PARISH NEWS

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]