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...
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland Blog
Listening Post
Earlier this month, on the first day of Suicide Prevention Week, Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland, together with Chaplains from the Railway Mission and representatives from the Samaritans and Breathing, space held a "Listening Post" at Haymarket station...
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Cast all your votes for dancing!
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...
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Autumn Perspectives Lectures - Wellbeing in the Workplace
In association with WPCS, Business Matters, Oasis, St Mary's Cathedral and Palmerston Place Church - There are a series of three Perspectives Lectures on 'Wellbeing in the Workplace' taking place, in Palmerston Place Church, Palmerston Place, Edinbur...
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Introduction Day in Edinburgh on 5th October
Are you interested in finding out more about Workplace Chaplaincy Scotland and how you could perhaps become involved? If so, why not come along to our Introductory Day, in Edinburgh, on 5th October
Date : Thursday, 5th Octobe...
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New Chairman for Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland
Work Place Chaplaincy Scotland has announced David Lonsdale, Director of the Scottish Retail Consortium, as successor to chairman Andrew Milligan OBE.
WPCS provides pastoral and welfare support across Scotland to employees in around 2000 workplaces s...
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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...
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...
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...
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 ...
A long time ago, there was a wise teacher whose advice and wisdom many people would seek.
One day an important man came to visit this wise man saying, “I want you to teach me and open my mind to new possibilities”. His tone of voice was of one used t...
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 ...
Words are inadequate to describe the terrible events that happened on Monday night in Manchester. It has shocked our nation and will deeply affect many lives for years to come.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to those who are personally affected.
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I'm thrilled and delighted to report that I completed the inaugural Stirling Marathon today, in a little under 5 hours. The photo is me looking reasonably fresh at 7 miles; it's not how I looked towards the end! The course was incredible, commencing ...
“Would you like a duck?” was the question asked in Princes Street Gardens at the Church of Scotland’s Heart & Soul event. Rarely were the ducks less than enthusiastically received (together with sweeties and WPCS leaflets). “Why ducks...
