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UCJCI Update

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UTCWI - REACHING OUT IN THE CARIBBEAN -Rev Dr Dave Hazle Wednesday May 17, 2023
	Over the past two years The Guyana Congregational Union (GCU) has been part of an initiative among churches in a number of denominations in Guyana to increase their impact in the schools across Guyana. In preparation for that thrust, I was invited by the GCU leadership to conduct a week-long training workshop on school chaplaincy. The United Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands (UCJCI) has enjoyed partnership relations with GCU for many years including through common mission organisations such as Council for World Mission (CWM), with both churches constituting CWM Caribbean, and Caribbean and North American Council for Mission (CANACOM). Currently a CWM Partner in Mission from Jamaica, Ms. Faithlyn Stephens serves GCU in an administrative capacity and coordinated the training in school chaplaincy. please click here for more information (PDF file)

SYNOD IS OVER. NOW WHAT? Wednesday May 10, 2023
	Jesus' commission to His disciples recorded in Matthew 28: 19, 20 continues to constitute the marching orders of the United Church. Guided by the vision - Touching Lives, Nurturing disciples and Seeking Transformation through Christ, UCJCI carries out its ministry and mission among people in communities on a local, regional, and global scale. The Synod, constituting representation from congregations in partnership with lay pastors, ordained and commissioned ministers have reviewed reports on work done in the synodical period. This highest court of the denomination listened to children and youth, recognized existing challenges and celebrations in national, regional, and global contexts, and informed by those pieces of information, discussed and discerned the way forward through identified priorities. please click here for more information (PDF file)

U C J C I 4 3 R D S Y N O D Popular Report Wednesday May 03, 2023
	It's Time to Pull up Anchor and Move! Rt. Rev. Gary Harriott, Moderator of UCJCI, delivered the sermon closing the 43rd Synod of UCJCI with a stirring call to the church to action after receiving the marching orders over the previous five days through sermons, bible study, deliberations and collective discernment. Referencing the experience of the early church after the igniting of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, the Moderator stated that the United Church must also be on the move and will never be the same. Life in the Spirit is marked by boldness Rev. Harriott called for the United Church to stand up and speak up and to defend the ‘faith in the public space. In so doing the United Church should speak truth to power’ as our mission is not only to the poor and vulnerable but also “to those who are strategically placed in society ... to set the tone for what goes on around town”. He elevated advocacy as a core responsibility of the church. please click here for more information (PDF file)

SYNOD IN FOCUS Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
	As our Church prepares to assemble to discuss matters pertaining to the direction of the Ministry to which Christ has called us, it is imperative that we fast and pray. Fasting and Prayer are Christian Spiritual Disciplines that position our souls to be open to the empowerment and leading of the Holy Spirit. please click here for more information (PDF file)

RECONNECT WITH THE RISEN CHRIST by Rev Nobert Stephens UCJCI General Secretary Wednesday Apr 12, 2023
	To this point in your life, what is your story? What are the nature and texture and the pattern of the life you have lived to this point? What have been the high points and low points, the celebrations and the struggles you have and or enduring? On this Easter Sunday, we all have a story to tell. The resurrection story highlights two things which, when they are a feature of the human story, render the human spirit and will powerless. We find them in the varied ways in which the gospels portray the resurrection events, on this day we label Easter Sunday: doubts and fear. please click here for more information (PDF file)

The Church As A Movement Not A Monument- Rt Rev Gary Harriott Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
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SYMPOSIUM ON PEACE BUILDING Wednesday Mar 15, 2023
	Last Thursday, March 9, 2023, stakeholders gathered for a full day of presentations and workshops for a symposium on Peacebuilding in Schools under the theme, “Overcoming Conflicts through Peacebuilding in Schools”. The presentations on Peace Building Programmes were done by Dr. Kim Scott, Programme Director for the Child Resiliency Programme, Dr. Geoff Walcott, Director of Dream a World, DSP Natalie Palmer, Safe Schools Programme and Rev. Kevin Nana Moses Calvert, Director of the Kairos Project. Mr. Richard Troupe, Director of Safety and Security, at the Ministry of Education and Youth, also shared greetings. A lot of important information was strategically shared as one of the intentions of this symposium was to provide training for the stakeholders for them to go back into the various spaces and share, practice and implement. As such, they were invited to register for one of three workshops in their area of interest and expertise. Workshop one focused on Implementing Peace Building Strategies in the School Space, workshop two focused on Peace Building in School and Community and workshop three focused on The Church in Peace Building in the Home and Community. Students and teachers from Carron Hall, Meadowbrook, Oberlin, Denham Town, Camperdown and Westwood High Schools and Clarendon and Knox Colleges were present. please click here for more information (PDF file)

International Women’s Day 2023 Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
	According to the International Women’s Day website (2023), the aim of this year’s #EmbraceEquality theme is “to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren't enough.” So many conversations have been had about the need for equity versus equality yet, we often struggle to understand the difference. Here is a simple breakdown: “Equality means each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities. Equity recognizes that each person has different circumstances, and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome.” -Equality versus Equity: What's the difference as we #EmbraceEquity for IWD 2023 and beyond? (2023) please click here for more information (PDF file)

Day of Fellowship 2023 Wednesday Mar 01, 2023
	On February 22, 2023, the Southern Regional Mission Council made the grand return to Clarendon College for the annual Ash Wednesday Convention under the theme Re-igniting the call: From a spark to a blaze! The Clarendon College auditorium was full with over 1000 people in attendance, 157 of which were children and youth. The Girls’ and Boys’ Brigades along with Cadets from Clarendon College participated in the procession, which also featured a literal flaming torch. An Olympic motif was utilized to symbolize the need for partnership and succession in ministry. Speakers blazed a trail with the word in a relay with the passing of a real baton: please click here for more information (PDF file)

Ash Wednesday– Lent Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
	The period of lent starts with a celebration and ends with a celebration. It is a time to celebrate the lord but it is also a time to reflect, fast, pray, and prepare for easter. Jesus himself went into the wilderness to fast for these 40 days in preparation for the fulfillment of the promise. During this time, He was tempted by the devil. This holy season is one of self-denial. Jesus taught us to rid ourselves of evil to prepare and share in the fulfillment of the promise on the horizon. Lent is a journey that is supposed to involve pr aying and fasting- sacrifice. A time of mourning and penitence, and we start with ashes. please click here for more information (PDF file)