A New Year message from Bishop Martin
Published: 31st December 2021Bishop Martin's New Year message for 2022
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A New Year message from Bishop John
Published: 28th December 2021Bishop John's New Year message for 2022.
Christmas messages from our Bishops
Published: 20th December 2021Bishop John and Bishop Martin have both written Christmas messages. Read them here.
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Confirmations at the Cathedral
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
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
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
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
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
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.
New Bishop's Adviser for Spirituality
Published: 29th June 2021Bishop John has appointed Mary Flitcroft as his new Adviser for Spirituality. Mary will take over from Sue Perry, who is stepping down from 1 August.
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Vocation - God's Call
Published: 6th June 2021An article for July editions of parish magazines from Bishop John.
Confirmations return to the Cathedral
Published: 24th May 202122 people from across Worcestershire and Dudley were confirmed by Bishop John in Worcester Cathedral yesterday, seven of the candidates were also baptised.Â
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Filling Dudley's streets with Friendliness
Published: 20th May 2021A new 'As One' campaign has launched in Dudley this week, which aims to fill the streets with friendliness. Banners are going up across the Borough.
HRH Prince Philip - RIP
Published: 9th April 2021Our bishops and the Dean have offered tributes to the Duke of Edinburgh following the announcement of his death.
A Lent reflection from Bishop Martin
Published: 21st February 2021Watch a reflection for the first week of Lent from Bishop Martin.
Bishop John's Lent Appeal 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
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
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
Published: 6th May 2020Bishop John has written to clergy following a change in guidance from the House of Bishops.
#FaithatHome launched by the Church of England
Published: 30th April 2020Bishop Martin has supported the launch of #FaithatHome from the Church of England.
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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.