Did you know? (Sunday, February 27, 2022)
The penitential season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, designated the first of two fast days (the other being Good Friday), and extends to Easter Eve. The collect for Ash […]
Anglican Church in St. Andrew, Jamaica. Diocese of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands. Established 1664.
The penitential season of Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, designated the first of two fast days (the other being Good Friday), and extends to Easter Eve. The collect for Ash […]
The organ played a prominent role in the early days of reggae. The traditional reggae organ fills came primarily from the Hammond B3 organ. The organ is used to produce […]
This year is the 360th anniversary of the 1664 Book of Common Prayer. This Prayer Book was published one year before Jamaica became an English colony. It has served as […]
The 2nd of February is always 40 days after Christmas Day. The day is celebrated as the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. The feast also commemorates Jesus’ first […]
Every year, since 2005, the United Nations designated January 27th International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day is set aside to mark the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, to honor […]
Since 1908 Christians from a wide cross-section of denominations have come together for what is known as the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (WPCU). The week begins on the […]
In the Christian East, the celebration of Christ’s birth also became a Festival distinct from the Epiphany. Their celebration of Epiphany is also twelve days after Christmas. Unlike Western Christians […]
Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian celebrations. It commemorates the earliest manifestation of God in and through Jesus. It is even a more ancient feast day than Christmas. It […]
It is appropriate to keep our Christmas trees and other Christmassy decorations up until the 2nd of February when we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord. This […]
The Collect for the Fourth Sunday of Advent is found on page 158 of our BCP. It first appears in a 10th century service book used by Priests. It reminds […]