[speaker001:] I am kind of nervous.
[speaker002:] Nervous? Why?
[speaker001:] I don't know. I never went to a church before. I was not raised as a Christian, so I don't know what to do.
[speaker002:] Don't worry. You don't have to do anything.All you have to do is listen. You will enjoy it.
[speaker001:] Maybe. I know I agreed to go with you, but now I don't feel right about it.
[speaker002:] Listen, Ryan.Catholics welcome people who aren't Catholics to visit the church.You don't have to pretend to be Catholic. It's okay if you just come to listen.
[speaker001:] Really?
[speaker002:] Yes. We are kind and welcoming people.It is not a secret society or something like that.
[speaker001:] Alright. But will we sing?
[speaker002:] Yes, but you don't even have to sing. If you want to sing along, you can.
[speaker001:] I don't know the words.
[speaker002:] There is a songbook. All the words are in the songbook.Many people have to read the words.
[speaker001:] And will I go up to the front to have the bread and wine?
[speaker002:] No. That is something only true Catholics do.So if you come to the church as a visitor, you only listen to the service.But you shouldn't go up to the altar for the bread and wine.Only after someone joins the church, then they go up for the Eucharist.
[speaker001:] Eu-char-ist? What is that?
[speaker002:] That is the special word for the ritual of the bread and wine.The Catholics call it the Eucharist.
[speaker001:] It doesn't sound like an English word.
[speaker002:] It's not. It's an ancient Greek word. It means gratitude.
[speaker001:] Alright. Well, I feel more comfortable now.Now I understand I am welcome as a visitor.
[speaker002:] Of course you are. I wouldn't ask you otherwise.