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DRIFTING

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A friend who fishes off the North Carolina coast told me this story some years ago. After a day fishing Jack Frost (honestly that is his name!) was on his way back to harbour and had set the autopilot while he was busy on deck tidying up ready for re... More

SFRS and WPCS Chaplain Visit Chamelon Community Centre

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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 ... More

Time for Reflection at Scottish Parliament

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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'... More

Burning the candle at both ends

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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... More

Carols for Christian Aid

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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... More

Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland - Foundation Training

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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 ... More

OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINCY IN DUNDEE

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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 setting... More

COULD YOU BE OUR NEXT VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN?

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Keith Banks receives a standing ovation.....................

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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... More

Use ALL Your Resources

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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... More

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Adam Plenderleith

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Thursday, 11 January 2018

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Breaking news: Our most recent volunteer chaplain in the West, Adam Plenderleith formerly a healthcare chaplain with the NHS has attracted the interest of one of our national newspapers! Adam, together with Rev Neil E Allison, has recently published ...

Wishing you a great 2018

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Tuesday, 09 January 2018

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There’s a well-known story of a chicken farmer who found an eagle’s egg. He put it in with his chickens and soon the egg hatched. The young eagle grew up with all the other chickens and whatever they did, the eagle did too, thinking it was...

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WPCS gets involved at Dundee Airport Airex 2017 exercise

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Wednesday, 27 September 2017

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Airex 2017 was a disaster exercise at Dundee Airport which tested the terminal buildings in use as a survivor and repatriation facility. WPCS worked in partnership with British Red Cross under the direction of Dundee Airport and Police Scotland...

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Cast all your votes for dancing!

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Wednesday, 20 September 2017

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Hafiz was a 14th century Persian poet who wrote this telling piece on depression. It is interesting to think that mental health and wellbeing is not necessarily a modern thing. This is particularly for the one in four of us who struggle with mental w...

A Bit Of A Let Down

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Tuesday, 15 August 2017

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As he was driving along a deserted country lane his car got a puncture. Easily sorted he thought; until he couldn’t find the jack. The evening sun was just setting and it was getting dark as he started to look for a farm where hopefully he could borr...

Alloa Firefighter recognised for his services to the community

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Monday, 17 July 2017

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Congratulations go to Alloa Firefighter, Alan Faulds BCA, who has been awarded the British Citizen Award for his services to the community. He and his local volunteer team have spearheaded a roadshow campaign for safer roads in Forth Valle...

Thermostat or Thermometer?

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Monday, 17 July 2017

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A thermostat sets the temperature while a thermometer records the temperature. “Oh, it’s hot in here”, says the thermometer, while the thermostat says it’s too hot in here and does something about it. Which are you? It’s an old question posed by a mu...

Supporting Workplace Chaplaincy Mission across the UK

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Monday, 03 July 2017

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Last month, Chic Lidstone (East Coast Area Organiser) took a trip to Derby to attend the Workplace Chaplaincy Missions UK (WCM UK) team leaders day. WCM UK has 500 members, with 22 teams, spread across the UK. There was a good representation of chapl...

A Generous Gift Appreciated

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Thursday, 22 June 2017

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Ron Flett, our Aberdeen based chaplain, received a very welcome gift on a recent visit to Marischal College, Aberdeen. He was handed an envelope containing a cash donation to WPCS. This was received from an anonymous donor so we were unable to ...

THE POWER OF THE CROSS

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Wednesday, 07 June 2017

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At our staff team meeting last week, we were privileged to enjoy a talk by Dr Larry Scrimgeour - volunteer chaplain for Dundee and Angus College. Larry is a self taught Iconographer (the study of icons) and is passionate about the subject. His ...

Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland Blog

DRIFTING

SFRS and WPCS Chaplain Visit Chamelon Community Centre

Time for Reflection at Scottish Parliament

Burning the candle at both ends

Carols for Christian Aid

Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland - Foundation Training

OPPORTUNITY FOR VOLUNTEER CHAPLAINCY IN DUNDEE

COULD YOU BE OUR NEXT VOLUNTEER CHAPLAIN?

Keith Banks receives a standing ovation.....................

Use ALL Your Resources

Adam Plenderleith

Wishing you a great 2018

WPCS gets involved at Dundee Airport Airex 2017 exercise

Cast all your votes for dancing!

A Bit Of A Let Down

Alloa Firefighter recognised for his services to the community

Thermostat or Thermometer?

Supporting Workplace Chaplaincy Mission across the UK

A Generous Gift Appreciated

THE POWER OF THE CROSS

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