Welcome

Rev. George Mulrain, Presidet of the MCCA Dear Friends:

 Welcome to the website of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas (MCCA).  It is my hope that you will find this site informative, inspirational and educational. 

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MCCA E-Tributes

Please take a moment to Write an E-Tribute to those who have contributed to the life and growth of the MCCA.

The latest posted E-Tributes:

30-Apr-2012
Like many people in the UK I have very happey memories of Denis Magnus and of the time he aerved as a Mission Partner in the UK,not only as minister in. . .Read Full Tribute
Pauline Webb
(Wembley, United Kingdom)
16-Mar-2012
Reverend Magnus arrived in The Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands District/Conference at a time of pivotal transition in the church as well as the wider. . .Read Full Tribute
Raymond Neilly
(Beulah-Mt Wesley, Eleuthera Island Shores, Bahamas)

Highlights

Disaster Preparedness Seminars

In partnership with the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) three seminars on Disaster Preparedness have been held around the Connexional Area.  Read more about these seminars.

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The Servants' Notes

We are pleased to bring to you the first volume of The Servants' Notes.  This is an online newsletter for ministers of the MCCA.  Click on the link below and you will be taken to the newsletter.

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Greetings from the Connexional Officers to mark the celebration of the Festival of the Resurrection 2012

Greetings from the officers of the Connexional Conference for the Festival of the Resurrection are now online.  Please take the time read them.  Click on the link below and you will be taken to the messages.

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Tribute to the late Sis. Barbara E. Young

The Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas mourns the passing of Sis. Barbara Elaine Young of the Belize/Honduras District. Sis. Young  who died on March 29th, four days short of her 42nd birthday after a time of illness.

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Remembering Rev'd. (Uncle) Denis Magnus

An e-tribute page has been opened to receive your tributes for the late Rev'd. (Uncle) Denis Magnus. You may post your e-tribute by going to the link below.

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Caribbean Conference of Churches Continuation Committee meets in Trinidad

The Continuation Committee of the Caribbean Conference of Churches has assembled in Trinidad (March 1 - 3, 2012) at the Seminary of St John Vianney and the Uganda Martyrs, Mount Saint Benedict, Tunapuna.  The Connexional President, Rev. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, is attending this meeting as the representative from the MCCA.

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CONNEXIONAL PRESIDENT ATTENDS WORLD METHODIST COUNCIL STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING

Rev. Dr George Mulrain, Connexional President, is attending a meeting of the Steering Committee of the World Methodist Council (WMC). The meeting is taking place at Lake Junaluska, North Carolina, USA between February 20 - 24, 2012. At Lake Junaluska are located the headquarters of the WMC and the World Methodist Museum.

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Information for District Conferences:

You can now view some of the information sent to District Conferences for discussion and action.  Click on the link below to view these documents.

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New Year greetings from the Connexional President

The Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, has sent New Year greetings to the members of the MCCA.  Click on the link below to read the message from the Connexional President.

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"MCCA in Focus" now available

Volume 4 / Issue 1 (December 2011 - February 2012) of the e-magazine "MCCA in Focus" is now available on this website.  This issue focuses on the work of the Church with children.  Go to the 'Our Church' tab above or click on the link below to go to the latest edition and past issues of the e-magazine.  Please let us know your feedback on this publication by completing the online comment form.

Happy reading!

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Remembering Sister Terry

An e-tribute page has been opened to receive your tributes for the late Rev'd. (Sister) Therenia Nicholls.  You may post your e-tribute by going to the link below.

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Follow the Caribbean Evangelism-Mission Seminar live!

You can now be part of the seminar as it occurs in Jamaica.  Click on the link below and you can be part of this important event in the life of the MCCA.

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Caribbean Evangelism-Mission Seminar being held in Jamaica

About one hundred persons drawn from seven of the eight MCCA Districts assembled in Ocho Rios, Jamaica for the Caribbean Evangelism Seminar which is part of the 250th Anniversary Celebrations of Methodist Witness in the region. Dr Winston Worrell, Director of the World Methodism Evangelism Institute welcomed participants to what promises to be a meaningful experience of lectures, workshops on evangelism and evangelistic services to be held in local communities.  The Seminar runs from November 5 - 15, 2011.

