synod journal 2017

477 Pages·2017·1.55 MB·English

by  Miss Brown

2017
The One Hundred and Forty-Seventh
Annual Meeting of the Synod
of
The Church in Jamaica and The Cayman Islands
in the
Province of the West Indies
The Synod met for business at the Holiday Inn Resort, Rose
Hall, Montego Bay, St. James, on Tuesday, 18th April and
continued until Friday, 21st April, 2017.
President
The Rt. Revd Dr. Howard K. A. Gregory
Bishop of Jamaica and The Cayman Islands
Chancellor
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla, OJ
Secretary
The Venerable Winston M. Thomas
Asst. Secretary
The Revd Michael G. F. Elliott
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Copyright 2017 by
The Church in Jamaica and The Cayman Islands
in the Province of the West Indies
Church House, 2 Caledonia Avenue, Kingston 5
Jamaica, WI
www.anglicandioceseja.org
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CONTENTS
Diocese of Jamaica & The Cayman Islands ..............................................................7
Bishop’s Commissaries..............................................................................................8
The Synod..................................................................................................................8
The Cathedral Chapter...............................................................................................8
The Rural Deans.......................................................................................................10
Diocesan Officers....................................................................................................10
The Province of the West Indies...............................................................................11
Minutes of Synod .....................................................................................................14
Appendix I
The Bishop’s Charge, Part 1....................................................................................44
The Bishop’s Charge, Part 2....................................................................................60
Appendix 2.............................................................................................................67
i) Membership of Diocesan Boards/Councils & Committees ...........................68
ii) The Clergy and Church Workers..................................................................78
iii) Full-time Clergy by Seniority of Service........................................................79
iv) Clergy in the Supplementary Ministry by Seniority of Service.....................83
v) Clerical Directory...........................................................................................84
vi) Licensed Church Workers – Deaconesses................................................117
vii) Licensed Church Workers – Church Army Officers...................................118
viii) Names of Cures and Clergy/Churchworkers.............................................121
ix) Deaconesses and Church Army Officers and Assignment.......................131
x) Chaplains to Hospitals.................................................................................133
xi) Licensed Chalice Bearers...........................................................................134
xii) List of Lay and Alternate Lay Representatives to Synod..........................136
xiii) Members in attendance at Synod...............................................................172
Appendix 3...........................................................................................................178
i) The Agenda of Synod.................................................................................179
ii) Scrutineers' Report .....................................................................................183
iii) Resolutions considered at Synod...............................................................185
Appendix 4
1. Reports – Synod Secretariat.........................................................................193
i) Secretary of Synod.............................................................................194
ii) The Registrar.......................................................................................200
2. Reports of Diocesan Boards/Councils/Committees/Bodies/Departments.......203
i) Diocesan Council.................................................................................204
ii) Diocesan Financial Board ...................................................................208
iii) Diocesan Board of Education and Youth ............................................211
iv) Trustees – Anglican Church Insurance Fund.....................................237
v) Trustees – Jamaica Church Pension Scheme....................................239
vi) Board of Mission and Ministry.............................................................242
vii) Division of Training..............................................................................261
viii) Board of Nominations..........................................................................264
ix) Report of the Church Army.................................................................266
x) Communications and Public Relations.................................................270
xi) Property Advisory Board ....................................................................275
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3. Reports of Regional Councils...........................................................................279
i) Kingston Region ..................................................................................280
ii) Mandeville Region................................................................................286
iii) Montego Bay Region...........................................................................294
4. Reports of Educational Institutions...................................................................301
Tertiary.........................................................................................................302
Church Teachers’ College – Mandeville.................................................303
Warden of Anglican Students (UTCWI) – St. Andrew...........................308
Secondary...................................................................................................330
Bishop Gibson High School – Mandeville..............................................331
Black River High School.........................................................................338
DeCarteret High School – Mandeville ....................................................343
Glenmuir High School – May Pen...........................................................347
Kingston College ....................................................................................355
Muschett High School – Trelawny........................................................362
Ocho Rios High School..........................................................................366
St. Hilda's High School – Brown's Town...............................................370
St. Hugh’s High School – St Andrew.....................................................374
