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News
Living Gently on the Earth
Published: 12th January 2024The latest Living Gently on the Earth programme from the Cathedral.
Heritage Lottery Funding for St John's Church in Bromsgrove
Published: 11th January 2024St John’s Church in Bromsgrove has been awarded a grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund to repair the top of the spire and further engage visitors in the building’s heritage.
New rural mission area for Teme Valley
Published: 9th January 2024Three Priests in the Teme Valley who have recently joined together to work across a new wider mission area share the many advantages to grouping together in this new way
Communicating with God
Published: 4th January 2024An article for February editions of parish magazines, from the Archdeacon of Worcester, Mark Badger.
Encouraging generosity in 2024
Published: 4th January 2024Now we are in January and the busy-ness of Christmas has come to an end, many churches begin planning for the year ahead. Making sure that generosity and stewardship are a part of that plan can be very important in helping your church and community to go forward with confidence this year, improving health and sustainability.
Parish Council discretionary grants for churches
Published: 4th January 2024A change to the law which came into effect on 26 December should make it easier for PCCs to apply to parish councils for funding for items such as churchyard maintenance and clock maintenance.
Appointing a new Dean of Worcester
Published: 3rd January 2024The process of appointing a new Dean of Worcester continues to move forward with confirmation of the names of those who will sit on the panel.
Julie James to be licensed to Longdon, Castlemorton, Bushley & Queenhill
Published: 2nd January 2024Bishop Martin will be pleased to license the Revd Julie James as Assistant Curate in the Benefice of Longdon, Castlemorton, Bushley and Queenhill with Holdfast on Sunday 28 January.
Act on poverty this Lent
Published: 2nd January 2024As the UK gears up for a much-anticipated General Election, Christian Aid has formed a new partnership with churches and other organisations to launch a new 6-week course called 'Act on Poverty'.
Epiphany: Blessing of the Chalk
Published: 2nd January 2024There is a tradition of blessing chalk at Epiphany to mark the threshold of our homes with a new year blessing.
Messages from our bishops for the new year
Published: 30th December 2023As we start 2024, Bishop John and Bishop Martin have written messages for the new year.
Christmas messages from our bishops
Published: 21st December 2023Read Christmas messages from Bishop John and Bishop Martin.
New Area Deans appointed
Published: 20th December 2023Bishop John has appointed Andrew Sillis to be the new Area Dean of Greater Dudley Deanery and Gary Crellin to be the new Area Dean of Malvern and Upton Deanery.
Solar panels planned for Rous Lench church
Published: 20th December 2023St Peter’s Church in Rous Lench, just outside Evesham, has been given permission to install solar panels on the roof of their Grade 1 listed church. The panels will be part of a major project to reimagine the church as a multi-purpose community space, with the parish ensuring the project is as environmentally friendly as possible.
Christmas initiatives in Kidderminster
Published: 20th December 2023A group chaired by Heather Prangley in the Kidderminster West Team Ministry has developed two new initiatives for residents across Kidderminster. The aims were to get people talking, hopefully make people smile and engage within their local community.
Schools join the Five Alive Carol service
Published: 19th December 2023Children from Cropthorne with Charlton C of E First School and Fladbury C of E First School sang with the Five Alive Parish Choir at the Candlelit Carol Service on Sunday at Fladbury.
ALMs share their testimonies
Published: 18th December 2023A number of ALMs offered their testimonies at All Saints Church in Evesham on All Saints Sunday, with a bit of background on why they became ALMs and what they enjoy about their roles.
New Curate in Charge of Webheath and Tardebigge with Lower Bentley.
Published: 18th December 2023Bishop John has announced that the Revd Sarah Jayne Hewitt will take on this role.
Pilot project to recruit more children & youth work volunteers
Published: 13th December 2023Worcester is one of five dioceses to pilot a new national volunteer recruitment toolkit next Summer. Find out how your parish could get involved!
New Chair of the diocesan Climate Crisis Task Group
Published: 12th December 2023David Hewlett has become the new Chair of the diocesan Climate Crisis Task Group. He takes over from Bishop Martin, who has been Interim Chair since the retirement of Hugh Burton at the start of the year.
Latest News
Lightbox pops up to support young people across Worcester
17th April 2024
Lightbox is a pop-up initiative run by a collaboration of churches in Worcester. It aims to provide a safe space and opportunities for young people to build community with each other through fun activities, discussion groups and challenges....