It was, undoubtedly, an occasion for thanksgiving as the modern split-level building housing the new Wortley Home for Girls, in Constant Spring, was rededicated and reopened on February 28 in a ceremony attended by residents of the Home, members of the Diocese, as well as donors and well-wishers. Recalling the …
…at UN’s Commission on the Status of Women annual meeting Some 44 Anglicans from 16 provinces will take part in the 62nd session of the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women, which begins next week at the UN headquarters in New York. Photo Credit: Geoffreyq / Wikimedia Women …
The newly reconstructed Wortley Home for Girls at Maurice Hill, Constant Spring will be rededicated and officially reopened on Wednesday, February 28 at 10.00 a.m. Construction of the modern, split-level structure designed by architect Rivi Gardner following the 2015 fire which destroyed the previous building, was completed in December 2017. …
Bishops of the Church in the Province of the West Indies (CPWI) have gathered in Barbados for a series of events to celebrate the ministry of the Most Rev. Dr. the Hon. John Holder, who will retire at the end of this month as Bishop of the Diocese of Barbados …
Toast delivered by The Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard Gregory, Bishop of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands, on behalf of the Province of the West Indies to The Most Rev. Dr. The Hon. John Holder on the occasion of his retirement as Archbishop of the West Indies, February 9, 2018 Courtesies …
The Diocese hosted a dinner at Alhambra Inn on Thursday, January 25, in honour of the following persons who have retired from the Diocese and who who have served for a combined 172 years: – Mrs. Laceta Morlese-Brown – Served for 50 years as Secretary to five Lord Bishops …
De Carteret College in Mandeville, founded in 1919 by the Rt. Rev. Cecil DeCarteret, the sixth Bishop of Jamaica, and named after him when he demitted office in 1931, has begun the celebrations marking its centenary. Originally a preparatory institution, known as the Diocesan Preparatory School for Boys, it became …
A six-week Bible Study series on Intentional Discipleship has been prepared by the Diocese for use during Lent. The Bible Studies, conveniently compiled in a booklet, were written by a team of ordained and lay persons under the guidance of The Rt. Rev. Robert Thompson, Suffragan Bishop of Kingston. They …
The Bible has always been a central part of the life of Anglicanism. Indeed, it was the Anglican tradition which contributed to the rest of Christendom the King James Version of the Bible, which today remains sacrosanct for many denominational traditions, and for whom no change in its language or …
At least once a year, Christians are reminded of Jesus’ prayer for his disciples that “they may be one so that the world may believe” (see John 17.21). Hearts are touched and Christians come together to pray for their unity. Congregations and parishes all over the world exchange preachers or …
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“In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence.” (Ephesians 3:12) The Epiphany (manifestation) of Jesus Christ to the (non-Jewish) world, celebrated in liturgical observances on this day, January 6, serves as a reminder to the Church, of the great privilege that is …
