From the Pastor
Saint John Neumann Catholic Church
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Rectory Location & Mailing Address - 8900 Lochaven Dr, Gaithersburg, MD 20882
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Weekly Letter from Fr LaHood:
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  • 2/5/2012 - Ad Limina visit continued

  • 1/29/2012 - Ad Limina visit

  • 1/22/2012 - St. Francis de Sales

  • 1/15/2012 - Parish Survey, Lobby Night, March for Life

  • 1/8/2012 - They sought a heavenly King

  • 1/1/2012 - Happy New Year

  • 12/25/2011 - Merry Christmas

  • 12/18/2011 - Keeping Up -To- Date

  • 12/11/2011 - The Holy Father tells us his thoughts and concerns for the Church in the US

  • 12/4/2011 - Advent, A Good Time to Hear From Friends

  • 11/20/2011 - Feast of Christ the King

  • 11/13/2011 - Cardinal Journet's Explanation of Purgatory

  • 11/6/2011 - All Saints Day and All Souls Day

  • 10/16/2011 - Liturgiam Authenticam

  • 10/9/2011 - Liturgiam Authenticam

  • 10/2/2011 - Current Events

  • 9/25/2011 - Current Events at SJN

  • 9/18/2011 - New Translation of the Missal

  • 9/11/2011 - Pray to Stop Late Term Abortions in Germantown

  • 9/4/2011 - Co-opting the Eternal

  • 8/21/2011 - Feast of the Queenship of the Blessed Virgin

  • 8/14/2011 - Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin

  • 8/7/2011 - St. Alphonsus Ligouri

  • 7/24/2011 - South Sudan

  • 7/17/2011 - The Rule of St. Benedict

  • 7/10/2011 - Changes To Come

  • 7/3/2011 - Self-Evident Truths

  • 6/26/2011 - Current Events @ SJN

  • 6/19/2011 - The Canonization of Our Patron St. John Neumann

  • 6/12/2011 - The Feast of Pentecost

  • 6/5/2011 - Requiescat in Pace

  • 5/22/2011 - The Tridentine Mass as the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite.

  • 5/15/2011 - Why is the Pope visiting the supposedly Christian lands of Europe?

  • 5/8/2011 - The Beatification of Blessed John Paul II

  • 5/1/2011 - Reflections on Divine Mercy and Bl. John Paul II and Bl. Theresa of Calcutta

  • 4/24/2011 - Christ is Risen!

  • 4/17/2011 - St. Andrew of Crete on the meaning of Holy Week

  • 4/10/2011 - Cure Leads to Father Damien's Canoni

  • 4/3/2011 - Understanding the Relics of the Saints

  • 3/27/2011 - St. Damien the Leper

  • 3/20/2011 - Current Events Here at Saint John Neumann

  • 3/13/2011 - Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration/St. John Neumann's Intercession

  • 3/6/2011 - St. Elizabeth Ann Seton

  • 2/27/2011 - Adoring Him in the Most Blessed Sacrament.

  • 2/20/2011 - A Time for Reflection

  • 2/6/2011 - Maryland laws of Marriage

  • 1/30/2011 - Venerable John Paul II

  • 1/23/2011 - Pastor's Potpourri

  • 1/9/2011 - Baptism of Our Lord

  • 12/26/2010 - Merry Christmas

  • 12/19/2010 - How ought we pray ?

  • 12/12/2010 - Notes from Father LaHood

  • 12/5/2010 - The Holy Father's Controversy

  • 11/28/2010 - Business Items in the Parish

  • 11/14/2010 - Mass Intentions

  • 11/7/2010 - Are You A Quick Change Artist?

  • 10/31/2010 - Catholic Funerals

  • 10/24/2010 - Pope's Homily at Canonization

  • 10/17/2010 - Man Overboard !

