You might say this pastor's column is the second part of a "double-header" as it continues reflections on the first 10 years of (mostly Perpetual) Eucharistic Adoration at Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish. I was pleased before we officially started it, by the number of parishioners who committed to an hour with the Lord as well as the leadership team headed by Roger Bresnahan (of happy memory) that included division leaders and hourly captains for each of the twenty-four hours. The fact that we were blessed by people willing to cover overnight hours in a short time was truly inspired by God. As we started Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration on November 17, 2013, it wasn't long before winter and winter weather challenged us to deal with when to close the chapel for safety reasons and when to open it back up. While it was difficult, with plenty of opinions as to when it should be closed and re-opened, I am pleased to say that no adorer was involved in an accident (that I know of) while trying to get to or from adoration, as I truly believe our adorers' Guardian Angels were busy then, and have continued to be busy guarding our adorers in inclement weather but in all conditions including nighttime when it is so dark in the Village. Another sign that this ministry is truly a gift of and blessed by the Lord is reality that in spite of people having to drop out for a variety of reasons (i.e. health, moving, dying) we have been blessed to have new adorers join us as regulars and/or substitutes to keep the hours covered. PLEASE consider joining us if you are currently not an adorer (call Kathy Clark at 203-816-7737) as I can promise you that one hour a week with the Lord will produce blessings that can be seen and named and blessings that we don't even realize. I can attest that among many things, Eucharistic Adoration has helped me greatly in dealing with the grief of my mother's passing to the Lord in June. I know that her many years of participating in daily Mass AND Eucharistic Adoration, gave her the inner strength she needed to persevere and make the best of her life during her declining years on this earth. While homebound she continued her adoration hours through EWTN. I hope our Adorers, once they cannot come anymore due to health considerations, will do the same if they are blessed to have EWTN or another Catholic network. I also hope and pray that all our ministries and activities will grow and flourish going forward, I am not shy to say that continueing to offer Eucharistic Adoration for hourly participants and for anyone to spend any amount of time in our chapel to be with the Lord is the most important ministry we have (after the Mass), and hopefully will continue for many years to come!