Provincial Synod Supports CCJ and Reparation for Slavery

The Church in the Province of the West Indies, CPWI, has expressed support for the establishment of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in its appellate jurisdiction. A resolution passed by clergy and lay representatives from the eight Dioceses located around the Caribbean at the just-concluded 39th Meeting of the …

THE 39TH MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD

THE 39TH MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL SYNOD OF THE CHURCH IN THE PROVINCE OF THE WEST INDIES THE COMMUNIQUÉ   WE the members of the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy and the House of Laity of the Church in the Province of the West Indies at the 39th …

CHILDREN ARE PERPETRATORS AND VICTIMS OF CRIME – Church Urged to Strengthen Parenting Programmes

A Panel Discussion in which Mrs. Diahann Gordon-Harrison, Children’s Advocate, was the main presenter was one of the highlights on the second day (Tuesday, April 8) of the recently-concluded Diocesan Synod. The focus was “Children, Crime, Corruption – A Case Study of Jamaica’s Adolescents.” The Children’s Advocate defined corruption as …

SERMON BY THE RT. REV. ROBERT THOMPSON

SUFFRAGAN BISHOP, KINGSTON AT THE SYNOD EUCHARIST, Thursday, April 24, 2014 Sermon text: Luke 24: 38-39, 46-48 “Jesus said to them, why are you frightened, and why do doubts arise in your hearts? Look at my hands and my feet; see that it is I myself. Touch me and see; …