Mount Carmel Church

**Dodie** · 08-15-2007, 08:37 AM

Historic Mount Carmel Church to undergo renovation.

Read all about it:
http://www.chieftain.com/business/1187071200/1
Provided by Bernie G. M.

**Afrush** · 08-15-2007, 08:51 AM

That is so cool.:)

**Raymart** · 08-15-2007, 11:15 AM

I last saw the church when I visited Tdad last month,and I was
saddend by the condition.I hope that it will be renovated.Any
body remember the Mt carmel festivals that were held there?

**Dodie** · 08-15-2007, 01:46 PM

Raymart and everyone - if you have pictures of inside or outside Mount Carmel Church or pictures of the festivals that Raymart mentioned, please post them.

**missing** · 08-15-2007, 02:02 PM

That was my church, I went there every morning, sang in the choir, and attended those festivals.

**cshreve** · 08-15-2007, 03:09 PM

Hello, My family is from Trinidad. My parents owned a bakery in Trinidad and all my brothers and sisters were born and raised there.
I was so excited to see about the renovation of Mt.Carmel Catholic Church. My twin sister and I were baptized at Mt.Carmel and both of our parents funerals were there. I am wondering if anyone might know where the items that were in the church might be. In particular, I would like to know what happened to the Stations of the Cross. My dads name was on the 12th station, Joe N. Sayed. Also, I remember my Aunt Zella talking about "The Festival" when we would visit on Memorial Day weekend. She was already getting ready for the July event. Good Ole Days.....Cheryl Sayed Shreve

**laticia** · 08-15-2007, 05:27 PM

I think it is wonderful that the church will be renovated. Mr. Cimino has done a lot for Trinidad. He also put up money for the new downtown park. I thought it was so sad when Mt. Carmel and St. Joseph churches stopped being used. Also, when Trinidad Catholic schools closed.

**missing** · 08-15-2007, 08:01 PM

My Mother had bought a pitcure of one of the stations of the cross too, was babtized there, confirmed there, went to school there.

**Afrush** · 08-16-2007, 12:24 PM

I loved those festivals and later ended up working them with my Dad because he supplied the Coke. Since we hung around there quite a bit we would end up eating the great Mexican food served there, yummmm.... Does anyone remember going into the Nuns quarters the convent in the back by the play ground?

**Italianlady** · 08-18-2007, 06:18 PM

my family were members of Mt. Carmel all of the time i lived in T'dad.. i made my First Communion and Confirmation there , i went to the school from 196o/69..my mother was even the president of the PTA at one time.lol
Fr.Mendrick was the pastor as long as i can remember.
[:I]but i don't remember "a music hall".we used to just practice up in the church chior loft.
is that the old Rectory they are talking about?
I left T'dad in 1980..
I remember The Convent, the Rectory , the School with the great cafeteria food and the Nuns(ohh).And the great festival with the games and wonderful Italian food,don't remeber the mexican food(sorry.lol)
i was sad to hear that the school closed, but was shocked to hear that MC Church closed.
I also didn't know that St. Joseph Church and Holy Trinity School was also closed.

Why all of the closings?

anybody have any info. about that?[:0]