Rock the Priory

For more information about the bands who will be playing at Rock the Priory this year, check out their websites

Sounds of Salvation
The Damage
Jacob Lloyd

More news later this year about the great pre-booking deals we have for groups coming from our churches! It'll be £5 on the door but we can offer you much better deals for groups booking ahead.

CandY at THE BIG Synod 2013 2/3/13

REMEMBER TO JOIN US FOR THE BIG SYNOD ON SATURDAY 2nd MARCH 

This will be an opportunity for the church to listen to the voices of children and young people. The synod will be looking at issues of youth unemployment as well as reflecting on our calling to be Kingdom People and the recent survey completed by all the churches in the diocese and what implications that has for the future.

Details of Venue and times coming soon.

We'd like young people from EVERY DEANERY to join us. 

Hope Academies

I hope some of you may have heard about the Hope Revolution initiative to get churches of all denominations together to form Mission Academies for young people.

You can read more about it all here and a pdf booklet of information is downloadable here

In Worcestershire and Dudley, we’d like to gather together youth workers and church leaders from all the churches and Christian organizations to work towards establishing some Mission Academies for the area. Currently there are pilot schemes in places like Leicester, York and Rugby.

We’d probably be aiming to work towards Mission Academies in our area as part of the main initiative in 2014.

To help inspire us, Roy Crowne, Executive Director of Hope since March 2010, has generously offered to come and speak to local leaders in Worcestershire and Dudley on Saturday 2nd February from 10am-2pm at St Peter’s Baptist Church in Worcester

Join our facebook event for the meeting here

Roy will talk to us about Mission Academies and then over lunch we will work out how we might get things started in our area. PLEASE BRING A PACKED LUNCH as we’d like to make as much funding available for young people’s mission not spend it on lunch for us!

If you would like to be part of this day, please let me know by emailing me via wdyou(at)cofe-worcester.org.uk as this will help us get an idea of numbers.

If you know someone in another church or Christian organisation nearby who might also be interested in working together on this ecumenical youth project, please do put them in touch with me

Celebrating the Kingdom

We’re hoping children and young people will be a big part of our Celebrating the Kingdom day at the Cathedral on 22nd September 10am-4pm. As part of the event I’ll be offering an MP3 led pilgrimage around the cathedral which has been made in collaboration with students from the University of Worcester. There’s also a big picnic and an all-age celebration service at 3pm.

Lording it up!

Young people from churches in Worcester Diocese are being offered the opportunity to visit the House of Lords and meet members of the Lords as part of a group including two other diocese.

The EIGHT young people will join with others from Derby and Oxford Diocese as well as members of the Church of England Youth Council (CEYC).

We will be meeting on Tuesday 30th October (Half Term week) to plan our visit sometime in the new year.

On the day of the visit we will be leaving Worcester early and arriving at the House of Lords for lunch before viewing the afternoon session. We will then meet with some members of the Lords for a discussion and may go on to have a tour of Westminster Abbey.

Members of our Youth Council will be among the group but there are also spaces for others who would like to participate.

Please do get in touch with me as soon as possible if you have young people who would like to take part.

Malvern and Worcester Youth workshop

As a local voluntary, community and faith sector organisation working in Malvern Hills and Worcester, are you interested in getting more involved in providing services as part of Worcestershire’s Early Help Strategy?

4Children is funded by the Department for Education to work with 15 local authorities over two years to explore and remove barriers experienced by local voluntary, community and faith sector organisations in this sector. It also explores how the local authority commissioning processes and perceptions contribute to this experience.

 In Malvern the free workshop will be held on 3rd July 2012.

Registration is at 8.45am for a start at 9am to 1pm. (Venue to be confirmed)

 In Worcester the free workshop will be held on 4th July 2012.
Registration is at 8.45am for a start at 9am to 1pm. (Venue to be confirmed)

The workshop will be participatory through a mix of activities, discussions and speakers. These events and their findings will help shape the methods of future events run by Worcestershire County Council and help local voluntary, community and faith sector organisations assess their capacity for future commissioning opportunities.

If you are interested then please book by emailing rjanes@worcestershire.gov.uk with your name, full contact details, the name of your organisation and the support it offers. (Stating which event you wish to attend). John Alwyine-Mosely is the 4Children National Programme Lead - john.alwyine-mosely@4children.org.uk

Want to be part of theRoyal visit?

NOMINATIONS are still open for our search for unsung heroes to attend a special date with the Queen.

Last week newspapers across Worcestershire set out to find the unsung heroes of our local communities who could join the Queen on her Diamond Jubilee tour of the county.

They have secured agreement with the organisers to reserve about 300 places at Worcester Cathedral to join an invitation-only audience for the visit of Her Majesty on July 11.

Those chosen will join the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh and other dignitaries to watch a special presentation about Worcestershire and will have a grandstand view of her unveiling a plaque to mark the momentous occasion.

Since launching the search, they have received nominations from across the county. They include all sorts of people whose actions have helped the lives of those around them. From charity fundraisers, to volunteers, teachers, carers, neighbours, youth workers, and those who have battled illness, you have been nominating your local heroes for our very special reward.

