Sunday: 10:00 AM
Monday-Friday: 12:00 PM Saturday: 8:30 AM & 5:00 PM
Farewell Fr. Lakmin Silva
It is with a heavy heart that we bid farewell to Fr. Lakmin Silva after more than two years of excellent priestly service in our Parish. I know that you all agree that Fr. Silva’s deep spirituality and his kind and gentle temperament were a blessing and deeply appreciated by the clergy and all our people. We will miss him. Until we get a handle on the virus and I am able to have another priest assigned to us, Fr. Novio and myself, with the help of some priests from outside the parish, will carry on with parish life. It has been a delight to live these years with Fr. Silva.
Fr. Silva will fly home, during this difficult time, on Thursday, January 14th, and I have promised Fr. Silva that we will pray for him and his safe arrival home and in his new job as President of a college in Colombo, the capital of his native Island of Sri Lanka.
All the best to him and many blessings.
Fr. Anthony Sorgie
The opening of our long-awaited, new Parish Center began with the move of all Parish Offices out of the Rectory. The Parish Center can be entered from the original entrance to the school building. There is a handicap ramp between the Church and School and a new sign to lead you directly to the new center.
For all Parish business, please visit our new offices and see the center as we prepare for its complete opening.
Due to the construction of the New Columbarium at Holy Mount Cemetery, the cemetery will be closed periodically to allow the construction equipment to be operated safely. These periodic closures will only be temporary. For updates, please call the parish office or check here.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Immaculate Conception Church and Assumption Church are open for Sunday Masses, Weekday Masses, Baptisms, Weddings, Funerals, and Memorial Masses. With that in mind, we must observe the following guidelines. We are excited to welcome you home!
Seating is at 33% capacity.
Entrance to the church will be through two doors.
At Immaculate Conception, use the door by the parking lot/Shrine to Our Lady and the door at the top of the handicapped-accessible ramp.
At Assumption, use the door by the handicapped-accessible ramp and the door by the Hall of Saints.
Seat locations have been marked within the church.
Face coverings, which cover both the nose and mouth, must be worn at all times, only to be removed momentarily to receive Communion (Communion is strongly requested to be received in the hand only).
Use hand sanitizer, your own or at the hand sanitizer stations located near the church entrance.
Proper social distancing must be strictly maintained for individuals not part of the same household.
The bathrooms in our churches will remain locked. For an emergency, please contact the sacristan or priest.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
* These Masses will be livestreamed for those who are unable to attend Mass due to health concerns. The obligation to attend Sunday Mass continues to be suspended.
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You in my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Gesù mio, io credo che sei realmente presente nel Santissimo Sacramento. Ti amo sopra ogni cosa e ti desidero nell' anima mia. Poiché ora non posso riceverti sacramentalmente, vieni almeno spiritualmente nel mio cuore. Come già venuto, io ti abbraccio e tutto mi unisco a te. Non permettere che mi abbia mai a separare da te. Amen.
Creo, Jesús mío, que estás realmente presente en el Santísimo Sacramento del altar. Te amo sobre todas las cosas y deseo ardientemente recibirte dentro de mi alma, pero no pudiendo hacerlo sacramentalmente, ven al menos espiritualmente a mi corazón. Quédate conmigo y no permitas que me separe de ti. Amen.
We are all together in this crisis, and our family of faith that we call the Parish of Immaculate Conception & Assumption of Our Lady has always been and will continue to be with you through this. We have parishioners on standby to assist anyone who might become quarantined and in need of food, medicine, or other support.
If you have prayer requests or questions, please message Fr. Sorgie HERE.
(Clicking the link will open the personal email service on your device.)
Monday - Friday
8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
* The Cemetery will be periodically closed due to construction of the Columbarium.
Daily Visitation
8 AM - 4 PM
In Immaculate Conception Church, Confessions will be heard in the Confessional near the handicapped-accessible entrance on Saturdays from 4:00-5:00 PM. Please follow the posted signs to maintain the proper social distancing of 6 feet.
In Assumption Church, Confessions will be heard in the Confessional on Saturdays from 3:30-3:55 PM.
On every Monday and the First Friday of every Month, until further notice, after the noon Mass, the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed with Adoration continuing until Benediction at 3:00 PM.
On Mondays, preceding Exposition, the Miraculous Medal Novena will be prayed and the Relic of St. Catherine Labouré will be used in a Blessing.
If you wish to have a Mass said or a Mass card prepared during this COVID-19 crisis, send a note with $20 to Maria either by mail or email secretary@icaparish.org with all the information including to whom you want the card sent.
