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PEOPLE
CAE CULTURE BOOK
“For me it’s probably given me
peace/confirmation in my mind
that there is a wider power steering
and supporting me and giving me
the strength to make the right
choices personally and wanting to
support others more too.“
“I am quite naïve around religion and wanted to be part of something that I lack
knowledge in. I know people who follow the Christian faith and take it very
seriously, I suppose I was intrigued to understand why and whether it would be
something I would like to try and do.”
In January a cross
section of people came
together from across
the business to attend
the Alpha Course
being run online at
lunchtimes.
Alpha is a series of weekly sessions
set up by Bob Pigott where we
explored the Christian faith in an
open-minded and welcoming
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environment. Across the group
there were representatives of many
different faiths including Muslim,
Hindu, Greek Orthodox, and people
who had no faith but were interested
in asking some of the ‘big’ questions
on life and purpose!
The group quickly found a safe
space, away from the pressures
of work to learn, talk, share ideas,
question previous assumptions and
support each other. Here are some of
the comments from those attending
the course:
Bob Pigott
“I feel calmer for some reason,
almost lighter mentally.”
“Alpha is very informative
and not pressured, it’s about
facts, experiences, people
and the journey you want to
take going forward.”
“Not only has the experience
been positive for me but
it’s also all about the group
as well, I feel closer to the
people attending, as you
are trusting them with some
very personal thoughts,
experiences and views and
they are sharing too.”
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