Divine Service

I went to the Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal on a Sunday morning for the Mass service. I had never been to church before this, so my experience was a mixture of awe, confusion, resistance and understanding. Initially, I was shocked with some of the images presented, confused as to why certain practices happened, but open to embracing this new experience to the fullest. One of the first things that mesmerized me was the actual church building itself. The structure of the Church was breathtaking.

An event that made me present to stop and notice was last week. My family and I were going to do our usual Sunday routine and go to church. However, before church my mom and I got in a fight about me not getting a car for my 16th birthday. I was so mad and filled with rage that I would not come down for church. I was eventually forced to get in the car when my new phone was threatened to be taken away. When we got to church a man approached us asking for food . This is a common thing that happens

the eleven o’clock service at the Greenville campus, which was located in the TD Convention Center. Since this was not the main campus, the sermon had to be watched on the screen. However, the music was live. This service had a casual and contemporary feel. Although this church is Southern Baptist, it did not have the typical Baptist feel. Everything seemed to be more casual, modern, and laid back, especially before and after the service. Interestingly, even though this service was very modern and

I would potentially get something out of it. It is prevalent that I never really retained anything from the sermons and the talks about God. Although I was still open to attending the service, I was always full of questions that no one could fully answer. I decided to sit in on an Apostolic Pentecostal church service that my best friend had been attending. While there, I began to understand why religion is important for various people, how religion can be perceived in different ways, and how sometimes

true experience of interacting with God and being in the presence of God, which at the same time, does not mean that churches should discontinue acts of hospitality and pastoral love. Last year, at a denominational church, I came to experience a service that was most unfriendly, unwelcoming, and questioned if that church offered a concert or an experience of worshipping God. Israel Galindo delineates the concept of church programs as reflective of who they are, or what is the “feel” that they receive

were few pews (only around the outside) and large extravagant carpets lined the floors. Secondly, and probably most evident to most people, was the walled off area at the front and the icons that coated the side walls. By the time I had arrived the service had just started and I heard singing as soon as I entered the building. To me it seemed weird that even the priest said everything (except the sermon) in the form of a song. I still am not sure why exactly they read scripture and recited creeds in

On Remembrance Day 1998, St Timothy's hosted a community worship service for dozens of local legionnaires, police officers, boy scouts, and girl-guides. Tension filled the room as the elderly congregation scrambled to welcome such a large and diverse group of people. Obviously, the sudden presence of so many young guests was already beginning to disturb several of the parish's long-standing assumptions about Anglican worship; and thereby, unsettle the parish's equilibrium. For instance, the churchwardens

Church Visit Response Essay I grew up going to Catholic Church my whole life. I have completed all my sacraments and attended 11 years of catechism. I am very comfortable in a Catholic Church and feel very at ease with the atmosphere and rituals performed in a Catholic church. The only time I have ever stepped foot in a church that was not Catholic has only been for a wake or a wedding. So when it comes to experiencing different kinds of cultural and religious practices, I am very naïve. Catholic

notions of how a religious service is conducted and looks like, even if they are not a practitioner or have never attended a service. With Catholicism, people expect that the services are only held in churches that are set aside from other institutions. People imagine the attendees in semi-formal and conservative dress. The times of a service are even held to an imaginary guideline. If a religion breaks from the pattern, people are inclined to believe that the service is of a lesser quality or may

For this assignment, I decided to go to Campus House to see a nondenominational Christian church service. I wanted to go here because as a Catholic, I always wondered how church service for general Christians varied from that of Catholics. The ceremony took place in a room that looked like a theater. There was a stage with mics and music stands that was surrounded by folding chairs. The walls were adorned with black and white pictures of people and places. The atmosphere felt more like a speakeasy