The Anglican Diocese of the Windward Islands to host Provincial House of Bishop’s and Standing Committee Meetings in the Archdeaconry of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Kingstown, St. Vincent- November 12, 2014- The House of Bishop’s and the Standing Committee of the Church in the Province of the West Indies will meet at the Anglican Pastoral Centre, Montrose, Kingstown on November 18th and November 19th -20th 2014, respectively. Bishops and delegates from the eight Dioceses of the Province of the West Indie namely; The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands; Jamaica and the Cayman Islands; The North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba; Barbados; Trinidad and Tobago; Guyana; Belize and The Windward Islands are expected to attend the meeting. The meetings will be chaired by the Archbishop of the Church in the Province of the West Indies, The Most Reverend Dr. The Honourable John. W. D. Holder. The Provincial Standing Committee meets twice yearly, once in Barbados and in another Diocese while The House of Bishops meets twice a year, before the Provincial Standing Committee. The House of Bishops discusses issues concerning the common life of the Church in the Province: Doctrine, Social Justice and Human Rights, Liturgy and Church Music, Mission, Renewal and Ecumenism, Ministry, Family Life, Youth, the Provincial Standing Committee then makes the decisions on these issues. Developments in Dioceses are heard every 6 months and this method works for the Church in the Province of the West Indies as it keeps the Dioceses connected.
Posted on: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 11:19:19 +0000
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