Advent JOY

Canticle 9 – Isaiah 12:2-6 The First Song of Isaiah    Ecce Deus Surely, it is God who saves me; *I will trust in him and not be afraid.For the Lord is my stronghold and my sure defense, *and he will be my Savior.Therefore you shall draw water with rejoicing *from the …

Advent – Peace

Benedictus – Luke 1: 68-79 ADVENT MESSAGE – Benedictus Reflection The theme for the 2nd week of Advent is ‘Peace’, a reminder that God’s peace is eternal and is grounded in His word, a peace that is to be found in the promise of Messiah Jesus Christ, and we must …

Advent – HOPE

Psalm 25:1-9 To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul;my God, I put my trust in you; *let me not be humiliated,nor let my enemies triumph over me. 2 Let none who look to you be put to shame; *let the treacherous be disappointed in their schemes… READ MORE ADVENT …

Advent Prayer

Lord as we come to another Advent season raise up again voices that will cry of the discontent, injustice, violence, corruption, in our cities of man hewn rocks in near array, and of our towns and communities where the nose of creatures is constantly interrupting our solitude.  Voices… that will …

What is ADVENT?

Greetings Saints and friends Welcome to the season of Advent and our Advent Bible Moment series. What is Advent?  The word Advent is derived from the Latin Adventus, which means ‘coming’ and the Latin word  Adventus is a translation of the Greek word Parousia which means second coming.  The Advent …

Conquering by forgiveness

Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength and honour and glory and praise – Revelation 5 :12 Take a Moment to Ponder William Blake’s immortal words – The Glory of Christianity is to conquer the world by forgiveness is the essence …

God Promises Restoration

Jeremiah 29:4-14 This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: 5 “Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat what they produce. 6 Marry and have sons and daughters; find wives for your sons and give your daughters in marriage, so that they …

Re-building Hope and Confidence

Jesus said to him, “What do you want me to do for you?” The blind man said to him, “My teacher, let me see again. Mark 10:51 Take a Moment to Ponder Our text comes from the story of Bartimeus.  There is Bartimaeus, a blind beggar wanting desperately a first-hand …

New Board for Clifton Boys’ Home

The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, has announced the appointment of a new Board of Management for the Clifton Boys’ Home in Darliston, Westmoreland. The new Board will be chaired by Mr. Vincent Guthrie, a retired educator. In …

HOPE – Built on Christ, the Solid Rock!

Bible Reading: Romans 15:4 -6, 13 4 For everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through the endurance taught in the Scriptures and the encouragement they provide we might have hope. 5 May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you the same attitude of …