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Diocesan Festival Choir to Help Haiti and Wortley Home for Girls
The Wortley Home for Girls and victims of Hurricane Matthew in Haiti will be the beneficiaries of proceeds from this
Inspiring Worship for Cathedral Sunday – November 20
An inspiring worship experience is in store at the annual Cathedral Sunday Service scheduled for November 20 – The Feast
CPWI Bishops, Members of the Provincial Standing Committee & Students
  CPWI Bishops and Members of the Provincial Standing Committee visiting with students at Codrington College. Meetings of the House
God and His Angels are Real – says Bishop Gregory
The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, has asserted that, contrary to the view held
Doing the Work of Christ Better Together
For the fourth year running, the six Anglican Churches in the August Town, Liguanea, Mona and Papine area collaborated to
Diocese Launches Haiti Relief Fund
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew which killed just under 1,000 persons in Haiti on October 4, left hundreds of
Canon Weeville Gordon’s Life of Service Celebrated
The devoted life of service by the late Canon Weeville Gordon to the Church, Kingston’s inner-city communities and the nation
Road Safety in Focus at Portmore Deanery Day
More than 300 persons attended the annual Portmore Deanery Day Service on Sunday, September 18 at St. Paul’s Church in
CSEC Distinctions for Young Achiever at St. Matthew’s, Allman Town
Congratulations to 17 year-old Tyresse-Jordon Beadle, a student at Kingston College (KC) and a member of St. Matthew’s Church, Allman
St. Matthew’s Church Celebrates Canon Weeville Gordon
Unveiling of a plaque in honour of former Rector, the Rev. Canon Weeville Gordon, will be the centerpiece of the
Education Sunday
A Message from The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson Suffragan Bishop of Kingston & Canonical Administrator Sunday, September 11, 2016, is
Rebuilding of Wortley Home in Progress
Rebuilding of the Wortley Home for Girls, which was destroyed by fire in June 2015, is now in progress. The
Young West Indian Anglicans to be Agents of Change
Building on the success of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) third Provincial Youth Gathering, held
Ground Breaking For Reconstruction of Wortley Home
Ground will be broken this morning for reconstruction of The Wortley Home for Girls, which was destroyed by fire in
Diocesan Summer Music Camp…A Quality Experience
Within hours of the start of the Diocesan Summer Music Camp at Christ Church, Vineyard Town, on July 11, 8
Archbishop of West Indies: “We live in Paradise, but it is very fragile”
The Caribbean is a “paradise” but it is “very, very fragile” and under threat from environmental damage, the Archbishop of
Music Director of CHS Departs for ACP Appointment in Europe
  Miss Karen Henry, Choir Director and leader of the Church of the Holy Spirit Choir and Assistant Director of
CPWI Commission on Mission Meets in Jamaica
The Provincial Commission on Mission, Renewal, Ecumenism and Interfaith met at the Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre in Brown’s Town, St. Ann this
Sugar Harvest Thanksgiving at St. Peter’s, Lluidas Vale
In a tradition started some 98 years ago, St Peter’s Church in Lluidas Vale, St. Catherine, celebrated the Gifts of
Ministers Must Live What They Pray, Practice What They Preach
“To claim the moral authority to lead the community in worship, ministers must live what they pray and practice what

Receiving Communion in one Kind

Communion and the Coronavirus-COVID 19 Pandemic. Background: Recently, against the background of the Novel Coronavirus, COVID19, I posted (in the Diocesan WhatsApp group) some thoughts in response to the concerns articulated by sections of the Church’s membership, arising out of the Archbishop Gregory’s Pastoral letter which called the clergy to administer communion in one kind…

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.…

Think on These Things – COVID-19 March 2020

Good afternoon. There has never been anything of the likes of this coronavirus (COVID-19) which the entire global community now has to confront. So, here we are in Jamaica facing the worse threat to the life of our people and our economy which we have ever had to confront. Yes, we have faced hurricanes and…

God of Love and Compassion

The gospel reading from Mark 8: 1-8 tells the story of the feeding of the four thousand. In this account, Jesus entered into the situation of the people who were following him. He saw and felt what they did and understood what would happen were they to go on without nourishment. He was prepared to…

Bible Moment – Having Faith

A friend of mine asked me this morning what is faith. Is it magic or a panacea? I defined it this way. ‘It is a knowing and understanding that whatever is happening God is in the midst of it and all will be well.’  The King James version in Hebrews 11:1 which everybody uses to…

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…

The Rest that transcends Sleep.

Mark 1: 29-45 [note verse 35 highlighted below] “In the morning while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed…” In today’s reading Jesus is very busy! He had moved from the synagogue to Peter’s house, hoping perhaps for a little rest and relaxation…

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