Web Pages
In many churches that I visit there is a box next to a sign saying, For the Food Bank Thank You. I hear about numerous lunch groups, knit and natter sessions and after school clubs, and once I saw a poster that read Down in the mouth? Join our Lonel
An announcement from Bishop John
Bwana asifiwe were the Swahili words I kept hearingduring a recent visit to Tanzania. Its used as a greeting and means Praisethe Lord.As a group from the Dioceseof Worcester visiting our sisters and brothers in Christ in the Diocese ofMorogoro, we we
Bishop John writes:I am delighted to commend to you the Archbishop of CanterburysLent Book for 2020, Saying Yes to Life.As Christians, we believe the world is a gift from God:creation and not just nature. If we are to love God with all our heart, min
Bishops John and Martin have written to all clergy setting out their views on same sex marriage in church following the Living in Love and Faith process.
An update on the Vacancy in See process to find the next Bishop of Worcester for parish magazines.
On Wednesday afternoon we gathered at Worcester Cathedral to launch a dedicated period of prayer that churches in our diocese will grow both spiritually and numerically over the coming years.
Bishop John has appointed the next Rural Dean for Droitwich.
In this article for March edition of parish magazines, Nikki Groarke, Archdeacon and Diocesan Lead for Transformation and Change talks about the change journey and support for parishes as they become healthier and more sustainable.
An article for July editions of parish magazines from Bishop John.
Documents
Read a letter sent to all parishes from Bishop John.
Summarises the MDR Scheme made by the Bishop of Worcester following guidance approved by the Archbishops’ Council in January 2010 under the Ecclesiastical Offices (Terms of Service) Regulations 2009.
The Bishop\'s letter setting out the change of policy.
Videos
The Bishop of Worcester, John Inge, reflects on how different this Palm Sunday is, when even the city of Jerusalem is closed, and the only gates we can open are those of our hearts.
As today would have been the Chrism Eucharist in the Cathedral, Bishop John and Bishop Martin have prepared this video. "It's a great sadness to Bishop Martin and to me that we're not able to be together with you in the cathedral, as we normally would be on this Monday of Holy Week for the Chrism Eucharist."
On the Tuesday of Holy Week, Bishop Martin reflects on the value of taking some time to be at the foot of the cross – to be with Mary Magdalene, Mary, Jesus' own mother, John, the beloved disciple, and, of course, above all, to be there with Jesus, the crucified.
The Bishop of Dudley, recalling his own experience of bereavement, reflects on the dark days of Jesus' last week before his crucifixion, and particularly on the character of Judas.
This Maundy Thursday, everything is different because of the pandemic. However, across the country the unchanging value of serving our fellow humans is being rediscovered. In response to the COVID-19 crisis, we see so many people stepping up and selflessly serving others. It is the model Jesus gives at his Last Supper, the model the Queen has embodied for so many years, and it is the model we see all around us as so many people, in work – especially in the NHS – and as volunteers, selflessly serve those who are in need.
Bishop John reflects on Good Friday outside Worcester Cathedral, a building which has seen hundreds of Good Fridays, but none quite like this one.
Bishop Martin reflects on Holy Saturday, a solemn day when we can stop and be present with Jesus and wait by the tomb.
A special digital Easter Sunday Eucharist with Bishop John and others.
Bishop John reflects on the strangeness of keeping Holy Week and Easter with locked churches, and yet still finding the light of faith in the darkness
In "Low Week" Bishop John reflects on being forced by the lockdown to slow down and look around