It is with great joy and gratitude that we are re-opening our Eucharistic Adoration Chapel. Thank you to all for your patience and continued prayerfulness as we endured this period of our chapel’s closure. As we return to this special and sacred place, let us do so in a way that follows our protocol for safety and let us pray to Our Savior in the Blessed Sacrament to guide our world as we seek to be preserved from the scourge of Covid-19. 
 
The chapel will re-open at 8:00AM tomorrow, Wednesday May 20^th. The chapel will be open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. The code for the outer doors will be back in effect during evening and early morning hours (8:00 PM to 7:00 AM each day). 
 
The Blessed Sacrament will be reposed in the tabernacle on the altar in the adoration chapel during this first phase of re-opening. We are doing so as a first step towards the time we can expose the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance. Taking this intermediate step means we are not required to have an adorer present at all times. As time goes on and as we see adoration pick back up, we will re-assess and decide when it’s time to expose the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance.
 
To keep the chapel area safe for everyone who comes to adore, DO NOT COME TO THE CHAPEL IF YOU ARE NOT FEELING 100% WELL – and certainly if you have any flu-like symptoms. If you are in a group that is of higher risk of catching the COVID-19 virus per CDC guidelines, we would advise you to remain healthy at home. Everyone who comes must abide by the following requirements:
 

• Wear a mask at all times to protect others in case you are an asymptomatic carrier. You should have a mask on from the time you exit your vehicle until you are back in your vehicle
• Masks are required for everyone 2 and older
• Masks should not be worn by infants under 2 years of age per CDC guidance
• Practice social distancing (6 ft apart from everyone else – family units can sit together) at all times including entry and exit from the chapel
• If you are unable to maintain social distancing when you enter the chapel, please wait outside for someone to exit before you enter.
• You must follow the written sanitization protocol that is posted near the hand-sanitizer station in the chapel hallway.

 
The bathrooms are closed during this first phase of the re-opening. The parish will be disinfecting the chapel area on a daily basis. But between those cleanings, we are relying on all adorers to help us maintain a safe environment for everyone coming to worship. Thank you in advance for helping us keep the adoration chapel healthy so everyone can worship Jesus in peace and with joy. 
 
Please direct any questions you have to Deacon Al Wiemann (awiemann@cdlex.org), who heads up the Adoration Chapel Committee.

In Christ,
Fr. Paul