Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Church

Parokya ng Birhen ng Bundok ng Karmelo
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish Pulong Buhangin Nuestra Señora Del Carmen Parish Pulong Buhangin
The facade of the church
Location	Pulong Buhangin, Bulacan
Country	Republic of the Philippines
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Website	https://www.facebook.com/Our-Lady-of-Mount-Carmel-Parish-Pulong-Buhangin-106549169687670
History
Founded	March 23, 1941
Founder(s)	Various
Dedication	Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Saint Sebastian
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Architectural type	Church building
Style	Modern
Administration
Parish	Pulong Buhangin
Archdiocese	Manila
Diocese	Malolos
Clergy
Archbishop	Most Rev. Luis Antonio Tagle
Bishop(s)	Most Rev. Jose Francisco Oliveros, D.D.
Priest(s)	Fr. Edgardo C. De Jesus, Ph.D.

The Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, commonly referred as Nuestra Señora Del Carmen Parish, (Filipino: Parokya ng Birhen ng Bundok ng Karmelo) (Spanish: Iglesia Parroquial de la Nuestra Señora del Carmen) is a Roman Catholic Church situated in Barangay Pulong Buhangin, Santa Maria, in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. It is under the coat of arms and jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Malolos and within the vicariate of Santa Maria. Barangay Pulong Buhangin celebrates its barrio fiesta every second/third (depends on the liturgical year) Sunday of February in honor of the arrival of the image of our lady (translacion) to the barrio. The parish also celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel every July 16.

On March 23, 2016, the laity celebrated the opening of its 75th year (Diamond Jubilee) as a parish. The high mass was spearheaded by Most Rev. Deogracias Iñiguez,D.D., the bishop emeritus of Caloocan, together with Most. Rev. Cirilo Almario, D.D., the bishop emeritus of Malolos and several priests of the diocese.

The parish was established on November 25, 1940, by the decree of then Archbishop of Manila, Rev. Michael J. O'Doherty. This decree separated the barrios of Pulong Buhangin, Quepombo, Catmon, Tigbe and others from the jurisdiction of Immaculate Conception Parish Church (Santa Maria). The assistant priest of Santa Maria church by that time, Rev. Fr. Jose B. Aguinaldo (later became a monsignor) was installed in 1941 as its first parish priest.

The present day church was constructed in late 1950s where laborers were paid only five working days and donated their sixth working day to the church. Then after, the Archbishop of Manila, Rufino Cardinal Santos blessed the newly-constructed church. This is the product of the grace of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and many years of toil and labor of the people of Pulong Buhangin, including the generous donors (one of the donors was the archbishop himself). From a small bisita (chapel), it underwent renovation through the years into what it is today. In 2007, through the supervision of Rev. Fr. Elmer R. Ignacio, S.T.L. (the incumbent parish priest at that time), the main altar underwent a major renovation to prepare the church for its centennial fiesta and its canonical enthronement which happened on February 17, 2008 and November 16, 2008, respectively. The centennial fiesta had the theme: "Pamanang Pananampalataya, Bayang Naglilingkod". Centennial markers were placed near the main door and the middle of the church to commemorate the historical event. The relic of St. Therese of the Child Jesus, a prominent figure in the carmelite society and one of the doctors of the church, was brought in the parish last 2008.