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Hanging out with baby Jesus!

Published: 18th December 2022

For the last few years, St Nicholas Church in Warndon has gone out under the cover of darkness at the beginning of December to leave small, knitted gifts around the local community for people to pick up the following morning.


Suckley's Tree of Light

Published: 16th December 2022

The Christmas season at St John the Baptist Church in Suckley starts by bringing to life a Tree of Light with each bulb dedicated to someone no longer with us.


Vicar comes to the rescue of community pub

Published: 9th December 2022

The Revd Becky Elliott, Vicar of Holy Trinity and St James on the edge of Malvern will soon be serving behind the bar in her West Malvern local, the Brewers Arms.


Bellringing success for Eckington

Published: 5th December 2022

The bellringing team at Eckington Church recently won two striking competitions held by the Southern Branch of the Worcester Diocesan Association of Bellringers with teams from Bredons Norton, Great Comberton and Pershore coming second.


Collaborative Zoom training

Published: 29th November 2022

The Churches of St Wulstan and St Barnabas in Worcester have started to come together to take part in diocesan training over Zoom.


Exploring Everyday Faith in Alvechurch Parish Magazine

Published: 24th November 2022

For the past few months, there has been a new feature in the Alvechurch parish magazine which explores how people are living out their faith in their everyday lives.


Supporting refugees

Published: 23rd November 2022

The Halesowen Welcome Group was opened in 2008 with the aim of helping combat social isolation and financial exclusion of refugees locally. Started by Churches Together in Halesowen, they now support over  200 refugees and asylum seekers a year with many attending their Monday sessions each week.


31 confirmed at the Cathedral

Published: 21st November 2022

31 people from across the Diocese were confirmed yesterday evening in a service at the Cathedral for the Feast of Christ the King. Those being confirmed ranged from age 11 to 77 and came from 16 different parishes.


Confirmation Candidates from The Community Link, Cradley Heath

Published: 21st November 2022

Keith Williams and Shane Harrison were both confirmed at the Cathedral on Sunday evening. Both men only came to faith over the last few months after joining the ‘Worship Wednesday’ sessions at The Community Link, Cradley Heath.


Faith Leaders gather in Dudley

Published: 16th November 2022

Faith Leaders gathered at Dudley Council House yesterday to mark Inter Faith Week. Representatives from all the major faiths were present along with the Mayor of Dudley and Deputy Lieutenant for the West Midlands.


Messy Church goes wild in Elmley Castle!

Published: 14th November 2022

Elmley Castle, has started a new worshipping community at St Mary’s Church.  The service takes place outside – ‘Messy Church goes Wild’!


Celebrating the Calling Young Disciples project

Published: 11th November 2022

Over 50 people gathered at Worcester Bosch yesterday to celebrate the Calling Young Disciples project as the main part of it comes to an end.


A new congregation at St Godwald's Church

Published: 8th November 2022

St Godwald's Church in Finstall, Bromsgrove has been running Café Church since January & the new congregation continues to grow!


Fuel Poverty Awareness Day

Published: 6th November 2022

Friday 2 December is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day.


What can I give, poor as I am?

Published: 6th November 2022

An article from Archdeacon Nikki Groarke for December editions of parish magazines.


Follow the Star: The Great Invitation

Published: 6th November 2022

Follow the Star – The Great Invitation is the Church of England’s Advent and Christmas campaign for 2022. Following previous ‘Follow the Star’ campaigns, the Church is creating new resources to be used alongside existing ones.


New dementia film project at All Saints, Sedgley

Published: 4th November 2022

All Saints in Sedgley have launched an innovative new project to see how nostalgic films might help those with dementia. The launch was visited by the Mayor of Dudley.


St George's Church, Kidderminster wins national award

Published: 2nd November 2022

St George’s Church in Kidderminster was recently a winner in the National Churches Awards run by the National Churches Trust, winning the 2022 Nayler Award for Excellence in Church Maintenance.


Experience Dudley at Top Church

Published: 1st November 2022

Recently, over 330 children from Jesson’s CE Primary School visited Top Church for an ‘Experience Dudley’ week. The school’s entire Key Stage 2 visited the church over 4 days to learn about faith and the role of the church community throughout the town’s history.


Funding classrooms in Morogoro

Published: 21st October 2022

Severnside parishes, on the edge of Worcester have been fundraising to help the parish of Chamwino in Morogoro, Tanzania to provide two classrooms so local children can attend school.

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40 people from our diocese receive Maundy Money

27th March 2024

40 people from across Worcestershire and Dudley received ‘Maundy Money’ from HM the Queen this morning in recognition of their exemplary Christian service to church and community over many years....

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