EUCHARISTIC A Adoration at St. James Parish in Dawson
s Claire Weimann was growing up in a small town in Kansas, her parents showed her what — or rather, who — was most important in life, and how to keep Him first forever. “My parents were in charge of the adoration program at our parish,” Claire says. “As a child, I was taught to start with a written prayer at the beginning of adoration, to get myself in a mode to adore Jesus, and then let my heart go from there.” The seeds of devotion to the Holy Eucharist that her parents planted in her young soul began to grow in a profound way when she was a college student. “Nick and I both went to Benedictine College in Kansas, and we met through a ministry program which coordinates all of the liturgical events on campus, including adoration,” Claire says. “Once we started dating, we made a Holy Hour of adoration together each week. Adoration is something very near and dear to both of our hearts.” Recently, they began to come to fruition in the midst of our parish family as well. “Soon after Nick and I joined Holy Family Area last August, Fr. Paul Timmerman approached us and asked if we would be willing to help get adoration started at our parish because he saw that it was needed,” Claire says. “We said ‘yes’ and we are now coordinating it. I am taking on my family’s tradition.” Nick and Claire are passionate about promoting Eucharistic Adoration because they know the extraordinary graces that it can bring into the life of a parish family. “Adoration brings a sense of peace to a parish, and fosters a real sense of devotion to Christ,” Claire says. “It renews one’s faith and helps them to pray better. Adora-
“Adoration brings a sense of peace to a parish, and fosters a real sense of devotion to Christ. It renews one’s faith and helps them to pray better. Adoration is especially important in this day and age because it allows you to shut off the world for a little bit, and focus on Our Lord, who calls us to be in the world but not of the world. It allows you just to be quiet for a while, which is something the world does not allow at all, because there is always a TV show going on or something.” — CLAIRE WEIMANN 4
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