Clifton Boy’s Home has been selected as one of the beneficiaries of the 22nd Annual Sagicor Sigma Corporate Run for 2020. This became official at the Launch on Wednesday, January 8, 2020. The Run will be held on Sunday, February 16, 2020. As a beneficiary, Clifton Boys’ Home will be included in …
The Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands will begin in 2020 a year of activities to commemorate the 150th anniversary of its independence from state control in 1870 when it was disestablished. The Church did not ask to be disestablished; this decision was imposed by the Government. Why Are …
PREACHED BY THE RT. REV. ROBERT THOMPSON AT THE EUCHARIST EPIPHANY 2020 “And the wise men came to Jerusalem asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star and have come to worship him.” Matthew 2:2 Today we pause to …
[Episcopal News Service] Several churches in the Diocese of Puerto Rico have suffered severe damage from the series of earthquakes that have struck the island in recent days, killing at least one person and injuring at least eight. Hundreds of minor earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico’s southwest coast since Dec. 28, according to …
For an increasing number of persons in our contemporary world, the Christmas story of the birth of the Christ Child has become so commonplace that they have opted to focus, instead, on the tangential aspects of the celebration. These include, for example, Christmas music, rather than the traditional hymns and …
The Kingston Region has embarked on a project entitled Excellence in Anglican Schools that seeks to fulfil our mandate to offer hope and salvation in Christ Jesus. A major undertaking in this effort is to collaborate with the Department of Education and Youth in the strengthening of capacity in Instructional …
In 2018, following preparatory work that was done, in relation in relation to our Anglican Schools, in particular, our Primary Schools, the Region of Kingston, especially the Deanery of St. Andrew held a workshop on Instructional Leadership and School governance on Monday, July 9 and Tuesday, July 10, 2018. The …
PREACHED BY THE RT. REV. ROBERT THOMPSON December 16, 2019Sermon Text: John 21:18 “Very truly, I tell you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own belt and to go where you wished. But when you grow old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else will …
The Division of Training acknowledges with gratitude and a deep sense of loss, the life and work of the Rt. Revd. and honorable Dr. Alfred C. Reid, retired Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, who was a pioneering director, tutor and ardent supporter of the Diocesan Supplementary Ministry Training …
The 13th Bishop of Jamaica, the Rt. Rev. Alfred Charles Reid died at his home in Manchester December 2, 2019. The Bishop, was in his 82nd year. Bishop Reid was elected Diocesan Bishop on December 12, 2000, in succession to the late Bishop Neville deSouza. He was enthroned in the …
History was made as the new Bishop of Dover was formally welcomed into her post today. The Rt Rev Rose Hudson-Wilkin took part in the special service to mark the occasion at St Paul’s Cathedral in London. She becomes the first black woman bishop and will be installed in a follow-up ceremony at Canterbury …
Commendations are appropriately directed towards the Mothers’ Union in the Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands for 120 years of ministry. Through the instrumentality of Mrs. Margaret Williams of the church in Kew Park, Westmoreland, Mary Sumners’ dream and vision materialised in this Diocese. The establishment of a Mothers’ …
