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The market square market in Kingstown, the capital of St Vincent and the Grenadines, became the venue for an Ash Wednesday service this week. It was celebrated by the Anglican Bishop of the Windward Islands, the Rt Reverend C Leopold Friday, assisted by Father Hanif H R Johnson and several ordained deacons and lay…
Heavenly Father, we thank you for this day that you have given us. We thank you for the opportunities that will come our way today, especially this great chance to show how much we have learned as we take this exam. Keep our mind alert and our memory sharp. Calm our nerves and help us to concentrate. Guide and inspire us that…
[ACNS] A new book, designed as a theological resource to help those who are undergoing persecution – and to develop a wider understanding of the issue – has been published by the Anglican Inter Faith Network. At the launch, at the Anglican Communion Office in London, one of its authors, Archbishop Michael Jackson of…
Did you know that the word “Lent” which is the name of the liturgical season which began on Ash Wednesday and extends for forty days (excluding Sundays) to Holy Saturday comes from an Old English word meaning “spring” – the time of the lengthening of days? Lent is a penitential period and it is a…
Christians urged to take part in carbon fast during Lent The chair of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN), the Bishop of Swaziland, Ellinah Wamukoya, is inviting people to take part in a “carbon fast” during Lent – to examine their daily actions and reflect on how they impact the environment: “We are of…
Archbishop of Canterbury calls on Christians to join global wave of prayer The Archbishop of Canterbury is encouraging Christians of all denominations to join in with a ten day global prayer initiative “Thy Kingdom Come” from Ascension Day to Pentecost. What began last year as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York…
Cathedral Anglican Youth Fellowship Beach Clean-up 1 Report At International Coastal Clean-up Day last year, through the National Environmental and Planning Agency (NEPA), the Cathedral Anglican Youth Fellowship adopted the Old Harbour Bay Beach. We received a toolkit including garbage bags, gloves, hand sanitizer and mosquito repellent. Having adopted the beach, we are required to have…
Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, says that while some people of different religious traditions gloat over the recent case of sexual misconduct in the Moravian Church, clergy of all denominations “have in some way been implicated in what has happened by virtue of the office which we hold.”…
The Easter issue of The Anglican is now available and we hope you have obtained your copy. The lead article is by the Diocesan Bishop and it is on the Reality of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. In keeping with the Easter theme, Elsie Aarons has an article on the Lilies of the Field as the lily has become the symbol of…
LIVING AN AUTHENTIC LIFE: A FIVE-SESSION LENT STUDY COURSE EXPLORING DISCIPLESHIP WITH THE WORLD CHURCH. The USPG Lent study course for 2017 explores what it means to be a disciple of Christ by looking at the Bible and reading about the experiences of Christians around the world. You are encouraged to investigate what discipleship means to you personally and collectively. Hopefully, the…
In the wake of the fire that destroyed the Clifton Boys’ Home in Darliston, Westmoreland last Sunday, January 15, the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, which owns and operates the Home, has opened a Rebuilding Fund at the National Commercial Bank, Savanna-la-Mar Branch, 68 Great George Street. Donors are being invited to make…