Here is a simple poem, attributed to various authors including Spike Milliagn. In its simplicity it actually says quite a lot; if you think about it!
Smiling is infectious, you catch it like the flu,
When someone smiled at me today,&n...
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SFRS and WPCS Chaplain Visit Chamelon Community Centre
Last month, WPCS Chaplain, Susan Marshall, (second right in photo) and other groups from the local Camelon community, including from Falkirk Vineyard Church, attended a successful CPR training event at Camelon Community Centre, led by Red Watch ...
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Time for Reflection at Scottish Parliament
Geoff Findlay, Dundee City Centre Chaplain and Pastor at Lifegate Church, Dundee, had the honour of leading the Scottish Parliament in their Time for Reflection prior to the start of parliamentary business on Tuesday (14th January).
Geoff'...
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Burning the candle at both ends
As the days begin to get shorter, needing more light in the evenings we don’t normally reach for a candle, but a light switch, these days.
Today we say “burning the candle at both ends” to mean living life at a crazy and unsustainable pace. It may be...
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Carols for Christian Aid
Make 1 December Christian Aid Sunday in your church....................
Christian Aid are encouraging Churches across Scotland to sing the Christian Aid Carol, When out of poverty is born, at services on 1 December.
If you would like...
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Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland - Foundation Training
Work Place Chaplaincy (WPCS) Edinburgh is offering a six week intensive programme of work place chaplaincy training this Autumn.
This programme covers the essential training modules for anyone interested in becoming a work place chaplain with ...
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OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINCY IN DUNDEE
Please use the attached poster to further promote this introduction session in your churches and places of worship.
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Introduction Session
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland aims to meet people where they are - in the setting...
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COULD YOU BE OUR NEXT VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN?
Please use the attached poster to further promote this introduction session in your churches and places of worship.
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland
Introduction Session
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland aims to meet people where they are - in the settin...
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Keith Banks receives a standing ovation.....................
Glasgow Airport’s Chaplain Keith Banks retires later this month. He received a standing ovation when he was presented with the Lifetime Contribution as a Frontline Employee Award at the Scottish Transpor...
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Use ALL Your Resources
A young lad wanted to help in the garden so his dad gave him a job to do; to remove an old tree stump “using all the resources available to him”.
He set to with gusto, and at the end of the day returned crestfallen. He had tried everything and u...
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The Great Get Together - In Memory of Jo Cox, MP, was held in Glasgow on the morning of Saturday, 23rd June.
The invitation came from Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow region who invited people of all faiths, beliefs and backgrou...
On Sunday 1st July 2018, a service will be held in St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh to mark the end of the WW1 Centenaries. Start time is 10.30am for 11.00am. The attached poster gives full details of the event and we would enco...
WPCS has been provided a display space at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh for the next 6 weeks. Andrew Greig (Edinburgh City Centre Chaplain) and Andrew Reddish (volunteer chaplain) got the stand set up on Friday morning.
Andrew...
We’ve all made a jigsaw at some time in our lives.
When I was a kid we used to love making jigsaws on holiday and if staying with others they would join in and it became more of a community event rather than just a family thing! And definitely not on...
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Adan Abokor tapped out the book, Anna Karenina, using his finger and wrist to keep his neighbouring cell mates sane.
After 7 months in solitary confinement Adan realised he could communicate with his fellow prisoners who were also in solitary confine...
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A Boring Story about Water
Six weeks ago a community in a village in southern India drank fresh water for the first time. On a warm Thursday evening from a newly drilled 500 foot borehole, flowed fresh clean cool water for the first time. You can see the delight!
Other parts o...
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On a Cold and Frosty Morning
We’ve all done it, especially at this time of year.
You know what I mean: scraping the frost or snow on the windscreen and then being tempted to drive away before you can see properly.
Have you ever been tempted to do that?
You know what happens next...
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HOMELESS JESUS
The sculpture outside (behind the church) is cast in bronze and was first created in Canada by artist Timothy P Schmalz. Many copies have been made. They are installed in different cities all over the world. This is the first one in...
