Adoration chapel - sign in?

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I know that if you have a time slot at the Adoration Chapel you should sign in. But I never commit to a time, I just stop in when I can. But I never sign in. My sister commented to me that I should sign in always… what does everyone else do?
 
Our Adoration Chapel has two books. One is for guest to sign in on, the other is for the scheduled adorers.

You should sign the visitors book if they have one, which they should in order to know how much participation there is, especially should anyone suggest closing it.

Jim
 
Our sign-in sheets have committed adorers on one side; we check our names. Blank lines on the other side for drop-ins.

This helps our administrative staff keep track of committed adorers. Sometimes, they just stop showing up. 😦 As to drop-ins, Father M likes to see how many people are keeping our Lord company.
 
The persons in charge of the Adoration must keep a record so that they can prove to their bishop that the minimum number of required adorers have been present at all times during the exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. At no time can the Sacrament be left alone, if this happens than the Bishop can (and should) remove permission for the adoration chapel to remain established. For this reason, it is always best to sign in and out of your adoration chapels whenever you attend, whether you are ‘assigned’ to that time or not.
 
In the adoration chapel I go to there is column for the regular adorers to sign in and another column for visitors. Since I am a drop-in visitor, I sign in using the visitor column.
 
Thank you for your replies. I will have to look a little closer at the sign in book and see if there is a spot for “visitors”. When I looked I didn’t see, but I didn’t know what I was looking for before:)
 
Our sign up book has one column for the scheduled adorer (or their substitute) and another column for guests.

Before I had a regular hour, I never used to bother with signing in. :o But I have come to see that it really is helpful. It’s useful for them to know how many people are there and at what times. If you’re uncomfortable leaving your real name (for whatever reason), at least consider signing in as “Guest Adorer” or something. Even that will at least let them know that someone else was there.
 
Joe_5859 said:
Our sign up book has one column for the scheduled adorer (or their substitute) and another column for guests.

Before I had a regular hour, I never used to bother with signing in. :o But I have come to see that it really is helpful. It’s useful for them to know how many people are there and at what times. If you’re uncomfortable leaving your real name (for whatever reason), at least consider signing in as “Guest Adorer” or something. Even that will at least let them know that someone else was there.
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At the Adoration Chapel in Rockford, Il, they have two sign in sheets: one for scheduled adorers and one for drop in visitors. As someone else said, it helps the people in charge of the chapel to know how many people are using the Chapel, so they can justify the expense of maintaining it and keeping it open, just in case!
 
When I would go, I would sign up so that someone would know that I was there.

I never saw a visitor’s column in the books that I signed, but I think that it is a good idea.

I used to sign my name and also put my parish name down after my name too, so that they would know who was coming in to adore from where, too. Many people did this.

I live in a smaller town and you can normally find a local church with Adoration hours.

I think that it is a good idea to sign in, so that someone knows that someone came in to sign in for an hour.
 
oldgraymare2 said:
When I would go, I would sign up so that someone would know that I was there.

I never saw a visitor’s column in the books that I signed, but I think that it is a good idea.

I used to sign my name and also put my parish name down after my name too, so that they would know who was coming in to adore from where, too. Many people did this.

I live in a smaller town and you can normally find a local church with Adoration hours.

I think that it is a good idea to sign in, so that someone knows that someone came in to sign in for an hour.
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A problem I had was whenever I’d go to the Adoration Chapel, I wouldn’t be there very long before I’d fall asleep due to the quiet! I believe once an angel woke me up, for there was no one else in the Chapel except one other person who didn’t even know I was there, but I distinctly heard someone call my name and tell me to wake up!:eek:
 
We have a signin book for those who signed up for the holy hour.

We have another book for intentions for people to pray for.

There is also a sheet with names and phone numbers of those who have agreed to be substitutes when the regulars can’t make it.
 
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