Children’s Liturgy:

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Oct 25th, 2015

Colour: Green

Theme: Musical Note/s

A sign of praise.

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Entrance Song:

Give Me Joy In My Heart Hymn

Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
Give me joy in my heart, I pray,
Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising,
Keep me praising 'till the break of day.

Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King of kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
Sing hosanna to the King.

Welcome;

Say:  Today’s readings are about praising God for the good things he does for us.  Our theme <hold up theme - musical note/s > represents praise.  Singing songs to God makes him happy.   

Ask:  Why do you think God is happy when we sing songs for him?  <Maybe because usually when we sing, we are happy too>

Explain: Today is the thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B.

//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.

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NEWS TIME :-)

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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

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GLORIA - Eco

Opening Prayer

God of loving power, help us to know how to praise you. Open our eyes so that we might see what we can change to make the world a better place for all your people. Amen.

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Liturgy of the Word

First Reading, Introduce the reading.

Say: Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament, the book of Jeremiah. (Jer 31: 7 -9)  In this reading, the Lord tells how much he loves his people.  Listen and think about how it makes you feel to hear how the Lord feels about us!

A prepared child comes and takes the first reading or second reading.

The first reading today is taken from the letter of Jeremiah 31:7-9 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

⁷ This is what the Lord says:

Sing a happy song about Jacob.
Sing joyfully for the leader of the nations.
Shout, sing praise, and say,
    “O Lord, rescue your people, the remaining few from Israel.”

⁸ “I will bring them from the land of the north.
I will gather them from the farthest parts of the earth.
    Blind people and lame people will return
        together with pregnant women and those in labor.
            A large crowd will return here.
⁹                 They will cry as they return.  They will pray as I bring them back.
I will lead them beside streams
    on a level path where they will not stumble. I will be a Father to Israel,
            and Ephraim will be my firstborn.

 

“This is the word of the Lord”

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy..>3x.

Introduce the Gospel

Say:  Next we’ll have the Gospel reading from the book of Mark. (Mark 10:46-52).  Today’s Gospel tells a story about a blind man named Bartimaeus.  Bartimaeus trusted Jesus so much!  Jesus helped him to see again because he placed his trust in Jesus.

 Let us welcome the Gospel:

..with Alleluia!! - OR

Welcome the Gospel through a song.

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.

The Gospel Reading was written by Mark 10:17-27 (full reading Mark 10:17-27) International Children’s Bible (ICB)

Let Lord’s Word be in my mind <make a cross on forehead>, and on my lips <make a cross on lips>, and in my heart <make a cross on the left side of the chest>         OR

Glory to You Lord Jesus Christ.

 

Mark 10:46-52 GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Jesus Gives Sight to Bartimaeus

⁴⁶ Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and many people were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road.⁴⁷ When he heard that Jesus from Nazareth was passing by, he began to shout, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁸ The people told him to be quiet. But he shouted even louder, “Son of David, have mercy on me!”

⁴⁹ Jesus stopped and said, “Call him!” They called the blind man and told him, “Cheer up! Get up! He’s calling you.” ⁵⁰ The blind man threw off his coat, jumped up, and went to Jesus.

⁵¹ Jesus asked him, “What do you want me to do for you?”

The blind man said, “Teacher, I want to see again.”

⁵² Jesus told him, “Go, your faith has made you well.”

At once he could see again, and he followed Jesus on the road.

The Gospel of the Lord”

“Glory and praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ”

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(*)Tell an interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of understanding like in the

Gospel reflection:

Ask:  What do you think Bartimaeus did next?  Bartimaeus was able to see again and he followed Jesus along the road. How do you think Bartimaeus must have felt to be able to see again?

Sometimes we all try to ignore things that we see, or we pretend that we haven’t seen them. Can you think of a time you did that?

 Let us stand up and we profess our faith.

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.

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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 remember all people that are blind and lame, we pray together…

Prayer 1. We pray for world leaders: that their eyes may be opened to the problems their people face and they may be inspired to use their power to help people. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2 .  We pray for all people who do not have enough food to eat: that their hunger for change may bring about a better future for them and for all people. We pray to the Lord..

Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may have the courage to take action when we see something that we know is unfair or not right, so that we may help to make the world a fairer place for all people. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 4 And for all of us gathered here, May our good God give us wisdom and knowledge to remember what we have studied so that we pass our exams highly as we go to upper classes. We pray to the Lord...

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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

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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-- after the song, is being sung, we pick the children that will perform next Sunday....