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A new Bishop for the Protestant Church in Central Germany
Published: 9th September 2019On 7 September Friedrich Kramer was installed in MagdeburgCathedral as the new bishop of the whole Evangelische Kirche Mitteldeutschlands (EKM) the Protestant Church of CentralGermany. Bishop Kramer was born in 1964 in Greifswald. He is married
Claines Church Awarded Eco Church Bronze Certificate
Published: 9th September 2019St John the Baptist Church in Claines has been awarded a Bronze Eco Church award for their care for the environment.The Eco Church scheme has been introduced torate churches and their buildings for environmental performance. It is run by acharity, A
Prayer tent at the Stourport Carnival
Published: 9th September 2019The Stourport Carnival was held on Saturday and the church of St Michael and All Angels was there. Churchwarden Liz Bloomer tells us about it:St Michael's was, once again, present at this yearsStourport Carnival taking our prayer tent to the carnival
Droitwich vicar to paddle down the Zambezi
Published: 5th September 2019Team vicar in the Saltway Team in Droitwich will shortly be paddling 100km of the Zambezi river in Zambia to raise money for Compassion UK. Here she tells us what she is doing and why! "Moments of enthusiasm, boredom or inspiration (I cant quite
Kempsey PCC receives lottery funding for youth work
Published: 5th September 2019Kempsey PCC and South Worcestershire Action for Youth (SWAY),a community group set up by local churches, have received two National LotteryCommunity Fund Grants for work with young people.Kempsey PCCs grant of 10,000 has been awarded to helpbring loc
Harvest 2019
Published: 4th September 2019How are you marking harvest this year?
Prisons’ Week 2019
Published: 4th September 2019Prisons’ Week runs from 13- 19 October.
Letter from Archdeacon of Dudley
Published: 4th September 2019Over the summer I read the Good Childhood Report 2019published by The Childrens Society, and was sad, but not surprised, to learnthat children and young people have become increasingly unhappy as childhoodbecomes ever more complex. The societys resea
New worship director for All Saints, Worcester
Published: 2nd September 2019Phil Wade has started as the new Worship Director for AllSaints Church in Worcester. Phil will lead a voluntary team of around 25musicians and technicians as well as support other local churches as part ofAll Saints role as a resourcing church for th
Tower project at Norton Juxta Kempsey receives lottery support
Published: 2nd September 2019St James the Great has received a National Lottery HeritageFund grant of 205,100 for urgent repairs and exciting heritage projects inNorton Juxta Kempsey, Worcester. Madepossible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on ess
Chaplaincy at Worcester Livestock Market
Published: 29th August 2019An article from Canon Peter Lawrence who has recently retired from his role as Chaplain to Worcester Livestock Market after many years of listening and sharing the concerns of the livestock farming community.A typical market day... Lot after lot of
Mothers' Union 'Away from it all' scheme
Published: 29th August 2019Mothers Union members here in the Diocese of Worcester regularlyprovide various types of breaks for many people a year through their long running"Away From It All" scheme, which is intended to supportfamilies who are experiencing stressful times and
Susan Price retires as Ambassador for The Children's Society
Published: 27th August 2019Susan Price isretiring from her role as The Childrens Society Diocesan Ambassador after 18 years.Since moving toBewdley, Susan started fundraising for The Childrens Society by starting houseto house collections and making marmalade. In 1970, Susan an
New Safeguarding Independent Chair appointed
Published: 13th August 2019Geoff will work closely with our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers as well as other external bodies to ensure safeguarding in the diocese is as effective as possible and subject to robust and independent scrutiny.The Chair of the Safeguarding Advisory P
Funding to create biodiversity areas in Kempsey & Norton
Published: 8th August 2019St Mary's Church in Kempsey and St James the Great Church in Norton have both received funding to enable biodiversity projects to take place in their churchyards and the surrounding areas. St Mary's, Kempsey has received 8,471of funding from the
All Together as Kingdom People
Published: 6th August 2019Will your parish be coming along to the All Together as Kingdom People day?
Education Sunday 2019
Published: 6th August 2019Sunday 8 September is Education Sunday.
Ride and Stride 2019
Published: 6th August 2019The annual Ride and Stride takes place this year on 14 September.
Letter from the Dean of Worcester
Published: 6th August 2019Using social mediaresponsiblySocial media havebecome a way of life for many people. And like any way of life, social mediaare an opportunity and a danger. Social media can do good and can cause harm.Using social media well is a craft that needs to be
New Youth and Children's worker at Top Church
Published: 6th August 2019Clare Soar has been appointedas the new Youth and Childrens Minister at St Thomas and St Luke (TopChurch) in Dudley.Clare and her husband havebeen attending Top Church for the last few months and when she saw the postadvertised, she was keen to get i
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....