Friday August 21st 2026 Established 1905 27 Brickdam, Stabroek, Georgetown, Guyana Year 121, No. 32
Our Lady of the Mount church celebrates 150th Anniversary
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Joint Cluster Mass celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Our Lady of the Mount church, Sunday August 16th. First built in 1876, the church of Our Lady of the Mount, Meadow Bank, Georgetown, is 150 years old this year. To celebrate this milestone anniversary, the Parish
Priest of the South Georgetown Cluster, Fr. Carl Philadelphia, along with the resident priest at Meadow Bank, Msgr. Terrence Montrose, and parishioners held a
week of activities from August 9th -16th. The celebrations were launched on Sunday, August 9th with mass at 7am. Monday, August 10th (please turn to p7)
Bishop’s Engagements Sunday, August 23rd 8:30hrs – Mass and Confirmation at Our Lady of Fatima Saturday, August 29th 17:00hrs – Cathedral’s Senior Dinner Sunday, August 30th 7:30hrs - Mass at Our Lady of the Annunciation, Malgre Tout 10:00hrs - Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption, Hague
Francis Alleyne OSB