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A meaningful contribution I have made in my community is through my involvement with my church in the Faith Formation program. I take part in helping freshman and sophomores in high school prepare themselves for confirmation. All the high school students at the Church of St. Michael in Prior Lake meet every Wednesday night and talk about our faith and how we live it in our everyday lives. My role is to be a table leader and act as a role model and a help the confirmation candidates become more active in their faith lives. Not only do I help the candidates learn more about their faith lives, but it also helps me, as a leader, to dig deeper into my faith and learn how to live through God in new ways. As a sophomore, junior, and senior I have …show more content…

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