St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Last Updated on September 24, 2025 by Editor The Hope Appeal is the annual giving campaign of the Diocese of Syracuse. Every year, the programs and services supported by the Hope Appeal touch countless lives in every city, town and rural area in our diocese. Our parish is part of the diocese and has a […]
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Today’s Scriptures call us to understand That earthly wealth must be shared and that disciples of Jesus are called to compassion and empathy and to consciously advocate and provide for those in need. To the point: The wily servant has concern only for his immediate future and uses underhanded means […]
25th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: Dealing with oppressors By SISTER MARY McGLONE Amos said, “Hear this, you who trample on the needy!” Eight hundred years later, Jesus wove a puzzle/parable using economics to illustrate the message. Paul explains that when the power of those trampling on the needy makes justice seem impossible, we must […]
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26th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: What do you ignore? By SISTER MARY McGLONE Some people think newborns can’t really see. But actually, their task is to learn to focus on objects near and farther away. Sight and hearing develop as we learn to block some of the things we hear and see so that […]
Last Updated on September 24, 2025 by Editor Our annual Communion Breakfast, sponsored by the Mount Carmel Society, is Sunday, Oct.19, at Monarch Banquets in Yorkville. Tickets are $18 for adults, $9 for children 6 through 12, and free for children 5 and younger. They will be available after all Masses and at the parish […]
Last Updated on September 11, 2025 by Editor Our parish created cards dedicated for Mass intentions. If you wish to obtain a Mass intention card and have that specific intention offered at Mass that will be read aloud following the consecration, you MUST CALL the parish office at 315-735-1482. A $15 offering per intention is […]
Last Updated on August 25, 2025 by Editor Members and friends of the Santa Rosalia Society honored their patron saint on the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24 with its annual festival, Mass and procession. Hundreds gathered to share food, drink, entertainment and camaraderie. In 1915, immigrants from Sicily, and particularly Palermo, established the first […]
Last Updated on September 11, 2025 by Editor Blessed Carlo Acutis and Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonized on Sunday, Sept. 7. The canonization of Acutis will be streamed live on EWTN. You also can find a livestream link on Saint-of-the-Month.com when it becomes available. Additionally, films about Carlo Acutis, such as “Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality” are […]