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News
Advice on funerals during the Coronavirus pandemic
Published: 31st March 2020Advice and guidance around funerals during the Coronavirus 'lockdown'.
Caring for your closed building during 'Lockdown'
Published: 27th March 2020Church Buildings Officer, Mark Carter offers some advice on caring for your closed building.
A guide to adding subtitles to your videos on social media.
Published: 26th March 2020Subtitles make videos much more accessible. Not just for those people who rely on subtitles, but as most people watch videos on their phone on mute, subtitles are vital for getting your messages across.
New Faculty Jurisdiction Rules
Published: 26th March 2020Are you thinking of making changes to your church? The rules are changing.
Setting up a Skype prayer group
Published: 25th March 2020Would you like to join a Skype prayer group?
Spiritual Communion
Published: 23rd March 2020The archbishops and others are presently encouraging people to attend acts of worship in their imagination, and online. People are asked to pray at home, but with others who are praying elsewhere. This includes virtual Holy Communion – and many people have used the traditional language of “spiritual communion†without explaining it. Doug Chaplin offers a short explanation, with some prayers that you can use.
Being church in Broadway during the Coronavirus
Published: 22nd March 2020Shellie Ward is the Vicar of Broadway and Wickhamford – she has put in place a number of different initiatives over the last week or so to ensure that church can continue even though people aren’t able to meet in the building.
House group virtual meeting
Published: 19th March 2020Diocesan Secretary, John Preston, has held his first online house group. He shares his experience.
Resources for youth workers during the Coronavirus crisis
Published: 19th March 2020Ideas and resources for churches trying to continue to connect with young people during the Coronavirus epidemic.
A message from our Bishops re: the latest Coronavirus guidance
Published: 17th March 2020Bishops John and Martin have written to all parishes following the latest Coronavirus guidance.
A weekend in Juliaca
Published: 16th March 2020Last weekend the group visiting Peru were in Juliaca. Read James' blog about the churches and schools they visited.
Parish breakfast at St John in Bedwardine, Worcester
Published: 16th March 2020Over 150 people had breakfast at St John in Bedwardine on 7 March.
Letter from the Bishop of Worcester
Published: 10th March 2020A letter from the Bishop of Worcester for April editions of parish Magazines.
Andy Todd appointed as Chair of the DBF
Published: 10th March 2020Diocesan Synod has approved the nomination of Andy Todd as Chair of the DBF.
​Earth Day 2020
Published: 9th March 2020Earth Day takes place on 22 April.
Arequipa to Cabanaconde
Published: 8th March 2020On Friday the group left Arequipa and travelled 135 miles to Cabanaconde to visit Mision San Felipe.
Diocese carries out review of past safeguarding concerns
Published: 7th March 2020All parishes across the Diocese have been asked to check their safeguarding records.
Sharing #EverydayFaith as grandparents
Published: 7th March 2020A group of grandparents across the Diocese are meeting together to share different ways to talk to their grandchildren about faith.
A tour of rural Arequipa
Published: 6th March 2020The group visiting Peru have been in Arequipa
Celebration of Christmas Tree Festival results at St Stephen's Church Redditch
Published: 4th March 2020St Stephen’s Church Redditch celebrates the winners of their Christmas Tree Festival: Redditch and Bromsgrove Guide Dogs for the Blind Association.
Latest News
Phil Bradford preaches in Lima Cathedral
21st November 2024
On Sunday 17 November, Chair of the Peru partnership group, Phil Bradford, was invited to preach at the Cathedral of the Good Shepherd in Lima at the service to mark the 75th anniversary of the cathedral....