Funerals pilot in Pershore & Evesham
Published: 29th April 2025A pilot project to support parishes and increase the number of church-led funerals will be starting in Pershore and Evesham Deanery in the summer.
News
Listening to our churches
Published: 23rd April 2025A blog from Diocesan Lead for Transformation and Change, Nikki Groarke about conversations taking place in each of our churches over the next couple of months as we continue on our journey to improve the health and sustainability of our churches
Easter Sunday Baptisms take place across the Diocese
Published: 23rd April 2025Churches across the diocese baptised new people into the faith on Easter Day.
New Children, Youth and Families Minister in Worcester
Published: 22nd April 2025Heather Murphy has recently been appointed as Children, Youth and families Minister for three churches in Worcester that already work closely together.
Easter Eve confirmations in the Cathedral
Published: 20th April 202514 people from across the Diocese were confirmed at the Easter Eve service in the Cathedral on Saturday night.
Bishop Martin's Easter Day sermon
Published: 20th April 2025A sermon for Easter Sunday morning preached by Bishop Martin.
Lightbox shares Easter hope with Young People in Worcester
Published: 18th April 2025The Lightbox team braved the rain on Good Friday to offer activities as well as free food and drink to young people in Worcester City Centre.
St Peter’s Bengeworth launch Community Café
Published: 17th April 2025Last month St Peter’s in Bengeworth opened a Community Café inside the church called ‘The Point’. The café opens every Tuesday morning and aims to be a welcoming space for those who might not have been in the church before.
New starters funded by national church to help further support parish churches
Published: 16th April 2025Two new starters will shortly be joining our diocesan Transformation support hub. Sharon Boardman will be joining us as Transformation Project Manager, and Fiona Edlington as Parish, HR and Recruitment Adviser.
Schools mini conference on air pollution & net zero
Published: 15th April 2025Last month, members of the diocesan Education and Net Zero teams were invited to speak on the Diocese’s net zero Carbon work along with local MP Cat Eccles at a School Council mini conference hosted by Oldswinford CE Primary School.
Chrism Eucharist Sermon and Photos
Published: 14th April 2025View photos and read Bishop Martin's sermon from this year's Chrism Eucharist.
Bishop Martin's Easter Message 2025
Published: 14th April 2025An Easter Message from the Bishop of Dudley and Acting Bishop of Worcester, Martin Gorick.
Bengeworth Academy visits Cambridge College
Published: 11th April 2025Pupils from years 4 and 5 at Bengeworth CE Academy in Evesham recently spent a day visiting Selwyn College in Cambridge.
An Easter day at St Anne's Primary, Bewdley
Published: 10th April 2025Instead of the children from St Anne’s CE Primary School coming to church for an Easter service, a team from Bewdley Parish took Easter to school!
Worcestershire Interfaith Forum Wins Prestigious Award
Published: 10th April 2025Worcestershire Interfaith Forum are celebrating winning a prize for ‘Outstanding Interfaith Partnership’ at the annual Mitzvah Day Awards.
Have you completed the Energy Footprint Tool yet?
Published: 10th April 2025Last year 66% of churches in our diocese completed the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) to help them understand their carbon footprint and heating needs. This year, the Tool opened on 13 January and so far just 11% of churches have taken up the opportunity.
Families in Redditch flock to Activity Church NWC
Published: 8th April 2025St John’s Greenlands in Redditch has a thriving New Worshipping Community for families and children called ‘Activity Church’ which runs at the same time as their traditional Sunday morning service, in the adjacent church hall.
A series of reflections for Easter
Published: 8th April 2025Reflections for Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday, which can be downloaded and used in churches as part of your Holy Week services.
Bishop Martin attends Sustainable Church Flowers Conference
Published: 7th April 2025Bishop Martin recently attended the first conference for the Sustainable Church Flowers movement, held in the Chapel Royal at St James’ Palace.
Criminal Justice prayers April 2025
Published: 4th April 2025The Diocese of Worcester hosts a group whose focus is criminal justice. The group offers a faith perspective on criminal justice matters and raises awareness of the issues. CJAG offers this bi-monthly prayer guide which we hope will be useful for personal and intercessory prayer in local parishes.
Latest News
Funerals pilot in Pershore & Evesham
29th April 2025
A pilot project to support parishes and increase the number of church-led funerals will be starting in Pershore and Evesham Deanery in the summer.