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Weekly News

We Worship

Worship Schedule

Saturdays

5:00pm The Incarnation Chapel

252 Rushmore Place, Carle Place (former St. Mary's)

Visit incarnationgc.org/chapel for more information.

Summer Sunday Schedule

8:00am Traditional Mass

In-person at the cathedral

9:15am Neighborhood Mass

In-person under the Cathedral Tent

10:15am Sung Mass

In-person at the cathedral and via livestream

Weekday Schedule

12:00pm Wednesdays

includes Healing Prayers

in-person at the Mercer Chapel

Happy Independence Day!

No Saturday Service at Incarnation Chapel on July 5

We will return to our 5pm Service on Saturday, July 12

There will be no Saturday evening service on Saturday, July 5. We will return to our regular Saturday evening at 5PM service on Saturday July, 12.

Cathedral for Pets Prayer Service

First Monday of the Month

Our pet prayer service will meet Monday, July 7 at 5PM in our Pet Ministry area behind the Mercer School.

We Connect

Organ Concert

July 11 at 7:15 PM

Our associate organist, David Preston, will give a free organ recital featuring French Romantic masterworks, including Widor’s famous Toccata. Please make plans to attend!

RVC Pride Caravan

On the Cathedral Bus

Members of the Cathedral of the Incarnation showed their support for the LGBTQA+ community on Saturday, June 28 by joining with RVC Pride for their Third Annual Pride Caravan, a festive and colorful caravan through the Village of Rockville Centre. Starting at the United Church, the caravan wove through the village’s business district with all the cars and our Cathedral bus decorated in colorful rainbow flags, banners, balloons and even some bubbles!

The caravan wound it’s way for over an hour, ending at the Rockville Centre Village Hall on College Place, cheered on by many who observed the procession. The Cathedral bus was filled with joyous parishioners of the Cathedral, and ably piloted by one of our wardens, Rebecca Maines.

Get Ready for Summer

Be prepared for summer picnics with a Cathedral Picnic blanket! Contact Arleen at the Cathedral office to arrange to purchase one of our soft fleece blankets with a moisture resistant backing. $20 each.

CSA Farm Share 2025 Season

The 2025 CSA Season is almost here!

Our partners at Hawthorne Valley will be returning to the cathedral close beginning June 5. Don't miss your opportunity to enjoy their outstanding produce! Join our CSA farm share by clicking here.

We Grow

Girl in a Camera Productions

Sanctum: Where Silence Speaks

Cathedral of the Incarnation Exhibition

June 12 – September 12

The Gallery at the Cathedral of Incarnation presents, Sanctum: Where Silence Speaks, a new photography exhibit on view June 12 through September 12. This collection offers a deeply personal lens on moments of grace, tradition, and quiet transformation within the life of the church.

Featured are two of three award-winning entries from the 2025 Episcopal Communicators Polly Bond Awards alongside a wider body of work captured over the years during services and sacred gatherings, along with a special offering, Alpha Omega from Trinity Community Arts Center co-director Robert Hendrick (and yes, creator of the large-scale diptychs in the cathedral undercroft!)

Following last year’s solo exhibition, Hide & Seek: A Journey of Faith & Discovery at Trinity Community Arts Center, Sanctum continues this visual exploration — inviting us to pause and see with new eyes, to notice where faith reveals itself not only in grand gestures, but in the subtle language of light, stillness, and human connection.

"This has been my view, my lens, my eye — shaped by key moments I have witnessed that have touched my soul and moved my heart. I offer them now to yours," said photographer Jennifer A. Uihlein.

We hope you will take time this summer to walk through Sanctum and experience where silence speaks. A portion of Hide & Seek can be viewed online at www.girlinacamera.com/hide- seek-the-project.

Blessing of the Cathedral Pollinator Gardens

On Sunday, June 29 after the 10:15am Sung Mass Dean Sniffen blessed our beautiful new pollinator gardens in a brief but beautiful moment of prayer. We hope these gardens feed our buzzing friends for years to come.

Feel free to walk the Cathedral Close and visit this quiet and lovely space.

Journeys of Paul with St. John’s Episcopal Church

with The Very Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach and The Rev. Dr. Douglas Mohrmann

May 8, 2026

Join St. John’s Episcopal Church with The Very Rev. Gideon L. K. Pollach and The Rev. Dr. Douglas Mohrmann on the Journeys of Paul tour starting at $5,398* from New York on May 8, 2026. Journey to Amphipolis, Philippi, Neapoli (Kavala), Vergina, Meteora, Delphi, Corinth, Cenchraeae, Epidaurus, Mycenae, Piraeus, Mykonos, Ephesus, Patmos, Crete, Santorini, Athens and much more. Details and registration link can be found here.

We Serve

Dean Sniffen Returns with Marines from Mojave Desert Combat Training

Story and Photo by Lance Cpl. Edward Spears

Camp Wilson, Twentynine Palms, Calif. — In the vast Mojave Desert, where the sun rises over rocky hills and the air shimmers with heat, thousands of Marines gather for the most demanding training they’ll face outside of combat. Long days turn into longer nights, filled with live-fire drills, tactical movements, and critical decision-making. But amid the grit and grind of Integrated Training Exercise 3-25 (ITX 3-25), a small but mighty group moves throughout the ranks offering something often overlooked during warfighting preparation: spiritual strength, emotional support, and a frozen treat.

