church

This morning in church we had a guest Pastor. He is now retired but had been confirmed in our church 57 years ago. He was reminiscing about how the sanctuary had not changed much in 57 years. He pointed out that to the left of the altar was an area, with 3 rows of benches, where the Junior Choir used to sit every Sunday. People only sit there now when we have a full church. Otherwise it’s empty. Jenn is right...what ever happened to Junior Choirs?
Today we had the full force of loud children. First the kindergarten and preschool children sang for us. They sang the first verse of 7 different songs. It was so enjoyable! However we also sat between two loud and crying children during the service. We sat up front just behind a couple that we know. In the row in front of them sat, a mom, dad and their 2 little boys. The oldest was in the kid’s program so mom wanted to video tape the program. The youngest would not sit still and made noise throughout the service….during the literary he bumped his head and was crying quite loud, for quite a few minutes….did mom or dad take him outside…no-o-o-o. Right behind us sat a family whom also had a young boy in the kid’s program. They also had a younger boy who was really noisy the entire service. He sat directly behind me…..me… who is also hard of hearing. I’m not sure that I really heard anything except him, during the service.
You can’t be too mad at loud children in church as it is a good thing that their parents are bringing them to church. You just wish that they would sit toward the back so it would be easier to take the child out into the narthex when they cry or get too loud. They should be more respectful of those around them who are trying to listen to the service. Amen!