Messages Audio and written from Clergy and Laity
JOY: (Read Is. 65:18 & Phil. 4:4-6). We’re at the halfway point in our Advent journey of preparation. On this day, we’re asked rather pertinently, “what is the sign of your trust in God?” Following a week of multi-layered problems, experienced in every corridor of the world, not least in the expressed view, that Jamaica…
PEACE (Read Isaiah 9:6,7 & John 14:27). This is an often used, largely misunderstood word. From a Biblical perspective, it is more than absence of war. So many images are packed in the Hebrew Shalom, it is difficult to convey full meaning, apart from metaphor. Isaiah’s vision found fulfillment in Jesus, whose life of complete…
HOPE: (Read Isaiah 9:2; Eph. 2:12,13 cf. 1Peter1:3-5). On this first Sunday of Advent, one of three purple candles on the Advent wreath, is lit as a symbol of hope. Some years ago, I encountered words that have stayed with me…”Hope is Faith standing on tiptoe” – go figure! The lunacy that parades as leadership…
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…
The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands mourns the passing of Bishop Don Taylor, even as it gives thanks for his life of outstanding service to this Diocese, the nation and the wider Anglican Communion. As a young priest in this Diocese, he was noted for his creativity and pastoral leadership while serving as…
MESSAGE FROM THE RT. REV. HOWARD K. GREGORY, STD, DD BISHOP OF JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS My dear Young People: I send you warm Christian greetings as you celebrate Children’s Sunday today, May 4, under the Theme “Yes!! I am special!!” In many families, each child becomes the focus of attention…
The Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (Anglican) is committed to liturgical worship, safeguarding the integrity of creation, proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ, service and outreach programmes to the community, transforming societies to facilitate the development of spiritually vibrant peoples.