St Sidwell’s hosts fitness walk, year-long festivities for 165th anniversary

St Sidwell’s Anglican Church, in celebration of its 165th anniversary, hosted a fitness walk on Saturday. The event is part of a series of year-long activities planned to commemorate this milestone anniversary.

Speaking briefly to those who attended the walk, Parish Priest of St Sidwell’s, The Very Revd Monsell Alves said, “…we have commenced our 165th anniversary. And I’m very pleased to see persons who are here from other parishes supporting what St Sidwell’s is doing as we celebrate…. more importantly, today [Saturday] is one of the major anniversary celebrations commenced.”
However, one key distinction with this generation of the church is that they are not limiting the occasion to a single day of celebration. Instead, activities will be spread throughout the year, providing a long-term commemoration of the church’s legacy.
Already as part of the anniversary celebrations, the church held an unveiling ceremony to honour the bishops and priests who have served the parish and the Diocese of Guyana. The newly established Galleries, housed in the Dean Goodridge Parish Hall, of the church, recognise the contributions of past and present clergy, whose leadership has shaped the church’s legacy. On December 2, the church will commemorate this momentous occasion with a Mass at 17:00h, inviting all to bask in the glow of faith, resilience, and renewal.