St Joseph's Catholic Church, Kilmarnock - Archive

21/02/2026

The weekly Newsletter for Sunday 22nd February 2026.

17/02/2026

18th February 2026 is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent, and a day of fasting and abstinence. You are welcome at the Masses in Kilmarnock to receive you ashes and begin the journey of conversion of heart towards Easter.

08/12/2025

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07/12/2025

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06/12/2025

The weekly Newsletter for Sunday 7th December 2025.

01/12/2025

Young people from across our Diocese had a fantastic weekend with Diocese of Galloway Youth on their Advent Youth Retreat - read more about it and see photos from it below!

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01/12/2025

The weekly Newsletter for Sunday 30th November 2025.

25/11/2025

There is no Community Café today due as Caledonian Windows continue work in the hall to replace the windows. The Café will resume as normal on Tuesday 2nd December at 11.00 am.

22/11/2025

The weekly Newsletter for Sunday 23rd November 2025.

17/11/2025

Fr John Kinsler, a retired priest of the Diocese, died earlier today. We pray for the repose of his soul and the comfort and consolation of all those who knew him.

Earlier today, Fr John Kinsler, a retired priest of the Diocese, died. We would ask that you please pray for repose of Fr John’s soul at this time and the comfort and consolation of all those who grieve.

16/11/2025

A new General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland will take up her post from February 2026.

The Bishops of Scotland welcome Luisa Campbell to the office of General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland from February 2026, when Fr. Gerry Maguiness completes his second term of office.

In parallel with her working career, Luisa has been actively involved in the life of the Church in Scotland at both parish and diocesan level in the areas of youth work, parish administration, liturgy, evangelisation, RCIA and finance.

Luisa retired early from work in 2020 to pursue her passion for voluntary work in the Catholic Church.

After gaining Master’s degrees in both Engineering and Business Administration, she worked for almost forty years in industry, ultimately as chief executive of a Scottish business which she led for over two decades. Her roles involved leadership, governance, strategy, commercial finance, mergers and acquisitions and organisational development.

During that time, she also acted as a trustee of several charities, served as a non-executive director and as trustee of a large pension scheme.

Luisa grew up in the diocese of Galloway and has lived in both the archdiocese of Glasgow and the diocese of Aberdeen. Her work has taken her to every diocese in Scotland.

She will be the first member of the lay faithful and first woman to take on the role of General Secretary.

Responding to her invitation from the bishops, Luisa said, ‘I look forward to serving the Bishops of Scotland in my new role as General Secretary, bringing together my experience in the Church and in the world of business.’

Bishop Keenan, President of the Bishops’ Conference said, ‘The bishops are delighted that Luisa has accepted this post and will continue the good work carried on by Fr. Gerry Maguiness over the past years. Luisa brings a wealth of experience both as a committed laywoman in the Church who has served our parishes and dioceses loyally over the years and who also has vast experience of life in the world and where she has made a fruitful contribution. We look forward to working with her in the service of the Church in Scotland in the years ahead’.

The Bishops of Scotland would like to take the opportunity of commending and thanking Fr. Gerry Maguiness for his wise, effective and tireless stewardship of the General Secretariat over the past six years. We wish him similar blessings as he takes up the office of parish priest of St. Bride’s in Cambuslang.

Bishop John Keenan
President, Bishops’ Conference of Scotland.

15/11/2025

The weekly Newsletter for Sunday 16th November 2025.