About St Mary's Parish
Three Locations,
One Family
St. Mary’s, Anguilla, is one of the many parishes that form the twelve islands Diocese of the North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba, formerly the Diocese of Antigua. The Diocesan office is located on the island of Antigua. The Diocesan motto, used by this parish is ”Wise as a serpent, harmless as a dove”.
St. Mary’s Parish consists of three congregations, namely The Pro-Cathedral of St. Mary, St. Augustine and St. Andrew. The former St. Mary, the Parish Church, was up-graded to the status of a Pro-Cathedral at the 50th Session of Synod held at Jolly Beach on Antigua in July 2018 (State rationale – see article written by Bishop)
The Parish Priest is Bishop Leroy Errol Brooks. He is assisted by Fr. Raliville Christian.
The Parish is governed by a Vestry comprising of the clergy and members of the three congregations who are elected and or appointed every two years based on the Diocesan Regulations. The present members, commissioned in 2022, are:
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Canon Reid Simon - Parish Priest
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The Rt. Rev. L. Errol Brooks - Assistant
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Twana Duncan-Vanheyningen
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Joseph Gumb
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Paulita Gumbs-Bryson
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Joseph Hodge
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Vernon Hodge
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Ingrid Lake
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Sandra Liddie-Gumbs
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Creshendo Martin
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Gene Proctor
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Ayana Rogers
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Krystie Webster
We Live, We Love,
We Serve
St Mary's Parish has been known to serve the residents of Anguilla. Through the good times and the not so good times; the cricket matches, the St Augustine Chorale, seasonal harvests and the hurricanes, the flooding and other negatives that may have impacted many lives, we have been here.
We are all one community.
Watch our services live online on Sundays
Our Beliefs
Our Journey
Our Priests
Parish Priest
The Rt. Rev. Canon Reid Simon
Canon Reid Simon was trained for the ordained ministry at Codrington College in Barbados. He received a Diploma in Pastoral Studies from Codrington College; his undergraduate degree at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados; and later read for a Master of Letters at the University of St. Andrews, Scotland.
Assistant - Parish Priest
The Rt. Rev. L. Errol Brooks
Bishop Brooks has served this parish, the Diocese of the North Eastern Caribbean and Aruba and the Church in the Province of the West Indies with distinction. He served as Senior Bishop in the Church in the Province of the West Indies.
Our Administrator
Mrs Ingrid Lake
Ingrid has been actively involved in the church since she was a teenager. Her active involvement has been influenced by the motto of the Anglican Young People’s Association (AYPA): For Christ and the Church.