Greetings My Brothers and Sisters in Christ: Our theme for this academic year is ‘Form and Flourish – to Re-form.’ Through education, we are moulded or formed to flourish in life, and at the start of the new school year, our learners are ready to engage with new knowledge, ideas, and experiences. We encourage each…
On February 8-9, 13 young people gathered with Rev. Douglas Barnes and the team from the Education and Youth Department at the Rectory in Highbury, Morant Bay St Thomas for their first Servers’ Retreat. This retreat indeed did help in deepening our understanding of the Eucharist, the Liturgy and the important role we play in the life of the…
Presidents of Deanery Sunday Schools have adopted as their motto, “All Children Deserve to Know About God, Tell Them.” The group also agreed to promote the creation of a Diocesan award for Sunday School teachers who have demonstrated excellence in teaching and administration. The decision was taken at a meeting in Mandeville on February 16…
Hello Everyone, it’s Advent time again. Advent is a season of preparation for the celebration of God’s incarnation. The season of Advent lasts for four Sundays leading up to Christmas. As a church, during Advent, we look back in celebration of Christ’s coming as a child, while at the same time looking forward in eager…
Tune: My Hope is built – CPWI #456 ) Words: Rev. Douglas Barnes Music/Tempo Train up the child God’s love to own Show them the way His hand to hold God’s perfect will, must be their goal Help them to give to God their all CHORUS: Train up the child to know God’s grace And…
Sunday Schools | Altar Servers | Seminars | Lay Readers’ | Publications | What is Christian Education orFaith Formation? The process by which the body of Christ is brought to its fullest potential in its goal of ChristlikenessLawrence O. Richards What is the Goal of Christian Education? Christian Education,“…must raise the critical consciousnessof Christians and call us toward beingmore faithful in response to the kingdom.”Thomas Groome Our Sunday…
Have you ever wondered how our ancestors worshipped God even amidst what we are told in history as trying? They worshipped, they communicated through song. We have come to know these songs as Negro Spirituals or just Spirituals. During Advent, the season of preparation for the coming of the Christ, Rev. Luke Powery, Professor…
Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury, presents the Gospel accounts of Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection as viewed through the eyes of those who witnessed them. The Sign and the Sacrifice explores the meaning of the cross and the significance of Christ’s resurrection, discussing what these events meant to Jesus’ followers in the early years and what they can say to us today. Williams…
Sunday school is an agency of Christian Education. It is a community of believers (usually but not limited to children) where the common goal of discovering God is pursued through worship, fellowship and learning. It provides the opportunity for all engaged in this ministry to read, respect and navigate the Bible as their appreciation for God grows and takes on added…
Dean : Suffragan Bishops: Rt. Rev. Leon Golding Archdeacons : Venerable Patrick Cunningham, Senior Canon : Very Rev. Canon Collin Reid Canons Very Rev. Canon Charles Manderson Very Rev. Canon the Hon. Hartley D Perrin Rev. Canon Georgia ‘Grace’ Jervis Rev. Canon Major Sirrano Kitson Rev. Canon Michael Allen Treasurer: Secretary: