Church & Children

This post is a bit after-the-fact, but I don't want to miss the opportunity to comment on what a wonderful & welcoming place we are for children. Of course, Brenda's girls are a familiar presence and so obviously comfortable being in church. When I had my grandsons with me two weeks ago, I was able to have a first-hand experience. Alice & Casey took immediate charge of Finn (& Brenda later cuddled him to sleep), allowing me to reassure Bo (aka Forth) that he was in a safe place. I don't know why he has such a phobia about church, but I feel confident that if I keep bringing him - however erratically - he'll begin to relax. That Sunday was the first time he'd left my side - thanks, again, to Casey sitting with him to color.
Fr Dan is amazing in his ability to keep his cool and preach his sermon regardless of distractions - I know that despite his kidding us that he hadn't had time to prepare his sermon he'd in fact put a lot of thought into it. It gave me such a warm feeling to take the boys up to the altar rail so they could be blessed. I'm looking forward to a time when we reach a Sunday School "critical mass." In the meantime, thanks to my fellow parishioners for your open-heartedness. Forth & Finn don't sleep over nearly as often as I would like but I'll be bringing them whenever I can.