St. Jago High School – Spanish Town...................................................378
The Queen's High School – St. Andrew................................................389
Preparatory..................................................................................................396
Glenmuir Preparatory School – May Pen...............................................397
St. Cyprian's Preparatory School – Highgate........................................401
St. Hugh’s Preparatory School – St. Andrew........................................404
St. Jago Preparatory School – Spanish Town.......................................409
St. James Preparatory School – Montego Bay.......................................411
St. John's Preparatory School – Ocho Rios..........................................416
The Queen’s Preparatory School – St Andrew.....................................420
Trinity Preparatory School – Linstead...................................................430
5. Reports of Chaplaincies...................................................................................435
Cornwall Regional Hospital....................................................................436
National Chest Hospital and Sir John Golding Centre ...........................440
Nuttall Memorial Hospital Trust...............................................................442
University Hospital of the West Indies...................................................445
The South East Regional Health Authority.............................................446
6. Reports of Homes/Houses, Institutions and Organizations.............................452
Anglican Cursillo Movement...................................................................453
Anglican Mothers' Union........................................................................455
Brotherhood of St. Andrew...................................................................460
Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre .........................................................464
The Anglican Women's Auxillary............................................................468
Diocesan Festival Choir.........................................................................474
Appendix 5 – Ecclesiastical Returns...................................................................477
(a) Diocesan Summary.................................................................................478
(b) Kingston Region ......................................................................................479
(c) Mandeville Region....................................................................................495
(d) Montego Bay Region...............................................................................504
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Appendix 6 – Current Account Balances............................................................513
(a) Churches.................................................................................................514
(b) Missions...................................................................................................522
Appendix 7 – Loans and Advances....................................................................526
(a) Loans to Churches and Missions.....................................................527
(b) Loans to Diocesan Organizations.....................................................532
Appendix 8 – Sustentation Reserve Fund ..........................................................534
Appendix 9 – Special Church Endowment Fund.................................................552
Appendix 10 – Bequests and Gifts Endowment Fund........................................558
Appendix 11 – Special Deposits...........................................................................566
Appendix 12 – Audited Financial Statements 2016.............................................571
Appendix 13 – Diocesan Budgets 2017..............................................................597
(a) Recurrent Budget 2017........................................................610
(b) Non-Recurrent (Capital) Budget 2017..................................638
Appendix 14 – Congregation's Mission Share Apportionment – 2017................646
Appendix 15 – 5-Year Congregation's Mission Share 2013 – 2017...................656
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DIOCESE OF JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
THE BISHOP OF JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
The Right Reverend Dr. Howard K. A. Gregory
SUFFRAGAN BISHOPS
Kingston: The Right Reverend Dr. Robert McL Thompson
Mandeville: Vacant
Montego Bay: The Right Reverend Leon Paul Golding
ARCHDEACONS
Kingston: The Venerable Patrick Garth Cunningham
Mandeville: The Venerable Winston Michael Thomas
Montego Bay: The Venerable Justin Albert Nembhard
DIOCESAN SECRETARY
The Rev. Canon Denzil C. Barnes
CHANCELLOR
The Hon. Mrs. Justice Zaila McCalla, OJ
REGISTRAR
Mr. Peter DePass
BISHOP’S ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Miss Rhena D. Williams
BISHOP’S EXAMINING CHAPLAINS
The Rt. Rev. Leon P. Golding
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert McL Thompson
The Rev. Canon Abner L. Powell
The Very Rev. Canon Collin D. Reid
Mrs. Angella Gordon-Stair
The Warden of Anglican Students, UTCWI
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DIOCESE OF JAMAICA AND THE CAYMAN ISLANDS
THE BISHOP’S COMMISSARIES
England
The Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin
Wales
The Rev. Canon Denzil Huw Mosford
Canada
The Rev. Anthony Jemmott
United States of America:
North:
South: The Very Rev. Horace Ward
DIOCESAN SYNOD
President: The Bishop
Secretary: The Venerable Winston M. Thomas
Asst Secretary: The Rev. Michael G. F. Elliott
THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH
St Jago de la Vega
Spanish Town
Rector: The Very Rev. Canon Collin D. Reid
THE CATHEDRAL CHAPTER
(a) Composition The Bishop (1)
The Suffragan Bishops (3)
The Archdeacons (3)
The Canons (9)
The Treasurer (1)
Present Members
Dean : The Rt. Rev. Dr. Howard K. A. Gregory (17.05.12)
Suffragan) : The Rt. Rev. Dr. Robert McL Thompson (29.09.05)
Bishops ) : The Rt. Rev. Leon P. Golding (20.12.12)
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Archdeacons The Ven. Winston M. Thomas (01.04.08)
– St. Dunstan
The Ven. Patrick G. Cunningham (01.01.12)
– St. Aidan
The Venerable Justin Albert Nembhard (20.12.12)
– St. Oswald
Senior Canon The Very Rev. Collin D. Reid (01.02.08)
– St. Cuthbert
Canons The Very Rev. Hartley D. Perrin (01.09.08)
– St. David
The Rev. Canon Denzil C. Barnes (21.12.11)
– St. Columba
The Rev. Canon C. Georgia Jervis (21.12.11)
– St. Alban
The Very Rev. Canon Charles A. Manderson (21.12.11)
– St. Boniface
The Rev. Canon Abner L. Powell (21.12.11)
– St. Peter
The Very Rev. Canon Major Sirrano Kitson (20. 12. 12)
– St. Bede
The Very Rev. Canon Garth A. Minott (29.09.16)
– St. Patrick
Vacant
– St. Chad
Treasurer The Rev. Canon Denzil C. Barnes
Secretary The Ven. Winston M. Thomas
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