Buckingham Palace has been keen to ensure that those attending the jubilee celebrations should reflect the whole community, and the best in the community.

There’s still time to nominate your local hero. Just send in their name, address, any contact details you have on the special coupon (which you can download here), along with a ‘citation’ of four or five sentences explaining why you think they are local heroes deserving of royal recognition. You can write your ‘citation’ on a separate piece of plain paper, or email your application to roni.skye@worcesternews.co.uk.

Get your nomination to them at the address printed on the voucher by May 25 in time for us to choose the lucky 300, contact them and make the necessary arrangements.

 You can post it, or e-mail it to roni.skye@worcesternews.co.uk

Let’s honour the unsung heroes of our county. Get nominating now.

Rock the Cathedral Gloucester on FRIDAY 16th March 2012

As I told you last term, people from other Gloucester diocese loved our idea of Rock the Cathedral so much that they’ve decided to do one too.

After a change of date (due to BBC filming) the event will now be on FRIDAY 16th March

Members of Worcester CandY Youth and Young Adults Councils will be helping out on the night.

Some of our schools will be running coaches down to Gloucester and there’ll be pizza on sale at the cathedral as well as bands, circus skills, an acoustic café, a gallery area of all kinds of activities, a homeless street display and much more!

Watch out for fliers about: Rock the Cathedral Gloucester on FRIDAY 16th March 2012.

Rock the Cathedral ON TOUR!

Another thing you and your young people could do is get ready for Rock the Cathedral in 2012 by getting involved in a sleep out. People from other dioceses loved our idea of Rock the Cathedral so much that they’ve decided to do one too. I’ve been talking with other Youth Officers from Gloucester and Hereford (Steve and Esther) and Gloucester are putting on Rock the Cathedral in early 2012 (Date TBC) in Gloucester Cathedral. The idea will be to have a Rock the Cathedral in Hereford after that and then back in Worcester! Gloucester are tying this in with a challenge to spend the night sleeping out during the Autumn term to raise money and awareness for a local homeless charity. So how about getting out some cardboard boxes and raising some money for St Paul’s Hostel or St Basil’s  or another local homeless charity. I’ll be putting some further guidelines about this up on the website. If you make a video or take some photos of your sponsored event they might make it onto the big screen on the night. Some of our schools will be running coaches down to Gloucester and there’ll be a van outside the cathedral selling food. Inside the cathedral there’ll be bands, circus skills, an acoustic café, a gallery area of all kinds of activities, a homeless street display and much more! Watch out for fliers about Rock the Cathedral Gloucester  2012.

Worcester Diocese Links Task Groups

Magdeburg, Morogoro and Peru

Invite You To

A Links Praise and Prayer Evening

With Representatives from our Link Dioceses

On Wednesday 21 September 2011

At 7.30pm

In the Great Hall at the Old Palace Worcester

Praise * News * Refreshments * Prayer

Free event with LZ7 and Ad-apt

As part of their Amazing Grace mission there will be a free youth event in Kidderminster on Friday 19th August featuring LZ7 and Ad-apt. Both are awesome! Get there if you can.

Franciscan Youth Event

Hilfield Youth Camp is a true alternative to large mainstream Christian youth events, offering young people aged 13 to 17 a chance to explore their Christian faith at Hilfield Friary in Dorset.

Organised together with the Anglican Society of Saint Francis, the radical Franciscan spirituality of following Jesus is explored through a theme and our life together in community. Because the camp is between 30 and 50 people, everyone has a chance to join in, and no one is lost in the crowd.


Guided by more experienced campers and a pastoral team, the campers themselves present aspects of the theme each day to the whole camp. In this way EVERYONE gets to participate and all are encouraged to live out these experiences in their everyday lives.

"HYC is truly an unforgettable experience, a space in a young persons pressured life where they can be themselves, discover who they really are and experience Gods love. We hope you will be able to join us and see this at work for yourself!"

Contact the Diocesan Youth Officer for booking forms and more details.

Young Leader training opportunity 8th-10th July

There’s a fantastic opportunity for two young leaders in our diocese to get a whole weekend of leadership training and experience at Oxford Diocese’s Yellow Braces residential (originally named as an event for those too young to attend Greenbelt!).

Young Leaders are given training in leadership and youthwork separate from the residents and then, as part of the leadership, work alongside an incredibly experienced group of youth leaders in creating a Christian community of over 50 teenagers from across the diocese over one weekend.

Do you have any young leaders aged 16-18 who would benefit from some training and mentoring in their youth leadership?

I worked with the young leaders’ training programme at Yellow Braces last year and saw how much the young leaders grew through the experience so asked if I could bring some young leaders with me this year to benefit from the fabulous scheme. If you have someone in your group who could really do with some wider experience, get in touch with me as soon as possible.

Big Church Day Out

Wondering what to do over May Bank Holiday weekend?

Why not take a group from church to the Big Church Day Out?


Publicity packs available here.

