A service was held at the Cathedral of St Jago de la Vega on February 17, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands. The service was the second one to mark the historic event – the first being an Evensong…
From left starting at the bottom row: Jessica Richards – Vice President, Kayan Ambersley- President, Bethany Johnson- treasurer, Kimberly Todd – Asst. Secretary/treasurer. Top row starting from the left: Janelle Dalberry- Secretary, Britney Williams- Spiritual Coordinator, Rory Morgan – PRO, Christina Plunkett – immediate past president #SupportThem #EncourageThem #Pray4Them #PrayWithThem Let the work…
Elections to select successors to Archbishop Fred Hiltz (left) as Primate of Canada and Archbishop John Holder as Primate of the West Indies will take place on 13 July (Canada) and 27 May (West Indies). The Church of the Province of the West Indies and the Anglican Church of Canada has confirmed…
THE BIDDING PRAYER YOU SHALL PRAY for Christ’s Holy Catholic Church, that is, for the whole congregation of Christian people dispersed throughout the whole world, and especially for the Church in the Province of the West Indies. You shall pray for Her Majesty the Queen, the head of the Commonwealth of nations. You shall pray…
The Rev. Michael Bruce St. John Maxwell will be ordained and consecrated tomorrow (Saturday, January 26) as the 14th Anglican Bishop of the Diocese of Barbados in a Solemn Eucharist to be held at the Garfield Sobers Gymnasium, in Wildey, St. Michael. The Service will begin at 3.00 pm (Jamaica Time) with the Rt. Rev.…
The Provincial Vice President of the Mothers’ Union in the West Indies and Diocesan President of Guyana, Joan James, has died from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident. Described as a “tireless leader” of the Mothers’ Union, Mrs James was a front seat passenger in an MU minibus travelling to Georgetown in Guyana…
Healing Conference 2019 Dear Colleagues & Friends: The Annual Healing Conference has been scheduled for the weekend of May 24 – 26, 2019 at Holiday Inn Resort, Montego Bay, Jamaica. All reservations for rooms or for day passes, must be addressed to Bishop Harold Daniel, c/o Church of the Transfiguration, 3 Meadowbrook Main, Kingston…
At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or arrange special ecumenical celebrations and…
The Diocese will again be publishing a Bible Study booklet this Lent 2019 under the theme of Intentional Discipleship. This is in fulfilment of the mission and purpose of the diocese to promote and encourage members to bring others to Christ. The 2019 edition will focus on discipleship in a practical way as it applies…
Once again we have come to the season of Christmas, and we do so with a feeling of fatigue having been bombarded by Christmas music for almost two months as the commercial world seeks to turn up the hype. In our increasingly consumerist society, many have been spending beyond their income, while others have used…
And so… We’ve arrived at the final week of another Advent season. I pray that in the stillness, you were able to hear the voice of God in clearer, more precise tones: that in hearing, you have been convinced of the fact that in the midst of all that seems to be awry in the…
Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditation From the Center for Action and Contemplation Contemplation Perceiving Reality All forms of contemplation share the same goal: to help us see through the deceptions of self and world in order to get in touch with what Howard Thurman called “the sound of the genuine” within us and around…