St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Mike and Marsha LaBella met later in life online. They chatted for quite a long time, dated for two years and were married in 2010. One thing Marsha LaBella has learned in her time on Earth is that good things in life sometimes take time. She met her husband Mike later in life. She’s helped […]
Thank you, Lord, for this season of sun and slow motion, of games and porch sitting, of picnics and light green fireflies on heavy purple evenings, and praise for slight breezes. It’s good, God, as the long days of your creation continue. Let this season be for me a time of gathering the pieces into […]
By A.J. VALENTINI Summer has arrived, and with the warm weather comes a myriad of Catholic celebrations. In many towns, patron saints are celebrated with Masses, festivals and banquets. In our own community we see similar parish festivals, such as those of St. Anthony, Santa Rosalia, and our own St. Mary of Mount Carmel. The […]
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 annual Italian Festival is Friday through Sunday. Check back here often this weekend to view festival photos. FESTIVAL HOURS Friday, July 18: 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday, July 19: 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 20: Noon to 3 p.m. Food choices include sausage and peppers, hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, fried bologna, mushroom stew, […]
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 […]
There is no morning Mass on Thursday due to the Juneteenth holiday. The parish office also will be closed. Please pass along the word.