Analysis Of St. Michael Chaldean Catholic Church

I am part of Grace Covenant Church, which is part of an organization called, Every Nation. Every Nation has churches in Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and America. Some folkways that I practice are going to church every Sunday and talking about the message with my family afterwards. For me, church has never been about meeting with people who think like me, it was my time to spend with God. I always preferred one on one time with God, rather than group discussion. Our church holds yearly mission trips, and frequently holds

Church of the Holy Sepulchre is also known as the Basilica of the Holy Sepulchre and the Church of the Resurrection (Orthodox Christians). Originally identified as being outside the settlement of Calvary, it is located in the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel and is considered one of the holiest sites in the world, as well as being a central destination for Christian pilgrims. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre was originally built by the Roman Emperor Constantine (272-337) in 330 CE upon the site of a Roman temple. It has since been controlled by Arab rulers, reclaimed by Christian crusaders, repeatedly ruined by fires and conquests, and long been subject to regional religious and political tensions. The Holy Sepulchre is a central Church in

Chances are if you grew up in the south, then you most likely have been to a church service before. I remember as a kid getting the wakeup call every Sunday morning from my mom, “Get up and get dressed for church!” Even if I did not feel like going, she would drag me out of bed and make me go. Anne Lamott writes about the same thing in her essay “Why I Make Sam Go to Church.” Lamott wrote “Why I Make Sam Go to Church” in 1999 as part of a collection of autobiographical essays in a book called Traveling Mercies. My main reaction to this work was a positive one. I thought the essay was eye opening in a sense and it shows that everyone needs guidance and help from others sometimes.

Growing up in a Catholic household, I have always been an active member in the church as an alter server, interpreter, and assisting with

For an observation of an AA meeting my classmate and I made arrangements to go to an open meeting at Our Lady Star Of The Sea Church, which was held in a basement during a Tuesday afternoon session at 4:00 p.m. I first looked up the sessions online on a website where it held all the meetings on Staten Island and this one fit my schedule well. Its not unusual for me to be attending or visiting churches but for this assignment it did feel a little out of my comfort zone, because I didn’t know what to expect or what others would think of me. I chose a seat in the back corner that wouldn’t be too obvious yet it seemed like a typical seat for a newbie to sit at. The room was fairly large and I was surprised at how big the crowd got at least 30 plus people attended.

fetus position hiding under the desk. That day started a long road of healing for our family. Our

The ad created by The Catholic Charities of Chicago demonstrate the likely privilege of their audience by comparing them to an unprivileged and famished child and persuade them to make a financial donation to the charity. Many people say, “God, I’m starving!” when they’re hungry, but they’re not really starving. However, other people who say it are actually starving. The creators of the advertisement want the advantaged readers to donate money to ‘The Catholic Charities of Chicago’ in order to help “victims of unfortunate circumstances”, including the hungry.

Although the small group of church goers were mostly elderly Caucasian people, they were diverse and friendly towards new individuals. Those who wore the traditional, elegant attire of a Sunday worship service greeted with a firm handshake and a gentle smile. On the other hand, those who preferred to wear casual outfits greeted with tight hugs and hearty laughter from seeing a new face. After talking to more than half of the attendants, it was evident that everyone knew a lot about each other. It was nice to hear that most of them had overwhelmingly positive words to say about the church itself. Then, I finally met the middle-aged pastor who was glad to see someone new and introduced me to his wife. She had a stoic expression and had nothing to say. Honestly, the wife’s silence struck me as surprising considering how the other people were talkative, but it is nothing to be overly concerned about. After all, it was almost time for the Sunday service to

). Also 62% of the religiously affiliated say that they attend a religious service at least twice a month (Pew Research Center). And among the religiously affiliated, the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons have the greatest levels of regular religious services. Of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, 85% say they attend religious services at least once a week, and 77% of Mormons say they attend them once a week (Pew Research Center). In contrast, 39% of Catholics and 39% of Protestants say they attend Mass weekly, which is relatively lower than the Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Mormons (Pew Research Center). There is also quite a large gap in going to religious services between the old and young Americans. The gap is particularly large for Catholics. 56% percent

Do you know how many of your County neighbors are barely making ends meet—often not earning enough to cover just one unexpected expense? A recent survey revealed that about 46% of Americans don’t feel they have enough money to cover a $400 emergency expense. Rather than paying it outright, these individuals and families have to put the expense on a credit card or simply cannot cover it.

