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152nd Annual Synod of the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands held in the St. James Parish Church, Montego Bay April 11, 2023 Theme: A Renewed Church for a Time of Critical Social Change Nehemiah 2:17-18 Then I said to them, “You see the trouble we are in, how Jerusalem lies …
Preparations for the 152nd Diocesan Synod gather momentum this week with three Regional Pre-Synod Conferences, the first of which, for the Kingston Region, take place today (March 21) atSt. Luke’s Church, Cross Roads. Other Conferences will be held on Thursday, March 23 atSt. Gabriel’s Church, May Pen for the Mandeville …
Communiqué The House of Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) meeting on Tuesday, March 7, and the Standing Committee of CPWI meeting on Wednesday, March 8, and Thursday, March 9, 2023, at the Cardiff Hotel, Runaway Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica, in the Diocese …
Bishop Thompson who retired in 2020 after 47 years as an ordained minister is remembered for the “single-minded passion” which he displayed for his lifelong pastoral vocation in the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. This culminated with his consecration in 2005 as Suffragan Bishop of Kingston – an …
THE CHURCH IN THE PROVINCE OF THE WEST INDIESChurch in the Province of the West Indies _____________________________________________________________________________ THE COMMUNIQUÉ We, the members of the House of Bishops, the House of Clergy and the House of Laity of the Church in the Province of the West Indies at the Forty-First Triennial …
Power, Justice, and Peace Last Christmas, the minds of people across the world were still focused on the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, the major global concern is the invasion of Ukraine by the superpower, Russia, with its devastating consequences and suffering for the people of Ukraine, and for the global community …
On this International Teachers ‘ Day, The Diocese of Jamaica salutes our teachers past and present for your tremendous contributions to the growth and development of our schools.You have influenced our young people over many years to become stalwarts in their schools, communities, and nation.You have produced professionals, artisans, craftsmen, …
Archbishop Howard Gregory has announced the Ordination ofCourtney Carridice, Monnecia Duncan, Bertram Gayle, and Kamar Prendergastto the Sacred Order of Priests and Javanie Byfield, Kerry Parchment Carr, Robert Green, and Carol Vaughnsto theHoly Order of Deacons on the Octave of the Feast of Sts Peter and Paul July 3, 2022, …
The Rt. Rev. Garth Minott, has been encouraged to adopt the characteristics of Barnabas, the Christian Saint, whose Feast Day was celebrated on Saturday, June 11, which coincided with Bishop Minott’s ordination and consecration as the seventh Suffragan Bishop of the See of Kingston. The challenge was extended by The …
PRESS RELEASE The Rev. Canon Garth Minott, Deputy President and Warden of Anglican Students at the United Theological College of the West Indies (UTCWI) will be ordained and consecrated as the seventh Suffragan Bishop of Kingston on June 11, The Feast of St. Barnabas, at the Kingston Parish Church. The …
I am thinking of the Charge given at the synod service, the fact that there is much in it to unpack as we break silence [with more than words spoken], to re-imagine a fractured nation. Leadership The Jesus Way: I would like to further explore the Charge’s Christian application, given …
