NEW WARDEN OF READERS IN CASHEL, FERNS AND OSSORY
The Bishop of Cashel, Ferns and Ossory, the Right Reverend Adrian Wilkinson, has
announced the appointment of the Revd Helen Oxley as the new Warden of Readers
in succession to Dean Tom Gordon who has retired recently. Helen graduated from
Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Hebrew, Biblical and Theological Studies.
She trained initially as a Secondary teacher specializing in RE and History. She later
retrained as a primary teacher and is currently teaching principal in Kiltegan
National School, one of the diocesan schools. She completed her Master of Ministry
in Theology and was ordained for the Non-Stipendiary Ministry in 2011, beginning
her ministry in Dunleckney Union. She has since served in a variety of parishes in
the Diocese.
Helen happily remembers her time as both a parish and diocesan reader and is
looking forward to getting to know the current readers. 'I am really honoured to be
asked by the Bishop to take on the role of Warden of Readers. I deeply appreciate
the amount of time, energy, and commitment Readers put into their preparation
and conduct of services. We could not manage without them.
Bishop Wilkinson says ‘I am delighted that the Revd Helen Oxley has accepted my
invitation to be the next Warden of Readers in the Diocese. Before ordination Helen
was an active lay reader and so she has personal experience of this distinctive and
important ministry in the church. Apart from her academic qualifications, I know
that she will bring both commitment and enthusiasm to this role as she mentors
and supports all our Diocesan Readers.’