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Bishop John criticises Council cuts in the House of Lords
Published: 24th January 2019Bishop 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.
A great success for St Barnabas Drake's Broughton
Published: 21st January 2019Christinge Coffee Morning & Sunday service - A great success
Stourbridge lady awarded Wulfstan Cross
Published: 20th January 2019The 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.
Bishop Graham visits Top Church, Dudley
Published: 18th January 2019The 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
Feckenham Church gains funding for safe tower access
Published: 18th January 2019The 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
New Vicar for Pensnett
Published: 14th January 2019​An announcement from the Bishop.
Launching Parish Giving Scheme
Published: 10th January 2019The Parish Giving Scheme launches in the Diocese in February.
St Valentine
Published: 10th January 2019St Valentine’s Day is celebrated on 14 February.
Understanding Facebook Insights
Published: 10th January 2019Reach 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
Diocesan Taizé Pilgrimage 2019
Published: 10th January 2019Following 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
Social action is thriving in our churches
Published: 8th January 2019In 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
How your church can use Twitter more effectively
Published: 8th January 2019Make 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
A new listening service for students in Bromsgrove
Published: 3rd January 2019Calling 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
A New Year Message from the Bishop of Worcester
Published: 28th December 2018As 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
A new Rector for St Mary, Old Swinford
Published: 23rd December 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
New Children's & Families worker in Pickersleigh, Malvern
Published: 20th December 2018St 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
Heritage Clock Project at Cradley
Published: 18th December 2018Heritage Clock Project
Bishops' Christmas Messages
Published: 18th December 2018A Christmas Message from the Bishop of Worcester
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Rome
Published: 18th December 2018There will be a diocesan ecumenical pilgrimage to Rome from 30 September to 7 October 2019. It will be jointly led by Bishop John and RC Archbishop Bernard Longley. They write: "We are delighted to invite you to join us on this ecumenical p
A Thank you from Robert Higham
Published: 14th December 2018RobertHigham has asked us to pass on his thanks related to his retirement last monthas Diocesan Secretary. He writes: Thank you to all who were involved inmarking my retirement whether at the Cathedral, at events in the DiocesanOffice or in
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Deanery awards presented in Kidderminster & Stourport
2nd July 2024
Yesterday evening Kidderminster and Stourport Deanery held their first Deanery Awards - presented to people recognised by their own churches....