Hi, Adrain —
We can't answer this question directly
because it's your job to study, read,
then share what is important.
What we can do is give you a good
source, the Catechism of the Catholic
Church, to find relevant information:
Here are the search results for community church
You may find these pages helpful for article 9: I Believe in the Holy Catholic Church.
- Paragraph 1. The Church in God's
Plan
- Paragraph 1. The Church in God's
Plan
- Paragraph 3. The Church Is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
This one may be a heavy reading
for a 15-year-old but it's a good
source:
- Mystici
Corporis Christi
Key points I would mention are:
- How our sacramental lives, the
good works, kind deeds, and our
daily prayers not only affect
the individual Catholic but affect
the other members of the Church.
- the down side is our sins, shortcomings,
and bad behavior also, not only
affect the individual Catholic
but affect the other members of
the Church as well.
- this is unlike the theology
found in Protestant churches where,
generally, there is only a
me and Jesus relationship
instead of accompanying the first bullet with a me and Jesus relationship.
Note I said generally.
There are some churches that have
a similar view of community as the
Church does. Nevertheless, we still
disagree on doctrinal issues.
A few days prior to your talk, [pray
to|ask] the Holy Spirit to reveal
to you what He wants you to reveal
to your audience.
I hope this helps,
Mike
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