St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor We have a new feature in “More Good News” titled “Where Are They Now.” It highlights some of the “Next Generation” young people we have featured over the past 10 years. This issue catches up with Hayley Oliver, who we featured in the Fall 2014 issue. It’s […]
Last Updated on April 5, 2022 by Editor Father Jim will host the Stations of the Cross at 12:15 p.m. every Friday during Lent. If you can’t make it to church, you can follow Jesus on his way to Calvary here with Stations of the Cross hosted in our church.
Last Updated on February 28, 2021 by Editor Given the challenges facing today’s families, now is the perfect time and home is the perfect place to experience Lent. After all, home is where we rush and rest, we hope and worry, we love and forgive. It is home where we most often experience day-to-day […]
Last Updated on February 16, 2021 by Editor Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, the 40 days of preparation for the Easter season when Christians are called to deepen their spiritual lives through the practices of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. The belief is that our consistent participation in these practices — such as exercise we do […]
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Last Updated on February 16, 2021 by Editor Please take time the Lent to watch Tyler Perry’s “The Passion 2016.” It is a modern take on the passion story with moving performances, music that will touch your heart and the beautiful backdrop of the city of New Orleans. This is a version that your whole […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor This is the fourth in a series of articles highlighting the history of our parish leading to its 125th anniversary. Previous articles and issues of “More Good News” are available at www.mountcarmelblessedsacrament.com. 1934-1950 When Father William Pizzoglio became pastor in 1934, the parish had 2,035 families and […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor In the late 19th century, Italian immigrants in Utica longed for their own church. Brick by brick, they toiled to erect their dream. On Dec. 20, 1896, they celebrated the first Mass in Santa Maria di Monte Carmela in the basement of the unfinished church. Now, 125 […]
(4th century) Sylvester was the first pope to rule after Christianity was accepted by the Roman Empire after the edict of Milan in 313 AD. He had been a priest in Rome and was elected pope in 314. The landscape of the city of Rome took a major turn with the collaboration of Sylvester and […]
(Died circa 720) Egwin was born with royal blood at a time when Christianity still was making inroads into the culture of Great Britain. Though he had sought to retired from the world and live in seclusion of religious life, he was forced by popular acclaim to assume the vacant see of the bishop of […]