Higher Religion Than Human Service

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed” (Woodrow Wilson). There isn’t anything as important as working together for the common good of our community; personally, this would mean to bring change and cooperate with others to create an impact. I believe that volunteering is not only about completing the necessaries hours to graduate, it's also about helping the vulnerable and the less fortunate or even helping to doing little things that can improve our communities. Another reason why I believe it's important to serve others is that you’re strengthening your connection with God, because God did not put this on this planet to only think about ourselves, but also as Catholics to carry out the seven themes of Social Catholic Teachings, which tells us that it's our duty to take care of one another and to take care of our Earth. I
There have been a few volunteer opportunities that I’ve been very fortunate to attend. One of those was at the Children’s Museum. The task that I was assigned to was to clean up, read and help set up games for the children. I learned that places like these are incredibly, because it provides the families an opportunity to make extraordinary memories and connect with other kids. Another opportunity I had was helping out at the Renaissance Dinner at Prospect United Methodist Church. There I learned that being a part of a community is extremely important, it brings people together and gives them a sense of belonging, so my responsibility in this event was to when servers were done serving, I along with other students from St.Paul’s would bring the dirty dishes downstairs to be cleaned. I’m also involved in the sewing and food club at the school which provided me with service opportunities; for example, I’ve been involved in school activities such as Light Up St.Paul, making and giving