Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish
REQUIESCANT IN PACE
Josephine Giaccone, longtime parish bookkeeper
Rev. Al Guthrie, associate at St Margaret Mary in mid-1980s
Marion Thiessen, involved in the founding of St Margaret Mary parish
Our Photo Gallery has pictures from Vietnamese New Year Celebration, our Carmel Diamond Seniors, and the ACA Donors reception.
See the Mount Carmel Astoria channel on YouTube, including Seminarian Sean's Holy Land montage: http://www.youtube.com/user/MountCarmelAstoria
On our " Video" page: excerpts from this year's Christmas Choir Concert. Enjoy!
Watch this video of our celebrations of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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On Saturday, October 31, our vicar and former pastor, Monsignor Paul Sanchez, cut the ribbon on the new Parish Center elevator before a group of parish leaders and physically challenged, to start our " Open House weekend for the renovated Parish Center. (click for video) On Saturday, October 24, 2009 Bishop Catanello confirmed 49 students here and then blessed our renovated Parish Center (the " Institute" ) on the 100th anniversary to the day when ground was broken for its erection, on October 24, 1909. Happy Birthday, Institute! |
Bishop Octavio Cisneros celebrated the Mass of Christ the King at our parish as part of our Year for Priests observances. Left to right: Seminarian Sean Suckiel, Bishop Cisneros, Msgr. Sean Ogle and Fr. Joe Pham who designed the shrine in honor of St John Vianney, whose anniversary is the occasion for the special Holy Year. (photo: Stephanie Gutierrez, the Tablet).
A great atmospheric photo of our church by Stephanie Gutierrez of the Tablet.
Bishop Di Marzio awards the "Shining Star" awards to spouses Tran Chu and Xuan Nguyen, leaders in our Vietnamese community.
Our Czech mass organist and long-time parish worshipper, Marta Sedlacek Pope, recently honored by Bishop Di Marzio as one of the "Shining Stars" of the Catholic Migration Office. Here she is with her husband Dennis, her sisters Maria and Ludmila, and Msgr Ogle. (click to enlarge photos)
Welcome
We welcome to our parish family all who are discouraged
and need hope
- all who mourn and need comfort - all who sin and need pardon.
We hope you find our Parish Community a place where your faith will be nourished. parish Policy requires registration to participaate in Baptism, Marriage and Religion Classes. If you are a new resident, please register in the Parish Office.
Also please notify the Parish when a change of address or a move occurs.
Be sure to visit our Photo Gallery for new pictures of our Parish Center Progress, as well as other parish events.
