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Archbishop Howard Gregory says he is still searching and growing as a disciple after 20 years as a bishop. The Most Revd Howard Gregory is the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, and Archbishop of the Province of the West Indies. He talked to the Lambeth Conference team about how he believes discipleship is…
Social Violence in the Caribbean will be the focus of a Webinar to be hosted this evening, July 29, by The Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands for the Church in the Province of The West Indies. The Webinar, which will begin at 6.30 pm in Jamaica, 5.30 pm in Belize, and 7.30 pm…
Two recent programmes, presented on social media, on the relevance and role of the Anglican Church, have generated much thoughtful discussion. The first, in two parts, was a Symposium on Disestablishment, presented by the Diocese as one of the observances to mark the 150th Anniversary of the separation of the Church from the control of…
Newly-Ordained Charged Preach the Word of God unceasingly to reprove, rebuke and exhort, regardless of potential negative repercussions, the Rev. Lt. Col. Denston Smalling charged, as he delivered the Sermon at the Ordination Service for five Priests and four Deacons at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega on June 29, the Feast Day…
Part 2 July 8 @ 7 pm The second part of the Symposium to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in 1870 will be held on Thursday July 8 at 7:00 pm and can be viewed on Zoom. While the first part of the Symposium held on July 1 reflected on…
The Diocese is hosting a Symposium as one of the events to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Disestablishment of the Anglican Church in 1870. The Symposium was due to have been held in 2020 but had to be cancelled as a result of the pandemic. It will be online and accessible by zoon and will be held in two…
Fatherhood is about so many things. It speaks to the kinship relation between offspring and father or a structure in society where a child is aware of the presence of a male figure to provide sustenance, guidance, encouragement and discipline. Here, fathers play their part in raising young people who understand and respect what is…
June 29, 2021, The Feast of Sts Peter and Paul June 29 2021, the Feast of St Peter and St Paul will be a special day for five deacons in the Supplementary Ministry and four recent graduates of the United Theological College of the West Indies. This is because the deacons will be ordained to…
When Father Sean Major-Campbell said in the June 2020 issue of The Anglican, that “Conversations about statues, buildings, monuments and other symbols relating to the colonial experience have now taken centre stage,” he could not have imagined that in 2021 the ‘centre stage’ would be the venerable Church of England itself. The (British) Guardian in…
Archbishop Howard Gregory – Synod 2021 Charge Order of Service – PDF Synod Report – PDF Presentation – Mrs Jacqueline Mighty – Powerpoint JCMS REPORT – Sister Claudette Marshall Baptism as the Gateway to Communion – Rev Natalie Blake – Powerpoint
Theme: God of New Futures Theologian Walter Brueggemann in reflecting on Easter offers a reflection on the resurrection as another manifestation of our God as the God of new futures in face of the old order in this way: The resurrection of Jesus is the ultimate energizing for the new future. The wrenching of Friday…
Pre-Synod Conferences March 23, 25 & 27 In the face of the spike in local COVID-19 cases and related protocols regarding mass gatherings, the 150th Synod of the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands will be held on the ZOOM virtual platform from Tuesday, April 6 to Friday, April 9 under the theme “God’s…