​The theme set for this month’s magazine is “Peter or Petertide.”

I have always had something of a soft spot for Peter. Unlike some of the other saints, Peter is so reassuringly like me. At times hot headed and impetuous; opening his mouth before engaging his brain, he gets so many things wrong! And yet it is this fallible and changeable man that Jesus describes as the rock on which he will build his church. If Peter does nothing else for us, he surely proves that God has a sense of humour!

The prompt which the editors gave me for this month’s letter was ‘Apostles’, prompted by the feast of Saints Philip and James on 1st May. Were I Greek Orthodox, then I would be celebrating a ‘double name day’ on that date, with the two saints for which I am named sharing a feast day. (I am almost certain this was not in my parents’ thoughts when they named me, but it is a tidiness of which I approve.)
There would be an epic party and everyone would give me lavish gifts to celebrate…
Back in the real world, this does raise the question of what an apostle is. It is a word used so much in the Church that we never really think about it. There is clearly something special about being an apostle, as is obvious by how desperately Paul

​Little Lambs is the community playgroup run at St John’s church. Come and join the fun!

Children’s Church has restarted at St John’s.

December's Messy Church is all about Advent & Angels (with a small sprinkling of Christmas).

The Church services for the Worcester City West Churches have been published

The Joint Council of St John's and St Michael's Churches is looking to appoint a part time Estates Manager with responsibility for the church buildings and associated properties.

The annual report for 2022 is now available.

The churches of St John's and St Michael's require a new Parish Administrator following the resignation of the current one, who is moving away from the local area.

In 1147, a headstrong fourteen-year-old gathered together a group of mercenaries in France and invaded England. The boy would go on to be one of the most successful of English kings after he was crowned Henry II, seven years later, but right now he was hopelessly out of his depth. His plan was to make good the claim of his mother, Matilda, to the throne currently occupied by King Stephen, but few took a boy barely into his teens very seriously.