Do you want to deepen your church’s ongoing commitment to justice, and help to overcome some challenges facing your community? One possible step would be to sign up for Church Action on Poverty Sunday, which takes place on 19 October.
An article for October editions of parish magazines from the Bishop of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester, Martin Gorick.
Prisons Week takes place this year from 12 to 18 October.
This Season of Creation, churches across the country are making the Great Switch to a green tariff - and we’d love you to be a part of it.
Rosie Venner is a member of St Martin’s Church, London Road Worcester and is also Director of Movement Building at The JustMoney Movement, a national Christian Charity which works towards a fairer, greener world.
We have been made aware that the external organisation that we use for DBS checks (APCS) has had a significant data breach and information found on documents used to check identification may have been compromised (names/ addresses/ passport details etc).
Children from Wyre Forest West Churches have enjoyed a summer activity day on the theme of Kingdom Builders (based on the Roots Kingdom Builders Holiday Club resource).
Since launching as a renewal church, the congregation at St Stephen’s Church in Redditch has already doubled in size and some of the funding they have received from the national church is being used to build a core team which will help support continued growth.
St Mary’s Church in Hanley Castle, just outside Upton on Severn in the south of our diocese has become the first church in the Diocese to achieve a gold Eco Church award, which was recently confirmed following a visit from the A Rocha assessment team!
One of the Worcester Deanery’s Priorities is prayer and, following the positive response to last year’s ’No Limits!’ event, the Deanery is hosting another one in September.
Three people on the Auxiliary Pathway will be ordained Deacon at the Cathedral on Sunday 28 September at 6.30pm. All are welcome to attend and support the candidates.
After a short wait of just 150 years the congregation of Holy Trinity, Trimpley is celebrating having a toilet! The new facility was blessed by Bishop Martin at a celebration service last month.
A letter for September editions of parish magazines from the Archdeacon of Dudley, Nikki Groarke.
A service to celebrate Learning Disability Week was held at Cookley Sports Club on 22 June at 3pm in conjunction with St Peter’s Church. Cookley.
A new half-hour monthly act of worship is taking place at St Kenelm’s Church in Clifton-on-Teme, with people of all ages gathering outside for Welly Church!
11 children from the Church of the Ascension CE Primary School in Wall Heath, Dudley have achieved the Archbishops’ Young Leaders Award. The children were presented with their certificates by Bishop Martin at a special collective worship in school.
Richard Thorniley will retire at the end of this month after serving as Rector of Church Lench with Rous Lench & Abbots Morton & Harvington (the ARCH benefice) since 2001.
Three additional stipendiary curates will be able to be recruited for 2026 thanks to new funding from the national church.
Bishop Martin is pleased to announce the appointment of The Revd Giles Joiner as Team Vicar in the Benefice of Gornal and Sedgley.
A recent meeting of clergy from Pershore and Evesham Deanery heard about how churches can deepen relationships with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities (GRT).
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18th January 2026