The 128th Annual Feast of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
2021
The traditional schedule of events is subject to change according to the circumstances due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Album OLMC Feast
Friday, July 16th – Sunday, July 18th, 2021
Schedule below has changed due to coronavirus. See above for updates.
Delicious Italian Food and entertainment!
| Friday, July 9th – Saturday, July 17th | Novena (7:30 pm) |
| Tuesday, July 13th – | Banner Presentation (7 pm) |
| Wednesday, July 14th | Rose Presentation (6 pm) |
| Thursday, July 15th | Memorial for Deceased Feast Members (7 pm) |
| Friday, July 16th | |
| Saturday, July 17th | Spanish mass venerating Our Lady of Mt. Carmel (3 pm) |
| Sunday, July 18th | Traditional Street Procession / Field Mass (noon)/ Statue returns to church for Benediction (4 pm) |
Sunday July 18th, Mass in English 7:00 a.m. Solemn Mass 9:00 a.m.
Festivities begin at 10 a.m. with the procession including the beloved statue of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Italian sodalities and family candle houses.
As it has for 127 years, the procession will wind through the streets of Melrose Park, Illinois. All are welcome to join us in this historic devotion to Our Lady!
For more information on the Parish of Our Lady of Mount Carmel please contact us at (708) 344-4140 or email: [email protected]
(C) 2017 Our Lady of Mount Carmel 1101 N. 23rd Ave. Melrose Park, IL 60160
www.olmcparish.org www.facebook.com/olmcparish https://youtu.be/tmp-yt0Uz0l
Roses. Bouquets of roses ordered through the Rectory by Tuesday, July 6: $50 Roses requested in Church on the evening of Wed., July 14: $1/each or $10/ per dozen
Masses. Masses request in Church during the Feast will be celebrated on the third Saturday, and Sunday of every month until the next Feast.
Messe richieste in Chiesa saranno celebrate il terzo sabato e domenica di ogni mese.
Current Members of the Feast Commmittee
Rev. Giovanni Bizzotto, C.S. Pastor John Battisto, President
Rich Romeo, Secretary Dan Adams, Treasurer Vicente Herrero, Vice-President
| Anthony Abruzzo | Mario Colantonio | Vicente Herrero | Mark Rauzi |
| Dan Adams | Angelo Colella | Anthony Iannacco | Paul Rauzi |
| Michael Adams | Joe Cologna | Bernardo León | Jaime Reyes |
| Robert Adams | Giacomo D’Amelio | Luis Mendez | Rich Romeo |
| John Babowice, Jr. | Tony DiDomenico | John Nardella | Matthew Szeghy |
| John Battisto | Woodrow Fisher, Jr. | Victor Nicodemo | Luis Villegas |
| Joe Casale | Antonio Godinez | Sonny Nicotera | Joe Zuccaro |
| John Guy Cervone | Pascual González | Mark Piscitelli | John Toveli |
| Ron Good | Vincent Piscitelli | Michael Pisola | |
| Anthony Hernandez | Tony Prignano |
Deceased Members of the Feast Commmittee
Remembering the members of the first Committee of 1896: Congrega di Maria Vergine del Monte Carmelo and the following known members of the Feast Committee, led by Emanuela Pellertiere DeStefano, who passed away on May 16, 1920:
| Mario Abbate | John Gates | Frank Montino | Louis Russo |
| Michael Amrich | Gaetano Giacinti | Walter Nargie | Frank Sacchetta |
| John Babowice 2014 | William Green | Carmine Nunziato | Joseph Silanardi |
| Julius Babowice | Emil Impastato 1999 | Fred Nunziato, Sr. | Dominic Sanservino |
| Frank Belline | Fred Imundo | Pat Nunziato | Nick Sanservino, Sr. |
| Richard BelltrameHector Canestrini 2018 | John Kissel | Stanley Pabynskus | Nick Sanservino, Jr. |
| Julius Cologna | Stanley Kolinske | Bill Palmer | Corky Santore |
| Gerry Connelly | Frank Laraia | Frank Parisi | John Scanio
Emilio Scalzitti 2019 |
| Jack Corso | John Lecessi | Dom Patello | Felix Scopacasa |
| John Cucci | Joseph Leone | Generoso Petruzzi | Joe Scudiero 2007 |
| Firmin Dalpiaz | Dominic Lisuzzo | Michael Petruzzi, Sr. | Anthony Silisky |
| Salvatore D’Anza | Anthony Loizzo | John Pitello | Sal Tovello 2016 |
| Nello Di Domenico | Bruno Loizzo | Ed Pleitner | Anthony Velino |
| Woodrow Fischer 2005 | Vittorio Macino | Frank Pullia | Henry Viruso |
| Peter Di Francesca | Frank Maidl 2014 | Sal Pullia | Delindo Zanoni |
| Al Franch 2010
John Franch 2018 |
Michael Matteis | Sal Quattrocchi | Joseph Zanoni, Sr. 1991 |
| Lino Franch 2014 | Pellegrino Moccia | Paul Ratini | Joseph Zanoni, Jr. 2002 |
| Robert Franch | John Mangino | Joseph Rauzi 1991 | Alex Ziccarelli 1967 |
| Art Frulla 1996 | Nick Motto, Sr. | Tullio Rauzi 2001
Lino Rauzi 2015 |
James Zitello |
To become a benefactor or to order roses for the Feast, please click on the links below:
Ad Book and Benefactor form 2020
Rose presentation letter 2020
Check out the video from the 2019 Annual Award Dinner
Click here: https://youtu.be/1czVs8d4a7s
We thank all our sponsors that purchased ads in the Annual Award Dinner Ad book.
Click here to view Ad book: Feast Ad Book 2019 Dinner
Click link to see the schedule and procession route: OLMC 2019 Sunday bulletin
We thank our sponsors that help us to cover the expenses of the feast.
We thank our Feast Benefactors!
