Children’s Hymn (2018)

Tune: My Hope is built – CPWI #456 ) Words: Rev. Douglas Barnes Music/Tempo Train up the child God’s love to own Show them the way His hand to hold God’s perfect will, must be their goal Help them to give to God their all CHORUS: Train up the child …

The Bishop’s Message for Children’s Sunday 2018

Our theme for Child’s Month, and especially Children’s Sunday is Train Up the Child taken from Proverbs 22:6, … This verse of scripture is often quoted by parents as a justification for discipline, especially corporal punishment….. Read more below Children’s Hymn 2018

Bible Moment – God’s PROMISE

Exodus 6  5Moreover, I have heard the groaning of the Israelites, whom the Egyptians are enslaving, and I have remembered my covenant. 10Then the Lord said to Moses, 11“Go, tell Pharaoh king of Egypt to let the Israelites go out of his country.” Take a Moment to Ponder In a time when the …

Intentional Discipleship Training

Intentional Discipleship is a deliberate yet empowering and flexible relationship of trust in which one individual assists or works along with another to understand and appropriate the grace of God in their lives – Rev. Douglas Barnes TRAINING DATES: Montego Bay Region: Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre May 4-6, 2018 Mandeville Region: …

Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I write to update you on the following: Appointments The following persons have been appointed Deanery Youth Coordinators effective the 6thinstant: Trelawny:        Aunty Shanique Smith, Church of Saint Peter, Falmouth Portland:          Uncle Sheldon Failey, Church of Saint Luke, Comfort Castle St. Ann:           Aunty Joyce Headlam, …

Bible Moment – Wait on God!

When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron and said to him, ‘Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do …

Bible Moment – John 6

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.  A large crowd kept following him, ….‘Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?’ 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to …

Break the Bread of Life

EASTER III 2018   In the Collect or collective prayer used for the third Sunday of Easter, (CPWI, BCP, p.169) we recalled Jesus breaking bread with his disciples. This was one way Jesus chose to make known his resurrected presence to them. By breaking bread Jesus signals that the resurrection …

Rev. Michael Allen Appointed A Canon

Installation June 9 The Rev. Michael Allen, currently Rector of the Church of the Ascension, in Mona Heights, Kingston, has been appointed a Canon of the Cathedral, effective Saturday, June 9, when he will be installed. The Service at the Spanish Town Cathedral will begin at 9.30 am. Fr. Allen, …