We are weeks away from breaking ground on our new Terrace Gardens and Columbarium at Holy Mount Cemetery. This project, when finished, will give our Parishioners – and anyone else – an opportunity to spiritually and respectfully have their loved one’s ashes rest intact on the Sacred Grounds of Holy Mount Cemetery. There will be 1,642 niches; some are already sold.
Please call Maria, Administrative Assistant of Holy Mount Cemetery, to schedule an appointment to view the 3-D Model of the Columbarium or to reserve a niche(s) for you or your loved ones at (914) 961-3643 on Monday - Friday from 8:30 AM-4:30 PM. You may also email her HERE. A 50% deposit is required for reservation. More detailed information and additional images of the model can be found HERE.
While we have resumed public Masses, we urge all who can to please consider joining the convenient online WeShare automated giving program. Click on this link to set up automatic giving to keep our Parish ready and solvent to reopen with strength and speed when we can. After the page opens, look around WeShare at the collection opportunities and click on the yellow button, "Make a Donation", and follow the directions. God bless you for your continuing sacrifices.
For those of you who have returned to Mass, you will have the opportunity to give your envelopes and contributions at the offertory.
You can also place them in the donation boxes located in the Main Aisle of both our churches when they are open.Envelope Users may have noticed a difference in this month's packet. We have a new company which will give us better means of address corrections, new parishioner set-ups, and communication with our office computer programs. Fr. Sorgie also thinks they are more handsome. If you wish to join our envelope users, call Cheryl at
914-961-3643.
If you look closely, you will notice that our Gym Mortgage has moved below a million dollars. Thank you for your generosity here and in every way that you contribute to the health of our parish!
View videos of our most recent Parish Events HERE
"Our Lady, Health of the Sick, and St. Joseph, protect our families from COVID-19,
especially the ill and those who are caring for the sick, the doctors, nurses, who are risking their lives"
On the feast of Our Lady, Help of Christians on May 24, Pope Francis encouraged that we pray a special prayer this year. It is a prayer to ask for the grace to care not only for our most fragile brothers and sisters but also for the home we all share.
Loving God,
Creator of Heaven, Earth, and all therein contained.
Open our minds and touch our hearts,
so that we can be part of Creation, your gift.
Be present to those in need in these difficult times,
especially the poorest and most vulnerable.
Help us to show creative solidarity
as we confront the consequences of the global pandemic.
Make us courageous in embracing the changes
required to seek the common good.
Now more than ever, may we all feel Interconnected and interdependent.
Enable us to succeed in listening and responding
to the cry of the Earth and the cry of the poor.
May their current sufferings become the
birth-pangs of a more fraternal and sustainable world.
We pray through Christ our Lord,
under the loving gaze of Mary Help of Christians,
Amen.
The Archdiocese of New York has initiated a program called “Faith Forward”. This program sets out the process by which we will be reopening our churches for public services. These “Levels” of reopening are:
Level I – Churches Open for Private Prayer and Confession
Level II – Celebration of Baptisms and Marriages (With Limited Attendance)
Level III – Celebration of Daily Masses and Funeral Masses (With Limited Attendance)
Level IV – Celebration of Sunday Masses (With Limited Attendance)
Level V – Resumption of Full Parish Mass Schedules and Sacramental Activities
We are presently in Level IV
The Archdiocese of New York has announced that churches may now open their seating to 33% Capacity. Our two churches will be properly marked, using white ribbon to section off unavailable seats.
As a reminder, an individual or couple must sit where a white cross has been placed. Families, who live in the same house, may sit next to each other in any available pew. Please remember that a cloth face covering, which covers both the nose and mouth, must be worn at all times inside church.
O Mary, you shine continuously on our journey
as a sign of salvation and hope.
We entrust ourselves to you, Health of the Sick.
At the foot of the Cross, you participated
in Jesus’ pain, with steadfast faith.
You, Our Lady of New York, know what we need.
We are certain that you will provide,
so that, as you did at Cana of Galilee,
joy and feasting might return after this moment of trial.
Help us, Mother of Divine Love, to conform ourselves
to the Father’s will and to do what Jesus tells us:
He who took our sufferings upon Himself,
and bore our sorrows to bring us,
through the Cross, to the joy of the Resurrection.
We seek refuge under your protection, O Holy Mother of God.
Do not despise our pleas – we who are put to the test –
and deliver us from every danger,
O glorious and blessed Virgin. Amen.
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