Praise him upon the well-tuned cymbals, praise him upon the loud cymbals. Let every thing that hath breath praise the Lord. Psalm 15:5-6.
Anything that is legally and morally right I will support in order to help our economy in Barbados.
Therefore, that is why I supported the Digicel Reggae Festival weekend, especially the Reggae on the Hill at Farley Hill National Park, which had a recorded crowd of some 17 000 – the largest in its ten-year history.
Although I supported it, I was not there, but rather I was at the Whitepark Wesleyan Holiness Church, Whitepark Road, The City, on Sunday for their 21st annual Evening of Sacred Music.
I would like to congratulate the organisers for waiting until Lent was over to have the show and on a Sunday after morning worship.
As for the Reggae On The Hill, many people benefited from it. The taxman, (the Matthews and the Zacchaeuses) were there to collect the taxes and they went to the Treasury singing well done and thank you very much and hope that you will come back soon.
The store owners in Bridgetown had a field day for there are many persons out there who cannot go anywhere unless they have new clothes. What a pity?
If you care your clothes you do not have to buy a new outfit for every function or event that you attend.
I am sure that my friend, the manager of a Broad Street store who caters for men’s and women’s clothing, smiled all the way to the bank as a result of the Reggae On The Hill last weekend.
Think about those vendors with their drinks, hotdogs, fish cakes, hamburgers, chicken, fish, rice and stew etc., I am sure they had a very successful weekend. All of those things do help to turn our economy around. In the end all of us as a people will benefit from those functions whether you are a Christian or not. it was also very good for the small business persons.
I know the country is in a recession, but yet people are still spending. Where is the money coming from? Some of those same persons who were on the hill will, I am sure, complain about the recession, especially those who are not working. Still, they were there.
It shows that people will spend on what they want to spend on and go where they want to regardless of the price or recession.
I am sure that if people are spending, it will help to turn around the economy. If perople keep their money in the bank it will be no help to the economy because every little is still a great help.
Renewal services
The Centenary Moravian Church, Shop Hill, St Thomas, will be hosting three nights of Renewal Services from Monday to Wednesday at 7:30 p.m..
The speakers will be Rev Ruth Phillips and Rev Stephen Cumberbatch.
The host Pastor is the Reverend Vera Waithe.
Panel discussion
The Calvary Moravian Brotherhood and Women’s Fellowship invite the public to a panel discussion, Bullying: Causes and Solutions, on Saturday, May 10, at 6 p.m. at Calvary Moravian Church, Roebuck St, Bridgetown. The host Pastor is the Rev. Adrian Smith.
Organists needed
The St Augustine Anglican Church is in need of an organist. Interesting individuals can apply by calling the Priest-in-Charge.
Rev. Susanne Ellis.
St?George Parish Church is also in need of an organist.
Please apply in writing to the Rector Canon Gregston Gooding, at St George Parish Church.
Lecture
The annual Archbishop Sir George Cuthbert Manning Woodroffe Memorial Lecture will take place on Thursday, May 15, as part of the 50th anniversary celebrations of Bishop’s College, Kingstown.
The lecturer will be His Grace, The Most Rev. Dr John Holder, Bishop of Barbados and Archbishop of the West Indies.
His topic will be the Relevance of Anglicanism in Contemporary Caribbean. The venue will be Frenches House, Kingstown, St Vincent.