Margaret Mary School, had the time of her life last summer attending Totus Tuus, a summer mission program for parish youth offered by Spiritus. Madeline enjoyed her experience so much, she shared her experience to her father and her father was very impressed by Spiritus work. Bob, Madeleine's father, mentions that he's never seen his daughter so excited about the Catholic Church. Bob also adds that he thinks it is very neat how they incorporate the kids with mass. Bob, who is Presbyterian, and his wife, who belongs to a Congregational church, said Madeline wasn’t raised Catholic. She went to public school through first grade and her parents enrolled her at St. Margaret Mary in second grade.When Madeline came home the first day of school praying, her parents were impressed. “It kind of put me back on my heels,” said Bob. “I went to the children’s Mass and then Madeline started asking to go to Mass all the time.” As you can see this ministry has left a huge impact on this family's life and spiritual life. Bob, started taking Madeline to more masses because she became so interested in her faith. He then thought to himself about converting to Catholicism. In the next year Bob converted and became a member to the church. If you think about this, imagine how many other kids got so excited about the Catholic Church. It’s insane how one kid can change an individual in the course of a year. Spiritus left a very big impact on this

At my church I help clean, watch the kids, organize the youth group, plan plays, plan trips, and serve communion. Helping out at the church is one of my favorite things to do because I get to do so much. My favorite things that I do at the church are with the youth group. I organize who all needs a ride, what we will be working on that day, and the activity afterwards. I also plan the trips in the summer and which camp we will go to. And at church events I keep an eye on the kids for their parents and find things fun for them to do. I clean up after church, meetings, and events. Usually it only takes a little over an hour and a half to do. On Sundays I serve communion and sometimes I even read scripture. We do an Easter play and a Christmas play every year and I help decide what play we will do and organize the meetings and the performance

Katie was a senior who goes to Granada High School. She has long brown hair and is a pretty fast swimmer. I was kind of shocked to see her, because I didn’t know that she went to Saint Michael’s. We had a little chat while we were changing, but had to stop chatting when it was time to serve. During the whole mass, I didn’t really pay attention to what the priest was saying at all. I was too busy trying to read what the translator was saying. There were only a handful amount of words that I could recognize, but the rest of the signs looked like gibberish. While she was signing, I learned a couple of words. Some of the words that I learned how to sign were; holy, lord, and pray. I was a little surprised about the last one, due to the fact that the sign was too basic. I thought the sign would be more complex, but it turns out that I was wrong. I also realized that the deaf people were really chatty during the mass. They would turn around and sign to each other every so often. One thing that I found that was really fascinating was when the choir was singing, they would sort of sing along. Not literally, but sign the lyrics. When they did this, I realized that the they way they signed also changed. Their signs were smoother and had a tendency to sway back and forth. Before I knew it, it was time for the candles to walk down the aisle to retrieve the gifts. While walking down, I spotted Amy there. I made eye contact with her, gave her a little smile, and then

On May 1, 2016, I went to the 10:00 AM Signed Mass at Saint Michael 's Church. I went to this event with my aunt and grandmother. We arrived there 10 to 15 minutes before the mass actually started. Once we got there, I immediately tried to spot someone who was signing outside the church. I had no luck in doing this so I resorted in entering the building. Inside the church, I the first thing I realized was that the first 5 rows were reserved for the deaf community. Due to the fact that my grandmother is really weak and fragile, we sat in the 6th row. The next thing that I did was to try to have a conversation with one of the people in front of me. I attempted to have a conversation with a women who looked like she was around the age of 50, was wearing a floral dress, and had brown curly hair. I tried to get her attention, but she pushed me aside because she was praying or something. So I waited for a couple minutes, but she was still doing her own thing. I then went to talk to the translator who was doing the signing for the mass. She had long curly black hair and was wearing a black dress. I started out with a basic conversation, but I began to stutter and my signs got all mixed up. She then told me that she could speak, so we started to have a conversation in English. Before the conversation could get anywhere, the priest announced that he need 2 more altar servers so I volunteered myself. The second altar server that volunteered their self was one of my teams on my swim

I've been attending church for as long as I can remember. The earliest time I remember going to church was when I was in pre-school, and I attended the same church until high school. Sundays were routine, we attended church, went out to eat after with other members of the church, and then went home to watch either football or baseball (sports being my second religion). Skipping church was never an option, nor did I really want to miss it. I had good friends at church, and was genuinely interested in the bible and the stories we read.