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 Women in Ordained Ministry Conference

Called, Liberated, Ordained for service

21-22 October 2014

In 2014, the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Anglican Church in Jamaica.  One of the events to mark this occasion is the hosting of a two-day conference, “Women in Ordained Ministry: Called, Liberated, Ordained for Service”, from 21-22 October 2014.   The conference is designed specifically for women serving in ministry as ordained and non-ordained professionals and will provide an opportunity for participants to reflect on the expectations and experience of women in ordained ministry over the past twenty years and also to focus on issues which impact the lives of women including health, time and stress management, retirement planning and daily intimacy with God.

The conference will be opened by the Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and there will be a special presentation by  Rev. Dr. Yvette Noble-Bloomfield, Moderator of the United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.

Click on the following link to download the Registration form for the event: Women in Ordained Ministry Conference Registration Form 1

Conference Programme

Day 1, 21 October 2014                    

9:00 a.m.                     Registration

9:30 a.m.                     Bible Study

10:30 a.m.                   Opening Ceremony

Address by Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & the Cayman Islands

11:00 a.m.                   Break

11:15 a.m.                   MAIN SPEAKER

Rev. Dr. Yvette Noble – Bloomfield Moderator, The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

12:30 p.m.                   Fellowship Meal

1:30 p.m.                    Group Discussions

Topics:

(1)   Women and the Episcopate in the Province of the West Indies

(2)    Patterns of Ministry available to ordained women

(3)     Scripture and attitudes to women in ministry

2:30 p.m.                     Reports from Group Discussions

3:00 p.m.                     Question and Answer session

3:30 p.m.                    Closing Exercise

 

Conference Speakers include:

Rev. Dr. Yvette Noble-Bloomfield      Moderator, United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

Dr. Michael Abrahams                       Obstetrician & Gynaecologist

Mr. Earl Jarrett                                   Jamaica National Building Society

Rev. Rose Hudson Wilkin

Rev. Dr. Stephen Jennings