St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
About 50 people attended the Landmarks Society of Greater Utica’s lecture and walking tour of our parish on Monday, July 28. Our own Fred Valentini led the tour explaining the history of the parish from its roots in 1896, to the beautiful paintings, to how the parish emerged over the years. Fred provided these photos.
Here are the winners of the Buona Fortuna raffle drawn on Sunday, July 20: Kathy Mosca: $10,000 Phil Bruzzese: $2,500 Pauline Fairbrother: $1,000 Thank you everyone for buying or selling tickets this year.
The annual Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Italian Festival opened on Friday, July 18, under beautiful skies and temperatures in the mid 70s. Great weather continued on Saturday. The festival grounds were crowded as lines formed for food, pizza fritta and the Flea Market (which had the longest line). Musical entertainment graced the assembly as […]
The annual Italian Festival is Friday through Sunday. Check back here often this weekend to view festival photos. FESTIVAL HOURS Friday, July 18: 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 19: 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 20: Noon to 3 p.m. Food choices include sausage and peppers, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, fried bologna, mushroom stew, […]
The Salerno Room on June 25 once again was alive with music of our summer Bistro. The room, filled with parishioners and friends, enjoyed light snacks and refreshments. Entertainment was provided by Coro Italiano. Photos courtesy of Mario Scalzo.
Congratulations to the following graduates from our parish: Shaelin Siniscarco graduated with a Master of Science in Nursing Education from SUNY Delhi with Summa Cum Laude honors. She is an assistant nurse manager for Adolescent Psychiatry at SUNY Upstate Hospital Fallon Siniscarco graduated with a Master of Science in Occupational Therapy from Utica University with […]
There is no morning Mass on Thursday due to the Juneteenth holiday. The parish office also will be closed. Please pass along the word.
We Americans often take things for granted. Need groceries? Head to the supermarket and choose from thousands of items. Hungry? Go to one of the numerous restaurants or fast-food places. Not feeling well? You can visit a doctor of your choice, an urgent care facility or even a hospital. Much of it is covered by health insurance. Want to practice your faith? You can worship in a church, synagogue or mosque without fear of being arrested or persecuted.
At 104 years old, Antoinette LaPaglia is one of our longest living parishioners. She resides in Wylie Hall assisted living at the Masonic Care Community, where once a month she cooks for about 30 residents. It’s a nice place, but she still longs for her home. She’s had a rugged life but has survived for […]
One of the things that brings blessings to most Catholic Christian communities of faith — in other words, parishes — is the diversity and mix of peoples with their various traditions, customs and languages, styles of prayer and devotions, their stories of good times and difficult times back in the “old country.” In most Catholic […]