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Update on this year's ordinations

Published: 29th June 2020

Following the postponement of the ordinations until September, those who were to be ordained Deacon will instead be licensed to their new parishes as lay minister this week, by the Bishop of Dudley over Zoom.


The Very Revd Peter Marshall - RIP

Published: 24th June 2020

The Very Reverend Peter Marshall, Dean of Worcester from 1997 to 2006, died on 20 June.


Evesham Church leaders 'take the knee'

Published: 22nd June 2020

Church leaders of many denominations from Churches Together in Evesham and District took the knee for 8 minutes and 46 seconds on Saturday.


Called to Action - The time is now!

Published: 18th June 2020

The next in a series of small steps to save the planet from the Diocesan Climate Crisis Group. This looks at lobbying your MP to put 'people climate and nature at the heart of our recovery'.


#BlackLivesMatter

Published: 15th June 2020

The Bishop and the Dean have ‘taken the knee’ outside the Cathedral to pray for all those affected by repression, discrimination and injustice in a special video ahead of the protest planned in Worcester over the weekend.


Resourcing our change programme

Published: 5th June 2020

Our Archdeacons, along with Bishop Martin, will be taking on slightly different responsibilities over the coming months as the diocesan restructuring process moves forward following the Open Conversations earlier in the year.


Called to action - for peat's sake!

Published: 5th June 2020

The second in a series of tips from the Diocesan Climate Crisis Group with small steps you can take to help save the planet. This one looks at peat!


​Parish Buying launches hygiene, cleaning and PPE supplies

Published: 5th June 2020

Parish Buying (the buying service set up by the Church of England and Church in Wales) have launched ranges of hygiene, cleaning and PPE supplies with preferential rates negotiated with national suppliers.


Permission granted to transform St Helen’s Church, Worcester

Published: 22nd May 2020

The parish of All Saints are completely reordering St Helen's Church as part of their resourcing church plans.


Being a Prison Chaplain during the Coronavirus pandemic

Published: 22nd May 2020

Margie Schutte is the Managing Chaplain at HMP Hewell in Redditch. She tells us how their work has changed over the past few months of the Covid-19 crisis.


Sharing worship at Christ Church, Quarry Bank

Published: 21st May 2020

Rector of the Brierley Hill team, David Hoskin, and the Director of Music at Christ Church, Richard Ganner, have been working together to offer worship for their local community online.


Signing up to the Parish Giving Scheme via telephone

Published: 19th May 2020

Have you investigated signing up to the Parish Giving Scheme using their new telephone service?


#EverydayFaith as a nurse during the Coronavirus pandemic

Published: 19th May 2020

Rachael Ienzi shares how her faith sustains her in her work as a nurse.


Alison Vincent receives Wulfstan Cross

Published: 20th January 2020

The Diocese's recently-retired, long-serving Office Manager is this year's recipient of the Wulfstan Cross.


Martin Gorick officially becomes Bishop of Dudley

Published: 13th January 2020

Martin will be consecrated as Bishop of Dudley on Tuesday 28 January at Southwark Cathedral.


Bishop Martin to be welcomed to the Diocese

Published: 18th February 2020

New bishop returns to the Black Country.


16 people ordained for parishes around the diocese.

Published: 23rd June 2019

16 candidates were ordained overthe weekend to serve in parishes across the Diocese.Four candidates were ordainedDeacon in the Cathedral on Sunday and are entering their first year of trainingas a curate. A further 12 candidates have completed their

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Melissa Rose: 10 years of being an LLM

15th May 2025

Melissa Rose is a Reader or Licensed Lay Minister (LLM) in Dudley. She was one of our first LLMs to be trained at Queen’s Theological college and was licensed in September 2015.

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