Calling Young Disciples Mission Enabler, Helen Laird is currently working with the Halas Team in Halesowen. They have used two different initiatives this year to help children and families engage with the Easter story. Experience EasterThe Exper
Watch and read Bishop John's Easter Message
On Sunday, millions of Christians around the world will be celebrating Easter. At the heart of this festival are the astonishing words, “He is Risen!â€
Astley CE Primary School held their first cross country run for Sport Relief on Friday 23 March. Sports leaders from Oak Class practised warm up routines before the day which they then ably led for the school before the race began. Elm Class wer
An announcement from the Archdeacon.
Following a national trial of contactless cardreaders, the Parish Buying service now has contracts with two companies: SumUpand iZettle. Church of England parishes are able to buy card readers at adiscount through the Parish Buying website and use t
The Revd Cassius Francis has been appointed as Just Finance DevelopmentWorker for the Black Country. He will work with churches and local communitygroups across the four boroughs, including Dudley in our diocese to help themost vulnerable become bett
A new project to digitise a historic collection of lantern slides from over 100 years ago was launched at the Old Palace in Worcester on Friday.
With less than two weeks until Easter, now would be a good time to check your churchs page is ready. Last year, the sitereceived more than 250,000 page views throughout Holy Week. Dont miss theopportunity to reach out to new people in your community.
This year's Holland House Friends' Weekend takes place from 4 - 6 May with the theme of In Harmony with Creation.The weekend will start with tea and cakes from 4pm on Friday 4 May andend with a Garden Eucharist, written especially for the Holla
The stories that we tell about ourselves, asindividuals and as communities, shape who we are. Sometimes the memoriesthat are strung together to create those stories are crystal clear. At othertimes, they are hazy or have, through the passage of time
ThisChristian Aid Week, we are inviting people to come together to support thethousands of people in Haiti, who regularly experience some of the worstnatural disasters on earth.Today, morethan 40 million people across the globe are forced from their
Last year, the Revd Dick Johnson became the first Joint LeadChaplain for both West Mercia Police and Hereford & Worcester Fire andRescue Service, alongside continuing to work with Faith and Work inWorcestershire (FWW) part-time. Based mainly at the P
The Revd Mark Turner, Rector of Areley Kings and Governor atSt. Bartholomews CE Primary School visited the school on Monday to launchtheir science week. Mark was a chemist before training for ordination and stillmaintains an active interest in scienc
The factthat the date of Easter varies from year from year is an irritation to many intodays secular world. It means nothing to them that it is set by the date ofPassover, the commemoration of the People of Israels Exodus from Egypt, which itselfis c
The Revd Canon Alex Vaccaro, Associate Priest in the Kidderminster Ismere Parish and the Revd Hazel Charlton, Vicar of St Peter in Lapal have been appointed to new roles supporting different groups of clergy in the Diocese of Worcester.
Vocations Sunday is on Sunday 22 April.
Watch out for the Cathedral's Easter Garden.
Pray for more people to come to faith from Ascension Day (10 May) to Pentecost (20 May).
Astley CE Primary School was delighted to welcome Miss Sue Matthews from the Canal and River Trust into a school assembly recently to talk about water safety. The presentation was based around a delightful banner illustrating wise and foolish ways of
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