The Diocesan Mailing is produced every two weeks and contains news, training opportunities and events from around the diocese and wider Church of England. The Training Mailing is produced every month and is a round up of upcoming training opportunities around the diocese.
Election 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,
There 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
Over 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
As you will have heard, we are moving some stock from thediocesan library to Holland House. We have now identified and cleared thisstock to storage. As a result all the remaining books in the library areavailable to be taken, if there are titles you
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Last weekend, four different groups of parishes gatheredtogether to become the second Calling Young Disciples (CYD) Hub. All ofthe parishes are currently working with Mission Enablers and came together toshare ideas and experiences as well as re
Bishop John has appointed the next Rural Dean for Droitwich.
Work to conserve stained glass windows in need of repair atSt Laurence's Church in Alvechurch is about to start, now that a grant has beenreceived from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF). The churchs windows andsurrounding crumbling stonework have been
Earlier this month, 16 headteachersnew to their roles in church schools in the Diocese attended a welcome day at thediocesan office. During the day, the DiocesanEducation Team explained how they could support schools and the role of the Diocesan
Summary of the DayAround 70 people, including the Bishop of Worcester, DeputyLord Lieutenant Patricia Bradbury, and the High Sheriffs of Herefordshire (NatHone) and Worcestershire (Cassian Roberts) met together on Tuesday 16thOctober to reflect on th
​An announcement from the Bishop.
KEMP Hospice in Kidderminster is looking for more people,both lay and ordained, to join their chaplaincy team. The hospice is alsocurrently recruiting for a Spiritual Care Co-ordinator to head up the team.The hospice was started in 1969 by a prayer g
Following a successful bid to the Armed ForcesCovenant Fund, Kidderminster West Team now have seven There but not There silhouettes for thethree team churches and local community as part of their commemoration of the end of World War 1. Some of
On Tuesday 9 October, Bewdley church member, Susan Price, receiveda British Empire Award Medal (BEM) at Worcester Guildhall, for her services tocharity and the community in Bewdley. The BEM is awarded to individuals whohave provided a hands-on s
Bishop Robert Paterson and theRevd Ian Spencer, have been rowing up the River Severn to raise money forretreat house, Holland House, where Ian is the warden.In the boat Maria, which was repaired by Bishop Robert,they rowed a 20-mile stretch of the ri
Following on from a crowd funding page set up onthe Just Giving website to help purchase one of the Worcester Stands Tallgiraffes as a tribute to the Revd Canon Matthew Baynes, a staggering 6,630 was raised.At a very tense auction event in aid of St
Director of Calling Young Disciples, Ruth Walker and MissionEnabler Anne Batchelor have been working with Childrens Officer, Emma Pettiferto deliver a series of training sessions for grandparents keen to share theirfaith with their grandchildren.Emma
This year marks 50years since The Childrens Society brought Christingle to this country. Youreinvited to join the celebrations as, together, we make this 50thanniversary year the biggest for Christingle yet.For 50 years, Christingle services have hel
A new play to commemorate the centenary of the end of WorldWar 1 will be performed in Areley Kings Church on Thursday 8 and Friday 9November. Lest we Forget has beenwritten by former Archers actor, Mary Arden-Davis and will tell the story ofhow Arele
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3rd December 2024