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The retired Rector of the Kingston Parish Church, the Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor, died in a New York Hospital on Saturday afternoon, May 24. He was 77 years old. Bishop Taylor who had been ailing for some time following a heart attack late last year, resigned his tenure at the Parish Church in December…
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 Venerable Patrick Cunningham has been appointed Archdeacon of Kingston, effective May 1, 2014. This follows ratification by the recent Synod of amendments to Canon LII to provide for re-organisation of the Diocese into three Regions, instead of four; and gives effect to the Resolution passed at the Special Synod held in Mandeville in October…
The Rev. Canon Professor Martyn Percy, noted British theologian, author and recently-appointed Dean of Christ Church, Oxford, will be leading the Kingston Region’s Clergy Retreat, to be held from May 19-22 at the Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre, in Brown’s Town St. Ann. The theme which Canon Professor Percy has selected for the Retreat is “Church,…
The list of Rural Deans for 2014 includes four new appointees. These are: The Very Rev. Annett Brown, for the Deanery of St. James/Hanover. She is Rector of St. Augustine Church in CoralGardens, Montego Bay. Rev. Brown began her ministry in 1987 as a Deaconess assigned to the Church of the Resurrection in DuhaneyPark, Kingston.…
The Hon. Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, has resigned as Chancellor of the Diocese, effective April 24, 2014, after having served for 18 years. Mr. Justice Wolfe’s resignation was announced by Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, at the recent Synod of the Church, held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande…
The Rev. Daren Evans (back row – far right), Assistant Curate at the Spanish Town Cathedral, is among representatives from 17 countries in the Anglican Communion currently attending a special course for Seminarians and New Clergy offered by Canterbury Cathedral in the United Kingdom. The seminarians have been working, worshipping and fellowshipping together Photo Credit:…
Spirit-filled singing by conference participants Make Reconciliation And Forgiveness The Mission Of The Church A call to make reconciliation and forgiveness the real mission of the Church was the recurring message brought by presenters at the 40th annual Healing Conference held recently at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort Spa and Conference Centre in Ocho Rios.…
Rehearsals are gaining momentum for the Clergy in Concert show scheduled for Sunday, July 7 at the Campion College Auditorium in Kingston; and the programme promises to provide entertainment with a difference. The long-awaited Kingston leg of the Concert, which follows a successful “sell-off” event staged in Montego Bay in 2011, will feature clergy and…
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