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MaryLu Hartsell has retired after many years of faithful service to our parish. I had hoped to have had a replacement for her next week but we have not been able to find someone suitable to replace her as of yet.

Check out this short news video on Perpetual Adoration at our parish, featuring Fr. Stefan and several of our fellow parishioners!

Advent - This weekend we celebrate Gaudete Sunday, or “rejoice” Sunday. . . .

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington will be hosting the first annual pro-life art contest! Submissions are due on January 21, 2022 and will include protest art, visual art, and video art.

This week on October 7th we celebrated the Feast of the Most Holy Rosary. Our Lady has implored us again and again to pray the Rosary for peace in our world and to bring the grace of God upon the earth.

Thank you for your support and generosity. Our Priest Anniversary Celebration was such a special occasion. Also, we have purchased some new liturgical furniture.  

Dcn. Peter Mlynarczyk will be joining St. John Neumann for his diaconate year.

We continue our journey through John Chapter 6 as the Church encourages us to reflect on our relationship with Jesus present in the Holy Eucharist. Our Lord makes the bold proclamation today,

Pope Francis has established throughout the Church the beginning in 2021 on the fourth Sunday of July, near the liturgical memorial of Saints Joachim and Anne, the grandparents of Jesus. 

YOUR VOICE IS NEEDED!  Please contact your legislators to oppose taxpayer funding of abortion in DC, foreign aid, and in federal health plans!  

Richard “Rich” Roa has been selected to serve as the new Business Manager for SJN.  

My name is Mathew Scruggs and I am so excited to join the St. John Neumann family as your new Director of Faith Formation.

The Bishops of the Washington, Baltimore and surrounding dioceses are lifting the dispensation of the Sunday and Holy Days Mass obligation on Saturday, June 26, 2021 and Sunday, June 27, 2021.

This weekend we celebrate that important Solemnity of The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ other-wise known as Corpus Christi. After each Mass this weekend we will have a short time of adoration before our Lord.

The Archdiocese recently updated the liturgical guidelines for Mass.

Congratulations High School Graduates! Applications for the Scholarship are now being accepted.  

Today is Divine Mercy Sunday which was instituted by Saint John Paul II. For your reflection, here is part of a homily that Saint John Paul II gave in 2001.  May the Mercy of God reign in the world!

We now enter into Holy Week, a sacred time where we focus on the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  I would encourage to make these days truly sacred and carve out some time on Thursday – Sunday for prayer and reflection.  

The Equality Act was passed recently by the House of Representatives and now moves to the Senate. What should we know as Catholics? Catholics should be very concerned with this piece of legislation for numerous reasons.

A few thoughts on today's Gospel from Mark, and ADW Appeal update.