I Just want to follow Jesus You may be young and think the world is at your feet. Perhaps you live from day to day: But I confess that I have met Lord Jesus Christ And know that He’s the only way Chorus I just want to follow Jesus, Follow each and everyday And I want to serve and praise Him As…
“As an inheritor of the kingdom of God, each child is equal. No child is better than another, regardless of what each has,” Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, states. In his Message to mark Children’s Sunday, which is being celebrated across the Diocese on May 1, Bishop Gregory noted that each child was a…
Every year during the month of May, which is observed as Child’s Month, we, as a church family, celebrate Children’s Sunday. On this day, we rededicate you to God, celebrate you as God’s precious gifts to us and invite you to use your talents in worshipping God. You and all children across the Diocese of…
May 31, 2016 marks the centenary of the death of Enos Nuttall, Bishop of Jamaica 1880 – 1916 and Archbishop of the West Indies 1897 – 1916. The Diocese is commemorating this event with a number of activities as follows: Saturday, May 28 HEALTH FAIR at NUTTALL HOSPITAL – 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Sunday,…
St. Mark’s Parish Church, Mandeville, will celebrate its Patronal Festival and 200 years of Christian Witness in Manchester with an Anniversary Re-dedication Service on Sunday, April 24 at 8:30 a.m. The Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, Diocesan Bishop, will be Celebrant and Preacher. Clergy and other members of the Diocesan family will be joined by civic leaders including…
(Article adapted from Anglican Communion News Service) [ACNS, by Gavin Drake] The Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong, the Most Revd Dr Paul Kwong, has been elected as the new chair of the Anglican Consultative Council – the legally constituted body that brings together Anglican churches from around the world. Dr Kwong will take on…
The Bishop of Lusaka, David Njovu, with young people outside the Cathedral of the Holy Cross (Article adapted from Anglican Communion News Service) [ACNS, by Bellah Zulu] A panel of both young and elderly representatives from the Church of the Province of Central Africa (CPCA), the Anglican Church of Southern Africa (ACSA) and the…
Friday, April 1, 2016 St. John 21: 1 & 7 “Jesus appeared once more to his disciples at Lake Tiberias…the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter” It is the Lord”. Introduction: In every age the scientific minds of humans have searched for logical proofs and explanations for the mysteries of life. Two thousand years…
Thursday in Holy Week – March 31, 2016 The Jamaica Church Missionary Society (JCMS) Synod Theme: The Church; called to be a holy people. 1 Peter 1:14-16 & 2:9 14Like obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires that you formerly had in ignorance. 15Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves…
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 Sermon Text: Luke 24: 30-31 “When he was at table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. Then their eyes were opened, and they recognized him; and he vanished from their sight”. Luke’s story of what happened on the road to Emmaus is one…
Theme: The Church: Called to be a Holy People 1 Peter 1:15-16 Instead, as he who called you is holy, be holy yourselves in all your conduct; for it is written, “You shall be holy, for I am holy.” The Church came in for some public scrutiny at the beginning of 2016, in an editorial…