It was a helpful exercise on the very first lesson to discuss classroom rules. Courtesy, listening to each other, no smashing of windows, respect. What should the rules be? Then ensued a more fruitful, analytical discussion about why we have rules. Inevitably it came down to safety.
The Church has not always done ‘safety’ well and you wouldn’t have to think very hard about some recent examples.
But in this “COVID season” we are trying to keep the folk safe. The cleaning of hands and pews before and after might seem onerous and unnecessary, but it is really a sign of how much the Church cares. We take the health and well being of our people very seriously.
The need to book in with the priest might seem supercilious, but it actually ensures that we don’t go over the maximum of 20 folk and that some traceability is in place. This booking in process has never been easier than in 2020. Here are just three of the most popular ways. Phone 5571 1317, Text/mobile 0423 671 692, email droulton72@gmail.com
Restrictions and rules are invaluable in Church, in the classroom and in our society. They are crucial for you, for me and the classroom windows.