Though its parishioners are scattered through 14 different ZIP code zones in this, the geographically largest parish in the diocese, pastor Father Gennaro DiSpigno calls Mary Immaculate a "hometown parish" where "people know one another."

There are a lot of community activities, including a huge annual yard sale, prayer on the lawn, an annual parish picnic and summer "porch chats," held on the beautiful parish campus, located one block from the water in Bellport Village on the South Shore.