I will describe and explore my first visit to a Catholic church. I attended Sunday Mass with an ambassador from our class, CCC, on April 13, 2014 at noon. In reality the service was called Palm Sunday because it is the Sunday before Easter. The service lasted about an hour and a half and took place in the interfaith portable on the UCI campus. I grew up in a non-religious home and have never attended church before. My family's race is Caucasian and I am independent regarding religion. I decided to attend a Catholic church for my cultural immersion, to get the experience, and to see what it's like to attend church. I always listened to my friends tell me that they went to church and that they were of this religion. But I never got to experience what it was like to go to church. Common Stereotypes About Catholics Stereotypes are very common in the world, especially when it comes to religion. My understanding of common stereotypes for Catholics comes mostly from personal interaction; where people told me the stereotypes they believed about Catholics or from the Internet. A stereotype I commonly hear is that Catholics pray to Mary and the saints, but instead worship only Christ. My attendance at the Catholic Church demonstrated this: when the priest read the Bible, he stopped and the audience in church knew to say "Lord, you are in our prayer" or "Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord." Jesus Christ,” depending on what the priest was reading. The second stereotype I have already heard is that Catholics don't read the Bible; what was true in the Middle Ages but is not true today. At the church service I attended, I noticed Bibles in the room, then… middle of the paper… our classroom. I was able to recall common stereotypes aimed at Catholics and note whether they supported or refuted these stereotypes. My cultural dive showed many aspects of culture, cultural assimilation and cultural pluralism. I learned about the Catholic religion and this assignment made me understand all the different religions and possibilities that people believe in. Works CitedBanks, J. A. (2013b). Multicultural education: characteristics and objectives. In J. A. Banks and C. M. McGee Banks (Eds.). Multicultural education: problems and prospects (pp. 3-23). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. Convertino, C., Levinson, B. A., & González, N. (2013). Culture, teaching and learning. In J. A. Banks and C. M. McGee Banks (Eds.). Multicultural education: problems and prospects (pp. 25-41). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.