SWARTSWOOD The parish community of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish here welcomed Bishop Serratelli, who made a pastoral visit there and celebrated vigil Mass marking the 12th Sunday in Ordinary Time on June 20.
The history of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish began in the 1940s, when people in the Swartswood area traveled to St. Joseph Church in Newton. On May 28, 1967, the first Mass was offered in the new mission church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.