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Bishop's Lent appeal 2020
Published: 28th February 2020This year's Bishop's Lent appeal will raise money for the Diocese of Morogoro.
Bishop's Lent Message 2020
Published: 28th February 2020Watch or read Bishop John's Lent message.
God’s Own Acre - commemorating the agricultural year in our church
Published: 27th February 2020How is your church involved in marking the agricultural year?
Flooding in Powick
Published: 25th February 2020Vicar of Powick, Gary Crellin, reflects on last week's flooding in his parish.
Welcoming Bishop Martin
Published: 22nd February 2020Bishop Martin was welcomed to the Diocese with a service in Top Church, Dudley.
Bishop Martin to be welcomed to the Diocese
Published: 18th February 2020All are welcome to the special services for Bishop Martin in Dudley & Worcester this weekend.
Bishop Martin to be welcomed to the Diocese
Published: 18th February 2020New bishop returns to the Black Country.
Have you considered using MaintenanceBooker?
Published: 14th February 2020The National Churches Trust's MaintenanceBooker website is available throughout England and Wales.It makes caring for churches, chapelsand historic buildings much easier as churches can book maintenance servicesthrough accredited and experienced cont
Come to church for a walk!
Published: 13th February 2020Members of the churches in the Teme Valley South team areplanning a new way of doing church by going for a walk! On a Sundayafternoon, starting on 15 March, a group will meet at Hanley Childe church andwalk through the countryside of the Teme Valley
Clare Stockford #EverydayFaith
Published: 8th February 2020Clare Stockford is a member of St Cassians Church inChaddesley Corbett, just outside of Kidderminster. St Cassians has achievedtheir Silver Eco Church Award and Clare was a key part of the team.How did you get involved in the Ecoagenda? I have been a
Letter from the Dean of Worcester
Published: 7th February 2020This year the whole of March falls within Lent. That makes it too late to talk about Ash Wednesday and how we should be keeping Lent, and too early to talk about Easter, the great day for which Lent is the time of preparation. So instead, let's remin
Pupils 'thrive' at The Littletons CE First School
Published: 6th February 2020The Littletons Church of England First school has beenjudged to be a good school in its recent Ofsted inspection. In their report,the inspectors highlighted the fact that the pupils thrive at the school andthe headteachers calm and supportive approac
Martin's consecration as Bishop of Dudley
Published: 30th January 2020Last Tuesday, Martin Gorick officially became thenext Bishop of Dudley after being ordained and consecrated as a bishop by theArchbishop of Canterbury in a special service at Southwark Cathedral.In the service, the Archbishop explained the role ofa b
Office and housing arrangements for the Bishop of Dudley
Published: 29th January 2020Tocoincide with the arrival of Bishop Martin, it has been decided to relocate theBishop of Dudleys office and home.TheBishops office will move to Dudley town centre. This will greatly facilitatethe outward-looking aspects of the Bishops role in the c
Nick Stephens #EverydayFaith
Published: 26th January 2020Nick Stephens is a member of St Nicholas Church in WarndonVillage, Worcester, where he recently trained as a Reader. He works for theMinistry of Justice as an Operations Manager in the Digital and Technologyteam.What parthas your faith played in your
Methodist President visits Top Church
Published: 22nd January 2020The President of the Methodist Conference, the Revd Dr Barbara Glasson, called into Top Church in Dudley last Sunday as part of a weekend visiting the Wolverhampton & Shrewsbury District of the Methodist Church. The Vice-President, Professor Clive Ma
Sustainable Flower group helps Harpley Church achieve Silver!
Published: 21st January 2020Jen Denniston, Curate in the Worcestershire West Rural Team explains how their sustainable flower group has helped Harpley Church achieve Silver Eco Church status: They say that every little helps.and theSustainable Church Flower group know this
New Rector in the Worcester South East team
Published: 20th January 2020An announcement from the Bishop.
Alison Vincent receives Wulfstan Cross
Published: 20th January 2020The Diocese's recently-retired, long-serving Office Manager is this year's recipient of the Wulfstan Cross.
Martin Gorick officially becomes Bishop of Dudley
Published: 15th January 2020Martin will be consecrated as Bishop of Dudley on Tuesday 28 January at Southwark Cathedral.
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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....