Church Service Research Paper

The project I choose was to attend a worship service of a different religion. I choose to attend a Catholic Church called Holy Name in San Antonio Texas. My parents have been attending that church since I was little. I never wanted to go to church with them because I thought it was boring and couldn’t keep still. My parents let me stay home since the church was only a block from my house. I choose this project because my parents have been trying to get me to go back to that church and become a Catholic. So when I told them about my project they thought it was a good opportunity to go back and see if I would like it since I am older now. In this paper I will talk about the difference and similarities between the Catholic and Christian church, my experience in the church, what I learned, and how I felt when I was attending the church service.

I noticed a lot of differences in the worship space at the Catholic Church. There was a lot of status, one of Mary, Jesus on a big cross, St Peter and large pictures. The picture that stood out to me the most was of Jesus holding the cross walking while people are looking at him from behind and the last supper picture. Personally, I don’t like to see Jesus suffering walking with the cross. At my church we don’t have statues. The pictures we have are of crosses without Jesus and pictures that say things …show more content…
When I was little I remember going to Catholic Church and not liking it. I felt like I never understood what the message was. When I went to the Catholic Church again I still didn’t understand what the message was. It seemed like I was lost from the moment I walked in. I couldn’t pay attention to the mass because there was so much around me like the statues, pictures and the smell was different. I felt like I was out of place. At my church it looks very plain. There is not a lot of statues and other things to distract you from the pastures