Prayer for children sitting exams

Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day that you have given us. We thank you for the opportunities that will come our way today, especially this great chance to show how much we have learned as we take this exam. Keep our mind alert and our memory sharp. Calm …

The Season of Lent

Did you know that the word “Lent” which is the name of the liturgical season which began on Ash Wednesday and extends for forty days  (excluding Sundays) to Holy Saturday comes from an Old English word meaning “spring” – the time of the lengthening of days? Lent is a penitential …

Carbon Fast

Christians urged to take part in carbon fast during Lent   The chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN), the Bishop of Swaziland, Ellinah Wamukoya, is inviting people to take part in a “carbon fast” during Lent – to examine their daily actions and reflect on how they impact …

Global Wave of Prayer

Archbishop of Canterbury calls on Christians to join global wave of prayer The Archbishop of Canterbury is encouraging Christians of all denominations to join in with a ten day global prayer initiative “Thy Kingdom Come” from Ascension Day to Pentecost.   What began  last year as an invitation from the …

Beach Clean-Up

Cathedral Anglican Youth Fellowship Beach Clean-up 1 Report At International Coastal Clean-up Day last year, through the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), the Cathedral Anglican Youth Fellowship adopted the Old Harbour Bay Beach. We received a toolkit including garbage bags, gloves, hand sanitizer and mosquito repellent. Having adopted the beach, …

The Anglican (Easter 2017)

The Easter issue of The Anglican is now available and we hope you have obtained your copy. The lead article is by the Diocesan Bishop and it is on the Reality of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In keeping with the Easter theme, Elsie Aarons has an article on the …

USPG 2017 Lenten Study

LIVING AN AUTHENTIC LIFE: A FIVE-SESSION LENT STUDY COURSE EXPLORING DISCIPLESHIP WITH THE WORLD CHURCH. The USPG Lent study course for 2017 explores what it means to be a disciple of Christ by looking at the Bible and reading about the experiences of Christians around the world. You are encouraged …

Diocese Launches Clifton Boys’ Home Rebuilding Fund

In the wake of the fire that destroyed the Clifton Boys’ Home in Darliston, Westmoreland last Sunday, January 15, the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, which owns and operates the Home, has opened a Rebuilding Fund at the National Commercial Bank, Savanna-la-Mar Branch, 68 Great George Street. Donors …

Fire Destroys Clifton Boys’ Home

The Clifton Boy’s Home, in Westmoreland was destroyed by fire on Sunday, January 15. The cause of the fire which started just after 4 O’clock in the afternoon, is unknown. The 28 residents of the Home operated by the Diocese for some 52 years, are being housed in temporary accommodation …