Religious Focus: St. Jude’s Anglican Church Celebrates 130 Years
Located in the cool climes of St. Andrew, Jamaica W.I is a beautifully designed church with a circular shape and a Communion altar with an actual stone taken from Summit Heights, a not very well known community nearby.
Founded in 1887, St Jude’s has a well manicured lawn and a well educated congregation of about 300. This building now 40 plus years old, replaces the original building. On a personal note, my late mother Mrs. Ivy M.A. O’Connor-Dennie, an educator par excellence sang on the Church choir there … in the old church … I also sang on the choir in this new building.
Rev. Alfred Reid
Former Rector Rt. Reverend Dr. Alfred Reid, former Lord Bishop of the Diocese, now retired, played a pivotal role in the growth and development of this church.
See emblem designed for the year long celebration. A ship with a flag. (Expect more news on celebrations in Vision Newspaper.
Hopeton O’Connor-Dennie is a congregational leader at St. Jude’s who rings the Church’s bell for the past 10 years. He is also Vision Newspaper’s SIC. & photojournalist.
Alwin Marshall-Squire is the Editor-in-Chief of S-Q Publications Inc., overseeing editorial strategy for GTA Weekly, GTA Today, and Vision Newspaper. He leads the publications’ mission to deliver bold, original journalism focused on the people and communities of the Greater Toronto Area, Canada, and the global Caribbean diaspora.
Also writes for GTA Weekly and GTA Today.
