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	Adoration For Kids Doing Eucharistic Adoration with contemporary and traditional worship is a growing movement within Catholic circles. Some current examples of Adoration events include Caelorm (www.christmusic.org), Adore (www.adoreworship.com), LIFT (www.liftedhigher.com), Proud2BCatholic (www.proud2bcatholic.com), XLT (www.lifeteen.com), Diocesan Eucharistic Congresses, G2G (Generation to Generation) and Children Of Hope (www.childrenofhope.org). (If I’m missing some, please let me know!) Each one of these Adoration events has a different “flavor” depending upon the worship leader and the participating group. But with each, however big or small, God is moving mightily during these times of Adoration! Read this sample testimony…. “ We went to Steubenville East Youth Conference where one of our teens had an incredible conversion and followed Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist around the tent for the whole night! When I shared this with my pastor, I told him, “Eucharistic Adoration is where it’s at!” He said that is what he’s been told. He had been on retreat for the week with priests from all over the country who all testified to the fact that Eucharistic Adoration is changing their parishes and really moving in their youth groups! Our teens LOVE to go to Adoration and worship! This is something that our adults are not quite used to…..they are used to “quiet” personal Adoration. Praise God for events like Steubenville, Caelorum, Proud2BCatholic, LIFT and others where communities come together to worship our Eucharistic Lord!” What an honor we have to provide opportunities for worship and Adoration where God can move and empower our youth! I’m still new at leading Adoration with kids, but here are some tips that I have found to work well…. Keep it under an hour long. Hold it in a space that is a good size for the crowd. A space too big for the crowd can give it an impersonal feel and won’t capture the energy of the singing. Use pre recorded music and have adequate sound. This can be really tricky in some churches if you hold Adoration in the main sanctuary. In many churches, the music gets lost and you can hear every sound that people make- which can be distracting. Personally, I like my music fairly loud- still reverent and worshipful, but loud enough that the kids don’t get distracted by the cute babbling baby in the back J. Engage the kids through movement. I always have motions to all the songs. Kids need to be kept moving. Children of Hope keeps kids moving with different postures. I do it with motions to all the songs. Even with songs like Tantum Ergo, if used, one can incorporate simple motions like lifted arms. In general, I follow this outline: Three fast/ upbeat songs (like “Every Move I Make”), transitional song (like “It Is You”), processional song as the priest enters with the Eucharist (like “We Fall Down” or “Jesus, I Surrender”), short reflection by priest followed by a short time of silence, one or two worship songs (like “Here I Am To Worship”), priest gives Benedition which can flow into the into to a song (like Tantum Ergo/ Adoration) and exits with Eucharist, close with one or two upbeat song.
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Adoration For Kids

Doing Eucharistic Adoration with contemporary and traditional worship is a growing movement within Catholic circles. Some current examples of Adoration events include Caelorm (www.christmusic.org), Adore (www.adoreworship.com), LIFT (www.liftedhigher.com), Proud2BCatholic (www.proud2bcatholic.com), XLT (www.lifeteen.com), Diocesan Eucharistic Congresses, G2G (Generation to Generation) and Children Of Hope (www.childrenofhope.org). (If I’m missing some, please let me know!) Each one of these Adoration events has a different “flavor” depending upon the worship leader and the participating group. But with each, however big or small, God is moving mightily during these times of Adoration! Read this sample testimony….

“ We went to Steubenville East Youth Conference where one of our teens had an incredible conversion and followed Jesus, truly present in the Eucharist around the tent for the whole night! When I shared this with my pastor, I told him, “Eucharistic Adoration is where it’s at!” He said that is what he’s been told. He had been on retreat for the week with priests from all over the country who all testified to the fact that Eucharistic Adoration is changing their parishes and really moving in their youth groups! Our teens LOVE to go to Adoration and worship! This is something that our adults are not quite used to…..they are used to “quiet” personal Adoration. Praise God for events like Steubenville, Caelorum, Proud2BCatholic, LIFT and others where communities come together to worship our Eucharistic Lord!”

What an honor we have to provide opportunities for worship and Adoration where God can move and empower our youth! I’m still new at leading Adoration with kids, but here are some tips that I have found to work well….

Keep it under an hour long.
Hold it in a space that is a good size for the crowd. A space too big for the crowd can give it an impersonal feel and won’t capture the energy of the singing.
Use pre recorded music and have adequate sound. This can be really tricky in some churches if you hold Adoration in the main sanctuary. In many churches, the music gets lost and you can hear every sound that people make- which can be distracting. Personally, I like my music fairly loud- still reverent and worshipful, but loud enough that the kids don’t get distracted by the cute babbling baby in the back J.
Engage the kids through movement. I always have motions to all the songs. Kids need to be kept moving. Children of Hope keeps kids moving with different postures. I do it with motions to all the songs. Even with songs like Tantum Ergo, if used, one can incorporate simple motions like lifted arms.
In general, I follow this outline: Three fast/ upbeat songs (like “Every Move I Make”), transitional song (like “It Is You”), processional song as the priest enters with the Eucharist (like “We Fall Down” or “Jesus, I Surrender”), short reflection by priest followed by a short time of silence, one or two worship songs (like “Here I Am To Worship”), priest gives Benedition which can flow into the into to a song (like Tantum Ergo/ Adoration) and exits with Eucharist, close with one or two upbeat song.