Pioneer Woman Bishop to Address Ordained Women’s Banquet

The Rt. Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of Swaziland and the first Anglican female Bishop in Africa, will be the Guest Speaker at a Celebratory Banquet to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women as Deacons and Priests in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.  The Banquet …

Visioning Prayer

Visioning Prayer  Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, and by whose grace we have been called into a goodly fellowship of faith: Send down upon our bishops, other clergy, and all your faithful people an outpouring of your Holy Spirit for the renewal and …

OCTOBER 5

Churches named for St. Francis in:  GlendevonHiattsfield Justin Nembhard, Horace MellishRichard Tucker, Perline Smalling
St. Faith’s Church  Faith’s Claudette Johnson

CLERGY AND CONGREGATIONS URGED TO HELP CURB “CHIK-V”

Clergy and congregations across the Diocese, as well as persons of goodwill, are being urged to take steps to rid their communities of the breeding places for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is spreading the Chikungunya disease now affecting Jamaica. The appeal was made by the Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, …

SEPTEMBER 28

Pray for St. Matthew’s churches in: Allman Town             Whitson Williams Aenon Town               Vacant Boscobel                    Ransford Taylor-Younge, Ivan Ferguson Catadupa                     Don Lewis, Cleve Llewlyn, Melvin Newsome Claremont                  Icilda McDonald Jack’s Hill                  Michael Allen, Byron Allen, Seymour Blackwood, Veront  Satchell Jackson Town            Alwyn Hall, Errol Dyer Mount Herman          Sedley Gooden Mt. Moorland            Collin Reid, Beverley Poinsett Orange Grove            Milton Russell, Beulah Rowe Santa …

SEPTEMBER 21

St. Cyprian’s churches in: August Town              Franklyn Jackson, Ralston Smith. Highgate                     Patrick Joseph, Seymour Hutchinson, Rita White   Holy Cross Mission Mt. Salem                    Andrew Reid, Melvorn Stewart     Director of the Hillcrest Retreat Centre – Rev. Khaliah Kinkead Diocesan Training Officer – Rev. Canon Georgia Jervis. Director of Schools – Mrs. Gloria …

SEPTEMBER 14

Pray for Anglican Chaplains – Stephanie Warner, Alvin Stone, Edward Jennings, Norma Thompson, Melvin Carey, Denston Smalling, Patricia Johnson, Melvorn Stewart, Leslie HooSang, Carlton Tulloch and all Volunteer Chaplains.

SEPTEMBER 7

Church of Reconciliation, Portmore                     Robert McLean, Miranda Sutherland, Molly Walton   Pray for School Principals, staff and students of Anglican Secondary and Preparatory Schools Pray for Bishops of the Province who are, during this week, attending a Retreat in Florida.

First Diocesan Music Camp A Big Success

“I am taken aback by the quality of presentations we have achieved in two weeks,” the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, stated following an afternoon of exciting and entertaining performances by youngsters who participated in the Diocese’s first Summer Music Camp. “Many parents …

Gearing Up For Cathedral Sunday – November 23

A Choir Festival, historic exhibition, guided tours of the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town and a Festal Evensong are some of the features being planned for the annual Cathedral Sunday pilgrimage scheduled for November 23, 2014. This year’s pilgrimage is one of the activities being organised …

Church of England says yes to women bishops

By ACNS staff. Reference: http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2014/07/church-of-england-says-yes-to-women-bishops.aspx Women can now become bishops following an historic vote by the Church of England’s General Synod today. Following a day of debate at the General Synod meeting in York on the issue of women in the episcopate, at least two thirds majority of each house – laity, …

Justice Zaila McCalla Is New Chancellor

The Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla, Chief Justice of Jamaica, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. She succeeds the Hon. Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, former Chief Justice, who demitted office earlier this year after serving for 18 years. Mrs. Justice McCalla’s appointment, …