How do I go about having our parish start Eucharistic Adoration? It is a small, rural parish with no chapel, so I think that Perpetual Adoration would not work, but maybe a full day on a Saturday would work.
Do I just talk to my priest?
Thanks!
Lara
You have to talk to your priest and assume the responsibility as the director and organizer.
The priest’s major concern will be if there are enough people to commit. If it is a one time whole day adoration, for example, from 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. on one Saturday only, then you would need at least 2 people to commit for each hour on that day, total 16 people. For each hour, you would need at least 2 people to guard the exposed Eucharist. As the director and organizer, if anyone does not show up, it will be your responsibility to replace the absent person, or to find one to sit in.
You need to prepare a sign up sheet, announce it after Mass, put the sign up sheet in the lobby, and ask people to sign up with their name and phone number.
You should also prepare a separate sheet for people to sign up as substitute so you will have people to call to replace the originally committed person in case she or he cannot come.
If you get enough people to commit, then the priest probably will allow the Eucharist Adoration.
The best thing is probably to prepare sign up sheets for 4 consecutive Saturdays to test water.
If it works out, then you can get into permenant basis - for every Saturday.
Hope this helps.
