Dear Parishioners,

We are working on reopening the Church. We are waiting for the word from the County Commissioner. She has announced that we are on track for a modified reopening on the June 1st. She will provide additional details at a later date. Here is the press release: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/ArchiveCenter/ViewFile/Item/3217

There is good news on the vaccine front. Novavax has announced that they are holding a phase one human trial in Australia. The good news is that the Novavax vaccine may not have the ethical problems of other vaccines. Novavax uses cell lines derived from insects rather than from aborted festuses. Here is an article on that: https://novavax.com/page/8/vaccine-technology

Today is the Feast of St. Philip Neri. As a seminarian in Rome I frequently went by the Church given to him by the Pope for his newly found order called the Oratorians. The Church is called Chiesa Nuova, the New Church. It is still called that although its over 400 years old. Here is an article about St. Philip: https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=97

Here is an article about the Chiesa Nuova: https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=97

Have a blessed day, Fr. LaHood