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Work place chaplains commissioned in Pershore
Published: 6th February 2019Each year, Churches Together in Pershore, anecumenical group including Pershore Abbey, Pershore Baptist Church, Pershore RomanCatholic Church and Pershore Community Church, come together for an annualservice of Christian Unity.This year's service in
Mothering Sunday 2019
Published: 6th February 201931st March is Mothering Sunday.
Becoming an Eco Diocese
Published: 6th February 2019The Diocese of Worcester is looking to become an Eco Diocese
Shrove Tuesday
Published: 6th February 2019Shrove Tuesday marks the final day before the start of Lent.
Letter from Archdeacon of Dudley
Published: 6th February 2019Driving to church one Sunday morning recently I heard areport on the radio about slow art. Not something I had consideredbefore, but I discovered there is a Slow Art Movement, and a Slow Art Day (6April this year), with a mission to help more people
New Honorary Canons installed in the Cathedral
Published: 31st January 2019Six new honorary Canons have been appointed at Worcester Cathedral in recognition of their work in both the Diocese and the wider Church.
Whinfield's Lantern Slide collection now available online
Published: 31st January 2019The 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
Celebrating Christingle 50
Published: 30th January 2019From 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
New appointment at Top Church, Dudley
Published: 25th January 2019Former 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
Changing the name of the church hall in Headless Cross
Published: 25th January 2019The 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 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
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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....