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At St George’s Cathedral...
President jo guests in Ho GUYANA CHRONICLE Wednesday June 17 2015
By Gary Eleazar
THE late Bishop Cornell Jerome Moss was yesterday acknowledged for his life’s contributions at a special memorial service held at the St George’s Cathedral, Georgetown. President David Granger, himself a devout Anglican, was among the hundreds from across the Region to gather at the world-renowned Cathedral as tributes were paid to the late Moss. He last served as the XII Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Guyana and Suriname, having been appointed by the House of Bishops. Described as dedicated, a man of selfless service who believed in his God, and credited also with the reinvigoration of the Anglican Diocese across Relatives of the Late Bishop Cornell Moss con the Guianas (Guyana, Su- Memorial Service riname, French Guiana), President, Leila Austin, on the late Bishop Moss was gathered for the mid-morning Corinthian’s take on death, consecrated in December start of the ‘Solemn Eucharist mortality and God’s place in 2009, after which he was of the Resurrection’ in memit, led to a sermon by ‘The enthroned in ‘The Cathedral ory of the ‘Right Reverend Most Reverend and Dr. the Cornell Jerome Moss, DD.’ of St George.’ Honourable John Holder.’ President Granger arrived promptly at the Cathedral for the 10:00 hrs start before The Late Bishop Cornell Jerome Moss (Photos by Adrian Narine) personally offering his condolences to Dr Moss’ widow, Carol. The formal programme got underway with a procession of Thurifer, Crucifer, Accolytes, Lay Ministers of the Diocese, Deans, Provincial Chancellors, Regional Bishops and a number of other provincial top brass. Incense permeated the ‘tallest wooden building in the world’, as altar boys and girls, sashed and gowned, led the procession with plumes of the aromatic smoke billowing out of each of their ‘thuribles’. The congregation joined in with the hymn ‘For all the Saints’, each in unison during the chorus, ‘Alleluia, Alleluia’. Provincial Secretary, Eleanor Lawrence led the congregation in prayer in remembrance of the late Bishop. This, along with a contriPresident David Granger and Agriculture Minister Noel Holder join with relatives of the Late Bishop Cornell Moss in the front pews, as aromatic incense billows from the Thurible bution from immediate past Provincial Mother’s Union ahead of yesterday’s memorial service SOLEMN EUCHARIST Rain did little to dissuade the hundreds that
BIBLICAL CONVICTIONS The Reverend, in his transfixing take on death, humanity, mortality and the life of the late Bishop Moss, told the congregation, “Not even death falls outside of God’s embracing love.” He said that as such, in recalling the life of the late Bishop Moss, it must be stressed that he lived a life according to his biblical convictions. According to Reverend Holder, the late Bishop had a passion for his Ministry and fervently believed that through the church positive ideals can be realised. Bishop Moss was said to be a man who loved his God, his Lord and his church. Speaking to those who may be grieving at the loss, since, according to the elders, this is human, Reverend Holder urged that they take solace in the life lived by the late Bishop, and know “that with the Lord, all labour is not in vain.”