Bishop Hugh meets with the diocesan Children and Young People Ministry network
Published: 16th May 2026Last week Bishop Hugh met with our diocesan network of paid Children and Young People Ministers to listen to and encourage them.
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Stuart Currie to retire
Published: 15th May 2026Bishop’s Chaplain, Stuart Currie will be retiring from his role at the end of August. Stuart joined our diocese in 1994 as Vicar of St Stephen’s Church in Worcester and for the past ten years has been Bishop’s Chaplain to both Bishop John and Bishop Hugh.
Ordinations 2026
Published: 13th April 2026This year’s ordinations will take place over the weekend of 27 & 28 June. All are welcome to come and support the candidates, but please let us know if you will be robing.
Easter Eve confirmations at the Cathedral
Published: 5th April 202621 people from across the Diocese were confirmed in the Cathedral on Easter Eve, with one person also being baptised.
Could you join a Worcester/ Hereford diocesan cricket team?
Published: 2nd April 2026Following last year’s heroic (but defeated) efforts with players from Worcester joining with colleagues in Hereford to play a cricket match against the might of Lichfield Diocese, an invitation to join forces for a match (or matches) this year has been received.
Chrism Eucharist 2026
Published: 31st March 2026On the Monday of Holy Week, many of our clergy and lay ministers gathered in the Cathedral for the Chrism Eucharist. This service includes a rededication of all those in ministry to their calling and the blessing of the oils that are used in services throughout the year.
Supporting women in Ministry
Published: 23rd March 2026Some of our ordained women gathered in Worcester last week for a ministry morning in response to issues of misogyny and harassment. The aim was to offer a confidential, safe space where women could reflect together and support one another.
A sabbatical for Bishop Martin
Published: 21st March 2026Bishop Martin has a three month sabbatical coming up, and so will not be in the office from 7 April until 8 July.
Initial feedback from wellbeing survey
Published: 6th March 2026Thank you to those clergy and Readers who responded to our wellbeing survey at the end of last year. We were delighted that 40% of clergy and almost 50% of LLMs provided feedback on how they were currently feeling and what more we might be able to do to help.
Piloting the new Buildings Management Portal
Published: 26th February 2026Our diocese has been chosen as one of four dioceses to pilot the new Buildings Management System (BMP) to be launched this year.
New co-Chairs of diocesan Racial Justice Forum
Published: 18th February 2026The Revd Jacqueline Shalloe and Joseph Diwakar have become co-chairs of the diocesan Racial Justice Forum, taking over from Kashmir Garton and Bishop Martin who previously shared the chairing of the group.
What have flowers got to do with acting more sustainably in our churches?
Published: 10th February 2026As General Synod prepares to consider our diocesan motion on Sustainable Church Flowers (SCF) on Thursday, Kate Hurst, churchwarden in The Shelsleys and founding member of the SCF Movement, explains why she got involved and why all churches can benefit.
Teaching morning on climate justice
Published: 28th January 2026The latest Bishop’s teaching morning was focussed on setting out a prophetic challenge to climate and economic injustice.
Rosemary Lawley - RIP
Published: 28th January 2026Canon Rosemary Lawley sadly died on 11 January following a battle with MND. Her funeral will take place on Monday 16 February at 12 noon at St Mary’s in Kidderminster.
Tackling sexual harassment and misogyny
Published: 23rd January 2026New resources are encouraging parishes to take action to prevent sexual harassment and misogyny in our churches, and to ensure that any incidents are recognised and dealt with properly.
Helping Stewardship – the Anglican Giving Survey 2025
Published: 22nd January 2026Last year, the National Giving Team with nfpResearch, conducted a survey of 2,000 Anglicans to discover more about their giving habits. This has provided some good news for our churches and has helped give a focus to strengthen stewardship over the next few years and build healthy and sustainable churches.
Wulfstan Cross presented to Dick Johnson
Published: 20th January 2026Bishop Hugh has presented the Revd Dick Johnson with the Cross of St. Wulfstan. This award pays tribute to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the Church’s ministry in the Diocese of Worcester.
Welcoming Bishop Hugh
Published: 18th January 2026Hundreds of people from across Worcestershire and Dudley gathered in Worcester Cathedral on Saturday to welcome Hugh Nelson to the Diocese as the 114th Bishop of Worcester.
Reflections on 11 years of General Synod
Published: 6th January 2026Archdeacon Nikki reflects on 11 years as one of our General Synod reps in this article for February editions of parish magazines.
Bishop Hugh arrives in the Diocese
Published: 6th January 2026On 17 January, we will officially welcome Hugh Nelson as the next Bishop of Worcester. As he joins us, he will be spending time getting to know Worcestershire and Dudley and its people as well as finding out more about what’s happening in our churches.
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Franciscan Peace Pilgrimage
19th May 2026
2026 is 800 years since the death of St Francis. To mark this anniversary, Franciscans are planning a pilgrimage which will begin in Almouth and finish in London, visiting all the Franciscan houses - it will come through our diocese in August and they'd love people to join them!