A new parish partnership has been formed between Pershore with Pinvin, Wick and Birlingham and St John’s
Kihonda. Give thanks for the beginnings of new friendships, and pray for Canon
Reginald Mdugi and the Revd Claire Lording and their congregations as they begin to
get to know each other and build up this link between their parishes.
Diocese of Igbomina (Nigeria): The Ven Emmanuel Adekola
Please pray for the Church Family of St Matthias and St George, Astwood Bank as we
look to plan and launch a Fresh Expression of Church. We ask that the Holy Spirit will
lead us and we may discern that leading. Clergy: Glenn Reading; Reader: Roger Ling… Continue Reading
Please pray for the worshipping community of The Bridge, Headless Cross as we
undertake our periodic review of the Local Ecumenical Partnership, especially as
we celebrate our blessings and also look to address ongoing challenges of being
partnership. … Continue Reading
In July an Archbishops’ Council grant of over £5 million was awarded
to the Diocese to enable two ‘resourcing churches’ to be established
in Worcester and Dudley. All Saints’ Church in Worcester and St
Thomas & St Luke in Dudley (Top Church) will each receive funding
to develop their church buildings and employ additional team
members to enable them to grow and become a resource for all
churches across the Diocese.
All Saints in Worcester will be looking to further
develop St Helen’s on the High Street as well as All
Saints’ itself. In 2002, All Saints was relaunched
to provide an Anglican evangelical ministry which
was missing in the City of Worcester and has since
grown to nearly 400 members. The funding from the
Church Commissioners will enable All Saints’ to develop
and expand further, growing leaders and supporting other
churches in Worcester and beyond.
The new resourcing church in Dudley is an opportunity
to establish a congregation in Dudley which will be very
different from the other Church of England congregations
currently in the town. Top Church will be redeveloped and
improved and a new team there will work with the existing community to bring new life
to this iconic church to enable it to best serve the needs of the local area.
Please pray for both All Saints and ‘Top Church’, that the plans will develop smoothly,
that they will help more people to come to faith and that they will be a real resource
for other churches in the Diocese.
Bromsgrove Deanery – Rural Dean: Paul Lawlor; Lay Chair: David Hargreaves
The Church of the Province of Uganda: Archbishop Stanley Ntagali
Diocese of Swansea and Brecon (Wales): Bishop John Davies
Diocese of Leicester: Bishop Martyn Snow with Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani (Loughborough)
Pray for Christ Church, Matchborough. For our Community Missioner, Graeme Russell,
as he continues to work within our community and for the new initiative on Tuesday
mornings – Open Door – a drop in café when anyone from the community can come
into church for a drink and a chat. Pray that relationships will be built and needs will be
met. Clergy: Richard Harding, Ian Evans; Readers: Marilyn Bishop, Phil Williams
Diocese of Ife (Nigeria): Bishop Oluwole Odubogun
Pray for St John the Evangelist in Greenlands as it begins to work on a Mission Action
Plan to reach the surrounding community. For our links through Open the Book with two
Middle Schools in Woodrow. For our ALM: Mike Palfreyman. Clergy: Garth Nathanie… Continue Reading
Pray for St John the Evangelist in Greenlands as it begins to work on a Mission Action
Plan to reach the surrounding community. For our links through Open the Book with two
Middle Schools in Woodrow. For our ALM: Mike Palfreyman. Clergy: Garth Nathanie… Continue Reading
Pray for all involved at St Peter’s Church, for our ministry of baptisms, weddings and
funerals. Give thanks for our ministry of hospitality and service to the elderly and
lonely through Coffee Mornings and St Peter’s Pantry. For our ALMs: Jon, Elizabeth, Phil,
other Leaders and Speakers. Clergy: Garth Nathaniel; Readers: Peter McLaren, David
Hargreaves, Christine McLaren, Catherine McLaren, Linda Nicholas, Chris Tilley
Diocese of Ideato (Nigeria): Bishop Caleb Maduoma
This year one of the CMS Mission Partners working in Peru, Paul Tester, became Regional
Director for CMS’ work, while still based with his wife Sarah in Lima. Pray for all CMS
Mission Partners and for Paul as he helps strengthen key projects within the Diocese.
Diocese of Idaho (USA): Bishop Brian Thom
Diocese of Indianapolis (USA): Bishop Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows
Please pray for the wide ecumenical partnership in Redditch, as we pray, worship,
learn and witness together. The partnership incorporates Roman Catholics, Baptists,
Methodists, URC, Salvation Army, Elim Pentecostal and Church of England. Diocese … Continue Reading
