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Church Called to Engage, Challenge and Confront Power Structures – Says Archbishop Gregory
The call and mission entrusted to the prophetic voice (in the Church) is to engage, challenge and confront rulers, institutions and power structures; and their mode of operation. “So those in contemporary society who believe that the Church of God is about entertainment, emotional highs and prosperity, better go back …
Cathedral Sunday – 150th Anniversary
Cathedral Sunday – Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in Jamaica Theme: “Assessing the Past, Contemplating the Present, Strategizing for the Future” It has become the tradition of recent years that, on the afternoon of the last Sunday in the Church’s liturgical year celebrated as …
Rev. Canon Ernle Gordon Dies
The Rev. Canon Ernle Gordon, one of the Anglican Church’s prominent and at times, controversial priests, has died at the age of 82. Ordained a priest in 1968, he spent most of his ministry as Rector of St. Mary the Virgin Church, Maverley, serving there from 1972 until his retirement …
Pentecost (Season) Homily with Archbishop Gregory
Archbishop Howard Gregory Homily Feast of Christ the King Archbishop Howard Gregory Homily 24th Sunday after Pentecost Archbishop Howard Gregory Homily 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Archbishop Howard Gregory Homily for All Saints Day (22nd Sunday after Pentecost) Archbishop Howard Gregory Homily for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost Archbishop Howard Gregory …
Robert McLean Thompson – Born to Minister
The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, who retires in August after 47 years of Ministry, declares that his decision to pursue his lifelong vocation in the Church was made for him by God. The Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, who was ordained a Deacon at age 24, admits that: “There were times …
Tribute to Oliver Clarke
The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands joins with the countless institutions and Individuals who are paying tribute to the late Oliver Fredrick Clarke. Read More below…
Easter Homily with Archbishop Gregory
The Anglican (Newspaper)
The Anglican is a Publication of The Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands. SPRING 2025https://indd.adobe.com/view/cb8728e6-63e4-45da-81df-4765487a884f SPECIAL EDITIONhttps://indd.adobe.com/view/cb8728e6-63e4-45da-81df-4765487a884f READ ONLINE READ IT ONLINEDOWN THE PDF HEREhttps://www.anglicandioceseja.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/THE-ANGLICAN_APR2024_LTRSZ.pdf The Anglican – READ ONLINE The Anglican – PDF
The Eucharist in a time of Physical Distancing
london.anglican.org/articles/the-eucharist-in-a-time-of-physical-distancing/March 31, 2020Communications A paper from the London College of Bishops: Since the earliest days of the Church, Christians have gathered together to bless, break and share bread and to bless and share a cup of wine in obedience to the Lord’s command, given on the night before He died, …
