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Altar Server Research Paper

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I am an altar server and would like to be considered for the captain position. I have been serving for 5 years and I love it. My current parish involvement includes altar serving, greeting, FLOCK, and I attended religious education from kindergarten through 8th grade. My commitment to altar serving gets stronger every day because altar serving really engages me in the mass and my reason for being there. As a person attending, I don't really pay attention, I get bored, and I'll dismiss what the priest says. But, as an altar server, I listen to the readings and the homily and take in what is being said. Altar serving also allows me to be closer to God and it makes me feel like I am a true apostle of Jesus Christ because its not just a label, I'm actually acting on it. Being able to serve for God is a small but meaningful way to commit to the Church. People, including me, get caught up in the world around us. Sports, technology, social media, and even school sometimes closes me off from …show more content…

I play soccer competitively, and as a team we need to communicate and listen to each other. I was nominated to be a captain on my soccer team because when people are slacking, I can pick up the work and lead the team. I can transfer these skills to the captain program. I am very responsible as well, I seldom have late homework for school because I keep my stuff organized. I have shown leadership in the past because there have been a few times where captains haven't showed up and there were 2 new altar servers who had never served before. I took charge and guided them and helped the new servers out with what they were supposed to do. I am also very kind and understanding. I remember when I first started to altar serve, I was really scared and nervous because I didn't want to mess anything up. So if I am a captain, I will remember to take it easy on the servers and recognize that they need a little time to figure things

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