Over the past eight years Margaret Corrie has become a familiar figure in Camelon as she carried out her work as the Deaconess at St John's Church and now in the newly constituted Camelon Parish Church. Margaret is originally from Kilmarnock and worked in various jobs before in 1986 going for two years to St Colm's College in Edinburgh to train as a deaconess. Margaret had been actively involved in her local church, St Ninian's Bellfield, for a few years before going to St Colm's.

Margaret's first appointment in 1988 was at Priesthill & Nitshill Parish Church in Glasgow where she remained for two years. Margaret then moved on to work in East Kilbride at Claremont Parish Church, remaining there until she moved to work at Camelon St John's in November 1998.

Although Margaret's work also involves the many aspects of church life and ministry pastoral care has been the emphasis of Margaret's work in all the parishes that she has worked in.  As far as the union is concerned she looks forward to the challenge and to meeting and working with a new group of people. One thing is for certain, the coming year will be a busy one!