John Foster.
Born 27.05.1915.
Ordained for the Archdiocese of Westminster 06.06.1939.
Worked in various parishes until 1945.
National Chaplain, Young Christian Workers Movement 1945-1949.
Parish Priest, New Town, Hemel Hempstead, 1949-1957.
Resigned from parish to study human relations and worked for Richmond Fellowship, rehabilitation of young alcoholics, drug addicts, schizophrenics, and for counselling at the Westminster Pastoral Foundation.
Published various articles in The Tablet, Catholic Herald, New Blackfriars, The Way, Clergy Review, Renew.
Published Requiem for a Parish in 1965, Living the Virtues in 1972, REV in 1973, The Silence of God in 1985.
Diplomas: human relations, counselling.
In his later life he was particularly interested in molecular biology.
Died 09.09.2003.
