How tolerant are older members of the congregation towards children in Church?
Generally speaking, all members of the congregation are very welcoming to children but obviously they have come to Church primarily to worship God. Therefore most can only cope with a certain level of distraction before worship ceases to be possible – a noisy child can make it difficult to concentrate on the service. We therefore ask parents to be sensitive to this, and take their children out before the level of noise or distraction becomes to high. And occasionally we have to remind the grown ups of the need to set a good example by not talking during the service! We are also aware that it can be difficult for you as a parent to worship when you are looking after children. Some parents like to come by themselves to the quieter 8 am mass from time to time, where they find it easier to engage with what is going on.
