Children’s Liturgy:

Twenty-ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B) Oct 18th, 2015

Colour: Green

Theme: A cake Skit, (See attached with details)  Or A Treasure(Box)

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Entrance Song:

Let there be love shared among us.

Let there be love that is real,

Let all this love sweep this nation; Cause us oh Lord, to arise!

Give us afresh understanding of brotherly love, that is real,

Let there be love shared among us,

Let there be Love..  

Welcome;

Today Jesus reminds us that it is not power or money which makes us important, but how much we help other people. Let’s think about how we can help others today…

Explain: Today is the Twenty-ninth Sunday of Ordinary Time.

Ask Does anyone remember what our theme was for last Sunday? ( a treasure chest)  And what did it mean?  <it stood for the things we have on earth that come between us and God, and for things that God considers treasure that we don’t always recognize>

Say Today’s readings are about being what God wants us to be, about being first in God’s eyes.

Ask:  What do you think we have to do to be the people God wants us to be?  <wait for discussion....>  Last week, Jesus told a young man something that he had to do.  Does anyone remember what that was?  <give away all his money>  So, for us, that might mean that we have to give away some of the things that are important to us but would keep us away from doing the good things God wants us to do.

//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

Servant God, show us how we can help others, so that all members of our global family can live free from hunger and poverty. Amen.

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Liturgy of the Word

First Reading, Introduce the reading.

Say: Today’s first reading is from the New Testament, the book of Hebrews. (Hebrews 4:14-16)

Explain:  This is a letter written to the Hebrew people explaining how their friend Jesus is the son of God.  Because Jesus was also human just like us, he understands how hard it is to serve others.

A prepared child comes and takes the first reading o

The first reading today is taken from the letter of Isaiah 53:10-11Common English Bible

¹⁰ But the Lord wanted to crush him
    and to make him suffer.
If his life is offered^[a] as restitution,
    he will see his offspring; he will enjoy long life.
    The Lord’s plans will come to fruition through him.
¹¹ After his deep anguish he will see light,^[b] and he will be satisfied.
Through his knowledge, the righteous one, my servant,
    will make many righteous,
    and will bear their guilt.

“This is the word of the Lord”

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< Lord, let your mercy be on us, as we place our trust in you. >3x. Can you say this with me?  <Have the children repeat it.>

Introduce the Gospel

Say:  The Gospel selection today is from the book of Mark. (Mark 10:35-45).  Mark tells the story about how two friends of his, James and John, were arguing about who would sit closer to Jesus in the kingdom of heaven.

Listen and hear what Jesus tells them :-)

 Welcoming the Gospel

..with Alleluia!! - OR

Welcome the Gospel through a song.

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 proclaim your Holy Gospel to your little ones.

The Lord be with You,

AND with your Spirit.

The Gospel Reading was written by Mark 10:17-27 (full reading Mark 10:35-45) 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 10:35-45 Common English Bible (CEB)

A request from James and John

³⁵ James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.”

³⁶ “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked.

³⁷ They said, “Allow one of us to sit on your right and the other on your left when you enter your glory.”

³⁸ Jesus replied, “You don’t know what you’re asking! Can you drink the cup I drink or receive the baptism I receive?”

³⁹ “We can,” they answered.

Jesus said, “You will drink the cup I drink and receive the baptism I receive, ⁴⁰  but to sit at my right or left hand isn’t mine to give. It belongs to those for whom it has been prepared.”

⁴¹ Now when the other ten disciples heard about this, they became angry with James and John. ⁴² Jesus called them over and said, “You know that the ones who are considered the rulers by the Gentiles show off their authority over them and their high-ranking officials order them around. ⁴³  But that’s not the way it will be with you. Whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant. ⁴⁴  Whoever wants to be first among you will be the slave of all, ⁴⁵  for the Human One^[a] didn’t come to be served but rather to serve and to give his life to liberate many people.”

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?   What did Jesus tell them? <told His disciples if they really wanted to be important, they had to serve others  >  What did that mean?  < it meant that thinking of others first, taking care of other people is more important than thinking about yourself.  If you serve others, you act like Jesus acted>

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.

It is sometimes hard to do what Jesus asks of us, and so we pray together for the courage and strength to share:

Prayer 1. Let us pray for the Church leaders, Our Pope, Pope Francis and all the clergy all over the world: that they may continue with love to follow Jesus’s example and spread the good news of hope to those who are in need, so that they may change their lives and build a happy future. We pray to the Lord…

Prayer 2. Dear loving God, we thank you so much for our parents, we thank you for having enabled them to pay our school fees, we pray that we also pass our exams highly especially for all our brothers and sisters sitting for their leaving Exams all over Uganda, and may we be well protected in everyway. We pray to the Lord….

Prayer 3. We pray for all civil leaders in the world, especially the leaders in Uganda, but more especially our president Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, his advisors, ministers, members of parliament and all others. May the good Lord protect and guide them all and we pray that they may always be ready to listen to the needs of others and to give them the help that is right for them, so that all people may live free from poverty. We pray to the Lord….

Prayer 4. Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need. Heal them dear Lord, and for the souls of the departed, Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 5. And for all of us gathered here, May our good God grant us all we ask of Him and may we learn all that Jesus Christ asks of us so that we become great in His Kingdom. God of hope, encourage us and open our hearts to reach out when we see people who need our help.. 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....