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March 16 Coronavirus Update
Dear Friends in Christ, Today, March 16, 2020, the Diocese of Rockville Centre announced that ALL Masses (weekday and weekends), liturgies, devotions, meetings, and non-essential activities in all parishes are suspended or postponed through April 14, 2020. This will include Holy Week and Easter liturgies. These will be available to watch online. We hope to…
Health Considerations during Virus Season
Over the past few weeks at Immaculate Conception, we have implemented some health and safety protocols during this virus season. Principally we have stopped offering the Chalice to the lay faithful out of an abundance of caution, and followed the Diocesan directive to omit the exchange of the sign of peace at Mass. When I…
Almsgiving
One of the major practices in Lent is Almsgiving, giving to the poor and the needy. As we fast, we give up something or do without something. Often a food or drink, which makes us think of our need for God. In line with fasting is Almsgiving, the money we might otherwise use for buying…
Lent
As we enter the Season of Lent, we are adding some additional devotions and events. Mondays with the Lord: On Mondays in Lent at 8pm, we will have Exposition and Preached Adoration ending with Night Prayer. Fridays with the Saints: Fridays in Lent at 5:30pm, we will have pizza and a movie on a Saint…
Ash Wednesday
Wednesday, February 26th is Ash Wednesday. Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence for Catholics. In addition, Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. For members of the Roman Catholic Church, the norms on fasting are obligatory from age 18 until age 59. When fasting, a person is permitted…
Bell Tower
Over the past few years, we have noticed that the façade of the Bell Tower of the Church has deteriorated. Our first fear was with regard to safety but after having an engineer out to look there was no worries of the wooden façade falling off the tower. Over the past few months, we have…
Mardi Gras
Tuesday, February 25th is Mardi Gras. A time for celebration before the beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. With celebration in mind, I would like to invite you to a little Mardi Gras Party in the Parish Center at 6pm on Tuesday, February 25th. The whole parish is invited to this event as we celebrate…
The Precious Blood
We have received a few questions regarding the distribution of the Precious Blood at Mass. In many parishes in our Diocese and across the country have stopped offering the Precious Blood. Many are concerned about the new Coronavirus. The Flu is typically more of a concern as it is highly contagious and can affect many…
Project Rachel
While we often speak of Respect Life in terms of against abortion, Respect Life is much broader than that. We look to take care of all life from conception to natural death, from the unborn, to the infirm, the imprisoned, the abused, and the dying. We look to compassionately care for all. Often overlooked are…
Respect Life
Every year around the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the March for Life takes place to pray to change and protest the Supreme Court’s decision for legalized abortion in our country. The March for Life gathers thousands from all over the country as they pray and march. This year the March will take place on…
The Baptism of the Lord
The Christmas Season ends with the Baptism of the Lord. In the Baptism of the Lord, we continue to see God’s unfolding goodness and power, “On coming out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came for the heavens, ‘You…
The Holy Family
Christmas is so important we celebrate it for 8 days. On the Sunday within the Octave of Christmas, we celebrate the Holy Family. We see the love Mary, Joseph and Jesus has for each other and their love of God. We pray that they may be our model so that we grow in faith, hope…
Merry Christmas!
Our preparations are nearly complete! On Monday, December 23rd at 7pm, we will have our Annual Penance Service followed by Exposition at 8pm as final touches before Christmas! Then we are able to celebrate the birth of Christ with great joy! I hope Christmas and this great Season of Christmas is filled with love and…
Hope
So clearly on the Third Sunday of Advent something seems different. Many will say the priest is wearing pink vestments and the pink candle is lit. It is a little more than that. In advent, we wear purple and now the third Sunday of Advent, we are closer to Christmas, so we are filled with…
Annual Report
Every year, we publish an annual report. It is a way to communicate the stewardship of the resources of the parish to the parish community. Over the past fiscal year, we were able to put a speaker in the narthex and fix the hand rails at the entrances of the Church. We also completed our…
Advent
This weekend we begin the season of Advent. A time to prepare our hearts and minds for the coming of Christ both at the end of time and at Christmas as we commemorate His birth. There are various ways to prepare, one way is through prayer. During the Mondays of Advent we will have Exposition…
Christ the King
It is hard to believe that it is the end of the liturgical year as we celebrate Christ the King, the Solemnity in which we recognize Jesus as the King of the Universe. In a culture which normally frowns on kings and authority, we recognize Jesus as the center of our life and from which…
Ministry to the Homebound
To visit the Sick is one of the Corporal Works of Mercy. We have very dedicated volunteers who visit the sick and bring the Eucharist to those who cannot come to Church. On Sundays, our homebound ministers go to Westhampton Care Center and Villa to distribute communion to the residents there. While we rotate teams…