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At the Heart of Christmas Published: 21st October 2021 'At the heart of Christmas' is the Church of England’s theme for Advent and Christmas 2021.

Churches take the lead to bring Worcester city together Published: 20th October 2021 Around 200 people from across Worcester gathered together on Monday evening to discuss how they could work together to make the city a better place to live and work.

A new service in Norton juxta Kempsey Published: 18th October 2021 A new service has launched at St James’ Church in Norton juxta Kempsey with support from our Resourcing Church, All Saints in Worcester.

Celebrating Black History Month Published: 17th October 2021 To mark Black History Month, Bishop Martin gathered a group Minority Ethnic Anglican leaders at Top Church in Dudley, for a meal together. The evening was all about celebrating ethnic diversity and challenging the Church on racial justice.

A Royal visit for St Barnabas Primary Published: 15th October 2021 St Barnabas Primary in Worcester had a very special visitor last week as HRH The Princess Royal came to plant a tree as part of The Queen’s Green Canopy Platinum Jubilee initiative.

General Synod election results Published: 14th October 2021 The General Synod election has now closed and the votes have been counted. Find out who our six representatives for the next five years will be.

Called to Action - home and church energy Published: 12th October 2021 The latest edition of Called to Action focusses on home and church energy and the small changes you can make to make a difference.

The Third Order of the Society of St Francis Published: 12th October 2021 The TSSF is a worldwide Anglican Franciscan Religious Order of men and women, lay or ordained, married or single, young and old, and of various ethnic and educational backgrounds.

100 years of the Poppy Appeal Published: 12th October 2021 This year marks the centenary of the first Poppy Appeal in 1921, following the founding of the British Legion on 15 May that year.

"For their tomorrow, we gave our today." Published: 12th October 2021 An article for November editions of parish magazines from the Dean of Worcester, Peter Atkinson:

New Precentor at Worcester Cathedral Published: 8th October 2021 The Chapter of Worcester Cathedral is delighted that The Queen has approved the appointment of the Revd John Paul Hoskins as the new Residentiary Canon and Precentor.

Dementia Centre at St Matthias, Malvern Link Published: 5th October 2021 The parish of Malvern Link with Cowleigh has recently opened a Dementia Meeting Centre in St Matthias Church as part of their ministry to the local community.

A successful heritage open day at St Peter's Church in Cradley Published: 4th October 2021 On Saturday 18 September the doors of St Peter’s in Cradley were wide open to welcome people from the local community and further afield to find out more about the church’s past, present and future.

A profile of Kidderminster & Stourport deanery Published: 1st October 2021 Find out more about the new Kidderminster and Stourport Deanery and hear from the Area Dean and Lay Chair.

Caring for our smaller churches Published: 29th September 2021 Churches with 20 or fewer active members make up 45% of our churches. As Dean of Smaller Churches, Alison Maddocks provides practical support to these churches, as well as helping them to connect with each other to share wisdom.

Psalm 23 garden at Hanley Swan Primary School Published: 27th September 2021 Hanley Swan Primary School have taken up the Bible Society's challenge to create a Psalm 23 garden, which was officially opened last week by the Open the Book team.

New priest for Alvechurch and Beoley in Redditch Published: 27th September 2021 Bishop John has announced the appointment of Gail Rogers as Priest in Charge of Alvechurch and Vicar of Beoley in the Holy Trinity Redditch Team.

A book club for Black History Month Published: 24th September 2021 The Revd Eva McIntyre is suggesting a book club for Black History Month and all are welcome to join in.

An update on the CYD Project Published: 24th September 2021 With just over a year to go for the Calling Young Disciples Project, the team continues to work with parishes throughout the Diocese to help them to bring more children, young people and their families to faith.

Reflections on having a stammer Published: 24th September 2021 Calum Burke, Curate at Top Church in Dudley has recently taken part in a 'Stammer Stories' podcast series, sharing his experiences of stammering & ordained ministry. In this blog he talks about his stammer & the impact on his faith journey.