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One man and a Bishop in a boat

Holland House, our local Christian houseof hospitality, is a treasure and we are privileged that it's in the Diocese ofWorcester. And its also well-placed as a resource for our neighbouringdioceses, for churches of all traditions and for people of o

New funding to support work with children and young people

Allchurches Trust haslaunched a new grants programme Growing Lives aimed at helping churches andChristian organisations throughout the UK and Ireland to connect with childrenand young people and forge lasting links with families in their local area

Major National Lottery Grant for Worcester Cathedral

The National LotteryHeritage Fund awarded an initial grant of 168,000 in September 2017 to developthe project, which will conserve and bring into public use for the first timethe 12th century Undercroft to College Hall. It also involves theconservati

Video: An update from Adam Legge

Premier talks to Singing Angels.

Rachel Matthews from Premier Christian Radio, visitedSinging Angels at All Saints in Sedgley, Dudley on Sunday 19 May. She isworking on a 5-6 minute breakfast slot to inspire other churches to reach outto their communities. Rachel interviewed Clair

The current financial challenges facing the Diocese

Executive Summary:In 2018 the Diocese[1]made a deficit of over 1 million for the first time. This arises because we spent more on parishministry, support for ministry and mission and our administration than wereceived as income. Here I will explain:T

Top Church volunteers at Dudley Parkrun

27 volunteers from Top Church in Dudley served as thevolunteer stewards at Dudley Parkrun on Saturday morning. The team lined thecourse to make sure everyone got through safely, timed the runners and evenprovided cake at the end! The Archdeacon of Du

Diocesan Education Team host inaugural conference for church school governors

One hundred church school governors attended the DiocesanEducation Teams inaugural Governors Conference on Saturday 30thMarch at Stanbrook Abbey. Throughout the day, delegates were invited to explorethe theme of Vision into Action withspeakers from t

25 years of women's ministry

TheDiocese of Bristol were the first diocese to ordain women as priests in March1994 with Worcesters ordination service taking place on 7 May. TheRevd Marj Stanton-Hyde was one of the first women ordained on that day andshared some of her memories an

Thousands to gather in Worcester Arena at Pentecost

Two special events are being held at Worcester Arena on 9 June which will see thousands of Christians come together in one place to worship God and to pray for our county.

Tibberton & Hindlip CE Schools nominated for a prestigious Award

Children from Tibberton and Hindlip CE First Schools will be attending a prestigious Awards Ceremony at the BBC Radio Theatre in London on 17 May, having been nominated for Primary School Radio Station of the Year in a national competition.

David Nichol to become Vicar of Pedmore & Wollescote

​An Announcement from the Bishop.

Bishop Graham to be next Bishop of Norwich

10 Downing Street has today announced that the Bishop of Dudley, Graham Usher is to become the next Bishop of Norwich.

Exhibition of paintings raises money for Peru

Local Black Country artist, Philip Adams is currently exhibiting a number of his paintings in the Dean's Chapel in Worcester Cathedral to raise money for schools in our partner diocese of Peru. The exhibition was opened by Bishop Graham on Wednesday

Cycling 100 miles for Nepal

Nick Gowers, the Vicar of Holy Trinity Old Hill, will be cycling 100 miles in the Birmingham and Midlands Velo on Sunday 12 May to raise funds for Koshish, a mental health support charity in Nepal.

Letter from Archdeacon of Dudley

Itis a steadily growing, worldwide organisation enabling people to gather weekly,drawn by a sense of community and the promise of well-being. It is facilitatedprimarily by enthusiastic volunteers who work for more than a million hourseach year. It is

Ordinations 2019

There will be 16 people ordained in Worcester Cathedral this year.

Royal Three Counties Show 2019

The Royal Three Counties Show takes place from 14 – 16 June this year.

St Barnabas, Worcester becomes an Eco Church!

St Barnabas Church, Worcester is now an ECO Church having recently been awarded a Bronze Award.

Experience Easter at Astley School

On a beautiful sunny day, Astley School took their learning about Easter up to the churchyard at St Peter's Church, Astley.