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SCCC Soc 101

Field Journal

Name: Unnati Patel

Use this field note template as a guideline for informal note taking during and immediately following the event you attend. You will find this information helpful when preparing your essay and class presentation. While this template is helpful it is not all-inclusive, that being, you may find that it does not include some of the experiences that you may have. In such a case, space has been included for you to write additional notes.

Prior to attending your event you should do some preliminary research on the in the community event (the religion or the performance art event you are attending) to ensure that you are prepared to act with proper etiquette and avoid offending anybody. You will be taking on many roles during this project; student, representative of SCCC, researcher, and most importantly a guest of the institution which you are visiting. Please remember to be respectful of the atmosphere of which you are a guest, respect the institution and participants around you and thank your host community for their time and efforts for hosting you. Dress and speak accordingly, when appropriate follow their example. If you are unsure about something, ask a member of the community (in a religious setting questions often should be directed to a person of the same sex). Most of all enjoy your experience.

Date: 12/03/2019

Start time: _10.00AM______ End time: _12.00AM_____________

Assignment: Describe the environment:

Location (name): St. Ann Catholic Church

Location Address: 7530 Natural Bridge Rd

Location City: St. Louis

Location State: Missouri

Location Neighborhood (what type of neighborhood is it? The church is near an STL airport

What are the defining characteristics about the environment or the neighborhood? The neighborhood is serene and provides a cool environment for the congregation to worship peacefully.

Location building style (outside): The building, inside and outside. Size, building style, materials used, architecture,

geographic orientation, décor. Is the building oriented to a specific compass direction—more important for

religions-- (you may need to ask) – if so, why?

_The building was built by the use of galvanized iron sheets as the roofs and the bricks were used as materials for the walls. Then there was the use of transparent glasses for the windows. The building is constructed in the shape of a cross that’s common among the churches in the nation.

Location building style (inside): describe the interior colors, layout, room size, room use, room restrictions, multiple levels, décor, disbursement of information, use of symbols and icons, art or advertisements.

____the interior of the building has sections which separates the congregation and the church leaders. Besides that, there are also offices and a room that the church leaders use to change before they can address the public. The interior design of the church is also made up of the designs and pictorials showing the way Jesus Christ was crucified between two thieves. The pictures give in detail the entire process of prosecution Jesus Christ in steps before he was finally killed and buried. The offices and the changing rooms are restricted to access by unauthorized individuals and only accessed upon being authorized by the church leadership.

Smoking or non-smoking: _Non-smoking

Type of event: Worshipping

Event details: _I accompanied my friend that comes from Oakland to worship in their church.

To what degree were you already familiar with this type of event: I was fairly familiar with the event because am a frequent worshipper at my backyard church.

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Who did you attend the event with: My friend - Mary Ambrose

The worship and performance rooms: worship

How big are they: the event was big in consideration to the congregation that was present during the event, the building was filled to capacity. How many could they accommodate: 500 people

Are there seating arrangements: Yes, in three columns and many rows

How many windows: _100 windows

Describe the lighting: _the building was well lit with the help of translucent iron sheets and windows making enough light for the event to take place.

Colors used: the majority of colors used were green and white.

Where is the focal point: the pulpit where church leaders sat

How well does sound travel: _The sound traveled well by the use of public address system

What was the reverence of participants in the space: Pastor

Is there an altar, shrine, or stage: Yes, there was an alter

what scents or smells do you notice: _Natural smells

What symbols did you notice: _Holy Cross

What ritual objects did you see: __Holy water at the entrance

Describe the participants: (use additional paper if needed)

Estimate the total number of participants: 450

Estimate the total number of participants by race and age, and gender:

White (total) __300_______ Gender total: m__120________f_180_________

0-10 m___10__f__20__16___11-15 m__6___f__16_____16-18 m__10_____f_____20______19-25 m___15___f___16_____

26-35 m__14___f____16___ 36-45_ m__10___f___20____46-55 m___6__f___16_____56-65 m___20__f__20__________

