Aberdeen Chaplain Ron Flett (pictured) was interviewed on Aberdeen’s community radio station SHMUfm-99.8fm about the work WPCS does both locally and nationally.Ron said later: "It was a great experience and I very much appreciate ACVO (Aberdeen ...
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A Change in Altitude
In 1997 Steve Fossett was at 24500 ft, trying to fly round the world in a hot-air balloon when he faced a serious problem.
Steve takes up the story; “Whilst heading east across the Atlantic Ocean, the prevailing winds were carrying me straight for Li...
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Visit to Cameron House Chaplaincy
Chaplains visiting Cameron House on Wednesday got into the spirit of the day by dressing up as Little Miss Muffet and Jack O' Lantern.
They then became spontaneous judges of the staff pumpkin crafting competition.
We didn't hear the ...
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An Unsung Heroine
Lynne and Jacqueline went down to the dark and dusty basement to find some more loo rolls! When rummaging through cupboards they came across a treasure trove, not of money but the story of a heroine which had been forgotten for over 100 years ..........
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Steve Brown - Chaplain at Ayrshire Hospice (former WPCS Intern)
An article about inspirational hospice workers appeared in an edition of The Scottish Sun last week.
One of the workers interviewed was Steve Brown, who was an Intern with WPCS before he was appointed Chaplain at Ayrshire Hospice.
As chap...
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Passing Out Parade of Recruits at SFRS, Portlethen Training Centre
Ron Flett, Aberdeen City Centre Chaplain, was invited to Portlethen Training Centre on 2nd August where he attended the Passing Out Parade of the newest recruits of SFRS.
It's always a privilege for our chaplains to be invited to these ty...
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Bon Accord Care Bid Farewell to a Senior Carer
Residents in Gairn Court (Bon Accord Care) gatthered earlier this week to wish one of their senior carers/support workers a happy retirement and happy birthday.
Sylvia has worked as Senior carer/support for the last 10 years, and we wish her both a H...
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Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland - Summer Newsletter 2018
Meet three of our Volunteer Chaplains in our 2018 Summer Newsletter
Lunchtime Seminars
WPCS are running 2 lunchtime seminars on 5th September and 7th November. Both seminars are free of charge and being held at:
Board Room, Charles White offices
Citypoint, 65 Haymarket Terrace, Edinburgh, EH12 5HD
Happy People, Healt...
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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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Our recent free lunchtime Workplace Wellbeing Seminar, in conjunction with Edinburgh Park Management, prompted some insightful questions and comments from attendees involved in financial services.
Ten people attended the session on the subject of sup...
Ewan Aitken, Chief Executive of the Cyrenians will give a fresh perspective on social issues affecting society today in the first of a series of free lectures organised by our church partners Palmerston Place Church, in Edinburgh, on Tuesda...
With the The Great British Bake Off keeping us talking, what better way to lead into the weekend than with a slice or two of delicious cake!Here Hazel Brooks (pictured) of the intu Braehead Chaplaincy team, shares a titbit or two ...
Would you or anyone in your church community be interested in finding out more about volunteering as a workplace chaplain? Why not come along to our next free Introduction Day and say hello?Held in Palmerston Place Church, 10 Palmerston Place, E...
Thursday's Stress-awareness Seminar, the first in our Autumn season of free lunchtime Workplace Wellbeing sessions, courtesy of the management at Edinburgh Park, Edinburgh, was very well attended.WPCS Chief Executive Iain McFadzean's illustrated...
We have been encouraged by the number of people who expressed an interest in volunteering as workplace chaplains during the West Lothian Presbytery event on Saturday (August 27).Held in 'The Peel' the park area surrounding Linlithgow Palace, the day...
Here's the first ever Chaplaincy & Spiritual Care class at Scottish Baptist College, Paisley - the fruit of a very exciting partnership with WPCS. We wish everyone involved a wonderful journey! For the first time in Scotland, it is...
An exciting new development in Christian service is being offered to students at Scottish Baptist College in Glasgow, thanks to a collaborative project with Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland (WPCS).
For the first time in Scotland, it will ...
The number of people entering shops in Scotland fell again in July according to the latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) and leading Customer Counting and Performance Measurement company, Springboard. However the number of vacant ...
