Monday, June 02, 2008

Children in Church

Presbytera Elizabeth has these words to say about what Ven. Alexander Schmemman caled "holy noise".

"Some say that they want a quiet space to worship God. That if there is a child making noise, their worship is interrupted. I would say that if quiet is necessary (as I think it is--even to mothers of small children!) then perhaps some quiet contemplation at home or in another private setting is in order. Church is for the purpose of corporate worship--the whole community coming together for one purpose. Not for one individual to have quiet contemplation." You can read the whole thing here.

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