New Priest for St Wulstan, Worcester
Published: 10th December 2018​An announcement from the Bishop.
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New Children's & Families worker in Pickersleigh, Malvern
Published: 20th December 2018St Marys, Pickersleigh is the eighth most deprived parishin the Diocese. Those living on the estate on which the church sits aregenerally under 45 with low educational attainment. There is a significantamount of child poverty.The Revd Lynne Sparkes i
Heritage Clock Project at Cradley
Published: 18th December 2018Heritage Clock Project
A new Rector for St Mary, Old Swinford
Published: 23rd December 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Bishops' Christmas Messages
Published: 18th December 2018A Christmas Message from the Bishop of Worcester
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome
Published: 18th December 2018There will be a diocesan ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome from 30 September to 7 October 2019. It will be jointly led by Bishop John and RC Archbishop Bernard Longley. They write: "We are delighted to invite you to join us on this ecumenical p
A New Year Message from the Bishop of Worcester
Published: 28th December 2018As we embark upon 2019, our country is in anunprecedented state, one giving rise to much anxiety, in which we are facedwith the most significant of decisions for at least a generation. As the Brexitdebate continues, it is very unclear what the future
Lottery success for Top Church, Dudley
Published: 10th December 2018In its 200th year,Top Church in Dudley has been awarded 106,000 of initial National Lotterysupport* to enable the Church of St Thomas and St Luke at the top of DudleyHigh Street to continue with its plans to conserve the historical elements ofthe bui
Diocesan Office switch to Parish Buying's Energy Basket
Published: 6th December 2018Like the majority of our churches, the diocesan officebuilding in Worcester is not easy to heat and its important to find the bestcost for our gas and electricity while remaining true to our commitment tousing sustainable energy sources.Using the Ene
St James', Norton receives a grant to help local school children
Published: 26th November 2018The PCC of St James' Church in Norton Juxta Kempsey, just outside of Worcester, has beensuccessful in securing a grant of 9,800 from Heritage Lottery Fund Awards forAll to support the Benefices early intervention mentoring work in localschools. Over
Letter from Archdeacon of Worcester
Published: 6th December 2018We live in tumultuouspolitical times, so much so that many people are literally switching off fromTV and radio news. It does indeed seem that megaphone diplomacy, which, ofcourse, is no diplomacy at all, is playing a bigger part in our publicdiscours
Christmas Tree Festivals 2018
Published: 6th December 2018Evergreentrees represent life in the cold and dark of winter, whilst their adorningornaments symbolise parts of the Nativity story and Jesus Christ as the lightof the world.St Peter, CradleyThisyear, St Peters Church, Cradley, are hosting their first
Plough Sunday 2019
Published: 6th December 2018Plough Sunday is on 13 January in 2019
More lottery support for St John, Brockmoor
Published: 4th December 2018St Johns Church in Brockmoor has received agrant for 10,000 from the National Lottery Big Lottery Fund to makeimprovements to the building.Thanks to National Lottery players, work can goahead to improve toilet facilities at the Grade II listed buildi
New Director of Music at the Cathedral
Published: 2nd December 2018The chapter of WorcesterCathedral is delighted to announce the appointment of Samuel Hudson as organistand director of music at Worcester Cathedral.Sam has been the director ofmusic at Blackburn Cathedral since 2011, where he is also the artistic dir
Thinking stewardship at Christmas time
Published: 29th November 2018Christmas is all about giving, but how many ofus stop to think about the reasons why we give and how it relates to our faith?For Christians, the surprise of Christmas is thebaby being born, in poverty and in exile, but too often that baby gets lostbe
Over 185 shoe boxes collected in Powick, Callow End, Madresfield and Guarlford
Published: 29th November 2018Over 185 Christmas shoeboxes have been filled by school children and others in Powick, Callow End, Madresfield and Guarlford to be given to Teams4U, a Wrexham based charity thatdelivers filled shoes boxes collected all across the country for Chr
New Finance Manager of the DoWMAT
Published: 29th November 2018Claire Rushton took up her post as the new Finance Manager of theDiocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust (DoWMAT) on Monday 5thNovember, this year. Claire joins the DoWMAT from Pershore High School, where shespent 13 years, progressing from School F
Hugh Burton to become Team Rector in Dudley
Published: 18th November 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Fabulous Festive Fayre - and a New Organ Too!
Published: 27th November 2018Fabulous Festive Fayre - and a New Organ Too!
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Readers gather at Holland House
20th May 2025
A Readers residential was held at the weekend with over 30 Licensed Lay Ministers from across the Diocese coming together at our diocesan retreat house, Holland House near Pershore.