St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Our parish community, friends, family and visitors celebrated the Birth of Christ at Masses at 4:30 p.m. and midnight on Christmas Eve, and 8 and 10:30 a.m. Christmas Day. At the 4:30 Family Mass, the packed church listened to the story of the Nativity read by “Mary” to the children. Here are photos from that […]
World Marriage Day will be celebrated with a Mass at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 19, in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. Bishop Douglas Lucia will offer the Mass and homily. All married couples are welcome, and a special blessing will be given. World Marriage Day officially began in 1983 in the United […]
The holiday season was brought to life with a performance of “Bending Towards the Light … A Jazz Nativity” Tuesday, Dec. 13, at St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish. This holiday tradition was presented by Chelsea Opera from New York City along with Central New York’s most acclaimed jazz instrumentalists. Leonarda Priore […]
The annual “Italian Christmas Gathering” took place Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Delta by Marriott Utica. The more than 150 people who attended were treated to a fine dinner and drinks, with entertainment provided by Anthony LaBarbera. The gala was sponsored by the parish Social Committee, the Italian Heritage Club and St. Rosalia Society. Here […]
Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament offered its traditional Thanksgiving Mass on Thursday, Nov. 24. Parishioners and guests gave thanks for all their blessings and the gift of their faith. Special guest was Pastor Mike Ballman of Cornerstone Plymouth Bethesda Church on Oneida Square in Utica. At the end of the service, loaves of bread were […]
About a year ago, there was a scam that Father Jim was asking for gifts cards for a needy person. Unfortunately, the scammer has return. If you receive a text or email such as the one below that was sent to Terri Panuccio, delete it. Father Jim is NOT asking for gift cards for anything. […]
The Faith Formation children hosted a reception for veterans after the 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 13. The children thanked them for their sacrifice and service. Here are photos courtesy of Terri Panuccio.
The children in our Faith Fomation program celebrated All Saints Day at the 10:30 a.m. Mass Sunday, Oct. 30, by dressing up as some of the most popular saints, including three saints associated with Central New York: St. Marianne Cope, St. Kateri Tekakwitha and St. John Baptist Scalabrini.
About 160 people attended the Communion Brunch on Sunday, Oct. 23, at Monarch Banquets in Yorkville. Guest speaker was noted local historian Frank Tomaino, who spoke about the history of our parish through the influences of two Johns: St. John Baptist Scalabrini and local philanthropist John Devereux. Here are some photos from the event. Video […]
Congratulations to the following new members of our Parish Council. Thank you for agreeing to serve our parish in this ministry: Joe Furgal, David Struz and Carol Trinco.