I've been to those, too. At one they gave awards to the schoolchildren.
Are they supposed to do that at mass? Really I wouldn't care; it's always cute when the kids do their thing. Really I love it, but if they aren't supposed to do it . . .
I agree, it's cute and my son loved going up near the altar every Sunday when he was small.
I always feel like such an old fuddy duddy when I cringe each Sunday at how the mass is celebrated though.
It doesn't seem proper to me to have the ladies up there in the first place.
I won't accept Communion from them either.