Resurrection Message

From The Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory   The resurrection of Jesus Christ which Christians celebrate at Easter has always baffled human minds.  It should not surprise us then that around this time each year there is, among non-believers, some sensational publication or television presentations which have as their goal some kind of argument …

National Council of the AYF

Executive Body for 2016-17   President – Ms. Phillipa Williams (Church of St. George; East Street) Vice-President – Mr. Dominic Cobran (Church of St. Margaret; Liguanea) Secretary – Ms. Kedisha Clarke (Church of St. Peter; Falmouth) Treasurer – Ms. Ashleigh Johnson (St. Andrew Parish Church) Assistant Sec/Treas – Mr. Ottieno …

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

South African Archbishop Calls for Renewed Vision

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Thabo Makgoba, has called for South Africans to stop chanting “this must fall” and, instead, work together to “create a deafening chorus of what must rise.” Archbishop Makgoba, the primate of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa, made his remarks at the opening of a …

Annual Synod Returns to Montego Bay

More than 250 Clergy and Lay Representatives from across the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (Anglican) will meet in Montego Bay, for the second consecutive year, for the 146th Synod of the Church from Tuesday, March 29 to Friday, April 1. The four-day meeting under the theme “The …

Historic Church for 146th Synod Service

The St James Parish Church, venue for the Opening Service of this year’s 146th Diocesan Synod, is one of the most historic churches in Jamaica, dating back to May 6, 1775 when its foundation stone was laid.  It apparently replaced an older church, as the Baptismal Registers include entries from …