Nearer to home, and another member of the St Oswald’s family, is the parish
of that name in Maybole, Ayrshire where The Rev Jim Geen is Priest-in-
Charge.
Jim joined St Oswald’s as Pastoral
Visitor in August 2016 before
becoming Priest-in-Charge in June
2017. If you would like to speak to
Jim you can find him at most of our
services or follow the link to
his contact details.
Jim is also the Chaplain to the
Maybole Branch of the Royal British
Legion.
Jim’s Background
Jim was ordained in 1979 and
served 11 years in various parishes before joining the prison service as a
chaplain, working in local prisons, Young Offender Institutions and high-
security prisons.
He left the English prison service to work in HMP Kilmarnock, initially as
chaplain and then becoming Assistant Director responsible for regimes and
diversity.
In 2009 he transferred to London, working at Colnbrook Immigration
Removal Centre as Assistant Contract Manager for regimes and equality,
retiring in 2014.
Jim: “My work brought me
into contact with chaplains
of most of the world faiths,
which was enriching and
challenging as we sought
a team-based approach to
a multi-faith population of
staff and inmates.
“Leading on Equality
brought an understanding
of humanity in all its
richness, regardless of
race, colour, sexuality, age
or ability.
“My prayer is that I can bring some of this experience and richness to my
role as priest and as a member of the St Oswald’s family.”
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