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Traveling with the Connexional President

Share in the travels of the Connexional President as he journeys around the MCCA and represents the MCCA around the world.

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Remembering Dr. Grace Allen-Young

The Methodist family throughout the Caribbean and the Americas gives thanks to God for the life, witness and ministry of Dr. Grace Allen-Young. Dr. Allen-Young died recently in Jamaica.  She was the wife of Rev'd. Dr. Rupert Young, Supernumerary residing in the Coke Circuit of the Jamaica District. 

We celebrate her life! Join us to celebrate her life by making an e-tribute to the late Dr. Allen-Young on this website.

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Two Presbyters Ordained in Barbados

The James Street Methodist Chapel was packed to capacity on the evening of Sunday 23rd October 2011 for the ordination of two Barbadian presbyters, the Rev. Anthony Sobers and the Rev. Roslyn Harper-Johnson.

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MCCA Deacons meet in Convocation

Members of the Wesley Diaconal Community of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas met in Convocation from October 3rd to 10th in St Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Sessions took place at the Philipsburg Methodist Church, with accommodation at the nearby Sea View Hotel. Under a theme taken from Exodus 4, verse 2 "what is that in your hand?"  various aspects of the deacons' call to spheres of service were explored.

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Special Offering in Ministries Month

The month of October is observed in the MCCA as Ministries Month.  As part of this observance all Congregations and Circuits during this Ministries' Month are encouraged to receive an offering that should be given to the Ministerial Training Fund.

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October is Ministries Month

Each year during the month of October the MCCA observes "Ministries Month."  It is a time in which we remind ourselves that all baptised members of the Church are called into ministry and that God also calls persons to be set apart in the ordained ministry.  It is a time to affirm the call that God has placed on all God's people to continue the work of Jesus.  It is also a time to pray for those who are contemplating the ordained ministry and to encourage them to offer themselves.

Go to the "Serving" section of this website to learn more about the various ways you can respond to the call of God on your life.

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Presbyter Ordained in Haiti

The Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, ordained Rev'd. Jacki Sincere to the Ministry of Word and Sacrament on Sunday, September 4, 2011, at the Port au Prince Methodist Church in Haiti.  Officiating at the Ordination serve were the Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr George Mulrain, the District President, Rev'd. Gesner Paul and the Secretary of the District Conference, Rev'd. Marco Dépestre, Jr. Assisting them in the laying-on of hands ceremony were Rev'd. Fede Jean-Pierre, Rev'd. Jean Ablamy Lataillade, Rev'd. Jean-Lesly Dorcely and Rev'd. Chrisnel Lelièvre.

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Remembering Mrs. Cislyn Chambers 

It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Mrs Cislyn Chambers, wife of the Rev. Dr Byron K. Chambers, Supernumerary Minister, former President of the Jamaica Methodist District. Mrs Chambers suffered a stroke following a period of illness and went to her eternal rest on the first day of September, 2011. Apart from her supportive role in the ministry of her husband and her duties as mother of two children, she will be remembered for the leadership given especially to MCCA women.

Write an e-Tribute to Mrs. Chambers

Latest Edition of MCCA in Focus now available

Volume 3 / Issue 3 (July - September 2011) of the e-magazine "MCCA in Focus" is now available on this website.  Go to the 'Our Church' tab above or click on the link below to go to the latest edition and past issues of the e-magazine.  Please let us know your feedback on this publication by completing the online comment form.

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Two Presbyters to be Ordained

The Connexional President, Rev'd. Dr. George MacD. Mulrain, will ordain the Rev'd Jessie Murdock as an Itinerant Presbyter and the Rev'd Franklyn Smith as a Local Presbyter at 4:00 pm on Sunday, July 17, 2011, at the Portmore Methodist Church, Jamaica. The prayers of the entire Connexion is being requested for the Reverends Murdock and Smith as they prepare to make their ordination vows and to take their part and place in the ordained ministry of the Church universal.


