when lighting your Advent candles. The prayers use traditional themes but also enable us to continue to pray for our diocese throughout Advent.
Knitted nativities for care homes
Published: 5th January 2023Groups of people in Malvern have knitted three Nativity sets to give to Care Homes this Christmas. They are about five or six inches high and were packed into shoe boxes for storage so they can be used from year to year.
Christmas messages from our bishops
Published: 20th December 2022Read Christmas messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin.
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Bishop Martin's Christmas Message
20th December 2024
Bishop Martin reflects on a poem by Howard Thurman in this year's Christmas message and explores how we can light candles in dark places as we pray for peace and hope.