{"id":19816,"date":"2019-07-29T11:39:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-29T16:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/?p=19816"},"modified":"2020-02-20T11:55:45","modified_gmt":"2020-02-20T16:55:45","slug":"nine-candidates-ordained-on-june-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/nine-candidates-ordained-on-june-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Nine Candidates Ordained on June 30"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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L-R Rev. Mark, Rev Howard, Rev Opal, Bishop Robert, Rev Craig, Rev Dr Michael Rev. Hilda
Archbishop Howard Gregory, Rev Teddy, Bishop Leon, Rev. Desland, Rev Carol, Rev Claude
Ordination Service, St. Jago Cathedral, Sunday, 30 June, 2019. Tony Patel Photos.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Nine candidates were ordained to the\npriesthood and the diaconate in a historic and colourful ceremony at the\nCathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town, on Sunday, June 30. The ancient\nrite was performed by His Grace, The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of\nJamaica & The Cayman Islands. It was especially significant as this was the\nfirst ordination in his new role as Archbishop, Primate and Metropolitan of the\nChurch in the Province of the West Indies. \n  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Ordinands include four priests all of\nwhom are graduates of the United Theological College of the West Indies; and\nfive Deacons in the Supplementary Ministry Programme through which the Diocese\ntrains men and women for ordained service, even as they continue to hold\nfull-time jobs in the public or private sectors.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nPriests<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nMark Jones<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having a strong call to work with young\npeople, The Rev. Mark Jones explained that he entered ministry in order to help\nour youth make the best of their lives.  A past student of Wolmer\u2019s Boys School, Mark\nstates that his life is guided by his Wolmarian Motto, \u201cWhatever you do, do to\nthe best of your ability.\u201d Formerly a Chemist, who worked at a sugar factory in\nWestmoreland and the Food Industry in Kingston, he is married to Shereen, and they\nhave a son Nicholas, and daughter, Kristen. Rev. Jones is currently assigned to\nSt. Andrew Parish Church. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nHilda Vaughan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rev. Hilda Vaughan was nurtured at St. Matthew\u2019s Church, Allman Town, where she was an active member of the Campaigners youth organization; a Sunday School teacher; and People\u2019s Warden. She also formed a youth group to hone members\u2019 skills in art and craft and instil social graces. Prior to entering the ministry, she worked as an Agricultural Consultant to farmers. She is guided by Micah 6:8, \u201cBe just, show mercy, love kindness and walk humbly with your God.\u201d She has two brothers, Hugh and Audley. Rev. Vaughan is currently assigned to Mandeville Parish Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nHoward Walters<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

When The Rev. Howard Walters answered the call to enter the ordained ministry, he said his heart and mind were filled with peace. Prior to that, he was plant manager for Colgate, Kraft Foods, Federated Pharmaceutical Company Limited; and he also operated his own firm as an ISO9001 Consultant. He strongly believes that \u201cJesus points me to God, and so when in doubt, I stand where Jesus stands.\u201d At his home church at St. Margaret, Liguanea, Rev. Walters was a Lay Reader, Chalice Bearer, Rector\u2019s Warden, and a coordinator of the Alpha Programme. He currently serves at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nCraig Mears<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A graduate of Kingston\nCollege, The Rev. Craig Mears spent much of his youth at St. Boniface Church,\nHarbour View, where he was an acolyte; and was very active in youth ministry. He\nexplains that his involvement in these areas of church life helped him to\nunderstand and appreciate the Anglican tradition. His mantra is \u201cEvery Saint\nhas a future\u201d and his favourite Bible passage is John 14:4, which he states,\nassures him of the need to place everything in God\u2019s hands, and to trust on\nhim. Rev. Mears strongly believes in striving to make his mark in the\nworld; and he is an advocate for the concept of \u2018paying it forward,\u2019 which he maintains\nis one way to make the world a better place. In addition to his pastoral duties\nat St. Andrew Parish Church, Rev. Mears is also the Diocesan Director of Youth\nMinistries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nDeacons \u2013 Supplementary Ministry<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nCarol Haughton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rev. Carol Haughton has been a member\nof the Church of the Transfiguration, Mount Grace since her childhood. She has\nserved as Sunday School Teacher, Youth Worker, Lay Reader, Chalice Bearer, and\nmember of the Church and Cure Committee; and she even sang on the Choir at one\nstage. She says that the sense of fulfilment that she experienced as a\nvolunteer in the Church\u2019s outreach programme as she ministered to the infirm\nand the unchurched at cottage meetings, attracted her to the ordained ministry.