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Sermon preached at the funeral for the late Canon Ernle Gordon (12/10/2020)- St. Andrew Parish Church, Half-Way-TreeDecember 8, 2020. My sisters and brothers in Christ, I would like to use this opportunity to express publicly condolences to the members of the family of our late brother, Canon Ernle Patrick, his wife Juliet, his children, Sherryl and Richard, his siblings, members of the …
Cathedral Sunday – Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Jamaica (11/23/2020)- Theme: “Assessing the Past, Contemplating the Present, Strategizing for the Future” It has become the tradition of recent years that, on the afternoon of the last Sunday in the Church’s liturgical year celebrated as the Feast of Christ the King, that this cathedral be filled with children from Anglican Schools, …
Final Sermon as Bishop of Kingston. (8/9/2020)- SERMON BY THE RT. REV. ROBERT THOMPSONAS BISHOP OF KINGSTON PENTECOST 9 AT THE KINGSTON PARISH CHURCHSUNDAY, AUGUST 2, 2020 SERMON TEXT: Matthew 14:16 Gracious Creator, the world is full of an abundance of what we need to live. And, in Jesus Christ, you have given us bread for our …
“Emancipendence” Sermon – Archbishop Gregory (8/9/2020)- SERMON BY THE MOST REV. HOWARD GREGORY ARCHBISHOP OF THE WEST INDIES & BISHOP OF JAMAICA & THE CAYMAN ISLANDS AT THE ST. ANDREW PARISH CHURCHEMANCIPENDENCE – AUGUST 2, 2020 Let us pray. Lord, you have promised to meet those who seek your face. Come now and reveal your presence …
Pentecost message – Bishop R. Thompson (6/5/2020)-
SERMON BY THE RT. REV. ROBERT THOMPSON AT THE EUCHARIST FOR THE 325TH ANNIVERSARY OF KINGSTON PARISH CHURCH – JANUARY 5, 2020 (1/11/2020)- EPIPHANY 2020 “And the wise men came to Jerusalem asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2 Today we pause to give God thanks for the over 300 years of continuous …
SERMON BY THE RT. REV. ROBERT THOMPSON AT THE MASS OF THE RESURRECTION FOR THE RT. REV ALFRED CHARLES REID RETIRED BISHOP OF JAMAICA & THE CAYMAN ISLANDS (12/17/2019)- December 16, 2019Sermon Text: John 21:18 “Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go where you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will fasten a belt around you and take …
Sermon preached on the occasion of the Recognition Service to mark my Election as the 13th Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies, in the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega, on October 10, 2019. (10/13/2019)- Let us pray. Almighty God, in every age you have called out men and women to be your faithful servants. We believe you have now called us to join that great company who seek to follow you. Grant unto us today and always a clear vision of your call and …
- ECUMENICAL SERVICE OF THANKSGIVING EDWARD PHILLIP GEORGE SEAGA, ON, PC (6/25/2019)- Sermon Text: Revelation 21.1 “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away’. Given the tumult within Jamaican politics beginning in the mid-sixties and continuing for the next three decades, it is easy to forget the scholarly and …
Sermon Preached by Rev. Louis Hurst – at Derrick’s Funeral (4/6/2019)- Father Louis Hurst preach a thoughtful sermon at the funeral service of a young man who the church adopted after his mother, a street vendor, died. His home situation was further compounded when fire destroyed all his belongings. I was personally moved by the genuine care demonstrated by the congregation. …
SERMON AT 25TH ANNIVERSARY EUCHARIST WOMEN IN ORDAINED MINISTRY (2/22/2019)- Preacher: Sister Norma Thompson, Church Army EvangelistSpanish Town Cathedral, February 17, 2019 EMPOWERED BY GOD TO SERVE Let us pray: Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, to reach out and touch Him, and say that we love Him. Open our ears Lord, and help us to listen. …
- SERMON DELIVERED BY THE REV. CANON GEORGIA JERVIS AT THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY SERVICE FOR WOMEN IN ORDAINED MINISTRY AT THE CHURCH OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD CONSTANT SPRING Wednesday, February 6, 2019 (2/13/2019)- Gracious God, grant me Hannah’s courage, Esther’s boldness and a surrendered heart like Mary’s that I may speak that which You have placed on my heart, to the glory of your great name…Amen. My sisters and brothers, it is a humbling challenge for me to assume this role and task …