Community at Prayer

Ministry Chair: Dick Kramer
richardkramer3@me.com

Purpose: To encourage parishioners to devote one hour each week of on-site prayer with the Blessed Sacrament. 

Commitment: One regularly scheduled hour per week. 

Click here to sign up for an hour. There are two tabs, which are labeled at the bottom of the sheet. 1. Volunteer info: If you are not comfortable providing all the information, I still need your name and email. 2. Date/Time: Please enter your name in the day/time that you would like to pray. Changes are saved automatically.  Please email me with any questions you may have. Thanks so much. 

Why do Adoration?
a) To provide an easy, attractive, and practical way of rendering God adoration which is His due as our Creator; of giving Him thanks for our redemption; of making reparation for our sins and the sins of mankind; of petitioning the good God for the constant help we need.
b) To show our gratitude to our Lord for remaining among us in our tabernacles and to make at least some atonement for the many sacrileges, indifferences, and ingratitude which He receives in His Sacrament of Love.

What spiritual benefits and graces can be attributed to an Adoration program?
a) An increase in Mass attendance and reception of the Sacraments.
b) Return of fallen-away Catholics and an increase in the number of conversions.
c) Increase in religious and priestly vocations.
d) Renewal of Catholic family life.
e) The spiritual level of the people is raised with a resulting desire and courage to spread the "good news" to others.
f) Creates a greater community spirit, centered as it is on the heart of the parish, Jesus' presence in the Blessed Sacrament.

Click here for a reflection by Dick Kramer.