ALT The top left picture shows an Army Chaplain delivering a Remembrance Service overseas. Top right is two chaplains baptising someone in a river. Bottom left are seven chaplains stood side by side in Army uniforms. Bottom left is an Army chaplain stood on a flat bed vehicle delivering a Field Service.
Today we mark All Saints' Day & tomorrow All Souls' Day, remembering those who have gone before us.
Chaplains walk alongside service personnel supporting them through bereavements, helping to navigate difficult times, or simply being a trusted presence.
#CaringForTheArmysPeople
ALT A circle of lit tealight candles flicker against a black background. The text on the bottom left of the image reads All Saints' Day 1st November. The text on the right reads All Souls' Day 2nd November.
It is just under three weeks until we welcome Al Murray to the Guards' Chapel, London, as our speaker for the annual @ArmyChaplainMus lecture.
Date: 18 Nov
Time: 1830
Cost: £5
Buy your tickets now from Eventbrite
👉bit.ly/RACMlecture
This is the 12th episode in the series exploring leadership and character.
With the last three having focused on the Gospel writers Matthew, Mark and Luke, Padre Dietz now moves onto John.
🎧Tune in on @Spotify or @ApplePodcasts to the latest and previous episodes.
To mark Fiji’s 56th Independence Day, Padre Oluwasona, Chaplain to 1 Mercian, joined soldiers and families in celebration.
A day full of colour, joy and song, alongside prayers for families at home, far away and for all who serve.
#CaringForTheArmysPeople#fijian
ALT An Army Chaplain, wearing military terrain pattern uniform and a preaching scarf, stands behind a lectern which is draped with the Flag of Fiji. He is holding a microphone as he speaks at a Fiji Independence Day celebration.
Be part of the Invictus Games @Birmingham2027!
The Armed Forces community will be at the heart of the games next year and tickets are now on sale.
Join us in Birmingham: invictusgames.seetickets.com…
The changes ensure family circumstances are better reflected when future assignments are considered. If your family has caring responsibilities, additional needs, disabilities or health considerations, encourage your Service person to check their JPA record is up to date. 2/2
JPA now allows personnel to record multiple welfare considerations. AFF has long highlighted that Service families may have more than one, but JPA has only allowed a single consideration. We're pleased to see this feedback has been acted upon.
aff.org.uk/news/changes-to-j…
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Earlier this month, Padres Day and Wainwright, chaplains at DSEME Lyneham, led the memorial service at the REME Memorial Day, attended by The Duchess of Edinburgh.
The day also saw the dedication of a new REME memorial crafted by #REME metalsmiths.
@Nat_mem_arb
ALT A chaplain in white robes speaks from a lectern during an outdoor memorial service, with a soldier and regimental colours visible nearby.
ALT A chaplain wearing white robes stands at a lectern and delivers an address during an outdoor memorial service. Another chaplain is seated in the foreground.
Preparedness and resilience are at the heart of Exercise Cambrian Patrol, but they aren’t just military responsibilities.
Government, industry, academia, communities and citizens all have a part to play in making sure we’re ready for the challenges ahead.
Army chaplains support personnel through every stage of life. Recently, an Army family celebrated their daughter's #baptism surrounded by family, godparents and the worshipping community. Led by Padre Pritchard, the service was filled with joy, song and a special liturgy. 🙏
ALT A husband and wife with their young daughter are standing with a Army chaplain inside a church. In the background are wooden chairs, wooden ceiling beams and a Rifleman banner hanging from the ceiling.
The National Week of Prayer (10-18 Oct) brings Christians across the UK together in prayer.🙏
Alongside pastoral care and moral guidance, Army Chaplains provide spiritual support to our people wherever they serve, whenever needed.
#NationalWeekOfPrayer#CaringForTheArmysPeople
ALT A portable military field service kit sits on a black equipment case on a concrete floor. The kit includes a silver chalice and a small circular silver container for communion wafers on a white cloth, a container for communion wine and a wooden cross leaning against the case. Beside the case are a camouflage military helmet and webbing.
RAF Chaplains recently explored the challenge at their annual conference, held at Beckett House, with insights from AVM Giles Legood and author Bruce R. Johnson on the enduring legacy of C.S. Lewis.
Read more: ow.ly/Voh850ZVnWj@SPCKPublishing
ALT Speaker presenting a lecture titled 'Service Before Self' about C.S. Lewis's WWII service to an attentive audience in a conference room.
ALT Stacks of the book 'From Airmen to Aslan with C.S. Lewis' by Bruce Robinson displayed on a wooden table in a dimly lit room.
The Royal Army Chaplains’ Department and association members recently gathered at the @RBLgardens to mark the department’s 230th anniversary.
The commemorations included a Service of Thanksgiving and Act of Remembrance honouring chaplains who gave their lives in service.
ALT Five Army Chaplains wearing robes and preaching scarves stand together beside a memorial area while a bugler performs. A chaplain is standing at a lectern for the outdoor remembrance service on open grassland, separated by a path, with trees in the background.
ALT An Army chaplain speaks from a lectern during a service. Clergy and attendees are seated nearby. Two large carved wooden pillars are visible in the chapel, one with Colours displayed against it and a Cross on the wall beside it.
One of our chaplains joined around 20 personnel from The Light Dragoons to take on the Great North Run in support of the @PoppyLegion.
It was a great day, with the team raising vital funds for the Armed Forces Community.
#BritishLegion#DoingMinistryDifferently
ALT A group of people are gathered in front of a white gazebo. The back row are standing and the front row are kneeling on grass. They are all wearing blue and white running vests, dark shorts and and finisher medals.
Technical challenges could disrupt the BFPO Christmas post this year. Last posting to overseas locations is 30 October. Post soon to ensure gifts for personnel & families overseas arrive in time for Christmas.
Last posting for personnel on operations & HM ships is 17 November.
Suli, one of our Foreign & Commonwealth advisors, is delivering our monthly virtual brief between 7pm and 8pm UK time on Tuesday.
It will include a Q&A session covering all aspects of the immigration journey.
Ten Army Chaplains, including three moving from Reserve to Regular service, were commissioned at Beckett House during a joint service with four Royal Navy chaplains.🙏
Congratulations to them all as they take this next step in their vocational journey.
#DoingMinistryDifferently
ALT A group of chaplains stand together in two rows for a formal photograph inside the Armed Forces Chaplaincy Centre chapel following their commissioning service. The group are wearing chaplaincy robes with preaching scarves and stand on a red carpet in front of large windows and draped curtains. Daylight can been seen through the window.