Let us pray. Almighty God, send your transforming power into our lives as we seek to serve you this day. Grant unto us wisdom, courage, grace, and strength to faithfully fulfill the ministries to which you have called us. We pray in the name of Christ our Lord. Amen. Psalm …
Firemen fight to control the blaze which destroyed the dormitories at The Wortley Home. (Jamaica Observer Photo) In the wake of the fire which destroyed the Wortley Home for Girls in Constant Spring, on Monday, June 29, the Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands, which owns and operates the …
Rt. Rev. Cornell Moss The Provincial Secretary, on behalf of the Archbishop of the West Indies, has issued a statement announcing the death of the Rt. Rev. Cornell Moss, Bishop of Guyana. Bishop Moss died on Saturday May 30, in Miami, Florida where he was recovering from heart surgery A …
During the summer of 2014, five children from the Sunday School programme at St. Philip’s Church, Whifield Town, were enrolled in the inaugural Diocesan Music Summer Camp held at Christ Church in Vineyard Town. Like the rest of the campers, the St. Philip’s students performed admirably at the end-of-camp concert …
The widely-acclaimed Diocesan Festival Choir, which is the longest-serving choral group in Jamaica and which has been in the vanguard of classical and church music presentations, marks its 90th Anniversary this year. Several items from the Choir’s diverse repertoire will be featured in a short Recital during the Anniversary Service …
Celebrating 90 Years of Music THE DIOCESAN FESTIVAL CHOIR Date May 17, 2015 Venue Kingston Parish Church Time 3:30 p.m. This is a special invitation to congregations and friends to attend the Service to launch the 90th Anniversary …
Photo Credit: Flickr/SIM Central and South East Asia (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) (Extracted from the Anglican Communion website) The Rev. Lewis Lew, Dean of Nepal Deanery of the Diocese of Singapore of the Church of the Province of South East Asia, says the effects of the 7.9 Richter scale earthquake that …
The Easter 2015 issue of The Anglican is out and has been circulated to Churches. Highlights of the issue include: Easter Messages from the Bishops, the installation of the first female priest as Rector of St George’s Church, Grand Cayman, the new Diocesan Mission at Longville Park in Clarendon and …
Retirees and awardees with senior officials of the Diocese In a gesture which was deeply appreciated by the honourees, the recent Synod took a break from its business sessions on April 9, to say thanks to six retirees and to recognize outstanding performances by four church organisations in 2014. Honoured …
A Panel Discussion in which Mrs. Diahann Gordon-Harrison, Children’s Advocate, was the main presenter was one of the highlights on the second day (Tuesday, April 8) of the recently-concluded Diocesan Synod. The focus was “Children, Crime, Corruption – A Case Study of Jamaica’s Adolescents.” The Children’s Advocate defined corruption as …
St. John 21:6 & 7 Jesus said to them “Cast your nets on the right side of the ship and you shall find.” and “Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter “It is the Lord.” Over the years, the scientific minds of human beings have searched for logical …
Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, the Rt. Rev. Howard Gregory, says both the church and the nation must accept responsibility for the present moral, social, spiritual and economic tone in the society, and not blame some cruel fate. However, he offers the assurance that, within the providence of …
