Did you Know? (Sunday, August 1, 2021)
The meaning of words evolves over time. This is true of the word “mission.” Today, the word has several meanings. One such meaning is “a congregation that is dependent on […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 25, 2021)
Before the mid-17th century, Jamaica, like the rest of the Caribbean, had a perfect ecosystem. In order to make room for cane fields, to construct buildings and to fuel sugar […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 18, 2021)
One of the topics covered in the catechism found in our Book of Common Prayer, is that of Christian Stewardship (pp 404-405). It defines stewardship as “the Christian’s response of […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 11, 2021)
The word “steward” was created around the 1700s. Originally, it was a domestic term that referred to someone who was responsible for bringing food or drink into the dining room. […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 4, 2021)
“God has made each of us his steward and has given us abilities and talents that are unique to accomplish the purposes of God. As steward who has received God’s […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, June 20, 2021)
So how were Christians made? By a process of formation that, as time progressed, was increasingly self-conscious. It was rooted in the habitus of the communities – their reflexive behavior. […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, June 13, 2021)
Prayer is responding to God, by thought, by feeling and by deeds, with or without words. In prayer we relate to God the Father, through Jesus Christ, in the power […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, June 6, 2021)
Through faith in the crucified and risen Christ we receive forgiveness of our sins, the gift of eternal life, and communion with God. Jesus overcame our two great enemies, sin […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, May 23, 2021)
“That the Holy Spirit is revealed as the Lord who leads us into all truth and enables us to grow into the likeness of Christ.” (BCP 399)
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Did you know? (Sunday, May 9, 2021)
“Resurrection, if you believed in it, had to do with the next life. It was something that happened to you after you were dead and buried and then found yourself […]