A memorial service in celebration of the life of Bishop E. Don Taylor will be held at Holy Cross Episcopal Church on Saturday, June 28 at 1:00 pm. A reception will follow in the parish hall.
Rev. Dr Barry Davies will deliver the eulogy.
Bad Boy From Jamaica
Dr. Basil Waine Kong has written the book, Bad Boy from Jamaica. It is the true life story of Garnett Myrie, a country bumpkin from St. Elizabeth who finds himself as a Cuban soldier fighting in the Angolan Civil War.
Dr. Kong will be discussing his book and other topics this evening (Thursday) on the Anthony Williams Show with guest host, Dr. Glen Laman from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
Call in with your questions or comments: 404-361-1570.
The Anthony Williams Show is broadcast on WIGO 1570 AM and can heard online at http://www.wigoam.com.
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Rev. Don Taylor the water bearer
By Leslyn Weekes
The Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor, whom I got to call Father, was a personal mentor and friend of my family. We all walk this journey of life and bear witness to each other and when we are lucky we run into people who nurture us at our roots. Father Taylor was such a water bearer for me.
I remember the day we met at The Episcopal church of the Holy Cross. I was 16 and my family had just moved to Atlanta that August and it was our 2nd Sunday in Atlanta. Our friends had insisted that my family join them that Sunday morning and meet their friend the priest of the church. At the end of the service we were introduced to Father Taylor and he looked at each of us and turned to my mother and said, “what are you serving for dinner and what time? I will be there.” We all looked at him and laughed and there began a beautiful friendship. Such dinner meetings would continue with him, his family and ours for many years to come.
It was an honor to have known Bishop Taylor and to have called him a friend. He gave me my first job babysitting his daughter Tara and his late wife, Rosalie, and my mother became great friends. Bishop Taylor served as one of my earliest mentors. As he was leaving for his new Job as Bishop in the Virgin Islands, I was preparing for confirmation, he would encourage me to look for God in the faces of the new people I would meet and he explained that they would be different but because God is everywhere I would see him and find comfort. He was right. I am fairly certain I did not understand this at age 16 when he tried to explain this at one of our dinner conversations. When he left Holy Cross and Atlanta he did not leave his friends behind. He left the year I was to be confirmed and to my delight he came back to perform the service.
I will always remember Bishop Taylor as a graceful and humble man who made an effort to reach out to me. On one visit to Atlanta he presided at the funeral of another family friend and at the reception came over and handed me his card with a note to call him if I ever need to discuss the job I was about to take on. He had heard that I was to be a Senior Warden of our beloved church. I smiled and he said to me, “I have faith in you and you can do it.” It warms my heart to have been regarded with such grace by such a pillar of the Anglican/Episcopalian community.
I know my family joins me and all who mourn his passing in praying for his safe passage to the next life. May light perpetual shine upon you Father Taylor and may your soul rest in eternal peace.
Leslyn Weekes, MBA lives and works in Atlanta
Cell: 404-641-0652. leweekes@bellsouth.net
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
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The Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor has died
The Rt. Rev. E. Don Taylor former Vicar Bishop for New York City and pastor of the Kingston Parish Church has died. Bishop Taylor is a former Jamaican Honorary Consul to Atlanta and former pastor of the Episcopal Church of the Holy Cross in Decatur, GA.
Bishop Taylor returned to Jamaica after retiring as the Vicar Bishop for New York and was pastor of the Kingston Parish Church.
The Right Reverend E. Don Taylor was born in Kingston, Jamaica, on September 2, 1937 where he grew up and received his early education. As a child he was greatly influenced by two persons: his paternal grandmother, Adina Taylor, and his headmaster at Kingston College, the Right Reverend Percival William Gibson, who later became Lord Bishop of Jamaica and ordained him to the Diaconate and to the Priesthood.
Bishop Taylor has one daughter, Tara-Elizabeth Angela.
Bishop Taylor has been honored by several groups and organizations in recognition of his untiring service to the community.
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Scholarships for Students of Caribbean Descent
The website Scholarship-positions.com has published a list of scholarships available to students of Caribbean descent. These scholarship offer opportunities for study in countries such as China, England, Australia, New Zealand, the Netherlands, USA and Jamaica.
Click below for more info:
http://scholarship-positions.com/scholarships-caribbean-students-2014/2014/03/05/
Microsoft/GECG STEM Summer Program
Microsoft/GECG has a STEM program for all 12th graders, college freshmen and sophomores with 3.0 or above GPA.
For more information, please click on any of the links below:
Riverwood Charter High School (Sandy Springs):
North Springs Charter High School (Sandy Springs):
Dunwoody High (DeKalb County):
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Health Talk with Dr. Diane MD is now on the Airwaves in the ATL
Health Talk with Dr. Diane MD can now be heard in Atlanta on 1570 AM WIGO on Thursdays at 7-8 pm EST. It is also aired on FMG Radio Network and Blog Talk Radio.
Dr. Diane Thompson is a Jamaican who provides the knowledge, tools, and strategies that will help you create a healthier lifestyle so you can live your life to its fullest potential.
Learn more about Dr. Diane at http://drdianethompson.com/
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Winkler wins 2014 Townsend Prize
Atlanta Jamaican Anthony Winkler, author of the novel “God Carlos,” was named winner of the 2014 Townsend Prize, a biennial literary award recognizing the achievement of Georgia fiction writers.
Winkler’s novel follows the exploits of a 16th century Spanish sailor who journeys to Jamaica with aspirations of being perceived as a god. “With a sharp tongue, Winkler, a native of Jamaica, deftly imbues this blackly funny satire with an exposé of colonialism’s avarice and futility,” said Publisher’s Weekly.
The award is presented by “The Chattahoochee Review” literary journal of Georgia Perimeter College and the Georgia Center for the Book.
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Caribbean Spelling Bee
The Atlanta Fulton Public Library will hold a Caribbean Spelling Bee competition in celebration of National Caribbean American Heritage Month. Children and teens up to the 8th grade will take part in this first annual spelling bee focused on Caribbean people, places and things. The list of spelling words will be made available on request. Prizes will be awarded for first, second and third places.
Cost: Free and open to the public.
Suggested Audiences: High School, Middle School, Elementary
E-mail: monica.foderingham@fultoncountyGA.gov
Phone: 404-730-1904
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The Plantation Church
Dr. Noel Erskine’s latest book is Plantation Church. The Atlanta Jamaican is professor of Theology and Ethics at Emory’s Candler School of Theology. His research interests include the historical and complex nature of black theology and pedagogy, the history and development of the black church, Revivalism, Rastafarianism, Afro-Christianity in the Caribbean and the American South, and theological method in the work of James Cone, Karl Barth, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther King Jr.
A book launch and signing will be held at the Atlanta Central Library on June 14th at 4 pm.
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