St Philip’s Church in Webheath, Redditch recently welcomed families from across the area for a lively Paddington Craft and Film Day filled with creativity, colour and a great deal of orange peel.
Scaffolding will be going up on the spire at St Peter’s Church in Bengeworth next Tuesday as work begins to repair the spire. Built in 1873, the spire has been significantly affected by weather over the years and will now need to be partially dismantled and rebuilt to ensure it remains safe for many more years.
Three Lent gatherings held in different locations in Worcester will explore issues of immigration and asylum and have been set up following a city-wide 'Building Hope' meeting.
Nearly 100 people, many of them asylum seekers and refugees, filled Christ Church Lye in early February to celebrate the first anniversary of Blossom, a project of Welcome Group Halesowen.
St James Church in Welland has been awarded £140,533 from The National Lottery Heritage Fund towards their project “Future-Proofing our Heritage”. The funding will primarily enable both the organ and 1897 Jubilee clock to be refurbished, and for a new infrared heating system to be installed.
Jamie, Klair, Assistant Curate at All Saints in Worcester has visited a church in Norway which is part of the Porvoo Communion, a group of 15 churches throughout Europe who have agreed to ‘share a common life’ and ‘to pray for and with one another’.
An article for March editions of parish magazines from the new Bishop of Worcester, Hugh Nelson.
A new initiative in Bredon is bringing people together to play board games once a month on a Friday morning in the village hall.
Did you know there are an estimated 122,000 men, women & children trapped in modern slavery in the UK? Modern slavery is often hidden in plain sight and that’s why, Christian charity, The Clewer Initiative was formed. Read more about their work.
Canon Rosemary Lawley sadly died on 11 January following a battle with MND. Her funeral will take place on Monday 16 February at 12 noon at St Mary’s in Kidderminster.
New resources are encouraging parishes to take action to prevent sexual harassment and misogyny in our churches, and to ensure that any incidents are recognised and dealt with properly.
Racial Justice Sunday takes place this year on Sunday 8 February and two parishes in the Diocese are planning special services to mark the occasion using the resources available from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland.
Are you doing something in your parish to reach those of Majority Global Heritage/ UK Minority Ethnic backgrounds? Is there something you’ve always wanted to do which would benefit from some funding? The West Midlands Racial Justice Initiative (WMRJI) Microgrants scheme offers more than just funding. It offers possibility.
Bishop Hugh’s first Monday as Bishop of Worcester saw him spending time with two schools. He presented Broadheath CE Primary School and Lower Broadheath Church with a silver Church and School Partnership Award before visiting Wolverley CE Secondary School in Kidderminster where he met with some of the pupils.
Last year, the National Giving Team with nfpResearch, conducted a survey of 2,000 Anglicans to discover more about their giving habits. This has provided some good news for our churches and has helped give a focus to strengthen stewardship over the next few years and build healthy and sustainable churches.
Bishop Hugh has presented the Revd Dick Johnson with the Cross of St. Wulfstan. This award pays tribute to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Church’s ministry in the Diocese of Worcester.
The Revd Sooz Magee was ordained Priest on Sunday 18 January by the Bishop of Dudley in a special service in Holy Trinity Church, Eckington
Claire Cox, curate in Old Swinford, and soon to be Vicar of Pedmore and Wollescote, has recently gone through selection to become a Royal Army Chaplain in the Reserve Department.
From 21 January, St James' Church in Hartlebury will be launching a new weekly Community Tin Bank, which grows out of prayer, local concern, and a desire for the church to serve its village in practical and compassionate ways.
Archdeacon Nikki reflects on 11 years as one of our General Synod reps in this article for February editions of parish magazines.
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23rd February 2026