The devoted life of service by the late Canon Weeville Gordon to the Church, Kingston’s inner-city communities and the nation was recently celebrated by members of St. Matthew’s Church, Allman Town, where he was Rector for nearly 40 years. A plaque in memory of the Canon was unveiled by his widow, Ellonia and daughter, Dr.…

More than 300 persons attended the annual Portmore Deanery Day Service on Sunday, September 18 at St. Paul’s Church in Greater Portmore. The day’s activities under the theme “Save One More Life” focused on road safety; and involved representatives of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC) who discussed with members ways in which the church…

Congratulations to 17 year-old Tyresse-Jordon Beadle, a student at Kingston College (KC) and a member of St. Matthew’s Church, Allman Town, who excelled in the 2016 sitting of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Tyresse-Jordon achieved distinction in all ten subjects which he sat; and is now enrolled in the 6th Form at KC.…

Unveiling of a plaque in honour of former Rector, the Rev. Canon Weeville Gordon, will be the centerpiece of the Patronal Service at St. Matthew’s Church, Allman Town, next Wednesday, September 21. The plaque will be unveiled by his widow, Mrs. Ellonia Gordon. The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston and Canonical Administrator,…

A Message from The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson Suffragan Bishop of Kingston & Canonical Administrator Sunday, September 11, 2016, is Education Sunday. In Luke’s gospel, chapter 15, Jesus speaks to the experience of where our world is today. A world filled with people who are lost. We know the story of the lost sheep and…

Rebuilding of the Wortley Home for Girls, which was destroyed by fire in June 2015, is now in progress. The J$46 million construction project is being managed by Food for the Poor under a Memorandum of Understanding with the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands which manages the Home; and completion is expected by…

Ground will be broken this morning for reconstruction of The Wortley Home for Girls, which was destroyed by fire in June 2015. Designed by well-known architect, Rivi Gardner, the plans for the new split-level structure have been approved by the relevant government authorities and construction will be done by Food for the Poor under a…

Within hours of the start of the Diocesan Summer Music Camp at Christ Church, Vineyard Town, on July 11, 8 year-old Matthew Piper-Bennett complained that he was bored and wanted to go home. At the end of the first week, he was playing Alleluia on the organ at his home church – St. David’s, Yallahs;…

The Caribbean is a “paradise” but it is “very, very fragile” and under threat from environmental damage, the Archbishop of the West Indies, The Most Rev. and The Hon. Dr. John Holder, cautioned as he addressed participants at the recently concluded third provincial youth gathering,  in Grenada. “We have in the Caribbean, one of the most…

  Miss Karen Henry, Choir Director and leader of the Church of the Holy Spirit Choir and Assistant Director of the Portmore Chorale, has been awarded a three year contract as Reviser and Head of the English Translation Team at the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. Karen is a career translator…

The Provincial Commission on Mission, Renewal, Ecumenism and Interfaith met at the Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre in Brown’s Town, St. Ann this week under the chairmanship of The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. The two-days of deliberation on July 6 and 7, involved six of the Commission’s eight members. In keeping with the Constitution…