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Sacrament of Confirmation: What’s involved

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor So, you have a teenager ready to make his or her Confirmation. And you’re not sure of the process or how and why it happens here at St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish. Our Confirmation program begins in the ninth grade. We like our […]

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The Apostles, after the Ascension of Jesus

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor As we sit in church, we hear snippets of the Old Testament and passages of the New Testament. We learn about the prophets of old and of the life and teachings of Jesus. We all know that Jesus was accompanied by 12 disciples, one of whom (Judas) […]

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Fallon Siniscarco relies ‘on God for everything’

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Fallon Siniscarco comes from a close-knit family with an older brother and sister and a supportive mom and dad, but she is making her own way in her young life. She says that whatever she’s doing, she always knows God is there for her in good times […]

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Grief takes time, so give it all that it might need

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor It has been said “the measure of your grief is the measure of your love.” Popular culture can lead us to believe that we should have “moved on” by now, “gotten over it” and “gotten on with life.” But our grieving is part of our life, not […]

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Take a personal tour of Italy with Father Jim

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor We all like to take vacations, and that includes priests who sometimes need to get away for awhile to re-energize – just like the rest of us. Father Jim has visited Italy often, but every time he goes he discovers something new. He last traveled to the […]

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Suzy Burns has learned ‘we are called to be more’

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Suzy Burns comes from a large family and raised her own family of four children, along with her husband, Nick. She knows how to care for others, and does so in a very compassionate way by guiding those who have cancer through tough times of their lives. […]

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Kyaw Lay goes from refugee camp to U.S. Marines

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor From a refugee camp in Thailand to Utica, N.Y., Kyaw Lay has traveled a long road in the last 18 years. He’s now ready to graduate from high school and looks forward to his next step in life – becoming a U.S. Marine. You were born in […]

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In the Pews: A conversation with Joe Briggs

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Joe Briggs always is willing to help out, so much so that he became co-chairman of the 2017 Parish Festival. From his former job at Social Services, to his family, to his parish, Joe puts other people first. You worked in Oneida County Social Services for a […]

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Power of faith: Stories of trusting in God’s plan

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor “You have cancer.” Three words no one wants to hear. “I have faith.” Three words we all hope we can say when confronted with that diagnosis. Mike Zasa, Laurie Siniscarco and Bob Piperata and his wife, Diana, all have heard the phrase and have faced health concerns […]

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Leigh rewrites definition of retirement

Last Updated on April 27, 2022 by Editor Leigh D’Agostino has worked for nearly her whole life, including now in retirement. She was retail manager at the former Doyle-Knower and was tour manager at the F.X. Matt Brewing Co. She volunteers at the Boilermaker Road Race and spearheaded the Buono Fortuna raffle for this year’s […]