A remarkable year, or on being mistaken for a cello case
By Sr Ann Catherine Swailes
(Sr Ann Catherine works at the University Chaplaincy in Cambridge, and since January has been acting chaplain. This speech was given at the Fisher Dinner, an annual event for members and alumni of Fisher House.)
Fisher Dinner Reflection 2022
As Henry VIII used to say to his wives – I promise I won’t keep you long. But it’s traditional for the chaplain to say a few words at this point in proceedings, and also traditional for the chaplain’s speech at the Fisher Dinner to constitute something of a review of the life of the chaplaincy since the last such occasion, and, as your soon to be Acting Chaplain Emerita, I’m delighted – if somewhat trepidatious – to be sharing in this venerable tradition at the conclusion of what has been, by any standards, a remarkable year in the life of our community.
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