Think on These Things is a programme of Christian witness done by the Diocese. It features Clergy and Laity alike conversing about various topics. It airs on RJRfm at 4:45 p.m. every Sunday.
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Date PRESENTERS & LINK TO SOUNDCLOUD AUDIO JUNE 16 In a special Fathers’ Day message, Mr. Mario Samms, one of 10 candidates for Ordination on June 29, highlights the role of fathers in nurturing the seeds of love, wisdom, discipline and faith planted by God in all our children. JUNE 2 With less than two months to go before the Diocese’s milestone 200th Anniversary Service, The Rt. Rev. Garth Minott, Chair of the Anniversary Planning Committee, speaks about the significance of the celebrations and gives listeners a preview of some of the plans. MAY 26 The Rev. Canon Hartley Perrin, Rector of the Petersfield/Darliston Cure in Westmoreland, affirms the unfettered and unreserved love of the Trinity. MAY 19 The Venerable Patrick Cunningham, Archdeacon for the Kingston Region and Rector of St. Luke’s Church, Cross Roads, brings the Message on the Feast of Pentecost, and along with Miss Vilya Thomas, gives a preview of this year’s Healing Conference, scheduled for June 1 and 2. MAY 12 In keeping with the ongoing focus on Child Month, the Rev. Monnecia Duncan and Miss Milinda Thompson discuss the role of Chaplains and Guidance Counsellors in Anglican Schools. MAY 5 We enter Child Month with the celebration of the annual Diocesan Children’s Sunday. We present the Archbishop’s Message; and Synod Youth Representatives, Kristen Elliott and Kareem Ismail, share ideas with Host Bethany Johnson. APR 28 Programme Host, Tony Patel, speaks with The Most Rev. Mark Strange, Episcopal Bishop Of Scotland, who visited Jamaica recently with representatives of the United Reformed Church UK. The body comprises religious denominations in England, Scotland and Wales which benefitted financially from the Transatlantic Slave Trade. APR 21 In the final excerpt from his Synod Charge, Archbishop Howard Gregory focuses on the threat that corruption poses to governance, and the mission of the Church to guard justice and affirm hope in a hurting world. APR 14 In this week’s excerpt from his wide-ranging Synod Charge, Archbishop Howard Gregory explores the Church’s mission as an agent of empowerment and guardian of justice. APR 7 We present Part 1 of selected excerpts from the Charge delivered on April 2 by the Most Rev. Dr. The Hon. Howard Gregory. Archbishop of the West Indies, Primate and Metropolitan and Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, at the Opening Service of the 153rd annual Synod of our Diocese. MAR 31 The Easter Message – “Christ is Risen” – is delivered by The Rt. Rev. Garth Minott, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. MAR 24 As we celebrate another Palm Sunday, The Rt. Rev. Leon Golding, Suffragan Bishop of Montego Bay, urges us to make the right decision for Christ, despite the challenges that this may present. MAR 17 As we continue our Lenten journey to the Cross with Christ, our Lord, the Rev. Canon Georgia “Grace” Jervis, Director of Leadership Development and Training for the Supplementary Ministry Programme, looks beyond the Cross to the hope that Christ’s death offers for humanity. MAR 10 Several churches pre-date the establishment of the Diocese of Jamaica which is celebrating its 200th Anniversary this year. The 360-year-old St. David’s Church in Yallahs, St. Thomas is one of the early churches which were established after the English captured Jamaica from the Spaniards. Its Rector and Rural Dean for St. Thomas, The Very Rev. Jean Fairweather-Wilson, joins with Lay Reader, Mr. Norbert Forsythe, to share the rich history of St. David’s, Yallahs MAR 3 In the second instalment of her Sermon delivered at the Service to launch the 200th Anniversary of our Diocese, The Rt. Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover, in Canterbury, England, challenges members of the Church to uphold justice and affirm each other in building up the Body of Christ. FEB 25 We present the first in a two-part series of excerpts from the Sermon delivered by The Rt. Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Bishop of Dover in Canterbury, England, at the Choral Evensong held at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega on February 11 to launch the 200th Anniversary Celebration of the establishment of The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. FEB 18 Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies History Department, Patrick Bryan, and programme host, Tony Patel, discuss the main objectives and some of the activities to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the Diocese, which was launched with a Choral Evensong at the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega on February 11, and will culminate in February 2025. FEB 11 As the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands launches year-long celebrations to mark the 200th Anniversary of its establishment, Professor Emeritus of the University of the West Indies History Department, Patrick Bryan, discusses with host Tony Patel, the impact of this seminal development on the history of the Anglican Church in Jamaica. FEB 4 “On target” is the theme of the reflection led by The Rev. Seymour Blackwood, Priest in the Supplementary Ministry attached to the Church of the Ascension in Mona Heights. JAN 28 The Rev. Dr. Barrington Buchanan, retired Priest and School Principal, shares his inspiring life story, told in his recently-published autobiography, “Struck Down, Raised Up.” JAN 21 The Rev. Canon Charles Manderson, now assigned to the Spanish Town Cathedral, reflects on the theme “The Gospel of our Lord.” JAN 14 In his Message on the second Sunday after the Epiphany, The Venerable Patrick Cunningham, Archdeacon of the Kingston Region and Rector of St. Luke’s Church, Cross Roads, highlights the importance of listening to God and obeying his call. JAN 7 As the church observes the Baptism of Jesus on the first Sunday after the Epiphany, the Venerable Leroy Johnson, Archdeacon of the Mandeville Region and Rector of St. Gabriel’s Church, May Pen, focuses on Baptism as a Mandate for Mission.
