St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Last Updated on October 23, 2022 by Editor It’s always a privilege to officiate at a holy marriage performed in church before the altar of God. The couple is not there just because they love each other. With the eyes of faith, they’re in church to be a sign and echo of God’s love for […]
Last Updated on October 19, 2022 by Editor Final chapter in our series on the artwork in the arch over the altar of sacrifice. In chapters 1 and 2, we learned about the two characters on the left of the arch. In the last chapter we learned the story of Balaam, who appears on the […]
Last Updated on September 12, 2022 by Editor “More Good News” featured Zachary Slade 10 years ago when he was 8. He was, and still is, a gifted pianist. He is more than a musician, however, as he has matured into a young adult eager for the next challenge in life. How has your life […]
Last Updated on July 15, 2022 by Editor It takes many hands and lots of preparation to get our Italian Festival off the ground. Here are photos, courtesy of Terri Panuccio, highlighting some of the work and workers that make it happen before the festival even begins.
Here are photos of our Parish Festival from 2011 to the present.
Last Updated on July 17, 2022 by Editor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_IVGhOOx-c&list=PLKL_VcZOam66wM05BfAjIDmRTiW9LGLWg&index=1&t=7s
Last Updated on May 20, 2022 by Editor Michelle Commisso, above, has been a Faith Formation catechist in the parish for 22 years. She said her volunteering led to a professional career. “I absolutely fell in love with teaching,” she said. “… I went back to college to earn a bachelor’s degree in education and […]
Last Updated on May 13, 2022 by Editor Above: After meeting with King Balak, Balaam and his entourage left for Moab, but God sent an angel to block his way. The donkey that the prophet was riding could see the angel, even if his master could not, and refused to move forward — three times! […]
Last Updated on June 17, 2022 by Editor Most of us live our lives within the wider and blessed life of a Catholic parish. Even if there was not the experience of Catholic school days, the sacraments and special moments such as baptisms, weddings, funerals and saints’ days — as well as seasonal celebrations and […]
Last Updated on April 26, 2022 by Editor By FATHER JIM Through so many generations and times passed, the Catholic priesthood has served the people of God — the faithful, the Church — in essentially two ways. The most significant of these is for the priest to represent Christ in the grace and blessings that […]