Grace and peace from God our Father and Lord Jesus Christ!

In Eucharistic Prayer III, we pray the words, “You never cease to gather a people to yourself, so that from the rising of the sun to its setting, a pure sacrifice may be offered to your name.”  Here on Melbourne Beach, we live this out literally! Sandwiched as we are between the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian River Lagoon, we are blessed to witness the magnificence of God’s creation each day as the sun rises behind our altar and sets beyond our church doors!

I am so glad that either you are already a part of our wonderful parish, or perhaps are considering making our parish your new household of faith!  The strength of any parish resides in the hearts and minds of faithful Catholics like yourselves.

I believe we are striving each day to be a community of believers who live their faith by making a difference in the world, by discovering Christ alive in all the people we meet and places we travel each day—supported by the prayers of our Blessed Mother, especially under the patronage of her Immaculate Conception, and nourished by the Holy Eucharist.

Now, more than ever, people come to church for a variety of reasons.  Their motivations are as varied as the people who visit—to experience God’s love, meet and greet friends, serve their neighbors, learn their faith, ask for assistance, grow into the person God calls each of us to be.

I welcome you to Immaculate Conception parish as a place where people encounter the living God, accompany one another on our life journey, and are sent forth in mission to a hungry and thirsty world—as St. Augustine said, “becoming what we receive,” namely the Body & Blood of Christ!

I look forward to all the opportunities we will have to meet each other as brothers and sisters in Christ, especially around the tables of God’s Word and Sacrament!

Fr. Ben Berinti, C.PP.S.
Pastor

Clergy

Father Ben Berinti, CPPS
Pastor
(321) 725-0552 frben@icparishmb.org
Father Raymond Kaele, CPPS
Parochial Vicar
321-725-0552 frraymond@icparishmb.org
Father Frankline Rayappa, CPPS
Assisting Priest
321-727-1565 frfrankline@st-joe.org
Father Tim Knepper, CPPS
Assisting Priest
321-727-1565 kneppert@st-joe.org
Michael J. Biennas
Deacon

Parish Staff

Donna Furfaro
Secretary for Parish & Financial Services
(321) 725-0552 dfurfaro@icparishmb.org
Manfred Dreilich
Director of Liturgical Music
(321) 725-0552 mdreilich@icparishmb.org
Vickie Hock
Religious Education Coordinator
(321) 725-0552 vhock@icparishmb.org
Tim Foster
Property Manager
(321) 725-0552 office@icparishmb.org

Parish History

Immaculate Conception Parish was formed May 28, 1977, the fourth new parish to be formed from Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Melbourne, a great demonstration of the growth of the Church in Brevard County. Our parish boundaries were set at Franklyn Avenue, Indialantic, in the north to Sebastian Inlet on the south.

Father John S. Murray was assigned as pastor and soon authorized construction of our church about 4 miles south of the town of Melbourne Beach, on land already owned by the Diocese of Orlando.

We needed a place to meet until the church was completed. Fr. Murray arranged to have Sunday Masses in the cafeteria of Gemini Elementary School. The rector of St. Sebastian’s By The Sea Episcopal Church offered his church for Saturday vigil Mass.

The first Parish Mass was held in St. Sebastian’s church at 5 PM Saturday, June 25th, 1977. Our Church was completed in April 1980 and dedicated December 8, 1980, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.

The parish physical plant has expanded over the years, with the Parish Center in 1987, the Rectory in 1991, and the Parish Office in 1994.

Immaculate Conception Parish has continued to improve and expand, physically and spiritually, to serve the Catholic community in our area.