Children’s
liturgy – Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) –
23rd
August 2015
Colour:
Green
Theme: Seed and Flower.
Bring a flower and a seed.
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7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song:
Chorus
I have decided, to follow Jesus,
I have decided, to follow Jesus,
I have decided, to follow Jesus,
Oh! No turning back, no turning back!
Welcome;
Ask:
If you plant a seed in the ground, what has to happen in order for it to grow
into a plant or flower? What does the
plant need? <water, sunlight, room to
grow>
Explain: When we plant the seeds, we see to it that
our plant has these things. And we
believe that if we give our seed these things, then it will grow. We have FAITH.
Explain: Jesus had been telling a lot of people about
a new way of thinking. The things He had
to say about eternal life and eating His Body sounded really strange to the
people who were listening. It didn’t
seem to make much sense. Many people
left Him.
Ask: Why do you think some people stayed? < the children will have several answers -
lead them to...”they believed in Him”> Do you think that all the people who
stayed understood Jesus’ message?
<No> But they stayed anyway and kept on trying.
Explain: God gives us the gift of FAITH so that we can
believe in Jesus. We have to take the
seeds of information that Jesus gave us and take care of them so that they can
grow.
//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
God
of all, you are always there for us. Help us never to lose our FAITH, so that
we are the seed of life in your people.
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
is from the book of Joshua in the Old Testament, (Joshua 24:1-2, 15-17, 18) Joshua
is another one of the early prophets. Do you remember any of the other prophets
we have heard about in the last few weeks?
<Elijah, Moses> Today we read about Joshua telling the people of
Israel that they need to choose which god to worship. In those days, most people did not believe in
the one true God that we believe in - they believed in many other gods. Joshua told them that they would have to
choose.
Ask: Do you remember one of the Commandments that
tells about children and parents? <#4
- Honor thy father and thy mother>.
Who can tell me something about the Commandments? <there were 10 of them, God gave them to
Moses on the mountain, they are listed in the Old Testament>.
The first reading today is taken
from the letter of . (Joshua
24:1-2, 16-17) , Joshua 24:1-2,16-17International
Children’s Bible (ICB)
24 Then all the tribes of Israel met
together at Shechem. Joshua called them all together there. Then he called the
elders, heads of families, judges and officers of Israel. These men stood
before God.
2 Then Joshua spoke to all the people. He said, “Here’s
what the Lord, the God of Israel, says to you: ‘A long time ago your ancestors
lived on the other side of the Euphrates River. I am talking about men like
Terah, the father of Abraham and Nahor. They worshiped other gods. 15 But maybe you don’t
want to serve the Lord. You must choose for yourselves today. You must decide
whom you will serve. You may serve the gods that your people worshiped when
they lived on the other side of the Euphrates River.
16 Then the people
answered, “No! We will never stop following the Lord. We will never serve other
gods! 17 We know it was the
Lord our God who brought our people out of Egypt. We were slaves in that land.
But the Lord did great things for us there. He brought us out. He protected us
while we traveled through other lands.
“This
is the word of the Lord”
All
say “Thanks be to God”.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Taste and
see the goodness of the Lord.....>
.Welcoming the Gospel
..with
Alleluia!! -
Welcoming the Gospel
Chorus: Halleluiah, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele
Halleluiah.
1. Eyende mbele, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele
Halleluiah.
2.
Moto, moto, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah
Silently
say: ”Cleanse my heart and my lips,
almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim3 your Holy Gospel.
The
Lord be with You,
AND
with your Spirit
Gospel Reading: The
Gospel reading was written by John.(John 6:60-69) This is the story when
many people left Jesus because they did not understand what He was talking
about. Jesus spoke very strongly about what people needed to do to follow
Him and it was too hard for many people. Sometimes it is hard for us to
understand too. Pretend you are on the mountain listening to Jesus
hearing everything He was saying about bread and eternal life. Maybe you
are hungry and wish He would just give you a little more bread like He did the
other day. Think how hard it must have been for His Apostles to stay with
Him when they did not understand.
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 John 6:60-69International Children’s Bible (ICB)
The Words
of Eternal Life
60 The followers of
Jesus heard this. Many of them said, “This teaching is hard. Who can accept
it?”
61 Jesus knew that his
followers were complaining about this. So he said, “Does this teaching bother you? 62 Then will it also
bother you to see the Son of Man going back to the place where he came from? 63 It is not the flesh
that gives a person life. It is the spirit that gives life. The words I told
you are spirit, and so they give life. 64 But some of you
don’t believe.” (Jesus
knew who did not believe. He knew this from the beginning. And he knew who
would turn against him.) 65 Jesus
said, “That is the reason
I said, ‘If the Father does not let a person come to me, then he cannot come.’”
66 After Jesus said
this, many of his followers left him. They stopped following him.
67 Jesus asked the 12
followers, “Do
you want to leave, too?”
68 Simon Peter
answered Jesus, “Lord, who would we go to? You have the words that give eternal
life. 69 We
believe in you. We know that you are the Holy One from God.”
.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 ====
Let your reflection be
based on this song below.
I have decided, to follow Jesus,
I have decided, to follow Jesus,
I have decided, to follow Jesus,
Oh! No turning back, no turning back!
You let the Children clap their hands while singing.
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 ====
Prayers 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. Dear Jesus, you
have called us to follow you. May we answer, "Yes, Lord, I'll follow you
-- no turning back, no turning back." We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2.
Dear loving Father, we the children
can never thank you enough for our dear Parents! Keep them in faith with you.
thank you for the patience and perseverance you give them to be able to raise
us to be good children. We pray to the
Lord...
Prayer 3. We pray for all civil leaders, hear in Uganda and all over the world,
that they may have faith in You and act to bring peace, harmony and Love. May
our good Lord Jesus Christ, protect and guide them all. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. Father of
goodness and love, hear our prayers for all people who have lost
their loved ones, who are sad and afraid: may they keep the faith in You and
know that they are not alone or forgotten by You Lord Almighty. We pray
to the Lord...
==== 7:26 - 7:28
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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
Song Interlude: Walk
Walk in the light, walk walk in the light, .........
==== 7:28 - 7:30 ====
Sing as we give in our offertory and we
walk to the big church...
NOTE--
after the song, is being sung, we pick the children that will perform next
Sunday....