LSM sounds rather formal and grown up — even old fashioned. Is it OK to bring children to the Sunday service?
LSM worship, on Sundays and major festivals, is designed to be rich, awesome and spectacular, engaging all the senses in an intense offering of words, music, incense and dance. It is always suitable to bring children, no matter how solemn the occasion. Children delight in the music and in the mystery, and can readily pray without feeling self-conscious and without needing to get their heads round all the details. Adults have much to learn from children in this respect. Families are made warmly welcome every Sunday at the 10:30 service. Please make sure you sit near the front where there is a good view, or close to the Lady Chapel. Children aged 5+ normally go out to the children’s group in the parish room from after the collect until the Peace, but this is not compulsory. If your children are too young for the children’s group, you may keep them with you throughout the service — but feel free to take them out briefly, if they become tiresome: don’t feel ashamed of this, everyone’s used
