The Revd Sister Diana CHN writes:
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In those early days, when sisters often gave up their baptismal
name, along with everything else, she was known "in religion", for
some obscure reason, as Gillian (pronounced with a hard G). She had
worked in the civil service during the war years, and came with
many gifts and qualities.
More than 64 years of prayer and ministry took her to many
places: our branch houses in Birmingham, Brighton, Wellingborough,
Chester, Torquay, Cardiff, West Malvern, Newcastle, Nottingham,
Peterborough, Keswick, and Oakham; to Newcastle University as
chaplain, and briefly to Lesotho. She was involved in many parish
missions over the years.
There were other times when Judith was based at the Convent,
initially in Malvern, and later in Derby, serving the community as
housekeeper, choirmistress, infirm-arian, assistant superior, and
bursar - brilliantly overseeing our move from Malvern to Oakwood,
Derby (1988-90). Finally, aged 87, she became pastoral sister to
the frail and elderly members of the community, many younger than
she was.
Judith was indeed multi-skilled and multi-talented; she had
energy, strong opinions, and political clout (some of us thought
she should have been a politician), and a true sense of fairness
and justice. She was loyal, and totally committed to the job in
hand. Her wisdom and integrity, her kindness, gentleness and
on-going encouragement endeared her to us - and we will miss her
immensely.
May she rest in peace and rise in glory.