Social Media in the Church

The Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands can now be reached and followed through Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.  This Social Media focus is to get more persons communicating and sharing with the Diocese through these platforms. So with the assistance of a grant – 3 workshops were held free of …

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or …

deCarteret College – Fund Raising Project

deCarteret College will be 100 years in 2019, but the celebration begins now!  JACOB’S LADDER FUNDRAISING PROJECT For many of us, especially those who were boarders from the 1960s onward, traversing the seemingly endless Jacob’s Ladder daily was an experience we will never forget. For others, it was an alternate …

VBS

It’s Vacation Bible School time again!!!   I know you are gearing up for the next leg of the Sunday school journey with Vacation Bible School (VBS) this summer. Vacation Bible School (VBS) remains the major outreach ministry of the Sunday School in which churches/congregations provide space and resources geared …

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or …

Samuel Felsted Concert Series 2017

Music Unites Jamaica Foundation (MUJF), in collaboration with the German Embassy of Kingston is presenting a series of three free concerts with the highlight once again on the work of Jamaica’s first documented composer, Samuel Felsted (1743 – 1802).  These concerts will feature the German Organist Gabriele Schenkel with Kimiela Isaacs …

Cathedral Prayer Breakfast

Memorable Quotes from the Guest Speaker – The Hon. Barbara Gloudon, O.J. O.D. Having a Church on every corner doesn’t mean we have God.   We have to start working on the children if we want to turn this country around.   Talking about things will not get things done …

Annual Chrism Mass – Kingston Region

Venue: The Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town, St. Catherine Celebrant: The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands Preacher:The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson Suffragan Bishop of Kingston Note: Clergy are reminded that they should be vested in their white Stoles for concelebration

Countdown to Visioning Song Competition Deadline

The countdown for the submission of entries in the Diocesan Visioning Song Competition gathers momentum days away from the September 30 deadline. The Song Competition, which was announced by the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Ret. Rev. Howard Gregory, during the Summer holidays, is aimed at supporting …