Honorary Doctorate for Mike Fennell

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 …

New Issue of The Anglican Out

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 …

Bishop Ellinah Challenges the Church

“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 …

Wide Agenda for Ordained Women’s Conference

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 …

Church Teachers’ College Launches 50th Anniversary Celebrations

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 …

Women In The Ordained Ministry 20th Anniversary Celebration

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 …

Diocesan Festival Choir Launches Auditions for 90th Anniversary

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 …

Countdown to Visioning Song Competition Deadline

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 …

Pioneer Woman Bishop to Address Ordained Women’s Banquet

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 …

CLERGY AND CONGREGATIONS URGED TO HELP CURB “CHIK-V”

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, …

First Diocesan Music Camp A Big Success

“I am taken aback by the quality of presentations we have achieved in two weeks,” the Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, stated following an afternoon of exciting and entertaining performances by youngsters who participated in the Diocese’s first Summer Music Camp. “Many parents …

Gearing Up For Cathedral Sunday – November 23

A Choir Festival, historic exhibition, guided tours of the Cathedral of St. Jago de la Vega, Spanish Town and a Festal Evensong are some of the features being planned for the annual Cathedral Sunday pilgrimage scheduled for November 23, 2014. This year’s pilgrimage is one of the activities being organised …