Camp at Auchtembeddie – A Reality!

The new Diocesan Camp at Auchtembeddie in North West Manchester is hosting its first batch of campers this summer. The facility was dedicated on June 24 by the Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, following a well-attended Service at St. John’s Church, which is …

Ordination 2017

To the Priesthood: Dwane Kirk Blackwood, Assistant Curate, The Cathedral of St. Jago-de-la-Vega Marjorie Genetta Downer, Assistant Curate, Hold Spirit Church, Cumberland Natalie Antoinette E. Blake, Assistant Curate, St. Marks Church, Mandeville To the Diaconate: Nina-Rae Omoy Barrett, recent graduate of U.T.C.W.I. ” order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”1000″]

THE ANGLICAN: USER SURVEY

Objective of Survey The Anglicanis a quarterly magazine produced by the Diocese and sold for at least $100 per copy. Given the value of this document as an instrument of communication in the Diocese, a Survey produced by the Communication Board, was conducted at the recent Synod in April 2017. …

Message of Bishop deSouza Still Relevant

Although the late Diocesan Bishop, the Rt. Rev. The Hon. Dr. Neville deSouza, was often misunderstood and maligned, there is a connection between his prophetic voice and message and today’s reality, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, notes. Almost three decades since the late …

Anglican Women’s Cursillo #10

Anglican Women’s Cursillo #10 will be held on the weekend of July 13-16, 2017 at Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre. The theme is “You are my witnesses and my servant whom I have chosen” – Isaiah 43:10 and the Rectora is Heather Brown Henry. Pilgrims are registered on a first come …

Opening of New Diocesan Camp Site

The new Diocesan camp site at Auchtembeddie in Manchester will be officially opened and dedicated on Saturday, June 24, starting at 10.00 a.m. with a Service at St. John’s Church which is next door the property. The facility was previously operated by the Diocese as a Primary School. However, the …

Clergy in Concert for Clifton Boys’ Home

July 9 & 23 Ever since the Rt. Rev Howard Gregory, dressed as a “Bobo Dread,” brought the curtains down on a fun-filled show in Kingston in 2013, there have been repeated calls for another Clergy in Concert performance. Clergy, and church workers from across the Diocese, as well as …

Diocese Celebrates Former Bishop

Unveiling of a plaque in honour of former Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, The Rt. Rev. Hon. and Dr. Neville deSouza, will be the centerpiece of a Service at the Spanish Town Cathedral on Sunday, June 11 to celebrate the late Bishop’s contribution to the life and work …

Pentecost

Fifty days after Easter, the Church celebrates the feast of Pentecost which comes from the Greek word meaning “fiftieth”. It originally refers to the festival celebrated on the fiftieth day after the Passover, and it was to celebrate this Jewish festival that the Apostles and other followers of Jesus Christ …

Clergy Retreat

Clergy and Church Workers of the Kingston Region following their recent Retreat under the theme “Do not doubt, but believe.” The Retreat was held at the Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre, in Brown’s Town, St. Ann, from May 22-25. It was conducted by the Rev. Dr. Mark Bozzuti-Jones (back row, second …