There is a tradition of blessing chalk at Epiphany to mark the threshold of our homes with a new year blessing. Doug Chaplin, Discipleship and Lay Training Officer has produced some simple prayers for you to do this at home or at church.
The diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs group offers a bi-monthly prayer guide which they hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes. December's prayers focus on children affected by parental imprisonment.
Climate COP30 begins in earnest today, 10 November and runs to 21 November in Belim in Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon. An Anglican delegation is attending led by Archbishop Marinez of Brazil.
Two of our partner dioceses, Peru and Morogoro (Tanzania) have recently been experiencing political turbulence and need our prayers.
Criminal Justice Affairs Group Prayer Guide for October 2025
As plans for the Redditch Mission Area begin to come together and new roles are being recruited for, churches across Redditch will be coming together to pray on Tuesday 23 September, at 7pm at St. John's Church Hall, Greenlands.
St Barnabas' Church, Rainbow Hill in Worcester, opened all day on Wednesday 3 September to pray for all those returning to school.
Christian Aid is asking churches to pray for peace on Sunday 21 September, coinciding with UN World Peace Day and the global call to prayer from the World Council of Churches.
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.
The Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group offers this bi-monthly prayer guide which we hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes. This edition focusses on substance abuse.
Next Thursday and Friday – 12 & 13 June – the Crown Nominations Committee (CNC) will be interviewing for our next Bishop of Worcester. Please help us to surround the process with prayer.
This year, Vocations Sunday falls on Sunday 11 May.
Today, on Ash Wednesday, following a service to mark the start of Lent and the giving of Ashes at Church of the Ascension in Wall Heath, Mission Priest Sarah Roberts-Malpass and Curate Chris Smith, visited the nearby high street to offer ‘Ashes to go’ to passersby.
Archdeacon Nikki was asked to preach in the Cathedral on St Oswald's feast day last week. Her sermon provides some fascinating insights into the former Bishop of Worcester, particularly as we continue to pray for the current process to appoint our next Bishop!
During May and June, the Crown Nominations Commission will be shortlisting and interviewing candidates to become the next Bishop of Worcester and during this time, we really need your prayers!
As a paid Children and Families’ worker at Pershore Abbey (funded in part with a grant from the Healthier Churches Fund), Sam Andrews has been able to expand the Abbey’s work with children, families and schools in the local area.
The Diocese hosts a group whose focus is criminal justice. The group offers a faith perspective on criminal justice matters and raises awareness of the issues. CJAG offers this bi-monthly prayer guide which we hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
A group from the benefice of Ribbesford w Bewdley & Dowles & Wribbenhall used Black History Month in October as an opportunity to explore the book, ‘Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith’ by Selina Stone.
The Diocesan Criminal Justice Affairs Group (CJAG) is offering a monthly prayer guide which they hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
On the 11 September, Worcester Deanery put on their first “No Limits” prayer event. Churches and members of the diocesan team came together to offer an evening of worship and prayer.
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