[Lady Margaret Hall] is delighted to announce the appointment of our new Chaplain, the Revd Andrew Foreshew-Cain.
Andrew was ordained nearly 30 years ago and most recently was Vicar of St Mary with All Souls, Kilburn and St James, West Hampstead. He will join the College in September.
He lived in Oxford from 1994-98 whilst Domestic Chaplain to the then Bishop of Oxford, the Rt Revd Richard Harries, now Lord Harries of Pentegrath.
Andrew said: “I am excited about starting work at LMH alongside a leadership team who are inspirational in their commitment to equality and diversity and the highest standards. It will be wonderful to continue my priestly ministry sharing in the welfare and care of the students and staff of the community and I am looking forward to getting to know Oxford again, working alongside the other College Chaplains and renewing my contacts within the Diocese of Oxford.”
He is married to Stephen Foreshew-Cain, who works as a Chief Operating Officer for an international technology consultancy.
Alan Rusbridger, Principal of LMH, said: “We’re delighted to welcome Andrew back to LMH. During the term he spent at the college as sabbatical cover he won many friends with his energy, commitment and empathy. He will be a marvellous Chaplain in succession to Allan Doig, who has served us with such dedication over many years.”
The delight in these kinds of appointments is now the order of the day — it seems. I do not know whether to say this is prophetic, discerning or even realistic: the true delight for the Anglican Communion will come on the day when Lambeth Palace announces UK’s married gay Bishop or Bishopess the Archbishop of Canterbury.
By the way, does anyone know whether the Anglicans have a Saint Malachy (who, in the 12th century AD, had allegedly made the prophesy of the future 112 Popes? If there’s such an Anglican seer, I would love to decipher his prophecies to get an idea where we are heading in terms of the Communion’s leadership.
The delight is only for those who have abandoned godly living and standards, seeking friendship with the world. I entirely agree with you.
Sadly this is as you suggest the norm.
Faithful, godly anglicans need to get together and get out. I had hoped Peter Sanlon’s move might have been a catalyst for a bigger movement, but until the FiF and Reform bishop(s) get behind this then I don’t see much happening.
The problem is that they seem to think we really can mutually flourish. We can’t.