\nRev. Haughton\u2019s favourite Bible passage \u2013 Psalm 34:19, \u201cMany are the\nafflictions of the righteous, but the Lord will deliver them all,\u201d constantly\nreminds her of God\u2019s mercy, despite one\u2019s circumstances. The retired sugar\nindustry and education sector employee is married to Carlton and has one son,\nRobert, and three grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev.\nOpal Beharie, JP  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rev. Opal Beharie is a trailblazer who,\nlike St. Paul, affirms \u201cI can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.\u201d\n(Philippians 4:13). This has been an asset on her job as Secretary Manager of\nthe Parish Council with responsibility for St. James, St. Elizabeth and\nWestmoreland; and now in her position as CEO of the Westmoreland Municipal\nCouncil. This conviction has also benefitted her pastoral ministry. A member of\nSt. Paul\u2019s Church, Little London, she has served as Lay Reader, and Secretary\nto Regional Council; Western Region President for the Mothers\u2019 Union; and\nTreasurer for the Provincial Mothers\u2019 Union. She is also a Justice of the\nPeace, Secretary\/Treasurer for the Clifton Boys\u2019 Home Board; and Chairman of the\nBoard of the Little London High School and Savanna-la-mar Infant School. Rev.\nBeharie is married to Charles, and they have 5 children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nRev. Desland McKenzie<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Accountant by profession, The Rev. Desland McKenzie is a member of St. Andrew Parish Church. He has served as Lay Reader, Director of the Outreach Programme, as well as Treasurer of St. Andrew Settlement and St. Andrew Care Centre. He has also been Treasurer of the Church Committee for the last two years. His involvement in the ministries of the church deepened his love for the practices and teachings of the Anglican faith and inspired him to enter the Ordained Ministry. He is further strengthened by the prayer chorus, \u201cBless the Lord Oh my Soul, and all that is within me bless His holy name,\u201d which keeps him grounded in the fact that God is the source of his being. Hard-working and ever willing to assist others, Rev. McKenzie is married to Stacey Ann and is the father of a son, John Amarii. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rev. Teddy Blake, JP<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An active member of the Church of the Transfiguration, in Leeds, St. Elizabeth, The Rev. Teddy Blake has been a Server, Lay Reader, Rector\u2019s Warden, Sunday School Teacher and member of the Anglican Youth Fellowship at the local and Deanery levels. An educator by profession, Rev. Blake, who is also a Justice of the Peace, says his deep involvement in the life of the church led him to answer the call to be a servant of Christ in the Ordained Ministry. Guided by the passage \u201cwhoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully\u201d (2 Corinthians 9:6), Rev. Blake says his Ordination, recent promotion on the job and the birth of his son Khaheem on May 30 represent the fulfilment of God\u2019s promised blessing for the \u201ccheerful giver.\u201d \u00a0He is married to Danisha, and they have one other son, Jowayne. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Rev. Claude Campbell<\/strong> For the Rev. Claude Campbell, the \u201cawesome, humbling and fulfilling experience of preparing and delivering God\u2019s message to God\u2019s people\u201d as a Lay Reader for 10 years was the main factor influencing him to enter the Ordained Ministry. He is also a Chalice Bearer, serves on the Church Committee, is involved with the Music Ministry as a steel pan player, and manages the website of the St. Andrew Parish Church, his home Church. His participation in the life of the Church over the years enhanced his awareness that God\u2019s Kingdom is about community and sharing God\u2019s love with others. Inspired by the mantra, \u201cHere I am Lord. Use me, Lord,\u201d he constantly seeks to fulfil God\u2019s will and learn from his mistakes along the journey. He is encouraged by the support of his wife, Gaye, son Craig and daughter, Caitlin. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Nine candidates were ordained to the priesthood and the diaconate in a historic and colourful ceremony at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town, on Sunday, June 30. The ancient rite was performed by His Grace, The Most Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands. It was especially significant…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":610,"featured_media":19818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ordinations","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/610"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19819,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19816\/revisions\/19819"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.anglicandioceseja.org\/copy\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}