Remembering Mrs. Esme Swapp

The Methodist family throughout the Caribbean and the Americas gives thanks to God for the life, witness and ministry of Mrs. Esme C. Swapp.  She was the wife of Rev'd. Bruce B. Swapp, Superitendent of the Coke Circuit in the Jamaica District, Secretary of the Commission on Ministry and immediate past Connexional President.  Mrs. Swapp died today, Sunday, July 3, 2011, in Jamaica.

We celebrate her life!  Join us to celebrate her life by making an e-tribute to Mrs. Swapp on this website.

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Ministerial Attire

The Connexional Council,  at its meeting in May 2011, agreed that ministerial stoles should only be worn by ordained ministers.  The Council also agreed that the document produced by Rev'd. Dr. George Mulrain on liturgical colours and ministerial garb should be made available for the guidance of the Church.   This document is now available on this website.  Please follow the link below to access the document.

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MCCA Women Newsletter

The executive of MCCA Women has published the latest edition of the MCCA Women Newsletter.   You can view this publication by clicking on the link below.

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Deacons to meet in Convocation in October 2011

The  triennial gathering or Convocation of the Wesley Diaconal Community-MCCA  will be held in the St. Maarten Circuit, Leeward Islands District from October 3-10, 2011.  The Diaconal Commuinity  is a community of the Deacons of the Methodist Church in the Caribbean and the Americas.  The Convocation will be held  under the theme, "What do You Have in Your Hand?"

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Our Church Nurturing

Growing in Fullness

Kids forming thr words 'Church School'

Education is a lifelong process, beginning at birth and ending with the grave. The ministry of the Church School is to guide the Christian education of persons by using the Bible as the basis of instruction to enable the transformation of lives through education.

A Voice for the Youth

The umbrella organisation for all youth groups, youth fellowships, youth choirs, and other youth organisations, at the Connexional level will be MCCA Youth and will mean that the voice of the youth from the Caribbean and the Americas will also have a place in the administration of the church and in the international Methodist and Christian youth forum.


Our Church Serving

A Call to Service

All members of the Church are called upon to serve Christ in the world. At baptism the individual becomes a member of the Body of Christ and so is called upon to serve and be involved in ministry.

Upcoming Events

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MAY
Octave of Methodist Heritage: - 01:00 PM
27

MAY
Festival of the gift of the Holy Spirit [Pentecost]: - 01:00 PM
03

JUN
Festival of the Holy Trinity: - 01:00 PM
24

JUN
MCCA Women's Lord's Day: - 01:00 PM

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Lectionary Readings

May 13, 2012

Sixth Lord's Day of the Resurrection
Liturgical Colour  - White or Gold

Read the texts online at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library:

Acts 10: 44 - 48

Psalm 98

1 John 5: 1 - 6

John 15: 9 - 17

Mothers'  Day

1 Samuel 1: 20 - 28

Psalm 34

Colossians 3: 12 - 17

John 19: 25 - 27

 

May 17, 2012

FESTIVAL OF THE ASCENSION

Liturgical Colour - White or Gold

Read the texts online at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library:

Acts 1: 1 - 11 or Daniel 7: 9 - 17

Psalm 47

Ephesians 1: 15 - 23

Luke 24: 44 - 53

These readings may also be used on the Lord's Day after the Ascension.

  

May 20, 2012  

Lord's Day in the Ascension Octave

Liturgical Colour - White or Gold

Read the texts online at the Vanderbilt Divinity Library:

Acts 1: 15 - 17, 21 - 26  or Joshua 1: 1 - 9

Psalm 1

1 John 5: 9 - 13

John 17: 6 - 19

 

ALDERSGATE LORD'S DAY

Liturgical Colour - White or Gold

Isaiah 12: 1 - 6

Psalm 130

2 Peter 1: 1- 11

Luke 10: 1 - 12. 17 - 20


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Words of Wisdom 

for you

This Week 


MCCA Prayer Cycle

Week 47 - July 25- 31, 2011


Let us pray for the

 West Demerara Circuit

Guyana District

 



WCC Prayer Cycle

This week we pray for

Join the World Council of Churches' Prayer Cylce as we pray with our brothers and sisters around the world.