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Rev. Joseph Salerno.
Beloved local priest to retire
Reverend Joseph Salerno, a longtime faith leader to the community, will retire from the priesthood in July after 43 years of service. more
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Marione Ingram spoke at the Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley on Tuesday, April 18, as part of the yearly Helen and Leon Sperling Holocaust Memorial Lecture series. She told her story and talked about equal rights, tolerance, and peace.
Jewish Community Center commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day
During the last hours of Yom HaShoah, also known as Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish Community Federation of the Mohawk Valley at 2310 Oneida St. honored the lives of Holocaust victims and survivors. more
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The sign at Trinity Church, 215 W. Court St., Rome, displays a schedule of events and activities hosted by the church.
Trinity Church to celebrate its 175th anniversary
Trinity Church, 215 W. Court St., is celebrating its 175th anniversary in April, and the congregation plans to honor its legacy with a three-day event. more
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Faith Musachio, of Canastota, volunteers at Church on the Rock in Oneida, helping serve hot meals to those in need.
Helping others harder than ever yet Church on the Rock persists
Since its inception in 1989, the Church on the Rock has found it hard to help everyone in need but is doing everything it can, despite the difficulties, says Pastor Jeff Leahey. more
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The exterior of the Beit Shalom building is shown in downtown Utica on Wednesday. The synagogue has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming a violation of the right to conduct religious services.
Beit Shalom files lawsuit against Utica
Beit Shalom, the synagogue in the heart of Utica’s downtown area, has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming a violation of the right to conduct religious services. more
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Zynowij Jackiw, a trustee, stands in the St. Volodymyr Ukrainian Catholic Church in Utica, where local Ukrainians and other community members gathered to pray for peace.
Local Ukrainians pray for peace, donate support
Parishioners of St. Volodymyr the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church and community supporters joined Ukrainian churches all over the world in praying for the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine. more
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ALTAR — Zyn Jackiw, a trustee in the St. Volodymyr the Great Ukrainian Catholic Church, at 4 Cottage Place in Utica, shows a visitor the chancel and altar on Tuesday, Feb. 21. A church altar is often referred to as the “sanctuary,” meaning “sacred place.” Today at 5 p.m., St. Volodymyr will participate in a worldwide prayer and remembrance event to observe those who have died and the damage caused during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which started one year ago.
SNAPSHOT: St. Volodymyr church to participate in prayer and remembrance event
St. Volodymyr church will participate in a worldwide prayer and remembrance event to observe those who have died and the damage caused during Russia’s invasion of Ukraine which started one year ago. more
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The Zion Episcopal Church, at 140 W. Liberty St. in Rome, is shown on Tuesday, Dec. 27. The church has received a $17,000 grant from the Rome Community Foundation, one of 13 non-profit entities in the city to receive funding from the foundation during the last quarter of 2022.
Rome Community Foundation aids host of non-profits in city
The Rome Community Foundation has awarded $166,350 in grants to Rome area charitable organizations in the latest distributions for the fourth quarter of 2022. more
Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Charitonow, from the Chabad of the Mohawk Valley, lights the shammash on a large menorah outside of Liberty Bell Park in celebration of Hanukkah on Tuesday, Dec. 20 in Utica.
Mayor joins Jewish community for menorah lighting
The lights in downtown Utica just got brighter as a giant menorah in Liberty Bell Park was lit in celebration of Hanukkah. more
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Leor Grysmintz, 4, gets help form Steven Marcus to light one of the candles of the menorah in the gazebo in Clinton in this file photo.
Area residents invited to take part in Giant Chanukah Gelt Drop
Chabad of Clinton is inviting area residents to the second annual Giant Chanukah Gelt Drop from 4:15 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18, on the Village Green. more
G. Roberts Kolb of Hamilton College will conduct the annual Messiah Sing at 3 p.m. Dec. 18 at Zion Episcopal Church in Rome. The public is invited to join in.
Public invited to join holiday joy of Messiah Sing
The annual Messiah Sing will return after a three-year absence at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 18 at Zion Episcopal Church, 140 W. Liberty St. G. Roberts Kolb of Hamilton College will conduct. more
Two 12-foot signs celebrating Saint Marianne Cope were installed on Thursday, Sept. 8, on the Parish Center/Mother Marianne’s West Side Kitchen at St. Joseph and St. Patrick Church. A blessing and lighting of the signs will take place on Saturday, Sept. 17, during a parking lot festival celebrating the 10th anniversary of St. Marianne’s canonization.
Signs of saint placed at church
In anticipation of the 10th Anniversary of Saint Marianne Cope’s Canonization in October, the Catholic Churches of Greater Utica will celebrate by blessing and lighting two new signs. more
The Italian Festival at St. Mary of Mount Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Parish returns following a two year hiatus.
Italian Festival returns to Utica
After a two year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a local Italian tradition will be returning to Utica this weekend. more
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Parishioners apply sugar to pizza fritta at the 2019 festival.
Italian Festival returns to Utica
The St. Mary of Mount Carmel/Blessed Sacrament Parish Italian Festival will take pace Friday through Sunday, July 15-17, after a two-year absence due to the pandemic.  more
Ku Law and Hla Htoo, of Utica, read the Bible with their 13-year-old son in their native language, S’gaw Karen, on jw.org.
Programs in multiple languages offered by Jehovah’s Witnesses
Ku Law and his wife Hla Htoo, of Utica, immigrated to the United States from Myanmar in 2009. more
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