The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, will deliver the 4th Annual Archbishop The Most Rev. Sir George Cuthbert Manning Woodroffe Memorial Lecture this evening at 6.00 p.m. (EST) in Kingstown, St. Vincent. His presentation is titled: “In Search of a New Theological Discourse for the Caribbean.” Sponsored by the Diocese of the…
The funeral for the late Head of Church Army Jamaica, Sister Phyllis Verona Thomas, will be held on Saturday, May 20 at the St. Andrew Parish Church, Half Way Tree at 10.00 a.m. The Service, which will be attended by clergy and laity from across the Diocese, will be conducted by the Rt. Rev. Dr.…
The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands has challenged members of the Diocese to confront, in creative ways, the challenges that are preventing the effective delivery of the Church’s mission and ministry. In a wide-ranging Charge delivered at the Opening Service of the 147th Synod of the Church held…
…Bishop Gregory Warns The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, has cautioned the government against broadening the definition of public institutions whose surplus funds they intend to manage to include churches, trusts and government-owned educational institutions. He explains that the monies being targeted for budgetary support were accumulated through…
Sister Phyllis Verona Thomas, the Head of Church Army, Jamaica, died at the University Hospital of the West Indies this morning after ailing for some time. Sister Phyllis was a graduate of the Wilson Carlisle College of Evangelism and Avery Hill College in London, England, where she earned the Diploma in Evangelism and the Bachelor…
Welcome and Address delivered to the Church Army Evangelism Conference held at the St. Andrew Parish Church Hall on May 5, 2017 My sisters and brothers in Christ, I would like to use this opportunity to welcome all of you to this Evangelism Conference that has been organized by the Church Army Officers of the…
All: Loving God, before we were born, you started the mission and prepared it for us. So, with open hearts and willing hands we come now to do the work you want us to do according to your will… L: …sometimes we feel the Christian life is too hard and that telling others about you is not easy to do. We often…
The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, and Choir Master, Audley Davidson, with the Kingston College Chapel Choir following the Festal Evensong on Sunday, April 23, celebrating the 70th anniversary of both St. Augustine Chapel, Kingston College; as well as the Choir, which has established a reputation for excellent choral music since…
Friday, April 21,2017 Acts 4:1-12, Psalm 116:1-8, John 21:1-14 The People of God: Called to Transformational Mission. While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came to them, 2much annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming that in Jesus there is the resurrection of…
A Festal Evensong was held on April 23, 2017 at St Augustine Chapel, Kingston College, to celebrate the 70th anniversary not only of the Chapel, but of the Chapel Choir. I t was in February 1947 that the Chapel was dedicated by Archbishop Hardie to the Glory of God and to the ideals of St…
Wednesday, April 19 2017 St. Luke 24:45 “Then Jesus opened their minds to understand the Scripture” Introduction We continue our celebration of Easter – the time when Jesus, by his death-resurrection, opened the way to our salvation. In the gospel reading for today- St. Luke 24: 13 – 35 we see Jesus joining the company…
Excerpt from Synod Journal 2015 THE REV. GERALD W. KEUCHER REPORT submitted to The Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands and to the Leadership of the Diocese by The Rev. Gerald W. Keucher One Pendleton Place Staten Island NY 10301-1220 USA 347-713-2218; jerrykeucher@gmail.com 28 February 2015 Background I was invited by the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and the…