ChristChurch Matchborough Youth Service

Young People Consultation Event 3rd March

On March 3rd in Sheffield the "Regenerate Summit" is happening which will involve about 150 young people aged 15- 21, both Archbishops, many Bishops (including our own Bishop John) and some Youth Practitioners.

"The Regeneration Summit is about a group of young people calling the Church of England to think seriously about how it can better resource, equip and reach young people and offering help to do so"

The web site is now up and running and there's a small window of time (Feb 14th deadline) for young people to apply to be part of the day.

ADVANCED DATES

A few dates to put in your diary now

Retreat Day for Children’s and Youth Leaders
Saturday 4th June 10-4pm
This will be an opportunity for volunteer and employed leaders of children and young people to take some time out and reflect on their ministry. We’ll have some Bible reflections, some space for you to think about yourself and equip you spiritually for working with your groups. We all need a little spiritual top up every now and then - why not try this tailor-made day for children’s and youth leaders?


A Noisy/Quiet Day
This is an event for teenagers at Holland House. It’s a retreat day with a difference and it will be on Saturday 10th December 2011 so put the date in your diaries now!

CandY at the Diocesan Synod

CandY is a chance for children and young people in our churches to let us know what they think. The bishop is inviting any children and young people from our churches aged 6-17 to come to a special gathering called CandY . There’ll be games, worship, fun, a giant picnic and a chance to talk about the future of the church through video snapshots, art, a silent debate and a good natter. The FIRST EVER meets on Saturday 12th March. We’d love as many churches as possible to send some children and young people (with at least 1 adult please!) to this pioneering event!

DATE: SATURDAY 12TH MARCH 2011 START TIME: 9.30AM END TIME: 3 PM PLACE: WOLVERLEY CE SECONDARY SCHOOL NEAR KIDDERMINSTER DY11 5XQ WHO’S INVITED? ALL CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 6-17 FROM ANGLICAN CHURCHES IN THE DIOCESE OF WORCESTER WHAT DO I NEED TO BRING? PACKED LUNCH, ONE LEADER PER GROUP AND LOADS OF IDEAS AND OPINIONS.


Bishop John added his personal invitation to all children and young people in the diocese

This year for the first time, I am asking you to help me hear the voices of children and young people from our churches alongside our Spring Synod on Saturday 12th March at Wolverley CE Secondary School near Kidderminster. I have asked Emma Pettifer and Sarah Brush, our Children’s and Youth Officers, to provide a fun-filled day of games and activities as well as discussions and creative explorations of issues facing the church now and in the future.
I would like as many parishes as possible to send children and young people to join together from across the diocese to give their views about the church and their part in it now and in the future. Please support this day with your time and with your prayer.

Sports Partnership Herefordshire & Worcestershire Bring London 2012 Closer to You

Sports Partnership Herefordshire and Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcestershire 2012 (Raising our Game) Co-ordinators, David Moorcroft MBE and Christina Boxer present:

The Community Games

Join us to discover how you can bring the spirit of the Olympics and Paralympics to your doorstep.

Date: Wednesday 19th January 2011 Time: 10.30am - 12.45pm Lunch & networking until 1.45pm

Venue: Malvern College Sports Complex, WR14 3EP

The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games aren't just about four weeks of sport in London; they offer a fantastic opportunity for you to bring your community together. By taking part in sporting and cultural activities inspired by the Games, we can all celebrate London 2012!

The aim of Community Games is to bring as many people as possible together from towns, cities and villages right across the two counties. The initiative encourages those taking part to organise their Games in a way that works for them; some may focus chose to give the event a competitive edge, whereas others may prefer to give people the opportunity to try something new. Whatever the focus, it provides a unique opportunity for everyone to get involved.

As an influential member of your community we are seeking your involvement and would like to offer you:

*Inspiration and guidance on how you can organise such an event

*Information on funding, grants, resources, volunteering and collaboration with other key national and local events

Speakers and features include:

* David Moorcroft OBE, former Olympic Athlete and former 5000m world record holder

* Christina Boxer, Triple Olympian and Raising our Game Lead Ambassador

* Young sports volunteers being trained in a variety of multi skills and sports hall athletics

* Raising Our Game Inspired? Toolkit and Small Grant Scheme

Spaces are limited so don't miss out on this opportunity!

Book your place(s) now.

For more information.

Jesus Culture Tour

28 September, 2010 - 7:00 PM

Featuring

Preaching From Banning Liebscher

Worship With Kim Walker-Smith, Chris Quilala, Jesus Culture Band

Venue, Civic Hall, North Street, Wolverhampton UK, WV1 1RQ

Details - The one-night gatherings will be a night of: worship, prayer, preaching and ministry. Let's gather together and seek the Lord as we pursue His presence. We believe that God is releasing healing revivalist into cities and universities in your nation. Come and be a part of what God is doing.

Tickets - £8 (plus £1.50 booking fee)

Check us out at jesusculture.com and if you have any questions please feel free to email us
uktour@jesusculture.com To book Please go to the website