Rob Farmer to become Vicar in the Worcester SE Team
Published: 1st April 2019​An announcement from the Bishop.
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On a wing and a prayer!
Published: 5th April 2019On 15 May, the Revd Jo Musson,Vicar of Claines Church in Worcester will be doing a wing walk to raise moneyfor one of her churches as well as a cancer charity. Jo hates flying and isafraid of heights but will be standing on the wing of a 1940s Boeing
Finding joy in our lives!
Published: 5th April 2019Bwana asifiwe were the Swahili words I kept hearingduring a recent visit to Tanzania. Its used as a greeting and means Praisethe Lord.As a group from the Dioceseof Worcester visiting our sisters and brothers in Christ in the Diocese ofMorogoro, we we
Could the Mission Shaped Ministry Course be for you?
Published: 4th April 2019A Mission Shaped Ministry Course will bestarting in the Black Country later this year. Here, the Revd Tom Fish writesabout his experience and explains what it's all about: "Mission Shaped Ministry is for people who want to beinvolved in reaching the
Powick parish litter pick
Published: 2nd April 2019Last Saturday saw approximately 20 keenindividuals in high-viz jackets litter-picking their way around the Byrons Woodand Collets Green areas of Powick.This parish church-led event was part of the Great BritishSpring Clean campaign run by Keep Britai
New Ecumenical Guidance for Parishes
Published: 2nd April 2019This Code allows for greater flexibility in relationships, fresh possibilities for ecumenical practice and more opportunities for mission by churches in co-operation. One of the key new provisions is for bishops within their dioceses to designate chu
A buzzing idea for a Summer Fete!
Published: 28th March 2019Bishamptons annual Summer Fete, taking place on theafternoon of Saturday 29th June, previously featured a paintingcompetition which proved extremely popular, but this year organisers decided toring the changes. Working with local artist, Carolyn Morr
New Lay Minister for Malvern Priory
Published: 23rd September 2019Chris Boulton has been licensed as a Lay Minister in aservice held at Malvern Priory last weekend. Chris has trained for the pastyear to take on this new role and has also recently completed a Masters Degreein Applied Theology.Chris, who has had care
Letter from the Bishop of Worcester
Published: 10th October 2019Together with the Roman Catholic Archbishopof Birmingham, Bernard Longley, I recently led an ecumenical pilgrimage toRome, accompanied by 20 Anglican and 20 Roman Catholic pilgrims.One of the highlights was a general audienceof the Pope in St Peters
Celebrating ALMs at the Cathedral
Published: 18th September 201940 people received a certificate from Bishop John last Sunday to mark the completion of their courses to become Authorised Lay Ministers (ALMs).
How can your church get ready for Advent and Christmas 2019 with #FollowTheStar?
Published: 17th September 2019Heres a checklist of five things your church can do to prepare this year: Update your A Church Near You pages with your Advent and Christmas services and eventsA Church Near You receives more than 12 million page views each year and 81 per cent of pe
Stephen Edwards installed as Residentiary Canon
Published: 16th September 2019The Revd Dr Stephen Edwards was installed as a ResidentiaryCanon of Worcester Cathedral on Sunday in a special service of Evensong.Stephen joins the Cathedral Chapter from the Diocese of Manchester and willhave a particular responsibility for promoti
Pray for the climate summit on 23 September
Published: 12th September 2019The impacts of climate change are being felt everywhere andare having very real consequences on peoples lives. Climate change isdisrupting national economies, costing us dearly today and even more tomorrow.But there is a growing recognition that affo
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
Mystery Play at Great Malvern Priory
Published: 26th March 2019The Mystery Play scheduled to take place in Malvern Priory from 24 April to 8 May is turning into a Malvern extravaganza with around 20 churches of all denominations becoming involved. Director Rob Swinton is delighted with the response he has had fr
St John's Bedwardine travel back in time
Published: 26th March 2019Recently, St JohnsBedwardine organised and enjoyed two history-based events in their socialcalendar. Aspiring code-breakers piled on to a coach on a recent Saturdaymorning, heading (not so secretly) to Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes. DuringWorld W
An Arts Church for Malvern
Published: 25th March 2019A new arts festival featuring some well-known names will becoming to St Peters Cowleigh in Malvern this June.St Peters has long had an association with the arts and forthe last few years has been running its own printmaking group using somebeautiful
Grants available from the National Churches Trust
Published: 25th March 2019Many of our churches have benefited from grants from the National Churches Trust to help with repairs, re-orderings andproject planning. However, at a recent meeting at their head office, the Trust said they had seen a dip in applications follow
Science & faith at St Bartholomew's School
Published: 18th March 201970 students from the five primary and two secondary schoolsin the Severn Academies Educational Trust gathered at St Bartholomews CEPrimary School last week for a day looking at the relationship between scienceand faith. The day was organised by the R
Help with fundraising
Published: 17th March 2019The Parishof Malvern Link with Cowleigh has been developing one of its churches into anArts Church over the last year, and as part of this project has had to do quitea significant amount of fundraising. Using a variety of online tools the parishhas b
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The online faculty system is changing
26th June 2025
The online faculty system which all churches use to request permission to repair or make changes to their buildings under the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules is being upgraded to a new Building Management Portal.