Children’s
liturgy – eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) –
2nd
August 2015
Colour:
Green
Theme: Bread From Heaven ====
7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song:
Chorus
I am the bread of life, he who comes to
me shall not hunger, and he who come to …..
Ask: Does anyone remember what we leant was last
week? (the bread and fish) And what did it stand for? (to remind us that
Jesus will take care of all our needs)
Explain: So we have
learned several things about Faith in the last few weeks. Do you remember
any of them? We have learned not to worry too much, we have learned to
trust in God, we have learned that often God uses us to bring Jesus to others
and it is our job to help that happen.
Welcome;
Today
the Gospel tells us how Jesus tried to explain the difference between the bread
we receive that nourishes our bodies and the bread He will provide for us that
will nourish our souls.
//V// In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
//R// Amen.
//V// May The Grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ,
And the love of God,
And the fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with you all.
//R// And with Your
Spirit.
==== 7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME :-)
==== 7:08 - 7:11 ====
Penitential Rite
Dear little children, let us acknowledge our sins,
and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.
Confession of our sins
I confess to the Almighty God,
and to you, my brothers and sisters,
that I have greatly sinned
in my thoughts and in my words
in what I have done and In what I have failed to do
-strike the
breast 3 times as you say-
through my fault
through my fault
through my most grievous fault
THEREFORE I ask Blessed Mary Ever Virgin
all the Angels and Saints
and you, my brothers and sisters
to pray for me to the Lord our God
Have
Mercy on us oh Lord
For we have sinned against you
Show
us, Oh Lord, your mercy
And grant us your salvation
You were sent to heal the contrite of heart
Lord have Mercy
Lord have Mercy
You came to sinners
Christ have mercy
Christ have mercy
You are seated at the right hand of the father to
intercede for us.
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
May the almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us our
sins and bring us to life everlasting
AMEN
==== 7:11 - 7:14 ====
GLORIA
- Eco
Opening Prayer
May
the Bread of Life nourish our souls at all time so that we are worthy to be in
sanctifying grace.
Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
A
prepared child comes to takes the first reading or second reading..
The
first reading today is from the second book of Kings. (Exodus
16:2-4, 12-15) It tells the story
about Moses leading the Israelites in the desert and what happened when they
couldn’t find any more food. Listen closely to see if you have heard this
story before.
First reading is from Exodus
16:2-4, 12-15
God feeds the Israelites in the desert
by sending them manna and quails.
2 There in the desert they all complained to Moses and Aaron 3 and said
to them, “We wish that the Lord had killed us in Egypt. There we
could at least sit down and eat meat and as much other food as we wanted. But
you have brought us out into this desert to starve us all to death.”
4 The Lord said to Moses, “Now I am going
to cause food to rain down from the sky for all of you. The people must go out
every day and gather enough for that day. In this way I can test them to find
out if they will follow my instructions.
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All
say “Thanks be to God”.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< The Lord gave them bread from heaven....>
.Welcoming the Gospel
..with
Alleluia!! -
Welcoming the Gospel
Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the Lord,
Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lu Alle-lluia,
Lets praise the Lord,
Alle-luia, Lets Praise the Lord
Alle-luia, Lets Praise the Lord
Alle..lluia Lets praise the Lord!!!
Silently
say: ”Cleanse my heart and my lips,
almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel.
The
Lord be with You,
AND
with your Spirit
Gospel Reading: The Gospel reading is from the book of
..”
John 6:24-35 We are
going to do something that everyone does in the big church, Lord, let your Word
be in my mind <make cross on forehead>, on my lips <make cross on
lips>, and in my heart <make cross on heart>.
Jesus is the true bread from heaven,
offering a life that will never end.
So when the crowd saw
that neither Jesus nor his disciples were there, they themselves got into the
boats and went to Capernaum looking for Jesus. When they found him on the other
side of the sea, they said to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?”
Jesus answered them,
“Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me, not because you saw signs, but
because you ate your fill of the loaves. Do not work for the food that
perishes, but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man
will give you. or it is on him that God the Father has set his seal.” Then they
said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” Jesus answered
them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” So
they said to him, “What sign are you going to give us then, so that we may see
it and believe you? What work are you performing? Our ancestors ate the manna
in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'”
Then Jesus said to them,
“Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread from heaven,
but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. For the bread of
God is that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” They
said to him, “Sir, give us this bread always.” Jesus said to them, “I am the
bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes
in me will never be thirsty. The Gospel
of the Lord”
“Glory and praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ”
(*)Tell an
interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of understanding
like in the Gospel reflection:
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
ASK them if they
remember the name of the bread that God provided to the Israelites <Manna>. Remind them
that the things that happened to Jesus in the New Testament are often similar
to things that happened in the Old Testament. The Jews of Jesus’ time all knew
the Old Testament stories, so they were doubly surprised at some of the things
that Jesus did.
Profession of our faith
I
believe in God the Father, Almighty,
creator
of heaven and earth:
And
in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord:
--bow down--
Who
was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit,
born
of the Virgin Mary:
Suffered
under Pontius Pilate;
was
crucified, died and was buried:
He
descended into hell:
The
third day he rose again from the dead:
He
ascended into heaven,
and
sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From
there He will come to judge the leaving
and the
dead:
I
believe in the Holy Spirit:
the
holy catholic church:
the
communion of saints:
The
forgiveness of sins:
The
resurrection of the body:
And
the life everlasting.
Amen.
==== 7:24 - 7:26 ====
Prayer of the Faithful
Now
is the time to pray for our stuff :-)Intercessions You may want to
ask the children to offer their own prayers or you can use the suggestions
below.
We pray together as members of one global family:
Prayer
1. Let us pray for church leaders: Our Pope, Pope Francis,
Our Arch Bishop, Bishop Cyprian Lwanga, Bishops, Priests and all the clergy,
that they may continue with the good work as Jesus did, always bringing hope in
people’s souls. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2. Jesus
thank you for the gift of your real presence in the Eucharist. A treasure
of your love for us. A hope of unity for your Church. We
pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. Loving God, may your gift
awaken our senses to see beyond the hollowness of our body to a world seasoned
with your justice and peace for all people. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. And for all of us gathered here, Christ Jesus, help us
to follow your example. Teach us not to be selfish and to think of others with
kindness and Love. We pray to the Lord...
==== 7:26 - 7:28
====
Silently,
each one tell God your petition.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus
Christ your Son,who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, for ever and ever. Amen
==== 7:28 - 7:30 ====
Song Interlude: Walk Walk in the light, walk walk in the light,
.........
Sing as we
give in our offertory and we walk to the big church...NOTE—Before
offertory, and there is still time, we pick the children that will perform next
Sunday...
