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Welcome to St. Frances Cabrini’s Vacation Bible Camp – VBC!

  • Date: July 21-25, 2025
  • Time: 5:30pm-8:30pm
  • Welcome all campers in 1st grade – 5th grade for school year 2025!
  • A brief VBC orientation will be held Monday, July 21, 2025 for all campers and their parents/guardians. VBC t-shirts and group assignments will be given out at the
    orientation.
  • REGISTRATION forms (click here) must be completed for each child who will be attending VBC. Registration is only complete when payment is received either online or by forwarding a check (see below).
  • REGISTRATION DEADLINE: JUNE 13, 2025
  • COST: $60 for one child; $110 for two children: $160 for three or more children from the same family.
  • PAYMENT: Your VBC payment can be made online at:
  • A check made payable to St. Frances Cabrini Church (with VBC in the “memo”) can also be mailed or dropped off at the parish office.
  • Please be sure to include a copy of the registration form in the envelope if you mail or drop off your payment. Make sure your envelope is labeled VBC.
  • If you have any questions, please contact:

Extension of Filing Claims – December 11, 2024

  • For anyone who believes they have a Sexual Abuse Claim against an Additional Debtor (parish) arising prior to December 3, 2024, the claim form to submit and related information can be found at https://dm.epiq11.com/case/drvc/info under the “Proof of Claim Form” heading.
  • The deadline for filing claims is January 13, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. prevailing Eastern time.

Proposal One Ballot Initiative – October 23, 2024

A Pastoral Statement to the People of God of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from Most Reverend John O. Barres

Long Island’s Historic Catholic Past at Inisfada – July 29, 2022

  • Click the above link to read the latest article in the Ignatian Year Series of pastoral letters, reflections and articles.
  • This one focuses on Long Island’s Historic Catholic Past at Inisfada, later to become The St. Ignatius Retreat House.
  • There was quite a bit of history made in that now demolished Gold Coast mansion.

Quo Vadis, America?

  • Click the above link to find a new, timely pastoral letter from Bishop Barres —“Quo Vadis, America?” – June 26, 2022

DRVC Bulletin Board

  • The Diocesan Bulletin Board is a dedicated page and a central source where promotional materials produced by the ministries and offices of the diocese are posted.
  • The Diocesan Bulletin Board is updated weekly and contains the latest information about upcoming diocesan events.
  • Each week’s information will be available on the page for two full weeks following the initial posting.
  • To access the latest information, click here or above to see the latest promotional materials.

Bishop Barres issued a letter regarding repeal of the Hyde Amendment – July 8, 2021

Information regarding the deadlines for filing proofs of claim in the Diocese’s chapter 11 case and the forms to use can be found by clicking on the following link to the Diocese’s bankruptcy website and scrolling down the page:

On January 24th, Pope Francis calls upon all believers to give thanks for the Word of God and open our hearts to its life-giving power. Join us as the Diocese of Rockville Centre honors, celebrates, and listens with open hearts to the saving Word of God!

Today, January 4th, is the 200th anniversary of the death of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. On this anniversary, Bishop Barres has issued a new pastoral letter about her: Attentive to the Voice of Grace – January 4, 2021

20 + C + M + B + 21: A Blessing for the Home  – January 4, 2021

  • This is an ancient blessing in the Catholic tradition that transcends cultures and continents. Legend holds that the letters correspond to the initials for the names of the Three Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar. More importantly, these letters abbreviate the Latin phrase “Christus Mansionem Benedicat” – “May Christ bless this house”.
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The Feast of the Holy Innocents & the Reproductive Health Act (La Fiesta de los Santos Inocentes y la Ley de Salud Reproductiva) – December 29, 2020

Diocese of Rockville Centre Files for Chapter 11 – October 1, 2020

Evangelium Vitae – September 8

  • On this the Feast of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bishop Barres has issued this pastoral letter to the People of God reflecting on St. John Paul II’s eleventh Encyclical, Evangelium Vitae – The Gospel of Life. This pastoral letter will also appear in the October edition of The Long Island Catholic Magazine.
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Novena for Our Nation – August 15 to October 7, 2020

May 17, 2020 – Special White Mass Celebration

April 19, 2020 – Divine Mercy Sunday

The following are some helpful links that provide information on the COVID-19 coronavirus.

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