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Do you take card?
Published: 20th November 2018You can take your churchcollection by contactless card this Christmas!As less and less people carrycash, its becoming increasingly important for parishes to look at alternativeways to receive donations. Theres a new category on the Parish Buying webs
World toilet day
Published: 19th November 2018Today is World Toilet Day, which is about taking action toensure that everyone has a safe toilet by 2030. Over 62% of people around theworld dont have access to safe sanitation with 4.5 billion living withoutaccess to a safe toilet.As churches work t
Sallie Butcher to be Curate in Charge of Wyre Forest West
Published: 18th November 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Hugh Burton to become Team Rector in Dudley
Published: 18th November 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Simon Archer to become Team Vicar in Kidderminster
Published: 18th November 2018An announcement from the Bishop.
Fundraising cookbook for Morogoro
Published: 15th November 2018A new cookbook israising funds for Mission Morogoro, a Worcestershire based charity whichsupports projects in our partner diocese of Morogoro in Tanzania, East Africa. In 2016 astorm devastated the church building in Tunguli, a village in Morogo
Preaching in Magdeburg for Remembrance
Published: 14th November 2018Thousands gathered in Worcester on RemembranceSunday to mark the exact centenary of the Armistice at the eleventh hour of theeleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. I have to confess that I wasabsent. Not I hasten to add, because I was nervous of
Remembrance at St John in Bedwardine
Published: 13th November 2018Many of our churches commemorated 100 years since the end of the First World War on Sunday. Here's what happened at St. John in Bedwardine Church in Worcester. Being the 100th Centenary of the end of the Great War (World War 1), members of the c
Building Improvement Projects Completed in DoWMAT Academies
Published: 13th November 2018A total of 703,209 was received by DoWMAT and was used to complete projects including fire safety work, the replacement of structural features and cloakroom refurbishments. The majority of projects were completed over the summer break, with the remai
Poppies at Astley School
Published: 12th November 2018Astley CE Primary School have marked the centenary of the end ofWorld War One with a poppy installation of their own.Children in Stay and Play and Elm Class have been busyrecently turning the bottom of plastic bottles into poppies. These were thendis
Letter from the Bishop of Worcester
Published: 12th November 2018TheChristian faith is essentially about love because God is love.AtChristmas we celebrate Gods love for us in coming to share our human life inthe person of Jesus. At Easter we celebrate the depths of that love in dyingfor us, and its triumph over d
Prison’s Chaplaincy at HMP Long Lartin
Published: 12th November 2018An article on the chaplaincy at HMP Long Lartin by Anglican Chaplain, Stephen Blake.
Follow the Star 2018
Published: 12th November 2018Why not #FollowtheStar this Christmas?
Sharing Christmas cheer!
Published: 12th November 2018The Children and Youth Councils are bringing Christmas Cheer to the streets of Worcester.
Caring for God's Acre at St James' Church
Published: 9th November 2018As part of their Heritage Lottery Fund Project, St James' Church in Norton are engaged in the Caring For Gods Acre project - a national charity dedicatedto the conservation of graveyards as special places found in the heart ofcommunities all over the
Address given at Worcestershire County Harvest Festival
Published: 6th November 2018France: Englishtourist stopped at a caf in a small remote French village and ordered a coupleof scrambled eggs for lunch. Price exorbitantEggs in short supply? Nonmonsieur eggs plentifulTourists in short supplyReminder of laws of supply demand and th
Winter maintenance for your church building
Published: 5th November 2018As we approach the winter months, Church Buildings Officer,Mark Carter offers some advice about things to focus on as you care for yourchurch building.Clear leavesAutumn means that leaves are falling from trees andgathering in places where they could
Election result for a casual vacancy at General Synod
Published: 30th October 2018Election result for a casual vacancy to General Synod - House of Laity 2018.Sarah Maxfield-Phillips has been elected as member of the House of Laity to represent the Diocese of Worcester in General Synod. To view the election result sheet,
Measuring the clock face at St Peter's, Cradley
Published: 26th October 2018There was only an inch to spare when builders measured thecircular clock space on the tower of St Peters Church in Cradley with a template of the clock which has been salvaged from St Lukes in Cradley Heath. A cherry picker loaned by local firm, GTAc
Headteachers & senior leaders conference 2018
Published: 26th October 2018Over 120 church school leaders from the Diocese of Worcestercame together for the annual Headteachers and Senior Leaders Conference, heldat Stanbrook Abbey on Friday 19 October. The theme of Good Mental Health andWell-being for All, provided delegate
Latest News
Roger Latham to be Vicar of Great Malvern Priory
25th October 2024
Bishop Martin has announced the appointment of the Revd Roger Latham as the new Vicar of Great Malvern, St Mary and St Michael (The Priory). ...