2024 Wreath Sale
The Knights are back this year selling Christmas Wreaths and Cemetery Pillows after every Mass beginning the weekend of December 1st. You can pre-order yours today.
The Catholic Ministries Appeal Collection
Next weekend: November 9 and 10. The Catholic Ministries Appeal is an Island-wide effort by our Church to support the critically important services and programs that serve more than 600,000 people every year. 100% of every dollar raised is restricted to fund the objectives, programs and mission supported by the CMA. To each of you…
Settlement of the Diocesan Bankruptcy
Dear ICC Family, As you know, the Diocese, in the face of multiple sex abuse claims brought against it (and many Parishes) under the New York State Child Victims Act and the New York State Adult Victims Act, filed for protection of the Federal Bankruptcy Laws in October, 2020. The goal of that filing was…
Livestream Update September 2024
We are now back to livestreaming all of our services in the church. Social media changes the rules from time to time, and most recently YouTube is limiting how frequently we can go live on their platform per day. Therefore for now in addition to the daily Masses we are only livestreaming the Saturday Vigil…
The Official Statement of the Diocese of Rockville Centre 9-26-24
The official Statement of the Diocese of Rockville Centre as a result of the Hearing in Bankruptcy Court (2:00 PM – September 26, 2024). September 26, 2024 – Spokesperson for the Diocese of Rockville Centre: The Diocese of Rockville Centre and its related ministries are grateful that preliminary terms have been agreed upon for the…
Catholic Ministries Appeal
Dear ICC Family, I recently had a conversation with a parishioner about donations to the Catholic Ministries Appeal (CMA) in the context of the current bankruptcy lawsuit. As you may have read in Newsday, the bankruptcy lawsuit appears to be coming to a settlement. Each parish will likely have to contribute to the settlement. Some…
Youth Ministry
Dear ICC family, I am considering starting (or restarting) a Youth Ministry. I believe that the youth are not only the future of the church, they are also the most vibrant part of any family (including the church family). Therefore, I have invited one of the country’s top Youth Ministers, Jim Flanagan, to meet with…
Second Beach Mass
The village of Westhampton Beach just approved our application for a second Beach Mass! It will be on Sunday, August 18 at 8:30 at Rogers Beach! 🏖️ Many thanks to our parish lawyer, Jim Hulme, for doing all the paperwork, going before the Village Trustees, and even paying the fees for us! Looking forward to…
New Slate of KofC Officers
Dear ICC Family, The Knights of Columbus Father Joseph Slomski Council 7423 at our parish installed a new slate of officers last Sunday, including myself as Chaplain and Mike Doyle as Grand Knight. The K of C is one of the pillars of our Church, and the guys in our parish provide an invaluable free…