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Tardefest 2024
Published: 26th September 2024St Bartholomew’s Church in Tardebigge held its first ever Tardefest on Saturday 14 September with a wide variety of music, food and other activities hosted in and around the church grounds.
New Children and Young People worker for Worcester South East Team
Published: 26th September 2024Debra Hill has been recruited as Children and Families Worker for the Worcester Southeast Team and St. Barnabas. Debra has lots of ideas and is very keen to get going. She hopes to see children’s ministry flourish at all the churches.
Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group Prayer Guide
Published: 23rd September 2024The Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group (CJAG) is offering a monthly prayer guide which they hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
Blessing school bags
Published: 20th September 2024To start the school term, the Church of the Ascension in Wall Heath held their annual bag blessing service.
Welcoming the West Midlands Racial Justice Team
Published: 20th September 2024The West Midlands Regional Racial Justice Service of Welcome will be held at Coventry Cathedral on Sunday 6 October, from 4 - 5.30 pm.
Fraser Oates licensed as Renewal Church Leader
Published: 17th September 2024Fraser Oates was licensed as Renewal Leader at St Stephen’s Church in Redditch on Sunday as the church moves forward with its vision to grow into a thriving church at the heart of the town centre.
Stephen Edwards installed as Dean
Published: 16th September 2024Stephen Edwards was officially Installed as Dean at the Cathedral on Sunday 15 September.
James Williams appointed to Malvern Link with Cowleigh
Published: 16th September 2024James Williams is to become Curate in Charge in the Benefice of Malvern Link with Cowleigh. He will become Priest in Charge once his curacy ends.
New Lay Minister Licensed in Worcester
Published: 16th September 2024Rob Little was licensed as a new Lay Minister at St John in Bedwardine in Worcester yesterday. The service was conducted in his home church by Bishop Alan Winton, former Bishop of Thetford in the Diocese of Norwich who is now an Honorary Assistant Bishop in our diocese.
Bees in Coseley Churchyard
Published: 13th September 2024Christ Church in Coseley, in the far north of the Diocese, has recently installed two bee hives in their churchyard, which they hope will help them engage with the local community as well as provide them with honey which can be sold to raise funds for the church!
'No Limits' prayer event in Worcester
Published: 12th September 2024On the 11 September, Worcester Deanery put on their first “No Limits” prayer event. Churches and members of the diocesan team came together to offer an evening of worship and prayer.
Top Church showcases Digital Tour as part of Heritage Open Days
Published: 12th September 2024Top Church (St Thomas & St Luke’s Church) held a heritage Open Day on Saturday 7th September to showcase their innovative Digital Tour which aims to share the history of the church and the role it has played in supporting the residents of Dudley.
Encouraging wellbeing
Published: 11th September 2024Archdeacon Mark leads on wellbeing in the Diocese. In this article he outlines some of the things happening over the next couple of months to help support ministers and their families.
Prisons' Week 2024
Published: 9th September 2024Prisons’ Sunday on 13 October marks the start of the annual week of prayer to raise awareness of issues faced by those affected by the criminal justice system.
Farewell from Bishop John
Published: 9th September 2024A final article for October editions of parish magazines from Bishop John as Bishop of Worcester.
Explore connections at Hampton Lovett Church
Published: 6th September 2024Visitors to St Mary and All Saints’ Church in Hampton Lovett this weekend will be able to see a specially created miniature railway in the church, complete with a scale model of the church and other landmarks which would have been seen in the local area in the 1940s.
Visit a church during this year's Heritage Open days
Published: 29th August 2024Churches across Worcestershire and Dudley are opening their doors for this year’s Heritage Open Days with a range of activities for all ages and a chance to discover the story behind our historic churches and the communities they serve.
Read & reflect on a book during Black History Month
Published: 28th August 2024During Black History Month in October, why not consider reading and reflecting on the book ‘Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith’ by Selina Stone.
Summer events in Wyre Forest West
Published: 27th August 2024Wyre Forest West churches have recently held two events to reach out to their local communities.
Christian Aid Prayers for the Middle East
Published: 27th August 2024Christian Aid is inviting people to join its monthly online event - Prayers for Peace in the Middle East. Christians from all over the UK have been taking part in the regular Zoom calls which happen on the 24th of each month.
Latest News
Why are the Statistics for Mission parish returns important?
23rd October 2024
During October, all churches are encouraged to think about the numbers attending different services for data collected as part of the Statistics for Mission process. Read why this is important and who should be counted!...