Thomas Szymanski

Mr. Amuruso
9-2
April 26, 2017

a. A description of the service(s) your performed

b. Why you performed the service(s)?
c. What benefit your service gave to other people? What benefit did you
receive? Why do you think it is essential for Christians to perform
community service?
This year, Lent was very special to me because I was involved in a
Community Service project. My project spanned five weeks and enabled me
to re-connect with my elementary school parish as well as my home parish. I
thoroughly enjoyed assisting my previous school parish in one of their
primary fundraisers and also providing me the opportunity to see many
familiar faces.
What I did for my 20 hours of community service was that I worked at St
Richards Parish Fish fry and St Marys of Assumptions fish fry. I cleaned up
tables, brought meals to the elderly who couldnt get their meals, washed
silverware and replenished the supplies during the Fish fry. Most people who
performed community service are probably thinking Oh snap I have to do 20
hours of community service. Some other people probably just did it so they
would be done with it. But, the reason of why I performed my services is that
every little bit of time you put in volunteering really means so much to the
Parish or place youre volunteering at. It shows you how much you care for
others by sacrificing your own time, you could be elsewhere. I also did my
community service because Volunteering strengthens the community. It brings the people into the
community together and closer. As part of a community, the time you spend helps to expand and
improve the community.
My benefit was that I helped St Marys and St Richards parishes raise money. The service I
performed included; helping the elderly get their meals and providing the adult volunteers an
extra set of hands. This helped moved people through much faster without any prolonged wait
times. The benefit I received was the opportunity to work with other volunteers and being able to
commit my hours to assist them. I think its essential for Christians to perform community
service because all of us Christians are asked to our part. Volunteer service matters to the Lord,
he has called all believers (active priests), so that we can represent God to other people through
service. These priestly roles define our Christian walk, and this essential ministry service aspect
of faith is the epitome of volunteer devotion.