Easter Sunday Baptisms take place across the Diocese
Published: 23rd April 2025Churches across the diocese baptised new people into the faith on Easter Day.
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Churches across the diocese baptised new people into the faith on Easter Day.
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Reflections for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, which can be downloaded and used in churches as part of your Holy Week services.
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The Diocese of Worcester hosts a group whose focus is criminal justice. The group offers a faith perspective on criminal justice matters and raises awareness of the issues. CJAG offers this bi-monthly prayer guide which we hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
It is with enormous sadness that we announce Canon John Paul Hoskins, Precentor at Worcester Cathedral, died suddenly at his home yesterday afternoon.
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