The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for February. Date Time Appointment 2nd 1200 Mass for Religious (St Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr) 3rd Meeting with Diocesan Secondary Head Teachers (Queen Margaret Academy, Ayr) 7th HCPT Scotland fundraising ball 10th Education Strategy Group meeting 15th 1600 Mass for the Sick (St Margaret’s Cathedral, Ayr) 22nd Ecumenical...
Dear Brothers and Sisters, As we celebrate the end of the Holy Year, I am aware that it also marks the end of my first full year as your bishop, and I am continually grateful for my ministry with you. Over that time, I have got to know you just a little bit more. And...
A Chilling Christmas for Freedom of Conscience in Scotland At Christmas, Christians across Scotland gathered around the crib to contemplate the life of a vulnerable child; God entering our world as a baby in need of care, protection and love. Christmas places fragile human life at the centre of everything. It is therefore unsettling that this season...
You can download a copy of the 2026 Diocesan Calendar, which includes the dates of Holy Days of Obligation, Religious Feast Days, and Diocesan Celebrations. We have made every effort to ensure it is accurate, but please follow us online or check your parish newsletter for the most up to date programme of Diocesan events....
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for January. Date Time Appointment 7th Mass and lunch with retired priests of the Diocese 9th Meeting with new Director of Education for South Ayrshire 11th Sunday Masses in the Parishes of St Matthew’s and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kilmarnock 17th-18th Weekend Masses in St Joseph’s,...
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for December. Date Time Appointment 2nd Visit to student teachers in Dumfries 4th Finance and Trustees Meeting 6th-7th Weekend Masses in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, and Newton Stewart 8th Talk on vocation to Dundee University Catholic Society 9th 5.00 pm Reception of Remains of Fr John Kinsler, RIP 9th...
This film about Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Second Vatican Council’s document on the Sacred Liturgy, is part of the Diocese of Galloway’s reflection for the Jubilee Year 2025. Each deanery in the diocese has taken one of the four major teaching documents from the Council and presented it for reflection and discussion. This film, along with...
The following appointments and public liturgies are noted for November. Date Time Appointment 1st-2nd Weekend Masses (St Winin’s, Kilwinning) 3rd-5th Meeting of Bishops’ Conference (Conforti Centre, Coatbridge) 8th National Safeguarding Conference (Glasgow) 8th Mass (St Winin’s, Kilwinning) 9th 11.00 am Remembrance Sunday Service (Auld Kirk, Ayr) 11th 11.00 am Remembrance Service (Ayr) 12th-13th Assembly of...
Bishop Frank has announced the following Clergy Changes in the Diocese: Fr Jim Hayes, currently Parish Priest of St Matthew’s, Kilmarnock and Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Kilmarnock, is to move and become Parish Priest of St Winin’s, Kilwinning. Fr Stephen McGrattan, currently Parish Priest of St Joseph’s, Kilmarnock becomes Parish Priest of St Joseph’s,...
