This is the engagement diary of the Bishop of Dudley, the Rt Revd David Walker, for November 2008. Please contact Sam Setchell on 07852 302516 for further details of the diary, requests for photographs and biographical details.

Saturday 1st in Coventry

2pm – Bishop David will attend the installation of the Bishop of Coventry.

Sunday 2nd in Evesham and Worcester

10am – Bishop David will preach and preside at St. Michael and All Angels Church in Norton.

4pm – Bishop David will license Phillip Jones as full-time Industrial Missioner at St. Barnabas Church in Worcester.

Monday 3rd in Halesowen

Bishop David will speak about the Anglican Communion at the ‘One Three Club’ at St. John’s Church.

Wednesday 5th in Hartlebury

 Bishop David will spend the day visiting the parish of Hartlebury.

Thursday 6th in London

Bishop David will chair an ‘Accommodate’ event by Hact (Housing Associations Charitable Trust) which is being attended by Hact’s Patron, the Archbishop of York.

Friday 7th in Kidderminster

Bishop David will attend the launch of the Family Intervention Project.

Tuesday 11th in London and Malvern

10am – Bishop David will attend a meeting of the pensions sub-committee.

7pm – Bishop David will lead an evening of ‘praying with your senses’ at Little Malvern Priory.

Thursday 13th in Cheltenham

Bishop David will visit Capel Court, the Church of England Pension Board’s purpose-designed supported housing complex.

Sunday 16th in Malvern

Bishop David will confirm candidates at St. Andrew’s Church.

Monday 20th in London

Bishop David will chair a meeting of Hact.

Friday 21st – Saturday 22nd in Surrey

Bishop David will speak at a residential event of the Rural Theology Association in Redhill.

Sunday 23rd in Evesham

11am – Bishop David will confirm candidates at St. James’ Church in Badsey

Tuesday 25th in London

Bishop David will be acting chair of the Advisory Council on the relationship of bishops and religious communities.

Thursday 27th in London

Bishop David will attend a meeting of the Church of England’s Pensions Board.

Friday 28th in Hagley

7.30pm – Bishop David will preach at the Centenary Celebration at St. Saviour’s Church.

Sunday 30th in Kempsey

10.30am – Bishop David will confirm candidates at St. Mary’s Church.

ENDS.

The Diocese of Worcester is one of 44 dioceses in the Church of England. It covers an area of 671 square miles and includes parishes in the County of Worcestershire, the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley, and a few parishes in northern Gloucestershire, south east Wolverhampton and Sandwell.