The Diocesan Mailing is produced every two weeks and contains news, training opportunities and events from around the diocese and wider Church of England. The Training Mailing is produced every month and is a round up of upcoming training opportunities around the diocese.
The Stourport Carnival was held on Saturday and the church of St Michael and All Angels was there. Churchwarden Liz Bloomer tells us about it:St Michael's was, once again, present at this yearsStourport Carnival taking our prayer tent to the carnival
Team vicar in the Saltway Team in Droitwich will shortly be paddling 100km of the Zambezi river in Zambia to raise money for Compassion UK. Here she tells us what she is doing and why! "Moments of enthusiasm, boredom or inspiration (I cant quite
Kempsey PCC and South Worcestershire Action for Youth (SWAY),a community group set up by local churches, have received two National LotteryCommunity Fund Grants for work with young people.Kempsey PCCs grant of 10,000 has been awarded to helpbring loc
How are you marking harvest this year?
Prisons’ Week runs from 13- 19 October.
Over the summer I read the Good Childhood Report 2019published by The Childrens Society, and was sad, but not surprised, to learnthat children and young people have become increasingly unhappy as childhoodbecomes ever more complex. The societys resea
Phil Wade has started as the new Worship Director for AllSaints Church in Worcester. Phil will lead a voluntary team of around 25musicians and technicians as well as support other local churches as part ofAll Saints role as a resourcing church for th
St James the Great has received a National Lottery HeritageFund grant of 205,100 for urgent repairs and exciting heritage projects inNorton Juxta Kempsey, Worcester. Madepossible by money raised by National Lottery players, the project focuses on ess
An article from Canon Peter Lawrence who has recently retired from his role as Chaplain to Worcester Livestock Market after many years of listening and sharing the concerns of the livestock farming community.A typical market day... Lot after lot of
Mothers Union members here in the Diocese of Worcester regularlyprovide various types of breaks for many people a year through their long running"Away From It All" scheme, which is intended to supportfamilies who are experiencing stressful times and
Susan Price isretiring from her role as The Childrens Society Diocesan Ambassador after 18 years.Since moving toBewdley, Susan started fundraising for The Childrens Society by starting houseto house collections and making marmalade. In 1970, Susan an
Geoff will work closely with our Diocesan Safeguarding Advisers as well as other external bodies to ensure safeguarding in the diocese is as effective as possible and subject to robust and independent scrutiny.The Chair of the Safeguarding Advisory P
St Mary's Church in Kempsey and St James the Great Church in Norton have both received funding to enable biodiversity projects to take place in their churchyards and the surrounding areas. St Mary's, Kempsey has received 8,471of funding from the
Will your parish be coming along to the All Together as Kingdom People day?
Sunday 8 September is Education Sunday.
The annual Ride and Stride takes place this year on 14 September.
Using social mediaresponsiblySocial media havebecome a way of life for many people. And like any way of life, social mediaare an opportunity and a danger. Social media can do good and can cause harm.Using social media well is a craft that needs to be
Clare Soar has been appointedas the new Youth and Childrens Minister at St Thomas and St Luke (TopChurch) in Dudley.Clare and her husband havebeen attending Top Church for the last few months and when she saw the postadvertised, she was keen to get i
St Marys, Pickersleigh are running a lunch club for localchildren across three weeks during the school holidays. Helped by their Calling Young DisciplesMission Enabler, they are opening the church from 11.30am 2pm and providingprimary age children w
If you're thinking of trying contactless, why not have a look at this new offer from the Parish Buying Scheme?
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29th August 2025