In July, 2013, after the Archdiocesan decision to merge the two Tacony parishes, Father Joseph Farrell, then pastor of St. Leo the Great Territorial Parish, was named pastor of Our Lady of Consolation Parish by Archbishop Charles Chaput and was charged with working with the faithful of both parishes to create a faith-filled, vibrant parish community for all Catholics in Tacony.
Our Lady of Consolation Parish is located in the Tacony section of Philadelphia on Tulip Street between Princeton Street and Tyson Avenue, and was built in 1956. Parishioners may attend three English masses, one Latin mass or one Spanish mass each Sunday. Daily mass is held at 8:00 am, and reconciliation is every Saturday at 4:00 pm.
Becoming a Parishioner of our Parish
If you are interested in becoming a member of Our Lady of Consolation Parish and would like to find out more about the parish, please call our parish office at 215.333.0442. However, if you are ready to become a member of our congregation, please download our New Parishioner Registration form and then email to Anna (Anita) Luciani at olc_aluc@comcast.net.
Office Hours
Parish Priests
- Rev. Joseph L. Farrell, Pastor
- Rev. Francis Sariego, OFM.cap
- Rev. Richard McFadden
- Rev. Robert Ngageno
Parish Staff
- Business Manager: John Duffner, email: jfdwwjd@gmail.com
- Director of Religious Education: Kim Adair, email: OLC.DRE@gmail.com
- Parish Secretary: Barbara Thaete, email: bthaete50@aol.com
- Parish Secretary (Secretaria Bilingual): Anna Luciani, email: olc_aluc@comcast.net
- Parish Sexon & Parish Hall Rentals: Richard Perigini, email: rpolcseniors@aol.com
- Parish Organist: Sister Linda Sariego
Parish Ministry Coordinators
- Altar Servers, Cantors, Lectors & Extraordinary Ministers: Barbara Thaete, olc_btate@comcast.net
- Baptismal Instruction (Pre-Jordan): Barbara Thaete, email:
bthaete50@aol.com & Chris Labovitz - Director of Religious Education: Kim Adair, email:
OLC.DRE@gmail.com - Greeters & Ushers: Fred Lamberti
- Youth Ministry: Angel Davila, email: adavila04@yahoo.com
- Rite of Christian Initiation (RCIA) for Adults: Dolores Kling
- Spanish Language Ministry: Pascual Mota
Parish Schools
- Elementary: Blessed Trinity Regional Catholic School and St. Matthew Catholic School
- High School: Students can attend any one of the 18 different Archdiocesan schools. Please go to Archdiocese of Philadelphia Schools to obtain more information.
Parish Food Bank
The food bank is located on the Princeton Avenue entrance to the Rectory. Due to the pandemic, the food bank is temporarily closed. Please revisit this page occasionally to see when hours resume. We are sorry for the inconvenience.