David Londsdale, one of our trustees, will be taking part in his first ever marathon on 21st May - the inaugural Great Stirling Marathon.
David's reasons for doing this are two fold - to raise money for WPCS and also to get fitter. He's been in...
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland Blog
INTRODUCTION TO WPCS IN ABERDEEN
Could you be involved in this rapidly expanding area of Christian Service? For those interested, or involved in workplace chaplaincy:
Monday, 20th May
Introduction to WPCS - 12.00noon to 2.00pm
Salvation Army Citadel, 28 Castle Street, Aberdeen...
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Welcome to Edinburgh!
Something in the news this week caught the eye of Chic Lidstone, Lead Chaplain (Support), and made him think about how life does not always work out the way we think it should. Here's Chic's comment :
Did you see th...
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Ferryhill Parish Church, Friendship Team, make generous donation
Ron Flett, Aberdeen City Centre Workplace Chaplain, was delighted to attend the service at Ferryhill Parish Church on Sunday (24th March) and share information about the work of Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland. During this service, Ron was prese...
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WPCS Chaplain - Hazel Brooks - Inspires Others
Hazel Brooks, chaplain at Braehead Shopping Centre, has been described as an “inspiration” on International Women’s Day.
The undernoted article appeared in the media last week.
Inspirational Woman
WPCS Chaplain meets Siberian Firefighters
Brian Porteous, Volunteer Chaplain is currently in Siberia at the World University Winter Games and happened to bump into the Krasnoyarsk firefighters! Brian is chaplain to the fire services - so it was particularly apt that he met a...
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WPCS -INTRODUCTION DAY
Could you be involved in this rapidly expanding area of Christian Service? For those interested, or involved in workplace chaplaincy:
Tuesday, 26th March,
Introduction to WPCS - 12.00noon to 3.30pm
Cornerstone House Centre, Cumbernauld
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Coffee Club for Widowed Men
A Coffee Club for Widowed Men is starting up on Tuesday, 5th March - 10.00am to 11.30am
This is an initiative supported by Scotmid Funeral Directors.
Esther Elliott (Edinburgh West Workplace and Community Chaplain) and Moira McDonald (Minister,...
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WPCS Represented at SCVO Exhibition - 'The Gathering'
Falkirk Chaplain, Dan Rous, and Paul Wilson, Lead Chaplain Development, were networking with charities and voluntary groups at the 15th annual SCVO Exhibition 'The Gathering' in the SEC, Glasgow this week.
FIREFIGHTER'S WEDDING
Firefighter Hilary Green arriving at her wedding with her colleagues from the Cupar Fire Station. Hilary and her husband Gary Marshall were married on Saturday 16 February 2019 by Chaplain Brian Porteous who is an Ordained Local Minister in the ...
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ABERDEEN CHAPLAINCY
Ron Flett, (Aberdeen City Centre Work Place Chaplain), was one of a number of guests who attended a lunch, on Saturday 9th February, at Mannofield Parish Church and met the Moderator of Church of Scotland, Right Reverend Susan Brown.
The guests...
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An Easter message from East of Scotland Regional Organisor, Chic Lidstone - I never tire of how snowdrops, crocuses and daffodils after pushing through cold and dark days, announce that Spring is here and winter is all but past.
But did y...
In this month's workplace word, East of Scotland Regional Organisor, Chic Lidstone, poses the question 'how heavy is a glass of water?' Read on to find the answer.
A psychologist walked around a room while teaching about stress management. As s...
At the board meeting, held in Glasgow on 21 February, the CEO and Trustees bid farewell to Sir Iain McMillan CBE, who has service on the Board since 2000.
Sir Iain was instrumental in guiding the former Industrial Mission Trust (IMT) and the Scottish...
How closely do you look at the coins in your pocket or purse? East of Scotland Regional Organiser Chic Lidstone was inspired by a £2 coin when considering his latest 'Workplace Word'. He shares these thoughts here:
Have you ever noticed the inscripti...
Heartfelt congratulations and thanks to Falkirk chaplains Kay and John Brown (pictured) who recently received their Five-year Volunteering Certificate for their chaplaincy services to retail and business workers in Falkirk.
At a special lunch in...
We had an encouraging turnout at our Introduction Evening in Dumbarton on Tuesday (February 7).
Warm thanks to Lennox Church in the town for enabling us to hold the event, which ran from 6 pm until 9.30 pm and was covered in the local paper - t...
In or around Inverness and interested in learning more about workplace chaplaincy? Our free Introduction Evenings aim to help you find out more about WPCS and decide whether you'd like to train as one of our team of committed and friendly volunt...
Our 'Listening Posts' in shopping centres across the country are being welcomed as somewhere people can take time out to share worries and anxieties. Our next Inverness events are coming up soon.
A strong last week before Christmas led to the strongest rise in Scottish sales since January 2014 the Scottish Retail Consortium's head of policy and external affairs has said. Read results for the five weeks from November 27 to December 31, 2016 at...
