点评:It may well be that the modern trend is to include a "social" element within churches and coffee after morning service is an example. A visit to Lancaster Priory shortly after their Sunday morning service saw congregation members enjoying such an activity. Unfortunately, it would seem that this had distracted some parents from supervising their children, several of whom (seemed aged 7/8) were running wildly around the church, particularly within the choir and sanctuary areas. Not just running, but shouting and screaming and ducking in and out of the choir stalls. Their behaviour might have been acceptable in an outdoor playground, but even allowing for a more "relaxed" environment within a church, this type of behaviour should really have been tempered by the parents. A visit to appreciate the nature of the building, spoiled.
翻译:现代教会的趋势或许在于融入“社交”元素,晨祷后的咖啡聚会便是其中一例。周日晨祷结束后不久,我们参观了兰卡斯特修道院,发现教友们正在享受这项活动。然而不幸的是,这似乎分散了一些家长的注意力,导致他们疏于照看孩子。几个孩子(看起来七八岁)在教堂里四处乱跑,尤其是在唱诗班席位和圣坛区域。他们不仅奔跑,还大喊大叫,在唱诗班席位间穿梭。这样的行为在户外游乐场或许可以接受,但即便是在教堂这种相对“轻松”的环境中,家长们也应该管束好孩子。原本欣赏教堂建筑之美的体验,就这样被破坏了。