A form of expression, protest and love
Published: 5th September 2022An article for October editions of parish magazines from the Archdeacon of Worcester, Robert Jones.
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Licensed Lay ministers
Published: 10th August 2022This September sees more people being admitted as Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs) in Worcester Cathedral, and others starting their training for this ministry.
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International Youth Day
Published: 5th July 2022International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August and is a chance to celebrate young people and to draw attention to the challenges they face around the world.
Lambeth Conference
Published: 5th July 2022Assembled by Archbishop Justin, the Lambeth Conference, an international meeting of Anglican bishops, is taking place at locations around Kent, as well as at Lambeth Palace, from 25 July until 8 August.
Following in the footsteps of the Worcester Pilgrim
Published: 5th July 2022In this article for August parish magazines, Bishop John reflects on his recent pilgrimage on the Camino.
Could a Mission Accompanier help your church?
Published: 8th June 2022An article for July editions of parish magazines, from the Archdeacon of Dudley, Nikki Groarke.
Ordinations 2022
Published: 8th June 2022Fourteen candidates will be ordained over the first weekend in July to serve in parishes across the Diocese.
Workplace Chaplaincy
Published: 4th May 2022Faith at Work in Worcestershire (FWW) and the Black Country Urban Industrial Mission (BCUIM) are ecumenical projects that encourage and enable workplace Chaplaincy across the Diocese.
Marking Pentecost through praying Thy Kingdom Come
Published: 4th May 2022The Day of Pentecost, this year on 5 June, marks fifty days since Easter Day and brings the Easter season to an end.
Churches Count on Nature
Published: 4th May 2022An article for June editions of parish magazines from Bishop Martin.
The Trussell Trust provides over 2 million parcels in the past year
Published: 27th April 2022In latest figures released by the Trussell Trust, food banks in its network provided more than 2.1 million food parcels to people in the past year across UK, alarmingly, more than 800,000 of these were for children.
Rogation Sunday
Published: 4th April 2022Rogation Sunday is on 22 May 2022.
National Children's Day 2022
Published: 4th April 2022Sunday 15 May is National Children's Day. Diocesan Children's Officer, Emma Pettifer encourages churches to use the day to celebrate children and families.
Experience Easter
Published: 7th March 2022Experience Easter Experience Easter brings together local churches, schools, and communities to share the story of Holy Week and Easter with resources available to help young people engage.
Making Disciples: Everyday Faith
Published: 7th March 2022An article on being a faithful disciple at work, or outside the sphere of church activities.
What will Easter bring?
Published: 7th March 2022An article for April editions of parish magazines from the Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson.
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Being on a journey of change
Published: 7th February 2022In 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.
Church Action on Poverty Sunday
Published: 10th January 2022Church Action on Poverty (CAP) Sunday takes place on the last Sunday before Lent each year. In 2022, it is on Sunday 27 February.Â
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Fairtrade Fortnight 2022
Published: 10th January 2022For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks, mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes; people who are often exploited and underpaid.
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Looking forward to Lent
Published: 10th January 2022In a letter for the February editions of parish magazines, Bishop John looks ahead to Lent and his Lent Appeal.
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Supporting other parishes
25th April 2024
A number of churches across the Diocese overpay their Ministry Share as a way of supporting other parishes, with these extra contributions forming part of the Ministry Support Fund....