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The official launch has taken place of the first ever multi-volume history of worldwide Anglicanism to be published by a major university press. The Oxford History of Anglicanism, in five volumes, covers the growth of worldwide Anglicanism with more than 100 international scholars contributing. Three volumes have appeared already and a further two are due…
A statement on the 50th Anniversary of the Act of Parliament passed in 1967 which decriminalised homosexual acts in our Country Today is the 50th Anniversary of the Act of Parliament passed in 1967 which decriminalised homosexual acts in our Country. The Church of England, led by Archbishop Ramsey, was supportive of the Sexual Offences Act.…
Dr. Heloise Lewis celebrated her 100th Birthday with her extended family and friends on Saturday July 15, 2017 and followed up with her church family at the Church of the Ascension, Mona on Sunday 16 July 2017. The daughter of Methodist Clergyman Rev. Reginald Enos Philips and Fredericka Philips was born in Colonels Ridge, Clarendon…
Performers in the Clergy in Concert 3 show made good on their promise in the opening medley that “Nobody going to want to leave here tonight.” The capacity audience in the Karl Hendrickson Auditorium, at Jamaica College, was treated to an entertaining three-hour showcase featuring clergy, their family and church workers on Sunday, July 9.…
Church of England approves relaxation of canon law to allow its clergy to conduct services without traditional vestments First it was ties in parliament, now it is surplices at communion. Following Speaker John Bercow’s decision last month to relax the convention requiring male MPs to wear jackets and ties in parliament, the Church of England is…
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The new Diocesan Camp at Auchtembeddie in North West Manchester is hosting its first batch of campers this summer. The facility was dedicated on June 24 by the Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, following a well-attended Service at St. John’s Church, which is next door the property. The…
To the Priesthood: Dwane Kirk Blackwood, Assistant Curate, The Cathedral of St. Jago-de-la-Vega Marjorie Genetta Downer, Assistant Curate, Hold Spirit Church, Cumberland Natalie Antoinette E. Blake, Assistant Curate, St. Marks Church, Mandeville To the Diaconate: Nina-Rae Omoy Barrett, recent graduate of U.T.C.W.I. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”1000″]
At The Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega Spanish Town Feasts of Sts. Peter and Paul Today we welcome into our Diocese, the church’s newest priests and deacon. That is if between now and the actual ordination rite they do not hear from God that this is not their calling and they leave us.…
Objective of Survey The Anglicanis a quarterly magazine produced by the Diocese and sold for at least $100 per copy. Given the value of this document as an instrument of communication in the Diocese, a Survey produced by the Communication Board, was conducted at the recent Synod in April 2017. The objective of this was…
Although the late Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. The Hon. Dr. Neville deSouza, was often misunderstood and maligned, there is a connection between his prophetic voice and message and today’s reality, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, notes. Almost three decades since the late Bishop retired in 2000, the…
Anglican Women’s Cursillo #10 will be held on the weekend of July 13-16, 2017 at Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre. The theme is “You are my witnesses and my servant whom I have chosen” – Isaiah 43:10 and the Rectora is Heather Brown Henry. Pilgrims are registered on a first come first served basis and space…