Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Ministry

It has been ten blessed and grace-filled years since the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration (PEA) was established in St. John's Parish. The absence of an actively functioning coordination core during the pas few months, however, saw a continuing decrease in the number of adorers and the break in the perpetual cycle with no one to adore the Lord in the Blessed Sacrament at certain times daily.
An ad-hoc committee of concerned Parish adorers presented to the Parish Priest a sign-up program that was successfully implemented last January of 2004. A PEA Renewal to support recruitment of adorers has been set to be an annual parish agenda.

Vision Support a year-round enlistment of prayer guardians who commit one hour each week covering 7x24 hours. Develop and maintain a strong organization of coordinators division heads and captains that will promote observance of adoration attendance and schedules. Implement spiritual nurturing program and evangelization for the core and adorers.

Mission: St. John's Parish Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration is a Parish-wide lay collaboration in the continuing renewal to Eucharist-centered prayer life through perpetual adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

Organization

The key to organization is lay responsibility. The PEA is a project of the laity who is called to holiness. It consists of adorer teams under six-hour captains and daily division heads under the leadership of an overall coordinator functioning under the direction and guidance of the Pastor. If evangelization can be likened to "casting a net" (John 21:6), organizational efforts can be likened to constructing a net that will be able to effectively and continuously hold all the fish so that they will not slip away.

Meeting Time
The core team meets at 7:00 PM every 1st Thursday of each month at the Pavalkis Hall Room 2B. Day division teams or general assembly gatherings and/or fellowship may be held every quarter, semi-annually, or as deemed appropriate.