News and reflection
Lent Series on BBC Local Radio
26th February 2024
In the season of Lent, BBC Local Radio has been running a Lent series based on Chaplaincies in Kent Surrey and Sussex. The series started on 18th February with our Kent Workplace Mission Coordinating Chaplain, Penny Culliford, talking about Retail Chaplaincy at Bluewater Shopping centre. The...
Advent Reflection - Roads
13th December 2023
"John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’” John 1:23 Whenever something new is being built, the first things to be constructed are the roads. The builders can then access the...
Kent Workplace Mission on Social Media
28th July 2023
Chaplaincy is, by nature a confidential service. We don’t shout about what we do. Instead we move quietly, listening, praying and supporting. That’s why a lot of people don’t know about Chaplaincy, unless they have received support from a Chaplain. In addition to our website, Kent...
Chaplaincy on the Frontline
19th June 2023
If you have ever wanted to know more about workplace Chaplaincy, or want to find out some of the history of faith in the factory, award winning radio presenter Alan Dein has produced a fascinating short programme for BBC Radio 4, ‘Faith in the factory floor, flock in a hard hat’. Starting...
A King is Crowned
9th May 2023
Last weekend, we celebrated the coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla. It was also the weekend of Christ the Worker. In one way, it’s annoying that the two events should coincide, but it is also appropriate that we think of the coronation of an earthly King in light of the King of...
Easter Message
6th April 2023
The United Kingdom will soon be crowning a new King. For many of us, the only monarch we have known is Queen Elizabeth II, and “the Coronation” holds associations of street parties, old newspapers and black and white film footage. King Charles will be crowned in Westminster Abbey on Saturday...
Bluewater Chaplain and KWM Coordinating Chaplain
9th January 2023
We are delighted to announce that Penny Culliford will be the new part-time Lead Chaplain at Bluewater Shopping Centre and part-time Coordinating Chaplain for Kent Workplace Mission. She will start on 1st April 2023. Background Penny has been a Chaplain at Thames Gateway YMCA since 2015,...
Sermon
27th July 2022
A sermon preached at Rochester Cathedral by Coordinating Chaplain Mark Ball Sunday 24 July 2022 ...
A Chaplaincy Christmas Reflection
28th December 2021
Coordinating Chaplain Mark Ball's Chaplaincy Christmas Reflection. ...
Archbishop at the Port of Dover
23rd December 2021
A photo of Port of Dover Lead Chaplain David Slater and the team welcoming the Archbishop of Canterbury on Thursday 23rd December. ...
