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RE: Buddhist Healthcare Chaplaincy and SACRE activities



Just a short note to remind everyone that on Sun 24th Feb 2008 an important BUDDHIST HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY (BHCG) event/workshop will be held at the Buddhist Society, organized by the BHCG and the Buddhist Forum for the South East.

See the attached document for details.



Also some background documents on the BHCG activities can be downloaded from the Buddhist Society web site, if you haven't seen them already :

http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/pdf/CHAPnhs_groupBckgnd.pdf

http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/pdf/CHAPnhs_accreditProp.pdf



The B.S. Chaplaincy page can be found at the following address : http://www.thebuddhistsociety.org/events/index.html



The event will be held at 58 Eccleston Square SW1V 1PH and it will start at 11:00 am sharp.

The Society can provide hot drinks, but there are no cooking facilities on the premises, so please bring in your own sandwiches.

On request, a cold buffet/pack-lunch will be provided for any member of the Ven. Sangha who might require it; but please do let me know in advance.



If you are interested in finding out more, or if you already have some experience of this work, you are warmly invited to attend.

If you do already, or intend to operate as a NHS Hospitals Chaplain, please fill in the attached form, and send it back to Keith Munnings, as soon as possible; also let me know.



If you have been following the activities of the Buddhist Forum for the South East (BFSE), then you will be pleased to know that in the course of the day there will be the opportunity to catch up on a number of other issues, including S.A.C.R.E and Religious Education, how we could involve University Student groups, support for the HMS Forces Chaplaincy, production of Buddhist educational material for a variety of situations and people, etc.



A date and a venue in central London for the next BFSE meeting will also be decided then.



We are looking forwards to seeing as many of you as possible



With kind regards



Mariano Marcigaglia (Buddhist Forum for the South East, Buddhist Society, NBO)

mmarcigaglia@gmail.com

If you want to speak to me over the phone :

020 72520804 (home, Tue-Thu after 19:30 and weekends, or after 21:00)

07703 519478 (mobile)



Keith Munnings, keith@eskola.co.uk,



PS. If you prefer not to receive such notices in future, please do accept my personal apologies and just let me know, by replying to this memo.


BUDDHIST HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY MEETING (BHCG)





WORKSHOP

Learning more about

Buddhist Hospital Chaplaincy

held at

The Buddhist Society

58, Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1PH
tel: 020 7834 5858 website:www.thebuddhistsociety.org

on

Sunday 24th February 2008



If you are interested in finding out more, or if you already have some experience of this work, you are warmly invited to attend.



Programme:

11.00 am – 1.00 pm A presentation and introduction to the work of BCHG; an overview of its aims; the progress it has made in recent years in developing Buddhist Chaplaincy; its relationship with the NHS; becoming an endorsing body; training and accrediting individual Buddhist chaplains

1.00 – 2.00 pm Lunch – please bring food to share

2.00 – 4.00 pm The first training session for those interested in pursuing Hospital Chaplaincy further.



Hospital placements:

BHCG knows of some Hospitals in the south-east who are keen to be able to add a Buddhist to their multi-faith chaplaincy teams.



If you have already attended an introductory session or have some prior experience then we urge you to complete the attached Application Form and please return it by post to: 105 Middleton Hall Road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B30 1AG

or by e-mail to keith@eskola.co.uk



The details will be used to help try to match you up with a hospital near you at which you could work as a volunteer part-time Buddhist Chaplain and gain some NHS training.

Keith Munnings, Chairman, BHCG

BUDDHIST HEALTHCARE CHAPLAINCY GROUP (BHCG)

HOSPITAL PLACEMENTAPPLICATION FORM



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