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10:45am 06-15-2008 JOHN VAIRO: I GRADUATED FORM OLMC IN 1972 MY MOTHER FATHER AND UNCLES ALSO ATTENED OLMC I HAVE ALOT OF GREAT MEMORIES .ALSO I WAS A ALTER BOY FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS THESE WERE GREAT TIMES I REMEMBER WHEN THE FEAST AND THE TOGETHERNESS THE ITALIAN PEOPLE HAD WITH EACH OTHER TIMES HAVE CHANGED

4:55pm 05-22-2008 Teresa Buonafede: Fr. Z's website mentioned this church and the Tridentine Mass being celebrated there.
My husband was a novitiate with this order and spent time with Fr. Rofrano.
My husband, Dennis, had such good things to say about Fr. Rafrano and his time spent in New York.
I lapsed on sending Christmas cards - so never sent him one for the last few years.
The website said he died in May - but of what year?
Pax Christi,
Teresa Buonafede

9:55am 05-13-2008 sally: My siblings and I went to OLMC in the early 70's and just recently my brother told me about the website. It brought back so many memories I was baptised and did my communion there. There are pictures of 115th st. where we had a clubhouse. I remember the feasts, the food and everyone was like family it's nice to know we do remember.

10:52pm 04-12-2008 NANCY: READ RECOLLECTIONS OF THE OLD NEIGHBORHOOD BY MIRIAM MEDINA ENJOYED IT SO MUCH.BROUGHT BACK SO MANY THINGS I HAD FORGOTTEN A GOOD READ FOR EAST HARLEMITES

9:58am 03-26-2008 Stella Streppone: I went to the OLMC school and church for 8 years in the late 50's/early 60's The 9am Sunday Mass was compulsory and it was in Latin. The nuns would stand over us and use their clickers to get us in line, to kneel, and to shut us up. I loved following the mass in my missal. In the 2nd grade, we actually made our communion and our confirmation on the same weekend! In 1972 I was married here. Everytime I go back to visit this church I am humbled by its majesty and beauty; and saddened by its vacant pews. Thank God for the memories.

9:12pm 03-23-2008 RoseAnn Bosco: Our Lady of Mt. Carmel is such a beautiful church. I was baptized, received First Holy Communion, Confirmation and was married to Skip #22 Bosco on April 22, 1972 in this beautiful church. I enjoy coming down to the Feast and spending time in Church. I love seeing my grammar school classmates and other friends from the past. Growing up in Harlem and going to Our Lady of Mt. Carmel was a great way to grow up.

RoseAnn Tiscione Bosco

5:23am 03-20-2008 Chris Lombardi: I really enjoyed your website!

My Godparents and their close lifetime friends (Italian/Sicilian) lived on 116 Street in a corner building right across the street from Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church.

-- Chris & Annette ("Netty" Puma. They must have been there for 20 or 30 years. Does anyone recognize the names?

I recall attending the festivals, the carnival rides, the food and the processions. I also recall attending the Masses there during our other visits, fish traditionally on Fridays, etc.

I recall there being an Italian Social Club of some sort near the building to which he belonged.

This is going back to the 1970's. They moved to Co-Op City in the early 80's.

Your photo titled "The corner of Plesant ave and 116th street" seems to have been taken from that very building! Am I mistaking?

It is great that you are keeping this history alive. This is a real treat. Thank you for this great experience.

Sincerely,
Chris Lombardi
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Bangkok, Thailand
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12:11am 03-12-2008 nancy: JOE PASQUALE MY SON ALSO WENT TO OLMC SCHOOL IN THE 50's SO MANY OF US WANTED OUR CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL IN ORDER TO REGISTER THEM WE HAD TO STAND IN LINE FROM 7AM TO SECURE A SPOT FOR THEM IN THE SCHOOL. THE CHURCH IS WHERE WE MARRIED BAPTIZED OUR CHILDREN AND HAD MASSES FOR THOSE WE LOVED AND LOST,DID YOU LIVE ON 114TH.YOUR NAME IS FAMILAR WE LIVED IN 411.

5:08am 03-05-2008 nancy: lucy and amelia try looking on the website called the old neighborhood.there are people there from east harlem that may know of your relatives

1:13pm 03-04-2008 LUCY: MY FATHER WAS COSTANTINO MIRRA HE COOKED FOR THE PRIESTS OF MOUNT CARMEL CHURCH UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY IN 1984. DOES ANYONE REMEMBER HIM?

12:35pm 03-04-2008 JOE PASQUALE: HI I WENT TO OUR LADY of MOUNT CARMEL IN THE 1950s WAS BATIZED
AND WENT TO SCHOOL THERE IT WAS A GREAT TIME IN MY LIFE. WITH THE FEAST AND ALL THE GOODIES THAT WENT WITH IT

4:42pm 03-03-2008 amelia: does anyone remember my grandmother Anna who worked in the church store?

11:12pm 03-02-2008 Bobby Maida: My Mother and her siblings were baptized at Our Lady of Mt Carmel
and so were me and my siblings along with my son and daughter.
Our family has had weddings there as well as funerals.
It's a beautiful Church and is an integral part of my life as well
as many of my family members.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel is our church built by our ancestors
for us all. Please do what you can to support it.

8:33pm 02-23-2008 Arnelle Iannaccone: [I was batized here 55 years ago and as a child went to the feast with all my family - Our Lady of Mt Carmel has many wonderful memories not only for myself but my ancestors

11:42pm 02-22-2008 Alfred guerra: Welcome to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Guestbook.
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