Lay Carmelite Communities
Central to the life of a Lay Carmelite is participation in community.
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If interested in beginning the process, start your search below.
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1. You can locate a community closest to you here: SEL Communities.
2. If you are interested to visit a Lay Carmelite Community or have any questions, please contact the St. Elias
Provincial Lay Carmelite Office laycarmelitessel@carmelites.com
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If your area is not listed above, please look at the website for the Province of the Most Pure Heart of Mary for other communities under the North American Provinces. laycarmelitespcm@carmelites.org.
International contacts can be found on the Official Website for the Carmelite Order www.ocarm.org.
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A person wishing to become a candidate for admission to the Lay Carmelites must be a practicing Catholic in good standing and be at least 18 years of age. After a period of visiting with a local Lay Carmelite Community, someone wishing to pursue a Carmelite Vocation will request an application form from the community director to be signed by their parish priest to begin formation.
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Regional Contacts: ​
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Maine
Sanford, Lewiston, Howland, Bangor, Augusta, Farmington, Portsmouth (NH),
Connecticut
Middletown, Wethersfield, Groton, Waterbury, Danbury, Huntington
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New York - Long Island
Sea Cliff, Hicksville, Shoreham, Lynbrook, Medford, Greenlawn, Seaford
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New York City Area
Manhattan, Brooklyn, Bronx, Queens, Staten Island,
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New Jersey
Jersey City, South River
New York
Middletown, Clayton, Rochester, Syracuse, Troy, Tarrytown
Pennsylvania
Pottsville, Yardley, Roseto, East Stroudsburg, Wilkes-Barre, Strafford, Riegelsville
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Massachusetts
Holyoke, Middleboro, Mashpee
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Rhode Island
Warwick
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Florida
Boca Raton
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South Carolina
North Myrtle Beach
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West Indies
Aruba, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago
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Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh City, Sa Dec, and Vinh Long
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