{"id":835,"date":"2026-01-09T10:20:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T10:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/?p=835"},"modified":"2026-01-19T20:46:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T20:46:20","slug":"whatsapp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/?p=835","title":{"rendered":"WhatsApp Parish Channel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Unpredictable events, such as challenging weather or difficult road conditions, can arise unexpectedly. I recommend subscribing to the parish WhatsApp channel if you use the app. It is a one-way communication tool designed for short-notice, last-minute announcements, and your identity will remain anonymous.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>If you have already subscribed, you might need to check whether it&#8217;s muted (the default setting when subscribing). If so, you will not be notified when a message is published. Follow these four steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Launch WhatsApp on your device<\/li>\n<li>Tap the <strong>Updates<\/strong> icon to open the list of channels<\/li>\n<li>Tap the channel you want to check<\/li>\n<li>If the <strong>Bell<\/strong> icon is crossed out, tap it to unmute the channel<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>See the screenshots below; WhatsApp might look slightly different on your device, but the process is identical.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-835 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01-142x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01-484x1024.jpg 484w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01-768x1625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01-726x1536.jpg 726w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01-968x2048.jpg 968w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/01.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02-142x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02-484x1024.jpg 484w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02-768x1625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02-726x1536.jpg 726w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02-968x2048.jpg 968w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/02.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-142x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-142x300.jpg 142w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-484x1024.jpg 484w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-768x1625.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-726x1536.jpg 726w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03-968x2048.jpg 968w, https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/03.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 142px) 100vw, 142px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Va9PfN55q08TLVXRly0T\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1951 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/westhill.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/whatsapp.webp\" alt=\"Subscribe to WhatsApp Parish Channel\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Unpredictable events, such as challenging weather or difficult road conditions, can arise unexpectedly. I recommend subscribing to the parish WhatsApp channel if you use the app. It is a one-way communication tool designed for short-notice, last-minute announcements, and your identity will remain anonymous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":203,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-835","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/telephone-3594206_1280.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-27 11:30:18","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=835"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1484,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/835\/revisions\/1484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=835"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=835"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inverurie.rcda.scot\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}