March 14-15: Special Collection for Catholic Relief Services
LENT 2026
PRAY this Lent
The Light is On
Wednesdays 6:30-8 p.m.
February 25-March 25
March 5: Eucharistic Adoration from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Chapel. Come spend time with Christ this Lent.
March 14:
Prayer Vigil for Peace at 4 p.m. in Rooms A2/A3
PALM SUNDAY MASSES
Holy Week Begins March 29
5 p.m. Saturday Vigil
7:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
(with procession)
11:30 a.m.
2 p.m.
(Spanish with procession)
5 p.m.
TRIDUUM SCHEDULE
Holy Thursday Bilingual Mass: 7:30 p.m. in the Church, followed by the Altar of Repose in the Chapel until midnight.
Good Friday Morning Prayer: 9 a.m. in the Church
Good Friday Service: 3 p.m. (English); 7 p.m. (Spanish)
Good Friday Stations of the Cross: 6 p.m. in the Chapel, led by the SJN H.S. Youth Ministry
Holy Saturday Morning Prayer: 9 a.m. in the Church
Easter Vigil: 8 p.m. in the Church
EASTER SUNDAY MASSES
7:30 a.m.
9:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
2 p.m. (Spanish)
NO 5 p.m. MASS
The Bishop's Lenten Appeal (BLA) supports over 40 ministries throughout the Arlington Diocese, including Catholic Charities, youth ministries, formation, and social service programs. Thousands benefit from the fruits of the BLA.
The goal for our parish is $428,000.
Please consider donating today!
- February 18: Special collection for the Church in Central Eastern Europe
Cornerstones Van:
In the parking lot the weekends of February 21-22 and March 28-29.
- February 21-22: Special collection for the Black and Indian Missions
The Middle School Program, Rooted, will be fundraising to support the packing of 50,000 meals for those in need. This service project is in collaboration with Cross Catholic Outreach You can support the project here:
K of C Blood Drive
March 7
8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Rooms A2/A3
Blood donations are especially critical at this time of year. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org (sponsor code: STJOHNNEUMANNVA) or call 1-800-733-2767. For eligibility questions, please contact the Red Cross directly or John Owens at blooddrive@kofc7566.us.
GROW in Faith & Community
Beginning February 20, join us on Fridays at 6:30 p.m. for English Stations of the Cross in the Church and Stations of the Cross in Spanish in the Chapel. Following the Stations will be soup and fellowship in the Auditorium.
There will also be Stations of the Cross in Tamil at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel.
Come join us this Lent for this beautiful devotion and wonderful fellowship!
March 6: Family Stations of the Cross
Join us for bilingual Family Stations of the Cross, hosted by Children's Faith Formation. (Since this week is bilingual, both English and Spanish will be in the Church.)
Following Mass, we will have fellowship and cheese pizza in the Auditorium. All are welcome!
We want to order enough pizza, so please let us know you are coming by completing the RSVP form.
RSVP for Stations & Pizza
The Family Stations of the Cross is led by children from our Faith Formation program. If your child would like to help with the Stations of the Cross, please review the Sign Up Genius below for the available opportunities:
Our annual Parish Lenten Mission will be led this year by Fr. Rob Galea, who serves in the Diocese of Sandhurst, Victoria (Australia), is an international speaker, author, and is also an award-winning musician who has inspired millions of people across the globe. Fr Rob is also the founder and executive director of ICON Ministry.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
MARCH 7
6:45 p.m. Concert & Talk with Fr. Rob Galea
MARCH 8
9:30 a.m. Fr. Galea leading CLOW
10:30 a.m. Parish Service Project (Food packing)
2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Masses: Fr. Galea concelebrating
6 p.m. Dinner in the Narthex
7 p.m. Presentation by Fr. Galea in the Church
MARCH 9
9 a.m. Mass: Fr. Galea celebrant
9:45 a.m. Fr. Galea leading Mission presentation in the Chapel
MARCH 8:
Parish Lenten Mission Food Packing
During our Parish Lenten Mission, we will be packing about 20,000 meals (in addition to the 50,000 meals packed by Rooted) to help feed those in need. Please read the following before signing up to volunteer:
- This service project is open to ALL ages.
- Please complete this form once for your whole family.
- This is not a chaperoned event; supervision of youth is the responsibility of parents. Youth under 10 years old will need to work directly with a parent's help.
- Everyone will be expected to wear aprons and gloves provided by Cross Catholic Outreach and will be required to follow their health and safety protocols. Long hair will need to be pulled back/up. We may be asked to use hair and/or beard nets to protect the food we are preparing.
- Those with strong soy allergies should plan to wear a mask as soy allergies could be irritated by the dust created from the meal ingredients.
Please complete the volunteer form, and you will be emailed more detailed instructions a few days before the event.
Thank you for volunteering!
If you would like to support the Parish Lenten Mission Food Packing Service Project, but cannot volunteer, you can support through a donation:
This service project is in partnership with Cross Catholic Outreach.
Volunteer Sign-Up
21st Annual Live Jesus! 2026
"Salesian Gentleness"
Saturday, March 14
8 a.m. — Continental Breakfast
9 a.m.-12:45 p.m. — Program & Mass
Featured Speakers: Rev. Chris Beretta, OSFS, principal of Salesianum School
Rev. Geoff Rose, OSFS, president of Saint Francis de Sales School
This year's theme is inspired by St. Francis de Sales:
"Let us do everything in a spirit of peace and love..."
The Egg Hunt will occur RAIN or SHINE.
Join us on Saturday, March 28 for our annual Easter Egg Hunt!
This event is for kids age 12 and under.
We will begin with check-in at 12 p.m. in the Auditorium, and the Egg Hunt will begin at 12:20 p.m. on the dot!
There will be three age groups:
- 3-year- olds and under
- 4–7-year-olds
- 8–12-year-olds
Please remember to bring a basket or bag for the Egg Hunt.
Before and after the Egg Hunt there will be food and activities for the kids to enjoy. Please register to attend.
