Cathedral Sunday 2014 will be a celebration in worship and the arts as the Diocese commemorates 350 years of the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town as a site of Anglican worship; and the 190th Anniversary of the establishment of the Diocese of Jamaica (1824 – 2014). …
The Hon Michael Fennell, Chairman of the Diocesan Financial Board, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) by the University of the West Indies (UWI) at the Graduation Ceremony held at the Mona Campus on Friday, October 31. Mr. Fennell also delivered the address to members of the Graduation Class …
The September issue of The Anglican is now out and you are urged to collect your copy at your Church. In this issue you can read about: – The Hon Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla, O.J., the new Chancellor of the Diocese -The pioneering women ministers in the Diocese – reflections on …
“The Church should be run on corporate principles, not just a free for all and there should be accountability”, declared the Rt. Rev. Ellinah Wamukoya, Bishop of Swaziland, to an appreciative audience at the recent Banquet to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Ordination of Women in the Diocese of …
Attitudes to women in ministry; new opportunities for service in the church; and personal issues which affect the lives of women are among the wide range of subjects to be covered at an historic two-day conference being hosted by ordained women in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands …
The Church Teachers’ College, in Mandeville, the only tertiary educational institution owned by the Diocese, will launch its 50th Anniversary Celebrations on Sunday, October 5 with a Service at which The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, will be the Preacher. The Service will be …
Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands Women in the Ordained Ministry 20th Anniversary Celebration 1994 – 2014 In 2014, the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands celebrates the twentieth anniversary of the ordination of women to the priesthood in the Anglican Church in Jamaica. Click on the following …
The Diocesan Festival Choir which is the country’s longest serving musical ensemble, will be celebrating its 90th anniversary next year. The Choir is inviting applications from singers interested in performing with the Group in a concert series to commemorate the anniversary milestone. A Notice issued by the Suffragan Bishop of …
The countdown for the submission of entries in the Diocesan Visioning Song Competition gathers momentum days away from the September 30 deadline. The Song Competition, which was announced by the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Ret. Rev. Howard Gregory, during the Summer holidays, is aimed at supporting …
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 …
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 …
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, …
