St. Mary of Mount Carmel / Blessed Sacrament Parish
648 JAY ST., UTICA, NY 13501 – 315-735-1482
Father Jim announced during weekend Masses of July 29 and 30 that our parish must pay about $1 million toward the $100 million sex-abuse settlement in the Diocese of Syracuse. He said the money will come out of about $2 million the parish has in investments and hopes to recoup that money in two to three years, depending on what the stock market does.
Call to worship Today, we hear three parables about God’s generous, all-encompassing love. Each parable proclaims that the Kingdom of God is filled 2ith mercy, acceptance and patience. We are called to be discern God’s will, to grow into mature disciples qnd to open ourselves to the transformation to which God continually calls us. To […]
16th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: God works through us By SISTER MARY McGLONE “God will get you for that!” That was one of my mom’s favorite retorts when we teased her as children. I would counter, saying that she called on God only because she couldn’t think of a better comeback. “Why make God […]
The Art of Jean Francois Millet (1814-1875) “The Gleaners” “Peasants Planning Potatoes” “The Harvesters Resting” “The Angelus” “A peasant I was born, I peasant I will die.” Much of Millet’s art express the labor of planters and sowers, and the sacred humility of their labor. His art exposes the life of the planter in this […]
17th Sunday of Ordinary Time Reflection: The gift of wisdom By SISTER CAROL DEMPSEY One of the divisions of the Hebrew Bible is the Ketuvim, the Writings, or otherwise called Wisdom literature. The wisdom tradition is an ancient one, originating in Mesopotamia, Canaan and Egypt. Ancient Egyptian wisdom consisted of formal instructions and lessons taught […]
Terry Reale, Mario Scalzo, Joe Furgol, Joe Briggs and Joe Siniscarco have been mainstays before, during and after the festival for decades. They are among a number of others — such as John Jones, Bill Thibault and Carmen D’Ambro — who are dedicated workers who combined have volunteered for more than two centuries!
From time immemorial, feasts, fests, festivals and carnivals have served various purposes in just about every community and culture in the world. The time of a festival promises so many good things for young and old — food, music, games the gathering of old and new friends and family reunions. A good festival can serve […]
Shaelin Siniscarco is just 23 years old but has the wisdom of Solomon. She is a psychiatric nurse who has dedicated herself to helping those with their mental health, realizing that’s a major concern in the world today. Speaking of the world, she wants to help people in other countries deal with their challenges.