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His Grace The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, newly-elected Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) and Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, received a warm welcome from clergy and lay members of the Church on his return to the island yesterday (May 31) following a week-long Provincial Synod in…
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard K.A. Gregory was elected this afternoon as the thirteenth Archbishop, Primate and Metropolitan (Anglican) of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI). He was elected by clergy and laity attending the 40th Synod of the CPWI at the Cascadia Hotel, in Port of Spain, Trinidad. He succeeds…
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. Matthew 16:16-17 A Moment to Ponder Someone posed this question; “What happens in the 29th chapter…
Prayer for the Discernment and Election of a Bishop Almighty and everliving God, in all ages you have raised up faithful shepherds to pastor and guide the faithful. Increase in us the gifts of discernment and understanding that, the Elective Assembly of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, soon to meet, might…
Doctor of Ministry for Canon “Grace” The Rev. Canon Georgia “Grace” Jervis has been conferred with the Doctor of Ministry Degree in Educational Leadership (D.Min) from the Virginia Theological Seminary, in the USA. The Degree was presented at the Seminary’s 196th Commencement Ceremony held in its Immanuel Chapel on Thursday, May 16. The doctoral…
Garth Blake presents the Safe Church Commission Report to ACC-17Photo Credit: ACNS New guidelines to “enhance the safety of all persons – especially children, young people and vulnerable adults – within the provinces of the Anglican Communion” have been approved by the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC). The guidelines were drawn up over the past three…
Matthew 16:21-23, Matthew 17:22-23, & Matthew 20:17-19 Jesus predicts his death, and resurrection at least three times in the gospel of Matthew. Take a Moment to Ponder Within the animal kingdom there are two most known enemies, they are the snake, and the mongoose. In India the king cobra, and the mongoose can be seen…
John 21:1-19 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 2 Gathered there together were Simon Peter, Thomas called the Twin,[ Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his disciples. 3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going…
“To be an instrument of grace and hope is to be committed to the transformation of the personal, social, economic, political and religious conditions which keep our people captives and prevent them from attaining the potential which God intended for them,” Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, affirmed, as he delivered his Charge at…
The controversial subject of abortion, which has attracted debate locally and internationally, was addressed by the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands in his wide-ranging Charge to the Church and the nation, delivered at the Opening Service of the Diocese’s 149th Synod in Montego Bay recently. He stated that, consistent…
Read Archbishop Justin Welby’s sermon at the opening Eucharist of ACC-17 in Hong Kong First of all, may I thank His Grace the Archbishop for the invitation to preach in his cathedral, and Mr Dean the invitation to preach in his cathedral. It’s an Anglican tension as to whose cathedral it is, but I’ll leave you…
1 Peter 1:13-16 13 Therefore prepare your minds for action; discipline yourselves; set all your hope on the grace that Jesus Christ will bring you when he is revealed. 14 Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all…