St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Members and friends of the Santa Rosalia Society honored their patron saint on the weekend of Sept. 23 and 24 with its annual festival, Mass and procession. Hundreds gathered to share food, drink, entertainment and camaraderie. In 1915, immigrants from Sicily, and particularly Palermo, established the first Santa Rosalia festival in East Utica. It was […]
The 12th annual Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish Golf Tournament teed off on Sunday, Aug. 17, at Twin Ponds Golf & Country Club in New York Mills. Nearly 100 golfers (and would-be golfers) participated in the tournament, which Father Jim began in 2013 as another fundraiser for the parish. (The tournament did not take […]
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 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 […]
Patrick Morrissey with his wife, Rosemary, and their grandchildren in 2022. Pat Morrissey is the 2024 recipient of the diocese’s Immaculata Award from our parish. He received the award Sunday, Dec. 8, at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. The Immaculata Award honors the lay men and women who volunteer in their parishes […]
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 miles. It’s been quite a journey for a […]