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Mrs.Lucarelli
ComparativeCivilizations
8November2015
MyExperienceatChurch
Goingtochurchwasanamazingexperienceandagreatopportunitytoexplore
Christianity.SinceI'veneverbeentoanyreligiousceremonybefore,Ididn'tknowwhatto
expect.IwasinfactcluelesstowhatChurchentailed.
ThefirstthingInoticedwhenIwalkedintochurchwasstainedglasswhichportrayed
scenesofthefallofJesus.IfoundthemveryinterestingasImpassionateaboutart.
Thereweremanyprayersthatweresangorchanted.Wesatinavarietyofwayssuchas
standing,kneeling,andsitting.Thiswasallnewtomebutmymotherexplainedthatthesewere
alldifferentwaystopraytoLordJesusChrist.
Lateronintheceremony,Igottheopportunitytowitnessabaptismwhichiswhenan
infantispromisedintotheworldofchristianityandthuspouredwateroveritshead.Ifoundthis
ritualfascinating.
Overall,myexperienceatchurchwasengagingandrivetingasIhopetogoagainsoon
inthenearthefuture.
ScheduleofthedayatChurch
1.Massstartedat12
2.ThepastorsangsongsaboutChristianity
3.Weshookpeople'shandtoofferpeace
4.IWitnessedbaptism
5.Iobtainedbread