  • 10/10/2010 - Pope's Address at St. Mary's University

  • 10/3/2010 - Pope's Address on Education

  • 9/26/2010 - Pope's Homily at Beatification

  • 9/19/2010 - Out of Darkness Into Light

  • 9/12/2010 - Lead, Kindly Light

  • 9/5/2010 - "Laborem Exercens"

  • 8/29/2010 - The 9 Fs to Spiritual Fulfillment

  • 8/22/2010 - Religious Education Program

  • 8/15/2010 - Being Human

  • 8/8/2010 - More Response to Open Parish Council Meeting

  • 8/1/2010 - "Dog Days" of August

  • 7/25/2010 - Run For Your Lives! The Aliens Have Landed!

  • 7/18/2010 - There Are No Atheists in Foxholes

  • 7/11/2010 - Questions Answered

  • 7/4/2010 - What's for Supper

  • 6/27/2010 - Year of the Priest

  • 6/20/2010 - Trains

  • 6/13/2010 - Welcome Fr. Jose Arriaga

  • 6/6/2010 - REALLY ?

  • 5/30/2010 - Feast of The Most Blessed Trinity

  • 5/23/2010 - The Holy Spirit

  • 5/16/2010 - Feast of the Ascension

  • 5/9/2010 - Why Do You Do That?

  • 5/2/2010 - The Life of St. Gianna Molla

  • 4/25/2010 - Ringing of Bells at Mass

  • 4/18/2010 - What to Say About the Church

  • 4/11/2010 - Confession and Struggles

  • 4/4/2010 - The Joy of Resurrection

  • 3/28/2010 - Confession and Past Sins

  • 3/21/2010 - Invisible Bonds of Communion

  • 3/14/2010 - The Eucharist and the Priest

  • 3/7/2010 - Eucharistic Adoration

  • 2/28/2010 - "Transubstantiation"

  • 2/21/2010 - The Mass: a sacrifice and meal

  • 2/14/2010 - Mass in the Extraordinary Form
  • 2/14/2010 - Mass in the Extraordinary Form-Spanish

  • 2/7/2010 - Fallen World

  • 1/31/2010 - Archbishop's Appeal

  • 1/24/2010 - Old Testament Violence

  • 1/17/2010 - March for Life

  • 1/10/2010 - Fasting before Receiving Holy Communion

  • 1/3/2010 - Feast of St. John Neumann

  • 12/27/2009 - Holy Trinity Revealed

  • 12/13/2009 - The Fallen Away

  • 12/6/2009 - Immaculate Conception

  • 11/29/2009 - Fr. Peter

  • 11/22/2009 - Two Things

  • 11/15/2009 - The Last Judgment

  • 11/08/2009 - Heaven

  • 11/01/2009 - Heaven

  • 10/25/2009 - Four Last Things and Stewardship

  • 10/18/2009 - ProLife Movement

  • 10/11/2009 - The Blessed Mother and the Rosary

  • 10/04/2009 - Our Lady of the Rosary

  • 09/27/2009 - St. Therese and the Year of the Priest

  • 09/20/2009 - Educating Children in the Catholic Faith

  • 09/13/2009 - Renewal of Pastor's Promise

  • 09/06/2009 - "How Did I Get Here?" - A Vocation Story

  • 08/30/2009 - Sacrifice of Christ and Human Sacrifice

  • 08/23/2009 - Lessons from the Life of St. John Neumann (Conclusion)

  • 08/16/2009 - Lessons from the Life of St. John Neumann (part 4)

  • 08/09/2009 - Lessons from the Life of St. John Neumann (part 3)

  • 08/02/2009 - Lessons from the Life of St. John Neumann

  • 07/26/2009 - Pastor's Greetings

  • 07/19/2009 - "Welcome to St. John Neumann, Fr. LaHood"

  • 07/12/2009 - The Order of Deacon by Deacon Gene Cummins

  • 07/05/2009 - "The Power of One Mass" - Deacon Evans's Conversion Story


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