Our Bishops Leon, Howard & Robert (see photo below) are currently in Barbados from October 1-6 for a meeting of the House of Bishops in the Province of the West Indies. [Information and Photos will be shared as soon as they come in]
Intentional Discipleship Report Shared in Anglican Communion
A video report on activities mounted in the Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands since the launch of the Season of Intentional Discipleship in November 2017 was presented at meetings of the Standing Committee of the Anglican Consultative Council (ACC) and Primates held in London in September. Excerpts …
Bible Moment: Gender ‘norms’
“So the priest Hilkiah, Ahikam, Achbor, Shaphan, and Asaiah went to the prophetess Huldah the wife of Shallum son of Tikvah, son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; she resided in Jerusalem in the Second Quarter, where they consulted her. 15 She declared to them, “Thus says the Lord, the …
Archbishop of York Announces Retirement
Dr John Sentamu has announced that he will retire from his post as Archbishop of York on 7 June 2020, Trinity Sunday, 3 days prior to his 71st birthday. Making the announcement the Archbishop said that until that date he will focus on a number of key areas in the …
Bible Moment: ‘Keep Your Spiritual Fervour’
Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervour, serving the Lord. Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer. (Romans 12:11-12, NIV) Take a Moment to Ponder As the two-year period set aside in our Diocese for Intentional Discipleship progresses it is important that the …
Anglican Communion Update (& Cycle of Prayer)
NEWS · Asian Churches to develop advocacy network to fight the sexual exploitation of children An ecumenical consultation on the dignity and rights of children in Asia has spoken of the need for churches to work together to tackle sexual exploitation of children. After a five-day meeting this week in …
Bible Moment: Lead me in your Righteousness
“Give your servant therefore an understanding mind to govern your people, able to discern good and evil; for who can govern this your great people” (1 Kings 3:9) Take a Moment to Ponder I believe that each of us, at one time or another has been given some kind of …
Communions in Dialogue
The nature of communion (koinonia) and its implications for the World Communion of Reformed Churches (WCRC) and the Anglican Communion were the focus of the fourth round of the dialogue between both Communions when they met recently in Vancouver, Canada. The deliberations at the Vancouver School of Theology were guided …
Youth Ministry Activities – Update
Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Grace and peace be unto you! I trust that you are well, and completed all your back to school preparations in time. I write to apprise you of the following: International Coastal Cleanup Day – Saturday, September 15, 2018 The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is …
deCarteret College – Fund Raising Project
deCarteret College will be 100 years in 2019, but the celebration begins now! JACOB’S LADDER FUNDRAISING PROJECT For many of us, especially those who were boarders from the 1960s onward, traversing the seemingly endless Jacob’s Ladder daily was an experience we will never forget. For others, it was an alternate …
Bible Moment: Lessons from Job
“Then Job answered.” Job 12:1 Take a Moment to Ponder It is back to school time, for those of us who have been students before, and a whole new adventure for those who will be donning uniforms and attending classes for the first time. Brimming with excitement and anticipation, we …
BIBLE MOMENT: CALLED TO SERVE
Jesus took the Twelve aside and told them, “We are going up to Jerusalem, and everything that is written by the prophets about the Son of Man will be fulfilled. (Luke 18:31) Take a Moment to Ponder As we seek to prepare to execute our programme of Intentional Discipleship in …
