The Opening of the 150th Annual Synod of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands held in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Bishop’s Lodge on Tuesday, April 6, 2021 As announced, the theme for our Synod this year, “God’s Church for God’s World,” and our Reflection for this …
Fellow Sojourners, 05 April 2021 Before we go… The Lord is Risen! He is risen! Alleluia! The Lord is risen indeed, and, by His death and resurrection, we have moved from darkness into the light, and from sin and shame into a new freedom with life in Him. As a …
Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 16 Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 9 Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 2 Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 25 Third Sunday of Easter – April 18 Second Sunday of Easter – April 11 Archbishop Howard Gregory – Homily – Easter Sunday …
Easter Sunday, Year B 4 April 2021 Reading:John 20: 1- 18 Scripture: “…I have seen the Lord…”(John 20:18) Reflection: The Easter story, for the foundational members of the Christian community, begins in darkness and despair that initially turn them away from the place of victory over death “… for as …
Theme: God of New Futures Theologian Walter Brueggemann in reflecting on Easter offers a reflection on the resurrection as another manifestation of our God as the God of new futures in face of the old order in this way: The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate energizing for the new …
Holy Saturday, Year B 3 April 2021 Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-9, John 19:38 – 42 Reading: “He has besieged and enveloped me with bitterness and tribulation; he has made me sit in darkness like the dead of long ago.” (Lamentations 3:5-6) Reflection:In pre-pandemic times, today would be characterized by our joyful …
Good Friday, Year B 2 April 2021 Scripture: John 18:1-19:42 Reading:“ They took the body of Jesus and wrapped it with the spices in linen cloths, according to the burial custom of the Jews.”(John 18:40) Reflection:Each year on Good Friday, the Gospel reading repeats John’s lengthy description of the trumped-up religious-political …
Reading: John 13:1-17, 31-35 Scripture: Peter said to him, “You will never wash my feet.” Jesus answered, “Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.” (John 13:8) Reflection: The journey of Lent ends today, and we now move to absorb and celebrate the events of the Three Great …
