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Posted on April 22, 2016 April 22, 2016

Do Recent Ridgewood Police Reports indicate A Sinister Plot Against Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

April 22,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, a recent spat of criminal activity at or near Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood has left many wondering in the Church has become a target of unsavory politics do to its objections to the proposed Hudson Street Garage?

On Thursday, April 14 at 10pm, a person reported that her purse was stolen while inside Mount Carmel Church. She reported she had left it unattended while inside the church and someone removed it. Patrol searched the surrounding area of the church and located the purse in a garbage can next to the bus stop a short time later. The matter is being investigated by the Detective Bureau.

On Monday, April 18, a resident reported she had parked her vehicle outside Mount Carmel Church between 3am and 4am. When she returned to her vehicle she discovered the front window was smashed. The matter is under investigation by the Detective Bureau.

The Ridgewood blog also reported in March that the Ridgewood Police had responded to physical altercation outside of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
https://theridgewoodblog.net/ridgewood-police-respond-to-physical-altercation-outside-of-the-our-lady-of-mount-carmel-church/

Long time residents smell some dirty politics or is it just a coincidence ?

Posted on March 14, 2016 March 14, 2016

Ridgewood Police Respond to physical altercation outside of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church

photos courtesy of Boyd Loving’s Facebook
Ridgewood Police Respond to physical altercation outside of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
March 14,2016
the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, A physical altercation outside of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, following a Sunday, 03/13 late morning church service, left one (1) individual seriously injured, but resulted in no arrests.

Ridgewood PD units responded in mass to the Passaic Street side of the church after receiving numerous 911 calls reporting a heated dispute in progress. Responding units encountered an adult male victim, bleeding from a wound on his forehead, who claimed that he’d been assaulted by another adult male.

As a Ridgewood EMS ambulance was being summoned to treat and/or transport the victim, uniformed patrol officers immediately began interviewing witnesses and the alleged perpetrator. At least one (1) bystander shouted out to arriving police officers that a priest from the church had been threatened by the injured man. No arrests were made at the scene and the victim refused ambulance transportation of a hospital. He was last seen leaving the area of the church on foot, accompanied by a female friend.

Posted on October 4, 2015 October 4, 2015

James Martin, SJ’s “Top Three Papal Visit Takeaways”

James Martin, SJ’s “Top Three Papal Visit Takeaways”

Published on Sep 29, 2015

Fr. James Martin offers three spiritual takeaways to ponder in the wake of Pope Francis’ historic visit to the U.S.

Posted on September 27, 2015 September 27, 2015

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,Philadelphia Pilgrimage

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photo courtesy of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Ridgewood NJ
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church,Philadelphia Pilgrimage
September 26th 2015
the staff of the Ridgewood blog ·

Ridgewood NJ, First pictures received from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church on their Philadelphia Pilgrimage to see Pope Francis!

There are 400 parishioners heading to Philadelphia to be with Pope Francis for his final Mass on his U.S. Visit.

Fr. Kevin & Fr. Gino prepare to leave OLMC yesterday.

Imagine waking up and seeing this GIANT ant looking down at you….that’s what those staying at the zoo saw as they woke up this morning. This is one of the rooms were members slept on air mattresses on the floor.

Posted on September 24, 2015 January 20, 2019

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Group to Sleep at Philly Zoo in Order to See Pope

By Jen Maxfield and David Chang

While some people are spending as much as $600 a night at hotels for Pope Francis’ highly anticipated visit to Philadelphia, a North Jersey church group is spending less money on a far less luxurious place to stay: the Philadelphia Zoo.

“The zoo makes it a little more down to earth because it’s more like a pilgrimage,” said Melissa Peters, a congregant at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church in Ridgewood, New Jersey. “We’re not gonna be staying in a hotel room where we have showers or where we have continental breakfasts and things like that. Instead we’re sleeping with animals in order to see the pope.”

Peters and 220 other parents and children from the church will sleep on the floor of the Philly Zoo buildings housing the bird and insect exhibits during the Pope’s visit to Philly for the World Meeting of Families in September.

“A pilgrimage is very different from a vacation or a trip,” said Cathy Hunt, another congregant. “A pilgrimage is a prayer experience and any discomfort that you’ll feel the excitement will be tenfold that.”