The Mater Dei Adoration Society invites the entire parish to the next First Friday all-night adoration vigil of the Two Hearts beginning on March 6. In keeping with the tradition begun by the Sisters of the Carmelite Monastery in Dallas, the purpose of this vigil is to beg God’s mercy and Our Lady’s intercession for America.

The schedule of all parish activities beginning on the evening of March 6 is as follows:

• 7:00 pm Stations of the Cross
• 8:00 pm Holy Mass
  followed by exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
• 9:00 pm All-Night Adoration until 8:00 am
• 8:00 am Holy Mass

Please sign up for Eucharistic Adoration on the adoration sign-up calendar to help ensure that we have adequate attendance for Our Lord at all hours of the vigil. Click the button below to sign up.

Eucharistic Adoration Signup

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A Note on Snacks

Aside from a sign-up section for Eucharistic Adoration, there are 3 additional sign-up sections in this calendar to help with providing coffee and snacks during the vigil. The parish hall is open for adoration participants all through the vigil. The kitchen may be used for coffee, tea, etc., and modest snacks may be brought and set out for participants. Those who prepare coffee should make no more than 30 cups at a time. Coffee is best stored for serving in the large coffee urns just outside the kitchen, and it may be brewed either in the urns or by using the smaller systems in the kitchen.

Snacks may be brought at any time during the vigil and at any time prior to the start of the vigil, as long as they are properly stored. Items to be stored need to be clearly marked, e.g., “Adoration Vigil”, and placed in an appropriate location – in the kitchen, if possible, otherwise close to the kitchen. A modest amount of refrigerator space is usually available. If one prefers that an item not be served until a specific time during the vigil, it should be marked with a set-out time, e.g., “Set out at 2:00 a.m.” This will help to ensure snacks are available throughout the vigil.

The 3 additional sign-up sections in the calendar are arranged as follows:

• Snacks Set-Up
• Bringing Snacks
• Snacks Clean-Up

SNACKS SET-UP
If you have the time and desire to prepare coffee before the vigil begins (9:00 p.m), please use this section to sign up. It is anticipated that 2 or 3 persons will sign up for this task at every vigil to provide back-up depth as needed. Please also boil water for tea when available, and set out any available drinks & snacks that are marked for the beginning of the vigil. (Any items that are not marked with a particular set-out time should be set out at the beginning of the vigil or as early as possible.) Please also open chairs around 2 or 3 eating tables to help present a welcome atmosphere.

BRINGING SNACKS
Three sign-up times are provided for bringing snacks: 9pm – 12am, 12am – 3am, 3am – 6am.

These time slots are set up simply to help ensure that snacks are made available throughout the vigil hours. If you intend to bring a snack item to be served during one of these time slots, please sign up for that slot. It is not necessary to bring snack items to the kitchen right at a designated time, since items can be brought to the kitchen at any time and marked for a specific set-out time. (Any items that are not marked with a particular vigil time will be set out at the beginning of the vigil or as early as possible.)

SNACKS CLEAN-UP
Naturally, cleaning up after snack time is important. If you have the time and desire to help with clean-up, please use this section to sign up. It is anticipated that at least 3 persons will sign up for this task at every vigil to provide back-up depth as needed. Clean-up can begin as early as 7:00 a.m. Saturday morning.