The Caribbean is a “paradise” but it is “very, very fragile” and under threat from environmental damage, the Archbishop of the West Indies, The Most Rev. and The Hon. Dr. John Holder, cautioned as he addressed participants at the recently concluded third provincial youth gathering, in Grenada. “We have in the …
Miss Karen Henry, Choir Director and leader of the Church of the Holy Spirit Choir and Assistant Director of the Portmore Chorale, has been awarded a three year contract as Reviser and Head of the English Translation Team at the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. …
The Diocesan Teacher Education Scholarships and Grants will be awarded to successful applicants who have been accepted to study or are studying at the Church Teachers’ College, Mandeville, Manchester. All applicants must complete the application form and submit to the Education and Youth Department at 2 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5 …
The Provincial Commission on Mission, Renewal, Ecumenism and Interfaith met at the Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre in Brown’s Town, St. Ann this week under the chairmanship of The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. The two-days of deliberation on July 6 and 7, involved six of the Commission’s eight members. …
In a tradition started some 98 years ago, St Peter’s Church in Lluidas Vale, St. Catherine, celebrated the Gifts of the Sugar Cane Harvest at a Service held on Sunday, July 3. Celebrant and Preacher was the Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. Also in attendance was former …
“To claim the moral authority to lead the community in worship, ministers must live what they pray and practice what they preach. They must be living examples of what they call the community to be.” This is one of the core principles of Ministry highlighted by the Lord Bishop, the …
Let us pray. Almighty God, in every age you have called out men and women to be your faithful servants. We believe you have now called us to join that great company who seek to follow you. Grant unto us today and always a clear vision of your call and …
The Lord Bishop has announced that the Rev. Garth Minott, Anglican Warden at The United Theological College of The West Indies (UTCWI), has been appointed a Canon of The Cathedral Church, effective October 1, 2016. The Service for his installation will be held at The Cathedral, Spanish Town, on Thursday, September 29, which …
The June issue of The Anglican is now available. The special double issue of the publication contains a Supplement commemorating the centenary of the death of Archbishop Enos Nuttall, the fifth Bishop of Jamaica and outstanding statesman. The Supplement includes messages from national leaders, information on the life of Archbishop …
Fifty years after taking up her first assignment on May 17, 1966 as Secretary to the then Suffragan Bishop of Kingston, the Rt. Rev. Cyril Emerson Swaby, and the Director of Anglican Schools, Mr. Enos B. Johnson, Mrs. Laceta Morlese-Brown continues to work at the highest level of the …
In response to last weekend’s shooting at an Orlando night club, the Bishop of Central Florida, the Rt. Rev. Gregory Brewer, has said that “words of condolence have little value.” The Bishop, whose Cathedral of St. Luke is just 1.5 miles (2.6 km) away from the scene of the shooting, …
Despite the suspension of some activities because of the political chaos, demonstrations, marches, violence and food shortages, priests in the Diocese of Venezuela are getting on with their everyday pastoral work. The Church has decided to stay out of politics and engage in direct work in communities, as the Diocesan …