At ITX 3-25, more than 4,200 Marine reservists from across the country come together at Camp Wilson to test their readiness and sharpen their skills. It’s the largest annual training exercise for the Marine Forces Reserve, and it’s designed to prepare Marines for any challenge.

But what makes ITX truly stand out isn’t just the realism of the training; it’s the support system built around it. In the midst of long, demanding days under the desert sun, chaplains are there. They travel from unit to unit, offering a listening ear, encouraging words, and often a surprise: snacks and cold drinks. They run game nights, host Sunday services, and are ready to lift spirits and provide guidance in any clime and place.

“The chaplain’s mission at ITX is simple and sacred: to be a steadfast presence of hope, resilience, and spiritual care in the heart of the desert. We provide worship services and offer opportunities for spiritual connection. We walk with Marines and Sailors through the exhaustion, the silence, the sandstorms, offering a listening ear, a prayer, a moment of stillness. Chaplains provide a safe space for service members to discuss personal matters, work-related issues, life stresses, marriage, and family matters,” said U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Jason Wiesepape, a chaplain with 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.

Chaplains play a quiet but powerful role in that growth. They remind Marines that strength isn’t just about physical ability, it’s also about staying engaged, connected, and mentally ready for what comes next. For Marines, that support makes a difference.

“To my fellow chaplains near and far, never underestimate the quiet power of your presence. Out here in the dust and din of training, your ministry may be a brief conversation at the edge of the field, or a prayer whispered into wind. But in those moments, eternity touches earth,” said U.S. Navy Lt. Michael Sniffen, a chaplain with 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division.

We Pray

You can submit prayer requests online here.

A prayer for the Bishop Search

Almighty God, giver of every good gift and source of all wisdom and understanding, look graciously on your church and so guide the minds and hearts of those who will choose our next bishop. We pray that you will grant wisdom and discernment to those who offer themselves as candidates. Give them a spirit of revelation and knowledge of your will, so that they may care for all your people and equip us for our ministries; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayer List:

The Church: Sean the Presiding Bishop; Lawrence, our Bishop; Geralyn, our Assistant Bishop; Daniel, our Assisting Bishop; William, our Assisting Bishop; Michael, our Dean; Eddie, our Sub Dean; Kate, our Canon for Christian Education; Adam, our Abbot of the Center for Spiritual Imagination; Dan and Mark our Co-Vicars of the Incarnation Chapel: Cameron our Curate; Denise, our Deacon and Director of Outreach; Larry, our Canon Musician; David, our Associate Organist/Choirmaster; Charlie, our Chancellor; Kyle our Dean's Verger & Sr. Administrative Aide; Garrett, our Livestream Technician, James, our Sexton; Kris, our Program Director of the Center for Spiritual Imagination; Arleen, our Cathedral Administrator; Gerry, our Pledge Secretary and Asst. Treasurer

The Nation: Donald, our President; Kathy, our Governor; Ed, the Mayor of Garden City, and the members of our Armed Forces, especially The Very Rev. Dr. Michael Sniffen, The Rev. James Reiss, The Rev. Jen Pilat, The Rev. Matthew Sanfilippo, The Rev. Landon Moore, Brian Thorpe, James Rivera, Charlie Whittaker, Jason Whittaker, Raymond Minihan, Jason Clark, Liam Begley, Adam Sanchez, Jonathan Hart, James Tilden, Noah Penders, Jason R. Corrado Jr. and their families.

In the Anglican Cycle of Prayer we pray for The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion), and in the Diocesan Cycle of Prayer we pray for The Center for Spiritual Imagination and Christ Church, Port Jefferson.

For those who have asked for our prayers: Tony, Flor, Marisol, Pat, Lawrence, Karen, Headley, Mary F., Monica S., Eladio, Niyjah, Natasha, Nesha, Claude, Lauren, London, Tristan, Gianna, Nirvana, August, Wayne, Indigo, Chi, Todd, Theresa, Whitney, Webb D., Marc S., Jeneen G., Anthony P., Caroline Z., Toni C., John M., Emily, Gerald, Tony, Jackie, Reginald, Bill B., Laura B., Richard B., Bob R., Brenna B., Donna G., Vivian T, Elizabeth, Shannon P., Joe P., McKenna P., Thomas R., Susanne F., Rick G., Maryann D., Barbara S., Sharon, Mike Y., Michael, Kenneth G., Sigundo, Marcus, Neena, Matthew, Ann, Mary H., Laura O., Alice, Madison, Olivia, James, Skyler Maye and the Portela Family, Robert & Deborah C. and Amanda & Lyle L., John K., James B., Terry Z., Doris & Matt W., Anubhab M., Leonard, Joan M., Barbara, Robin, and Glenda.

We pray for those who have died, and for those grieving the death of a loved one, that they may find comfort and peace. May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace, and let light perpetual shine upon them.

Altar flowers for this Sunday are in thanksgiving of Vanya's 80th birthday on July 7th.

We wish a Blessed and Happy Birthday to our Cathedral Kids and Youth who celebrate a birthday in July: Emma E., Anaiya G., Samuel H., Thomas H., Frances H., Albert M., Luca N., and Natasha S.

Mass cards, altar flowers, bread and wine donations, sanctuary candles, children’s birthdays and prayer requests can be sent to the cathedral office at cathedral@incarnationgc.org or (516) 746-2955. Prayers are taken off the list after 90 days unless a special request is made.