- ContributedRetired Anglican Lord Bishop, the Rt. Revd. Neville deSouza and his wife, Iona, cut a cake symbolising the Lord Bishop's 21 years as leader of the Anglican Communion in Jamaica.
THE ANGLICAN Lord Bishop, who has gone into retirement, and his wife were honoured by the Diocesan Council and Board, at a dinner held at the Terra Nova Hotel recently.
Steel band music provided by the St. Andrew Parish Church Youth Ensemble, the sound of the violin played by Noel Peck with piano accompaniment by Ann Trout, provided a background for the dinner party given by the Diocesan Council and Financial Board of the Church at the Terra Nova Hotel.
Toasts were proposed by the Bishop of Montego Bay, the Rt. Revd. Dr. Alfred Reid, who now serves as Canonical Administrator, while the search is under way for a successor to Bishop deSouza and by "R" Jim Parkes, chairman of the Financial Board. Grace was said by the Bishop of Kingston the Rt. Revd. Dr. Herman Spence and a cake, signifying the 21 years of Bishop deSouza's term as Lord Bishop, was blessed by the retired Bishop of Mandeville, Rt. Revd. William Murray and cut by Bishop and Mrs. deSouza.
Mr. Parkes presented a letter informing the Bishop of the gift of a motor car and the Bishop of Mandeville Rt. Revd. Dr. Harold Daniel presented Mrs. deSouza with the authorisation for a seven-day Caribbean cruise for two.
The Bishop and his wife replied, expressing appreciation to all who had shown them generosity. He had a parting word especially for young clergy concerned with survival in a time of difficult and hardship. "God calls and God enables," said Bishop deSouza who also recalled the challenges he faced when he took the decision to enter the priesthood.
The deSouzas will be leaving Kingston to return to Reading, outside Montego Bay, where they will reside.
