Easter messages from our Bishops
Last Updated: 16th June 2022 | Published: 13th April 2022Bishop John and Bishop Martin have both written messages for Easter.
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New Honorary Canons installed in the Cathedral
Last Updated: 14th March 2022 | Published: 14th March 2022Ten new honorary Canons have been appointed at Worcester Cathedral in recognition of their work in both the Diocese and the wider Church. Appointments are made by the Bishop of Worcester in consultation with the Chapter of the Cathedral.
Bishop's Lent Appeal 2022
Last Updated: 16th June 2022 | Published: 28th February 2022Bishop John's Lent Appeal for this year will raise money for our partner diocese of Morogoro in Tanzania.
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A call to prayer for Ukraine
Last Updated: 1st March 2022 | Published: 24th February 2022Bishop John calls on all in the Diocese of Worcester to pray for the people of Ukraine and for peace, and for the leaders of the West as they deliberate on how to respond to the terrible unprovoked aggression of Russia.
Looking forward to Lent
Last Updated: 10th January 2022 | Published: 10th January 2022In a letter for the February editions of parish magazines, Bishop John looks ahead to Lent and his Lent Appeal.
An update from the Diocese of Peru
Last Updated: 4th January 2022 | Published: 4th January 2022Phil Bradford explains how the £10,000 raised through Bishop John's Lent Appeal in 2021 had a significant impact in the Diocese of Peru.
A New Year message from Bishop Martin
Last Updated: 31st December 2021 | Published: 31st December 2021Bishop Martin's New Year message for 2022
A New Year message from Bishop John
Last Updated: 30th December 2021 | Published: 28th December 2021Bishop John's New Year message for 2022.
Christmas messages from our Bishops
Last Updated: 21st December 2022 | Published: 20th December 2021Bishop John and Bishop Martin have both written Christmas messages. Read them here.
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Confirmations at the Cathedral
Last Updated: 22nd November 2021 | Published: 22nd November 2021To celebrate the feast of Christ the King, confirmations were held at the Cathedral on Sunday with people from across the diocese being confirmed by the Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick.Â
Church members complete Bishop's Certificate course
Last Updated: 23rd November 2021 | Published: 11th November 2021Over 40 people from across the Diocese have received a certificate from Bishop Martin, marking the completion of a course designed to help them relate their Christian faith to their own life and locality.
Bishop Martin backs Dudley's bid for city status
Last Updated: 5th November 2021 | Published: 5th November 2021The Bishop of Dudley, Martin Gorick, has backed Dudley Borough’s bid for city status – saying that it would be a big boost to the Black Country as a whole.
Bishop calls for sustainable church flowers
Last Updated: 14th December 2022 | Published: 21st September 2021Bishop Martin is supporting a campaign calling for churches to take a more sustainable approach to flower arranging and whenever possible, stop using floral foam in their displays.
Five new Lay Ministers licensed
Last Updated: 20th September 2021 | Published: 20th September 2021Five people from parishes across the Diocese were admitted to the office of Reader on Saturday. Bishop Martin conducted the service, licensing the individuals to minister in the parishes they have been called to serve.
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Bishop Martin's pilgrimage of prayer and hope
Last Updated: 6th November 2021 | Published: 15th September 2021Throughout Autumn, Bishop Martin will be journeying around the diocese in a pilgrimage of prayer and hope, spending two days in each of our deaneries and visiting as many churches as possible.
A Lent reflection from Bishop Martin
Last Updated: 21st February 2021 | Published: 21st February 2021Watch a reflection for the first week of Lent from Bishop Martin.
Bishop John's Lent Appeal 2021
Last Updated: 19th August 2021 | Published: 19th February 2021Bishop John’s Lent Appeal this year will be for the Diocese of Peru where the Coronavirus pandemic has hit the people extremely hard.
#BlackLivesMatter
Last Updated: 15th June 2020 | Published: 15th June 2020The Bishop and the Dean have ‘taken the knee’ outside the Cathedral to pray for all those affected by repression, discrimination and injustice in a special video ahead of the protest planned in Worcester over the weekend.
Resourcing our change programme
Last Updated: 5th June 2020 | Published: 5th June 2020Our Archdeacons, along with Bishop Martin, will be taking on slightly different responsibilities over the coming months as the diocesan restructuring process moves forward following the Open Conversations earlier in the year.
Updated guidance on clergy and lay leaders entering churches
Last Updated: 28th May 2020 | Published: 6th May 2020Bishop John has written to clergy following a change in guidance from the House of Bishops.
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Churches invited to mark Disability Awareness Sunday on 28 September
15th August 2025
Churches across the UK are invited to celebrate Disability Awareness Sunday on 28 September 2025 by the Christian Disability charity ‘Through the Roof’ who are offering free resources via their website.