A Little History of Our Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, founded as a mission in 1863, was established as a parish in Redwood City in 1887.
The late Fr. John P. Cavanagh purchased the present day property and saw to the building of a school a rectory for the priests, and a church (now the parish Auditorium/Gym named Cavanagh Hall.)
A convent for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur who staffed the school was added later. Fr. Cavanagh campaigned tirelessly to realize his dream of a beautiful new church.
This was realized in 1952 with the completion of the current parish church at the corner of James and Fulton.
Directory of Clergy & Staff
Clergy
- Pastor: Rev. Fr. Luello Palacpac, palacpac.luello@sfarch.org
- Parochial Vicar: Rev. Fr. Patrick Okoye, okoye.patrick@sfarch.org
- Hospital Chaplain: Rev. Fr. Ernie Jandonero, frerniej@sfhealingandprayer.org
- Deacon: Rev. Mr. Raymond Smith, rsmith@mountcarmel.org
- Deacon: Rev. Mr. Ricardo Escobar, rescobar@mountcarmel.org
Staff
- Admin. Assistant: Luke Mulhall, lmulhall@mountcarmel.org, (650) 366-3802
- Director, Liturgy: Maria Cornell, mcornell@mountcarmel.org, (650) 446-5802
- Director, Religious Ed: Magdalena Hernandez, mhernandez@mountcarmel.org, (650) 368-8237
- OCIA: Bill Haack, bhaack360@gmail.com, (650) 216-8925
- Confirmation: Johanna Rasmussen, jrasmussen@mountcarmel.org, (650) 366-3802
- Music Cantors: Kristen Lapinig & Leodan Guerra
- School Principal: Megan Armando, marmando@mountcarmel.org, (650) 366-6127