DID YOU KNOW (Sunday, July 30, 2023)
St. Augustine was impressed by a fifth-century procession of gifts in Rome in which the faithful brought from their own homes things from their kitchen tables. Augustine called this an […]
Category: Did You Know
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 23, 2023)
Christian worship in denominations like ours is influenced by Judaism, particularly in the liturgy and prayers used during the Eucharist or Holy Communion. An example of this influence is seen […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 16, 2023)
“God has given you unique abilities, talents, and gifts…They represent a person’s SHAPE: Spiritual gifts, Heart, Abilities, Personality, and Experiences. This bundle of talents is the thing God has given […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 9, 2023)
Although God gives us “all things richly to enjoy,” nothing is ours. Nothing really belongs to us. God owns everything; we’re responsible for how we treat it and what we […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, July 2, 2023)
As we grow in our Christian lives, we come to a deeper and deeper realization that every good thing we receive, our Father gives us. We are in a life-long […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, June 25, 2023)
The Jamaica Church Missionary Society is the recognized missionary agency of the Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands in the Province of the West Indies (the Anglican Church). The […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, June 18, 2023)
Each year, the Church celebrates the nativity (i.e. birth) of three people: Jesus, the Virgin Mary (Jesus’ mother), and John the Baptist. The feast for John’s nativity is Saturday of […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, June 11, 2023)
That the mission of the Church is to bring all people into unity with God and each other in Christ.
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Did you know? (Sunday, June 4, 2023)
The first Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after Pentecost are called “Ember Days.” So are the first of these weekdays following St Lucy’s Day (13 December), Ash Wednesday, and Holy Cross […]
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Did you know? (Sunday, May 28, 2023)
“Pentecost” means “the fiftieth day.” It is used in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. In the OT it refers to a feast of seven weeks known as […]