Personal Narrative: My Experience At St. Bernards Catholic Church

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On April 4, 1999 , was a date that will occupy a place in my heart for eternity. This date is so special to me because on this day, I was baptized as a baby into St. Bernards Catholic Church. I was baptized by Father Morgan, a priest who also married my mom and dad at Christ the King. That date is a date that marked the start of my faith as a Catholic. Eighteen years later, I am still attending the same church that marked the foundation of my faith. My family and I have been attending St. Bernards for many years and is our home parish that we adore so much. In consideration that this place has brought the light of Jesus into my life, I wanted to do my service here. Despite the fact I can’t recollect my first emotions felt stepping into this …show more content…

Bernards. As you have already been informed, this place will constantly have a piece heart, so I wanted to continue to reimburse this love by serving. Growing up, I always looked forward to the second week in July. The second week of July was for Vacation Bible School. I remember always having the best time during VBS because of many reasons. The burning love these energetic counselors had was something that made me strive to be a better Catholic. St. Bernards always chose the best people to serve as leaders throughout the week, another reason why I adore my church. For my service work, I was put in charge of organizing the classrooms reserved for VBS to make sure they are ready for that week. These tasks included: arranging a certain amount of tables and chairs in each room, organizing tubs and making sure all the supplies were there, and as silly as it sounds, testing hundreds of markers to make sure they were still usable. Although the last task seems pointless, what kid wants to draw with a dried out marker? I know I hated that. I had such an awesome experience at VBS and made so many great memories, so I wanted to make sure that these kids attending VBS would have a fun experience as well. This project took about 6 hours with about 8 classrooms and two floors. A lot of time is spent in these classrooms during VBS, so making sure everything was in place is so

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