ENOS NUTTALL: Spiritual Leader and More

  The centenary of the death of Archbishop Enos Nuttall is an opportune time to celebrate his life and his contribution, not only to the Anglican Church in Jamaica and in the wider Province of the West Indies, but to the country as a whole.   H. G deLisser, the influential …

BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVES ON MINISTRY

BIBLICAL, THEOLOGICAL AND CONTEXTUAL PERSPECTIVES ON MINISTRY – A REFLECTION: The Biblical Foundation:                                                                 Ephesians 4: 11 – 13 assert that through Jesus Christ, God gave gifts to those called as leaders within the Church (the body of Christ).  While these gifts varied in content and capacity i.e. apostles, prophets, evangelists …

Anglicans share strategies to retain the youth

The Bishop of Lusaka, David Njovu, with young people outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross   (Article adapted from Anglican Communion News Service) [ACNS, by Bellah Zulu] A panel of both young and elderly representatives from the Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA), the Anglican Church of …

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

Judeo-Christian values replaced with golden calf of the self

(Article adapted from Anglican Communion News Service) The Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in America, the Most Revd Michael Curry, has said that the replacement of Judeo-Christian values with the “idol of the self” is a “formula for human self-destruction” and said that the love of God was about …

Anglicans told to ‘listen more’

Bishop of Kingston, Jamaica, Reverend Robert Thompson, wants Anglicans to listen more and learn from life changing experiences that have a biblical meaning, in order to become good messengers of the church. The Bishop passed this message on to Barbadians, who this morning gathered in their thousands at the Garfield …

God bless the Anglicans’ way to renewal

Despite the phenomenal growth of many new churches, mostly of the Pentecostal faith, in the last 25 years, and the subsequent loss of members to these newcomers which offer a more hyped up form of worship, particularly appealing to young people, the Anglican Church remains the single largest Christian denomination …

Jamaican Anglicans pool efforts for lasting community change

[ACNS] Anglicans in Jamaica have begun pooling their work and skills so that local churches’ “little efforts” can combine to make a big difference. This pioneering approach to mission, dubbed the Anglican Togetherness Group (ATG), is being supported by the Anglican mission agency United Society. “The initiative started four years …

Bishop deSouza Laid to Rest

Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies carry the casket with the remains of the late Bishop of Jamaica, The Rt. Rev. the Hon. Dr. Neville deSouza to its final resting place. Bishop deSouza was buried yesterday (December 29) in the St. Andrew Parish Church Cemetery …

Funeral For Bishop deSouza on December 29  

The Rt. Rev. Dr. and Hon. Neville Wordsworth deSouza The funeral for the late Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev. Dr. and Hon. Neville Wordsworth deSouza, will be held next Tuesday, December 29 at the St. Andrew Parish Church, Half-Way-Tree at 11.00 a.m. The Service at …