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 Vincent and Anthony T. are twins. Some of their interests are the same, while others are different. What they both agree on is they have a special connection. Vincent: Your favorite hobby is arts and crafts, and for a year you have had a Facebook page called […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Jennifer Tran was baptized Catholic as a baby and has been going to Mass all her life. She made her First Communion and was confirmed, but something was missing. She had her doubts about the faith. It wasn’t until she became a Eucharistic minister that everything fell […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor On June 4, 2019, Pope Francis appointed Douglas Lucia to be the 11th bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. He succeeds Bishop Robert Cunningham, who retired. The new bishop shepherds more than 220,000 Catholics who reside in seven counties of the diocese covering 5,479 square […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Chris Gray had a bit of a late start in her faith, but since her teen years she has been guided by God and her faith. She now shares those beliefs with others, especially young people. Mount Carmel was your parents’ original parish. You really started to […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Volunteers are the heart and soul of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish. Without the dozens of people who share their time and talents, our parish would not be as vibrant as it is. One very important group of volunteers is the Faith Formation catechists, who — […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Gina has a lot of irons in the fire. She’s on the high school varsity swim team, is junior class president, loves performing on stage and has become a leader at a young age. Through it all, she knows who she is, who she wants to be […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Joe Furgol served the country in the Army in the 1960s, was a Utica firefighter for nearly 30 years and has been and still is an Oneida County legislator. At Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament, Joe continues to serve others. You attended Brandegee grammar school and Proctor […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor When the Rev. Joseph Salerno was named pastor of St. Mary of Mount Carmel in 1991, it came as a bit of a surprise. He had spent several months training to become a hospital chaplain and expected to become part of the pastoral care team at Community […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor In the weeks following Easter, we heard several of the passages from St. John, “the one that Jesus loved,” and the youngest of the first Apostles. In art we see him at the foot of the cross and asleep on Jesus’ chest at the Last Supper. This […]
Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Bob and Angela Ferdula have been married for 30 years. Usually, when you see one, you’ll see the other. They volunteer together in the parish at the festival and are part of the Marriage Ministry, and cantor at the same Mass, among others. Despite their togetherness they […]