Set the alarm for 9:47 p.m.

Web alarm clock for 9:47 p.m.

While you wait for 9:47 pm, keep an eye on the clock so you can bring the chairs out for the evening Mass at the appointed moment. The alarm gives you a clear cue without making you repeatedly check the time. With 10:00 pm approaching, those 13 minutes can cover a quick count of the chairs, a look at the route, and any final coordination before you start moving them.

As you keep the chair arrangement in mind, leave this alarm visible or return to it occasionally after switching to another page. A browser may slow or suspend a tab that stays in the background, so the signal can arrive late. More crucially, your chair duty may receive no alert at all if the browser is closed or the phone goes to sleep. Keep the phone awake, allow sound, and set a separate phone alarm when missing 9:47 pm would hold up the preparations.

Before you carry the chairs through the parish grounds this evening, check how bright the path, doorway, and storage area will be. At 9:47 pm, outdoor lighting may leave steps or uneven paving harder to see. Switch on available lights beforehand, clear the route, and place a torch within reach rather than trying to find one while your hands are full.