Medical Clinic Things continue to go very smoothly at the Clinic. The environment is very comfortable, Josie and Vashti have the pharmacy under complete control. Dr. Hibbert our dentist is doing an amazing job, along with his friend, Jeff, who he recruited to be his assistant. [...]
Granville Home of Safety for Girls The first day at the Home had its usual surprises. We were a bit surprised to find a small group of college students present, however we were able to work together as they were only there for 2 hours. As usual, the girls were disruptive and aggressive. There were more [...]
The first day of actually engaging in missionary work started with the Eucharist at 7:45 in the morning at the Iglesia de San Juan Bautista. Monday’s clinic was held upstairs of the church building. There were some errands to be done before the clinic could begin, including [...]
Mission Day 1: Saturday, June 8. We had a pleasant flight from Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay, Jamaica. We had our usual delay at the airport because all the necessary paperwork which was sent to the Ministry of Health had not been forwarded to the Customs Department. Despite the delay and minor inconvenience we got off to a good [...]
Sunday began at 6:30 a.m., with meditations followed by preparing for the 9:00 a.m. Eucharist at the Iglesia Episcopal de San Juan Bautista, Bonao. The time of the service was an hour earlier than last year’s. Nevertheless, after breakfast, prepared by Ron McDonald, we left for [...]
A phone call from the gate security at 4:50 a.m., meant that Scott Kinzel had arrived to take me to the church for another missionary trip to the Dominican Republic. It is now my third mission to the Spanish-speaking country which is a part of [...]
My Dear Friends: Holy Sacrament Episcopal Church, Pembroke Pines, Florida, is joining with the Diocese of Southeast Florida and the Episcopal Church in the United States in engaging in a Bible Challenge. Holy Sacrament has devised two (2) Challenges - one (1) for adults and another for children. I invited you to join us in the first [...]
Day 1: From December 7-10, 2012, I journeyed with a team of missionaries (Bibi and Mehendra Achaibar, Sonia Blake, Stafford Lue, and Juana Wilmot) to Jamaica to bring Christmas cheer and gifts to children in three Children’s Homes (Granville Girls’ Home for Safety, Falmouth, Trelawny; Clifton Boys’ Home, Darliston, [...]
We invite you to an Saturday, October 27, 2012 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. A Day of International Foods, Arts and Craft, Music, Entertainment, and Fun Click here to view flyer Click here to purchase tickets online The INTERNATIONAL BAZAAR is a unique cultural event where patrons can buy international foods and arts & crafts from [...]
On Sunday, June 24, the oldest member of the Parish Family of Holy Sacrament, Ellen Bennett, celebrated her 100th Birthday. At both celebrations of the Eucharist (8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.), we remembered and congratulated Ellen, in her absence, on attaining her 100th Anniversary of Birth. [...]