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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Thank you all for your support in my decision to cancel the Friday Mass. I’ve looked more intently at my schedule and have decided that I can continue to offer a Friday Mass… but it will be at 12:00pm every Friday, not 8:00am. Adoration will follow immediately after 1st Friday 12:00pm Mass. Thank you for…
Friday Mass will be at 12:00pm every Friday, not 8:00am. Adoration will follow immediately after 1st Friday 12:00pm Mass.
In order to accommodate the influx of Summer parishioners, we will have 8:00am Sunday Mass in the Parish Center beginning July 7 and continuing through Labor Day. The 5:00pm Saturday Mass and the 9:30am and 11:00am Sunday Masses will continue to be held in the church. The 6:00pm Sunday Spanish Mass will also continue to…
