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.
Pray for more people to come to faith from Ascension Day (10 May) to Pentecost (20 May).
Watch out for the Cathedral's Easter Garden.
Astley CE Primary School was delighted to welcome Miss Sue Matthews from the Canal and River Trust into a school assembly recently to talk about water safety. The presentation was based around a delightful banner illustrating wise and foolish ways of
An announcement from the Bishop.
The stories that we tell about ourselves, asindividuals and as communities, shape who we are. Sometimes the memoriesthat are strung together to create those stories are crystal clear. At othertimes, they are hazy or have, through the passage of time
Thanks toNational Lottery players work will be starting at St Edmund King and Martyrjust after Easter. The project will undertake much needed repairs to the churchtower and create a new kitchen and toilet as well as a display about thehistory of the
St George's Church in Kidderminster recently held a successful event for local families. Church member, Alison Burton, explains what took place:"On Tuesdaymorning over half-term, St George's Church welcomed 76 babies and children upto age 13 with a p
Shakespeare's marriage bond is one of the documents held in the Archive at the Hive in Worcester on behalf of the Diocese. It's significance has recently been recognised by UNESCO. Dr Lisa Snook, User Services Manager of the Worcestershire Archi
As many of you will be aware,there has been some re-organisation at the Diocesan Office. This provides anupdate on the outcomes of some of this, although a couple of elements are stillundergoing consultation.This post willbe updated from time to time
Developed by the Cathedrals Education Department, The Cathedral TurnedUpside Down App will enable visitors to follow in the footsteps of KingCharles II and the Duke of Hamilton as they discover the important role thebuilding played in the Civil War,
The Churches of Stoke Prior, Wychbold, Feckenham and Bradley Green are coming together to promotedementia awareness across the communities they serve. Dementia FriendsTraining, accredited by the Alzheimers Society, is being run on Tuesday 27&nb
ChristianAid is urging churches to support an appeal offeringa lifeline to those impacted by torrential rain, floods and landslides thathave displaced millions of people across India, Bangladesh and Nepal.Minoritycommunities, such as those belonging
31st March is Mothering Sunday.
On Thursday 1 August, threemen will be taking to the river Avon in a rowing boat to complete a 24.5 milerow from Stratford upon Avon to Cropthorne, just outside Evesham.They will be completing thissponsored row to raise money for our diocesan retreat
In June, churchwardens at St Marys church in Oldswinfordnoticed a problem with the gutters and wanted to find a solution.They immediately turned to MaintenanceBooker,the new website which makes caring for churches much easier.Using MaintenanceBooker
Worcester Cathedral has been shortlisted as one of five potential venues for Tim Peakes Soyuz Spacecraft to beexhibited later this year. It is an exciting prospect to be able to host such asignificant piece of modern national history in a vastly cont
An announcement from the Bishop.
The Bishop of Dudley, Graham Usher, left the diocese at the weekend to become the Bishop of Norwich. Two celebrations were held in Worcester and Dudley to reflect the role Bishop Graham has played throughout the whole diocese.
An announcement from the Bishop.
Diane Reeves has been appointed as Strategic ProgrammeManager in the diocesan office. Funded through a grant from the ArchbishopsCouncil, Diane will help manage our programme of projects in our four priorityareas under the Kingdom People vision: chil
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29th May 2025