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The Diocesan Mailing is produced every two weeks and contains news, training opportunties and events from around the diocese and wider Church of England.
Read the latest mailing and all back issues here.
The Heritage Lottery fundedproject to make Whinfields historic collection of lantern slides availableonline has now been completed by the Worcestershire Archive and ArchaeologyService (WAAS), who look after the collection at the Hive. 2018 marked ace
From the Children's Society:As many of you will be aware, 2018 was a very special yearfor Christingle, as it marked 50 years since the first Christingle service onbehalf of The Childrens Society. Its been a wonderful and exciting Christingleseason wi
Former town planner, Nathan Conway has been appointed to bethe new Operations Director at Top Church in Dudley. Nathan will take the lead in setting up thechurch of St Thomas and St Luke as a resourcing church, so it can best supportthe local communi
The Church Hall in Headless Cross is changing its name toThe Bridge Church Community Hall to reflect the name of the church itself. TheBridge Church was established over ten years ago with the merger of St LukesCE Church and Headless Cross Methodist
Bishop John today gave a speech in the House of Lords criticising the County Councils proposal to cut 405,000 from the Archive service, describing it as cutting to the bone.
Christinge Coffee Morning & Sunday service - A great success
The Bishop of Worcester, DrJohn Inge has presented Wendy Tranter, long standing member of St Marys Church in Oldswinford, Stourbridge, with the Cross of St. Wulfstan.
The new Sunday afternoon service at Top Church was busy lastSunday as a visit from Bishop Graham brought worshippers together from both themorning service and afternoon gathering. In a time of worship, Bishop Grahamwas interviewed by Vicar James Trea
The National Churches Trust has contributed 3,000 towardsthe cost of creating a new access to the roof of the tower of the Church of StJohn the Baptist. The old access did notmeet modern safety standards and its replacement now allows safe access for
​An announcement from the Bishop.
The Parish Giving Scheme launches in the Diocese in February.
St Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14 February.
Reach and EngagementUnderneath each new post on your Facebook feed, you will see two numbers: reach and engagement. But what are they?People reached: this refers to the number of unique people who your content was seen by.Engagement: the amount of ti
Following onfrom last years joyous and spiritually meaningful pilgrimage to Taiz, BishopGraham is leading, with The Revd Sue Adeney, another pilgrimage for 18-29year-olds from in and around the Diocese of Worcester.The dates forthe 2019 pilgrimage wi
In many churches that I visit there is a box next to a sign saying, For the Food Bank Thank You. I hear about numerous lunch groups, knit and natter sessions and after school clubs, and once I saw a poster that read Down in the mouth? Join our Lonel
Make sure you look the partHave you made sure that all of your Twitter profile is filled in? Read our checklist for setting up your Twitter account to make sure. Ensure people recognise you quickly in their feed by having a clear logo as a profile pi
Calling Young Disciples Mission Enabler, Amy Stokes has beenworking with the Anglican Churches in Bromsgrove to set up a listening servicefor local secondary schools.A group ofvolunteers have been trained to go into the schools with individuals takin
As we embark upon 2019, our country is in anunprecedented state, one giving rise to much anxiety, in which we are facedwith the most significant of decisions for at least a generation. As the Brexitdebate continues, it is very unclear what the future
An announcement from the Bishop.
St Marys, Pickersleigh is the eighth most deprived parishin the Diocese. Those living on the estate on which the church sits aregenerally under 45 with low educational attainment. There is a significantamount of child poverty.The Revd Lynne Sparkes i
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2nd May 2024
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