Preserve Our Lady Of Mount Carmel

Since this Go Fund Me page was started , nearly four years ago, we have formed the 501(c)3 (non-profit) Mount Carmel Preservation Society, we have raised public awareness to our cause in print, radio, and television press, and fought is in City Hall, advocated to State Senate members, and Congressman McGovern, organized petition drives and more. We took our battle to civil courts, and to the highest Vatican Court, with a final appeal directly to the Pope. Regretfully we did not succeed  and sadly the Diocese had knocked down the  historic building. Without your generous help and support we would not have been able to take our case to Vatican and to Civil courts or to carry our fight forward. To this day (2/18/20 we still have a case pending in Worcester Court.

MPS is a 501 c 3, all funds will be used to for purposes of keeping the Mount Carmel community alive through historical and cultural endeavors, community projects and programs on the east side of Worcester, preserving the legacy of immigration and other programs as needed.

We are now advocating for space set aside for a Mount Carmel Italian Heritage Cultural and Community Center,  on the Mulberry Street Property. We feel at this point it will be the best way to commemorate our beloved historic church and to Preserve Our Lady of Mount Carmel and the Parish neighborhood and traditions. 

In such a setting we will hope to offer community educational space,  religious and cultural events and activities. We hope to also offer programming such as Italian Cultural education programs, Language classes, book clubs, senior Clubs and Societies, a space to memorialize neighborhood and Parish history, Art Gallery, and coffee shop. We feel this vision is the best way, at this point to commemorate the beloved Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church.