Bishop Thompson to Deliver Memorial Lecture in St. Vincent

The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, will deliver the 4th Annual Archbishop The Most Rev. Sir George Cuthbert Manning Woodroffe Memorial Lecture this evening at 6.00 p.m. (EST) in Kingstown, St. Vincent. His presentation is titled: “In Search of a New Theological Discourse for the Caribbean.” Sponsored …

Funeral for Sister Phyllis Thomas on May 20

The funeral for the late Head of Church Army Jamaica, Sister Phyllis Verona Thomas, will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the St. Andrew Parish Church, Half Way Tree at 10.00 a.m.  The Service, which will be attended by clergy and laity from across the Diocese, will be conducted …

Bishop Challenges Members to be Agents of Change

  The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands has challenged members of the Diocese to confront, in creative ways, the challenges that are preventing the effective delivery of the Church’s mission and ministry. In a wide-ranging Charge delivered at the Opening Service of the 147th …

Stay Clear of Designated Institutional Funds

…Bishop Gregory Warns   The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, has cautioned the government against broadening the definition of public institutions whose surplus funds they intend to manage to include churches, trusts and government-owned educational institutions. He explains that the monies being targeted for …

Head of Church Army Jamaica Dies

Sister Phyllis Verona Thomas, the Head of Church Army, Jamaica, died at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning after ailing for some time. Sister Phyllis was a graduate of the Wilson Carlisle College of Evangelism and Avery Hill College in London, England, where she earned the Diploma …

Bishop Thompson & KC Chapel Choir

  The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, and Choir Master, Audley Davidson, with the Kingston College Chapel Choir following the Festal Evensong on Sunday, April 23, celebrating the 70th anniversary of both St. Augustine Chapel, Kingston College; as well as the Choir, which has established a reputation …

Celebrating KC Chapel & Choir at 70

A Festal Evensong was held on April 23, 2017 at St Augustine Chapel, Kingston College, to celebrate the 70th anniversary not only of the Chapel, but of the Chapel Choir. I t was in February 1947 that the Chapel was dedicated by Archbishop Hardie to the Glory of God and …

The Keucher Report

Excerpt from Synod Journal 2015 THE REV. GERALD W. KEUCHER REPORT submitted to The Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and to the Leadership of the Diocese by The Rev. Gerald W. Keucher One Pendleton Place Staten Island NY 10301-1220 USA 347-713-2218; jerrykeucher@gmail.com 28 February 2015 Background I was …