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National Service Commemorating Windrush 75 (5/23/2023) - A National Service commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the departure of The Empire Windrush for Britain in 1948 will be held at the Kingston Parish Church, South Parade, on Wednesday, May 24 at 10.00 am. The Service at which the Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica and …
Synod Charge delivered by The Most Rev. Howard Gregory (4/11/2023) - 152nd Annual Synod of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands held in the St. James Parish Church, Montego Bay April 11, 2023 Theme: A Renewed Church for a Time of Critical Social Change Nehemiah 2:17-18 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies …
Service List for – JUNE 4 (4/1/2023) - IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT – USE GOOGLE CHROME TO WATCH BY COPYING THE LINKS AND PASTING THEM INTO THE GOOGLE CHROME BROWSER HOMILY WITH ARCHBISHOP GREGORY SEE BELOW LINKS TO PAGES & CHANNELS – Live links will be added after (Second/Third links are LIVE) Service Times …
Synod Preparations Gather Momentum (3/21/2023) - Preparations for the 152nd Diocesan Synod gather momentum this week with three Regional Pre-Synod Conferences, the first of which, for the Kingston Region, take place today (March 21) atSt. Luke’s Church, Cross Roads. Other Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 23 atSt. Gabriel’s Church, May Pen for the Mandeville …
House of Bishops – Communique (3/15/2023) - Communiqué The House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) meeting on Tuesday, March 7, and the Standing Committee of CPWI meeting on Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Cardiff Hotel, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, in the Diocese …
Retired Anglican Bishop Robert Thompson Dies (2/10/2023) - Bishop Thompson who retired in 2020 after 47 years as an ordained minister is remembered for the “single-minded passion” which he displayed for his lifelong pastoral vocation in the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. This culminated with his consecration in 2005 as Suffragan Bishop of Kingston – an …
The Forty-First Triennial Meeting of the Provincial Synod (12/23/2022) - THE CHURCH IN THE PROVINCE OF THE WEST INDIESChurch 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 Forty-First Triennial …
Archbishop’s Christmas Message (12/22/2022) - Power, Justice, and Peace Last Christmas, the minds of people across the world were still focused on the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, the major global concern is the invasion of Ukraine by the superpower, Russia, with its devastating consequences and suffering for the people of Ukraine, and for the global community …
International Teachers ‘ Day (10/5/2022) - On this International Teachers ‘ Day, The Diocese of Jamaica salutes our teachers past and present for your tremendous contributions to the growth and development of our schools.You have influenced our young people over many years to become stalwarts in their schools, communities, and nation.You have produced professionals, artisans, craftsmen, …
Ordination 2022 Announcement (6/29/2022) - Archbishop Howard Gregory has announced the Ordination ofCourtney Carridice, Monnecia Duncan, Bertram Gayle, and Kamar Prendergastto the Sacred Order of Priests and Javanie Byfield, Kerry Parchment Carr, Robert Green, and Carol Vaughnsto theHoly Order of Deacons on the Octave of the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul July 3, 2022, …
“Be a Barnabas” New Bishop of Kingston Charged (6/14/2022) - The Rt. Rev. Garth Minott, has been encouraged to adopt the characteristics of Barnabas, the Christian Saint, whose Feast Day was celebrated on Saturday, June 11, which coincided with Bishop Minott’s ordination and consecration as the seventh Suffragan Bishop of the See of Kingston. The challenge was extended by The …
Canon Garth Minott to be Consecrated as Bishop on June 11 (6/8/2022) - PRESS RELEASE The Rev. Canon Garth Minott, Deputy President and Warden of Anglican Students at the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) will be ordained and consecrated as the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Kingston on June 11, The Feast of St. Barnabas, at the Kingston Parish Church. The …