Sermon delivered by the Venerable Winston M. Thomas Archdeacon and Administrator of the Mandeville Region on the Fourth Day of the 145th Synod of the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands Friday, April 10, 2015

St. John 21:6 & 7 Jesus said to them “Cast your nets on the right side of the ship and you shall find.” and “Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter “It is the Lord.” Over the years, the scientific minds of human beings have searched for logical …

Sermon delivered by the Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson Suffragan Bishop of Kingston and Chairman of The Jamaica Church Missionary Society, On the Third Day of the 145th Synod Of the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands Thursday, April 9, 2015

SERMON text: Luke 24: 46-49 “Thus it is written, that the Messiah is to suffer and to rise from the dead on the third day, and that repentance and forgiveness of sins is to be proclaimed in his name to all nations beginning from Jerusalem.  You are witnesses of these …

Synod Charge delivered by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, at the Opening Service of the 145th Synod of the Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (Anglican), held in the St. James’ Parish Church, on Tuesday April 7, 2015

Theme: Singing the Lord’s Song in a Strange Land Jeremiah 29:1, 4-14 (Other readings: Psalm 62:1-9; Luke 22- Jesus predicts Simon’s denial or Luke 24:36-49, Acts 1:1-5 – waiting for the baptism with the Holy Spirit) These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem …

House Purchased for Longville Park Mission

Miss Judith Thompson, Manager of the National Housing Trust’s May Pen Branch, presents the keys to the Longville Park house to Bishop Howard Gregory, while a thankful Bishop Thompson observes. The Jamaica Church Missionary Society (JCMS) has purchased a two-bedroom house in Phase 3 of the Longville Park community in …

Church of England Consecrates First Female Bishop

The Rt. Rev. Libby Lane was consecrated as the first female bishop in the Church of England in a packed service at York Minster today (January 26) attended by more than 100 bishops from the Church of England and women bishops from across the Anglican Communion. In a statement shortly after being …

Planning Begins for 39th CPWI Synod

The first meeting of the Design Group charged with developing plans for the 39th Triennial Synod of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) will take place in Kingston this week under the Chairmanship of the Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. The two-day meeting …