St Andrew

Island Harbour

This church, located in a fishing community, was named after the apostle Andrew who was a fisherman. Although there is not much information in the bible with respect to Andrew, we know that he was the first disciple to follow Jesus. He willing gave up his nets to learn more about the Messiah and followed the command of Jesus “to fish for men”. He was actively involved in the development of the early church in the area around the Black Sea and throughout what is now known as Greece and Turkey. Andrew was crucified on November 30th, 60 AD on an x-shaped cross because he deemed he was unworthy to be crucified on the same type of cross as Jesus. November 30 is observed as St. Andrew’s Day.

Prior to 1958, Anglicans from Island Harbour worshipped at St. Augustine. As time went by it became evident that there was a need to establish a building that could be used for worship by the residents of the Island Harbour district. With this in mind Mr Joseph Benjamin Hodge, donated a plot of land “for the purpose of the erection of a church for the people of Island Harbour and the surrounding neighbourhood and for no other purpose whatsoever”.

In 1955 construction of the building commenced. By 1958 construction had progressed to the stage where it could be used, so on the 13th April Bishop Knowles hallowed the building and held a Confirmation there the very next day.

The original St Andrew church has fallen to the impacts of time. It still stands on its familiar site, however, services are now held in the newer building located right next to it. This can be seen in the photo above.

The images included below are the remnants of the old church. Additional photos can be seen on the St Andrew photos page.

Our Processional
Cross

This is a Processional Cross with a Crucifix attached to it. The Crucifix, the carved figure on the cross, is called the Corpus (Latin for ‘body’). It is a reminder of the crucifixion of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

In liturgical traditions, there may be as many as four processions in a service. They are Entrance, Gospel, Offertory and Communion. The Entrance Procession which starts from the back of the church, symbolizes the journey from the world outside the doors. That procession continues to the Altar area at the front of the church. This area represents our heavenly destination.

In some churches, there is a procession to and from the Font where children or adults are baptized. There is also a Solemn Procession within and/ or outside the church on major festivals such as Easter and Pentecost. In each of these processions, the cross is carried.