66-75 m_20____f___16____76+ m__14___f___20____

Black (total) __55______ Gender total: m___20_______f_____35_____

0-10 m__2___f____0___11-15 m__0___f___4____16-18 m____1___f____10_______19-25 m__1____f__5______

26-35 m__3___f___3____ 36-45_ m__7___f___1____46-55 m___0__f____0____56-65 m__1___f____5________

66-75 m__5___f___2____76+ m__0___f___5____

Asian (total) _____15_____ Gender total: m___7_______f___8_______

0-10 m__0___f___0____11-15 m__0___f____0___16-18 m____0___f_____1______19-25 m___0___f___2_____

26-35 m___0__f__2_____ 36-45_ m_0____f___0____46-55 m__0___f______0__56-65 m_4____f_____3_______

66-75 m__0___f____0___76+ m_3____f___4____

Native American (total) ____50____

0-10 m___2__f___0____11-15 m__1___f____0___16-18 m___2____f______0_____19-25 m___2___f__6______

26-35 m___2__f____6___ 36-45_ m___1__f__0_____46-55 m__2___f____6____56-65 m__3___f___6_________

66-75 m__3___f____0___76+ m__2___f__6_____

Asian Pacific Islander (total) _30_______ Gender total: m___12_______f___18_______

0-10 m__2___f___0____11-15 m__4___f____0___16-18 m____1___f___4___0_____19-25 m__0____f___0_____

26-35 m__1___f__0_____ 36-45_ m_____f___0____46-55 m___1__f___2__0___56-65 m___0__f_____6_______

66-75 m___1__f__0_____76+ m___2__f___6____

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Name_____________________

What did the participants do: (e.g. sing, read, stand, sit, recite, chant, meditate, listen, pray, applaud etc.)

they sang, recited and prayed.

What is the primary language spoken? English

Were there multiple activities? No

How long was each of the different activities? Approximately 3 minutes and then another session came into play. It’s the summon that took approximately 30 minutes.

Describe your interaction with the people: (use additional paper)

______I did not have much interaction with the congregation. Only that I had I interacted with Geoffrey who sat next to me, on the side was my friend.

How did the children act? They played unknowingly while the mass took place, others cried

What were the participants wearing? Suits and dresses

Who leads the activity? Pastor

Gender Male Age_ 56 What were they wearing? suits_

Did you speak with anybody? Yes

Name Geoffrey, status Male religious leader

Lay leader, just an ordinary follower Yes

What did you discuss?

We acknowledged how the mass had been interactive and well-coordinated throughout

Do they have printed information: Yes, they have.

What printed information did you collect I collected information containing the readings of the day and songs that were to be sang during the mass.

You should collect printed information to substantiate your attendance to this activity. What printed information was distributed or available? Include these items with your report.

What notes do you have about your experience?

I felt that the poster addressed most of the current issues taking shape in the world. His ability to relate the teachings from the bible and the really would activities was on another level. Therefore, this was actually another opportunity in which I learnt a lot of things in the church.

How did the event make you feel?

I felt better and safe I the house of God, the event made me see the world in a different perspective.

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How does this experience compare to experiences with which you are more familiar?

This experience was better off than the normal experience that I have always known at my church. In our church the summon seemed to be boring and never lively as it was for this case.

What are your general impressions: can you infer any information about gender stratification, disparity in wealth, racial segregation or any other social issues we have discussed throughout the course?

Throughout the worshipping process, I did not witness any form of discrimination in the church everybody was treated equally with the discipline that they deserve. Besides that, the congregation had positive attitude to all individuals in the church, they were also friendly to me such that they even invited me to their bible studies.

Take a selfie of you at the event.

Insert your selfie here:

Take a picture of the venue. Insert the picture here:

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Other notes:

This mass was so interesting such that I look forward to ensuring that in future I will attend more masses in this church. Besides that, I look forward towards ensuring that the youths at our church take various roles in the church, they can enroll into church choir, they can also be members of various clubs in the church so that they make every activity lively, kicking and read to learn new things in the church. We shall have to ensure that everyone is happy with the church proceedings.