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Who to Contact
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John Hodgesinfocotrna.0rgPEA Ministry Leader
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PEA NewsDuring Chapel constructionAs in past years, we will also be having extended Exposition hours in Lent with some changes to the actual hours of exposition. Because of the renovations being made in the Reservation Chapel, the Tabernacle has been relocated to the Our Lady of the Resurrection Chapel until probably Holy Week.
This means that in order to allow people access to conduct Eucharistic Adoration, we must leave the doors to the entire Church building unlocked. Past Lenten Exposition periods ran 33 continuous hours, but this year, we will only go from 9:30am to 7pm on Thursdays. The church doors (actually the south doors of the main entrance) will be unlocked from 6am to 6pm every day until construction completion.
Registration for Lenten Exposition will begin February 20
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Behold I am with you always. - Matthew 28:20
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Our Mission
We exist to provide an atmosphere of silence where one can encounter the Eucharistic Lord with reverent awe.
We exist to encourage prayer before the Blessed Sacrament so that every hour of every day someone in our parish would be before the Blessed Sacrament praying for our Church and our world in adoration and holy silence.
We exist to encourage Adorers to grow in holiness and in their understanding and practice of prayer.
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What is Eucharistic Adoration?
Understood simply, Eucharistic Adoration is adoring or honouring the Eucharistic Presence of Christ. In a deeper sense, it involves "the contemplation of the Mystery of Christ truly present before us".
During Eucharistic Adoration, we "watch and wait", we remain "silent" in His Presence and open ourselves to His Graces which flow from the Eucharist ... By worshiping the Eucharistic Jesus, we become what God wants us to be! Like a magnet, The Lord draws us to Himself and gently transforms us.
In its fullest essence ... Eucharistic Adoration is "God and Man reaching out for each other, at the same time!"
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In the silence of this holy place my soul listens to the voice of God who speaks without sound imprinting within my being…
His indelible mark of love
His wisdom soaks into me and lights my way
His nearness brings comfort.
I am lifted beyond myself until I lose sight of all I am and all I know, entering mysteries unknown to me carried by love into love.
It is here that I linger in delight for uncountable moments and like a newborn … I begin to see a little more clearly and understand what to my soul has been veiled.
It is here that I encounter Infinite Greatness in the hidden presence of My God. -
How Can I Participate?
- Check your schedule and see if there is an hour during the week during which you could spend time in the physical Presence of the Lord. If there is, contact John Hodges at the email and phone number below and arrange to have that be your special hour with the Lord. However, even if you don’t think you can commit to a full hour, or don’t think you can do it every week, please come to the Chapel (it is unlocked during regular business hours) and be in His holy Presence.
- Join us for monthly Eucharistic Exposition and Adoration from 12 PM (or immediately after 11 AM Mass) – 4 PM. Due to COVID-19 concerns, Exposition will be in the main body of the Church on the following dates in 2022:- April 24,
- May 15,
- June 19,
- July 17,
- August 21,
- September 18,
- October 16,
- November 20, and
- December 18
Watch the Bulletin for more details on these special Sunday afternoons of worship and reverence.
- Watch for special additional periods of Exposition and Adoration during Lent and Advent and come to the Reservation Chapel during those opportunities.
- Help with our quarterly Reservation Chapel cleaning
- Become a member of the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Ministry Core Team. -
