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Worship at Home and in The Church  Document Actions  An
Interview with Rev. Dr. Philip Zymaris  As a father of five
children, a parish priest and a professor at Holy Cross Greek
Orthodox School of Theology you often talk about the
significance of children partaking in worship. How important is
it for families to worship together in church and why?  It is
very important because it is the natural way for people to be. 
We are made in the image and likeness of God, we are made for
God, we are made to be “doxological” (glorifying) and
“eucharistic” (thankful) beings—and this includes children, of
course.  They cannot be excluded for “convenience” sake or to
make a more “prim and proper” worship service.  The main concern
in church is not to train people to have socially acceptable
behavior but to become a true worshipping community gathered
around Christ.  Everybody worships and glorifies God the way
they can. We believe that the Liturgy is an icon of and