PARISH NEWS

Our fifth- and sixth-grade Faith Formation children will be making Easter Baskets for the children in Father Luis’ Spanish Apostolate. Donations of wrapped candy and small toys such as chalk, bubbles, kites, stickers, pinwheels, etc., are needed. Please feel free to make your own basket or buy a pre-made one to donate. Monetary donations also […]

The Fourth Sunday of Lent, Laetare Sunday, helps us finish the Lenten journey with Christ’s resurrection in mind. On this “Rose Sunday,” popes have walked from the Church of St. John Lateran to the Basilica of the Holy Cross with a golden rose — perhaps a symbol of the harshness of winter turning to spring. […]

We ask you to take time during this Lent to pray for two adult members of our parish who will come into full communion with the Church by receiving the sacraments for the first time at the Easter Vigil. They are Vanessa Jones, left, with sponsor Joanne Vanderwood; and Dan Ellis with sponsor Tony Leone.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in the Lord, As we continue our Lenten pilgrimage of prayer, fasting, and charitable works, I would like to update you on the status of the Chapter 11 reorganization proceedings for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Syracuse. The Diocese of Syracuse filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy […]

Jim Krisher, director emeritus of the Spiritual Renewal Center and adjunct faculty member in the Religious Studies Department at Le Moyne College, will offer a reflection at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in the Salerno Room. Reservations are requested. Call Anne Elacqua at 315-941-7447 to reserve your spot. Do you desire to see God? Sometimes […]

The holy season of Lent began on Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22. In one of his “Wise & Otherwise” articles, Father Jim writes: “The gospel names some of the traditional Lenten practices undertaken by Christians in order to help them achieve their goal: almsgiving, prayer and fasting. “Most of us pick something to ‘do’ or to […]

Our daily Mass takes place at 8:30 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday weekly. During winter, however, Mass will not take place if Utica schools are CLOSED OR DELAYED due to the weather. We advise that you check television, radio or online reports to check to see if schools are closed.

Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament is looking for a maintenance person to help Pat Morrissey take care of the parish grounds. This is a paid position. This person will aid in the upkeep of the parish campus, including the church, Scalabrini Center, rectory and outdoors. Needed skills include carpentry, plumbing and electrical for minor repairs. […]

For the Feast of Epiphany on Jan. 8, parish children at every Mass assembled and offered gifts that asked for God’s blessings upon this new year. These gifts were brought forth during the Gathering Rite and left at the parish crèche. The Offertory Procession was also highlighted with young men, mostly from among Burmese parishioners […]

Due to limited help in the parish office, we ask that when submitting Prayer Remembrance requests, they are done on SEPARATE ENVELOPES for each request, and not with multiple names on one sheet of paper. When requests are sent in with multiple names on one page, it makes for more work and the possibility of errors.   The envelopes […]