“The Church should be run on corporate principles, not just a free for all and there should be accountability”, declared the Rt. Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of Swaziland, to an appreciative audience at the recent Banquet to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ordination of Women in the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands.…
Attitudes to women in ministry; new opportunities for service in the church; and personal issues which affect the lives of women are among the wide range of subjects to be covered at an historic two-day conference being hosted by ordained women in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands on October 21 and 22.…
The Church Teachers’ College, in Mandeville, the only tertiary educational institution owned by the Diocese, will launch its 50th Anniversary Celebrations on Sunday, October 5 with a Service at which The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, will be the Preacher. The Service will be held in St. Matthias’ Chapel…
Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Women in the Ordained Ministry 20th Anniversary Celebration 1994 – 2014 In 2014, the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Anglican Church in Jamaica. Click on the following links to view the desired…
The Diocesan Festival Choir which is the country’s longest serving musical ensemble, will be celebrating its 90th anniversary next year. The Choir is inviting applications from singers interested in performing with the Group in a concert series to commemorate the anniversary milestone. A Notice issued by the Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, the Rt. Rev. Robert…
The countdown for the submission of entries in the Diocesan Visioning Song Competition gathers momentum days away from the September 30 deadline. The Song Competition, which was announced by the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Ret. Rev. Howard Gregory, during the Summer holidays, is aimed at supporting the Visioning Process and development…
The Rt. Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of Swaziland and the first Anglican female Bishop in Africa, will be the Guest Speaker at a Celebratory Banquet to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women as Deacons and Priests in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Banquet on Friday, October 24, will…
Visioning Prayer Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, and by whose grace we have been called into a goodly fellowship of faith: Send down upon our bishops, other clergy, and all your faithful people an outpouring of your Holy Spirit for the renewal and mission of your Church. Give…
Clergy and congregations across the Diocese, as well as persons of goodwill, are being urged to take steps to rid their communities of the breeding places for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is spreading the Chikungunya disease now affecting Jamaica. The appeal was made by the Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, the Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson,…
Pray for St. Matthew’s churches in: Allman Town Whitson Williams Aenon Town Vacant Boscobel Ransford Taylor-Younge, Ivan Ferguson Catadupa Don Lewis, Cleve Llewlyn, Melvin Newsome Claremont Icilda McDonald Jack’s Hill Michael Allen, Byron Allen, Seymour Blackwood, Veront Satchell Jackson Town Alwyn Hall, Errol Dyer Mount Herman Sedley Gooden Mt. Moorland Collin Reid, Beverley Poinsett Orange Grove Milton Russell, Beulah Rowe Santa Cruz Daren Evans Wilmington Sidney Moore, Leonard…
St. Cyprian’s churches in: August Town Franklyn Jackson, Ralston Smith. Highgate Patrick Joseph, Seymour Hutchinson, Rita White Holy Cross Mission Mt. Salem Andrew Reid, Melvorn Stewart Director of the Hillcrest Retreat Centre – Rev. Khaliah Kinkead Diocesan Training Officer – Rev. Canon Georgia Jervis. Director of Schools – Mrs. Gloria Gascoigne
Pray for Anglican Chaplains – Stephanie Warner, Alvin Stone, Edward Jennings, Norma Thompson, Melvin Carey, Denston Smalling, Patricia Johnson, Melvorn Stewart, Leslie HooSang, Carlton Tulloch and all Volunteer Chaplains.