What I observe most often is little children grimacing and sputtering after drinking the consecrated wine. I would suggest that children who receive from the cup do so by intinction administered by the chalice bearer. Instruct your child to leave the wafer in his or her hand and the chalice bearer will dip the wafer into the wine and place it on your child's tongue. When children intinct, they usually end up putting their entire hand in the chalice. It is difficult for the chalice bearer to administer the cup to a child when the child is eye-level with the altar rail.
Children are a very important part of our parish family.
I welcome and encourage them to be full participants at communion. The Rector's Discretionary Fund is used by Father Pat to support and purchase those things that are not funded by the budget. The loose change, in each Sunday's collection, supports the Rector's Discretionary Fund. With the use of pledges, envelopes and checks the amount of loose change in the alms basin is not a great amount. Please give consideration to making a special contribution to the Rector's Discretionary Fund.