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News
Priest in Charge of St James, Wollaston
Published: 7th March 2022Bishop John is pleased to announce the appointment of the Revd Diana Farmer as Priest-in-Charge of St James, Wollaston;Â this is a half-time post.
Live Lent Embracing Justice
Published: 4th March 2022Charmian Manship Chair of the Criminal Justice Affairs Group offers a Lent reflection on the theme of Exodus and Liberation.
Knife Angel visits Worcester
Published: 1st March 2022During March 2022, the Knife Angel visits Worcester city centre. This imposing structure stands at 8 metres tall and is constructed from over 100,000 knives and blades confiscated by UK police forces.
Bishop's Lent Appeal 2022
Published: 28th February 2022Bishop John's Lent Appeal for this year will raise money for our partner diocese of Morogoro in Tanzania.
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A call to prayer for Ukraine
Published: 24th February 2022Bishop John calls on all in the Diocese of Worcester to pray for the people of Ukraine and for peace, and for the leaders of the West as they deliberate on how to respond to the terrible unprovoked aggression of Russia.
Fairtrade Fortnight
Published: 21st February 2022At the start of Fairtade Fortnight, the Revd Gary Crellin, Diocesan Rural Mission Enabler, offers this reflection.
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Pocket money donation helps Upper Arley Church
Published: 18th February 2022A 4 year-old from Upper Arley CE Primary School was so affected by a break-in at the local church that he decided to donate his pocket money towards the repairs.
Go Green for Lent
Published: 18th February 2022How can we become better at caring for creation and improving our lives and the lives of others through healthy, eco-friendly and sustainable living? A blog from Eco Church.
A profile of Redditch & Bromsgrove Deanery
Published: 16th February 2022Read more about Redditch and Bromsgrove Deanery and hear from the leadership team.
Silver Eco Church success for St Barnabas
Published: 14th February 2022Congratulations to St Barnabas Church in Worcester who have achieved their Silver Eco Church award from A Rocha.
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Being on a journey of change
Published: 7th February 2022In this article for March edition of parish magazines, Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon and Diocesan Lead for Transformation and Change talks about the change journey and support for parishes as they become healthier and more sustainable.
The Holy Innocents' Church marks Queen's Jubilee
Published: 7th February 2022As the Platinum Jubilee Year begins, The Holy Innocents’ Church in Kidderminster marked the 70th Anniversary of the Accession on Sunday, 6 February with a special service.
A safeguarding update
Published: 6th February 2022Well done to everyone who has enabled us to be the first diocese to have all parishes using the safeguarding dashboard! Read more in this update from the safeguarding team.
Rich Hackett to be Priest in Charge of the Benefice of Dudley Wood and Cradley Heath
Published: 6th February 2022An announcement from Bishop John
Community Link, Cradley Heath
Published: 2nd February 2022The Community Link is run from two empty shops on Cradley Heath High Street. Initially set up in partnership with St John’s Church in Dudley Wood, it is now developing into a deanery project and they are looking for more people to volunteer.
New Cathedral Precentor installed
Published: 31st January 2022The Revd John Paul Hoskins was installed as a Residentiary Canon and Precentor of Worcester Cathedral on Saturday in a special service of Evensong.
Old Hills Caterpillars
Published: 28th January 2022Following the first round of Open Conversations, the Old Hills benefice were inspired to look at how they might bring more people into their churches. They established the Old Hill Caterpillars with people representing each church, but also people from the villages who were not church members.
Could you support Maggs Day Centre?
Published: 27th January 2022Maggs Day Centre in Worcester helps those experiencing homelessness rebuild their confidence, deal with the issues that hold them back, find a home and rejoin mainstream society.
Fundraising success for Kyre Church
Published: 26th January 2022The small community at Kyre Church has raised around £15,000 to make repairs to one of the church's windows, successfully applying to a number of trusts.
Historical finds at St Edmund's, Dudley
Published: 20th January 2022St Edmund's Church in Dudley has recently removed three rows of pews from the back to create more space. Removing the floor was an opportunity to see what history could be found underneath!
Latest News
Deanery awards presented in Kidderminster & Stourport
2nd July 2024
Yesterday evening Kidderminster and Stourport Deanery held their first Deanery Awards - presented to people recognised by their own churches....