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The Anglican (Newspaper)

The Anglican is a Publication of The Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands. SPRING 2025https://indd.adobe.com/view/cb8728e6-63e4-45da-81df-4765487a884f SPECIAL EDITIONhttps://indd.adobe.com/view/cb8728e6-63e4-45da-81df-4765487a884f READ ONLINE READ IT ONLINEDOWN THE PDF HEREhttp://www.anglicandioceseja.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/THE-ANGLICAN_APR2024_LTRSZ.pdf The Anglican – READ ONLINE The Anglican – PDF

The Eucharist in a time of Physical Distancing

london.anglican.org/articles/the-eucharist-in-a-time-of-physical-distancing/March 31, 2020Communications A paper from the London College of Bishops: Since the earliest days of the Church, Christians have gathered together to bless, break and share bread and to bless and share a cup of wine in obedience to the Lord’s command, given on the night before He died, to ‘do this in remembrance…

Howard Gregory

COVID-19 – A Call for Reflection says, Archbishop Gregory

The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, says that the Coronavirus (COVID-19) presents an inescapable call for citizens to reflect on how their life and that of the Jamaican society are structured, and how this impacts the life of the most vulnerable among us.…

Diocese Suspends Services

The Diocese has suspended services in keeping with the Government’s restrictions on public gatherings of more than 20 persons, to help stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The directive to clergy and congregations was issued yesterday (March 17) by the Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Archbishop of the West Indies and Bishop of the Diocese…

Sagicor Sigma Run for Clifton

Clifton Boy’s Home has been selected as one of the beneficiaries of the 22nd Annual Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run for 2020.  This became official at the Launch on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The Run will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2020. As a beneficiary, Clifton Boys’ Home will be included in Sagicor’s advertising campaign.  It is…

150 Years of ‘Independence’ – the Anglican Church Since 1870

The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands will begin in 2020 a year of activities to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its independence from state control in 1870 when it was disestablished.  The Church did not ask to be disestablished; this decision was imposed by the Government.  Why Are We Celebrating? By separating the…

Puerto Rico earthquakes severely damage churches

[Episcopal News Service] Several churches in the Diocese of Puerto Rico have suffered severe damage from the series of earthquakes that have struck the island in recent days, killing at least one person and injuring at least eight. Hundreds of minor earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico’s southwest coast since Dec. 28, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, but…