Have you ever considered prison chaplaincy before? For those of us who have the privilege of standing alongside prisoners, this can be a paid role and not without its challenges. Chaplaincy is, or it should be, an integral part of any prison. In theory no prison should open without a chaplain, or a doctor. So,Continue reading “Prison Chaplaincy, Who are we and what do we do?”
Category Archives: Religion
A New Year Message
Our Relationship to the passing of time We have just celebrated the beginning of another New Year and no doubt we reflected on the year which has passed with all its joys and trials. We mark in our diaries, the passage of time and many of us will have noted our calendars, setting out our plansContinue reading “A New Year Message”
Workplace Chaplaincy
Workplace chaplaincy Work is a place to use our talents and skills, and for our ministry – be that paid employment, voluntary work or in the home. It is how things get done, how we sustain our lives and one of the ways in which we affirm ourselves and socialise. From church-founded universities, pastoral supportContinue reading “Workplace Chaplaincy”
Looking Deeper
Have you seen the animated children’s film Antz? It’s a 1998 release with the tagline ‘See the whole world from a different perspective, which I watched with my younger son. I don’t remember a great deal about the story, but have an abiding memory of the closing shot, which draws out from the scene ofContinue reading “Looking Deeper”
Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10
Recently, our chaplaincy team, spent a rare and precious ‘Quiet Day’ at House, Little Gidding, a retreat centre based deep in Cambridgeshire countryside. We all came,seeking peace and God’s presence, away from the demands of work and an opportunity to spend time alone in stillness and time together. We were blessed by a day of gloriousContinue reading “Be Still and Know that I am God. Psalm 46:10”
No-one is an Island
By Alastair Reid As I write, looking out over a valley in the Ardnamurchan Peninsula and watching the many species of birds on the bird table just outside, (as you will have surmised, I’m on holiday), I’m astonished to see I have a much better mobile phone signal than I do at home in Cambridgeshire. Continue reading “No-one is an Island”
Suicide – A Concern by Paul Hills
Sometimes numbers can be very disturbing. Consider these……..“There were 6,069 suicides registered in England and Wales (11.4 deaths per 100,000 people) in 2023; this is an increase compared with 2022 (10.7 deaths per 100,000, or 5,642 deaths) and the highest rate seen since 1999.The suicide rate for males in England and Wales increased to 17.4Continue reading “Suicide – A Concern by Paul Hills”
The Importance of Listening by Rev’d Paula Spalding
The phrase ‘the importance of listening’ in the information about the recent Open Afternoon offered by the Margaret Beaufort Institute, brought to mind a conversation about lighter mornings and increasing amounts of sunshine now bringing early birdsong into consciousness as we wake: green finch, great tit, robin, and others. Now, I can identify the distinctiveContinue reading “The Importance of Listening by Rev’d Paula Spalding”
Cambridgeshire Workplace Chaplaincy
As trustees we have been thinking through our plans for 2025 and we’d like to share these thoughts with you all and invite you to give us some feedback from your needs and direct experience: What we aim to do: CWC works to promote the concept of workplace chaplaincy and support the chaplains who offerContinue reading “Cambridgeshire Workplace Chaplaincy”
Chaplaincy and Community
The communities we engage with, or engage with us are varied. Some are institutional, some controlling, others are ones we create and then there are ones in which we are members, be these formal, family, social. Whichever, they form important parts of our lives. It could be argued that the more we are engaged with,Continue reading “Chaplaincy and Community”