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The Rt. Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of Swaziland and the first Anglican female Bishop in Africa, will be the Guest Speaker at a Celebratory Banquet to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the ordination of women as Deacons and Priests in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. The Banquet on Friday, October 24, will…
Visioning Prayer Almighty and everliving God, ruler of all things in heaven and on earth, and by whose grace we have been called into a goodly fellowship of faith: Send down upon our bishops, other clergy, and all your faithful people an outpouring of your Holy Spirit for the renewal and mission of your Church. Give…
Clergy and congregations across the Diocese, as well as persons of goodwill, are being urged to take steps to rid their communities of the breeding places for the Aedes Aegypti mosquito which is spreading the Chikungunya disease now affecting Jamaica. The appeal was made by the Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, the Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson,…
Pray for St. Matthew’s churches in: Allman Town Whitson Williams Aenon Town Vacant Boscobel Ransford Taylor-Younge, Ivan Ferguson Catadupa Don Lewis, Cleve Llewlyn, Melvin Newsome Claremont Icilda McDonald Jack’s Hill Michael Allen, Byron Allen, Seymour Blackwood, Veront Satchell Jackson Town Alwyn Hall, Errol Dyer Mount Herman Sedley Gooden Mt. Moorland Collin Reid, Beverley Poinsett Orange Grove Milton Russell, Beulah Rowe Santa Cruz Daren Evans Wilmington Sidney Moore, Leonard…
St. Cyprian’s churches in: August Town Franklyn Jackson, Ralston Smith. Highgate Patrick Joseph, Seymour Hutchinson, Rita White Holy Cross Mission Mt. Salem Andrew Reid, Melvorn Stewart Director of the Hillcrest Retreat Centre – Rev. Khaliah Kinkead Diocesan Training Officer – Rev. Canon Georgia Jervis. Director of Schools – Mrs. Gloria Gascoigne
Pray for Anglican Chaplains – Stephanie Warner, Alvin Stone, Edward Jennings, Norma Thompson, Melvin Carey, Denston Smalling, Patricia Johnson, Melvorn Stewart, Leslie HooSang, Carlton Tulloch and all Volunteer Chaplains.
Church of Reconciliation, Portmore Robert McLean, Miranda Sutherland, Molly Walton Pray for School Principals, staff and students of Anglican Secondary and Preparatory Schools Pray for Bishops of the Province who are, during this week, attending a Retreat in Florida.
“I am taken aback by the quality of presentations we have achieved in two weeks,” the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, stated following an afternoon of exciting and entertaining performances by youngsters who participated in the Diocese’s first Summer Music Camp. “Many parents think of music as a…
A Choir Festival, historic exhibition, guided tours of the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town and a Festal Evensong are some of the features being planned for the annual Cathedral Sunday pilgrimage scheduled for November 23, 2014. This year’s pilgrimage is one of the activities being organised to highlight 350 years of…
By ACNS staff. Reference: http://www.anglicannews.org/news/2014/07/church-of-england-says-yes-to-women-bishops.aspx Women can now become bishops following an historic vote by the Church of England’s General Synod today. Following a day of debate at the General Synod meeting in York on the issue of women in the episcopate, at least two thirds majority of each house – laity, clergy and bishops – voted…
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla, Chief Justice of Jamaica, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. She succeeds the Hon. Mr. Justice Lensley Wolfe, former Chief Justice, who demitted office earlier this year after serving for 18 years. Mrs. Justice McCalla’s appointment, which was announced by the…
AT ST. ANDREW PARISH CHURCH SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2014 Text: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 As many of you know by now, Mary and I will be retiring and relocating to Massachusetts in a few days. We have made our home here for 23 years, a home with various parts—the land and people of Jamaica, the United…