Children’s Liturgy:

Third Sunday of Advent (Year C) 13/12/2015

Colour: purple

Theme: Brunch/Vine/Candles

Props: Advent wreath, Jesse tree, Joy.

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Entrance Song:

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

Welcome;

Say Today we hear John the Baptist- again preparing people for the coming of Jesus. The people were very excited. John told them that they had to change their lives for the better and share what they had with others. Let’s think a bit more about that today.

//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 In advent time, we do not sing the Gloria.

Opening Prayer

Generous God, we give you thanks for all the good things you have given us. Inspire us to share what we have so all people may live a full and happy life. Amen.

===  7:14 - 7:19 ====

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading, Introduce the reading.

Our first reading is from the Old Testament, from the book of the prophet Zephaniah. (Zeph 3:14-15)  In the Old Testament, there is a tremendous amount of history of God’s people. We have heard many Old Testament stories about waiting.  What were they waiting for?  <the coming of a king, or one who would save them>

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

Zephaniah 3:14-18

A Song of Joy

¹⁴ Sing and shout for joy, people of Israel!
    Rejoice with all your heart, Jerusalem!
¹⁵ The Lord has stopped your punishment;
    he has removed all your enemies.
The Lord, the king of Israel, is with you;
    there is no reason now to be afraid.

 “This is the word of the Lord”

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< Cry out with joy and gladness for among you is the great and Holy One of Israel. 3x.

Introduce the Gospel

From the gospel according to Luke (Luke 3:10-16, 18).  Again this week, we hear about John the Baptist.  People kept coming to him and asking how they should behave.  He was such a good man that people wondered if he were the Messiah everyone was waiting for.  Let’s listen to what John had to say and how he answered their questions.

Let us welcome the Gospel:

..with Alleluia!! - OR

Welcome the Gospel through a song.

Halle halle halle is a caribbean song listen to it on youtube its so easy to learn.

Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah!

Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah!

Halle, halle, halle-lu-jah!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

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 Luke 3:10-16

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.

Luke 3:10-16 Good News Translation (GNT)

¹⁰ The people asked him, “What are we to do, then?”

¹¹ He answered, “Whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none, and whoever has food must share it.”

¹² Some tax collectors came to be baptized, and they asked him, “Teacher, what are we to do?”

¹³ “Don't collect more than is legal,” he told them.

¹⁴ Some soldiers also asked him, “What about us? What are we to do?”

He said to them, “Don't take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay.”

¹⁵ People's hopes began to rise, and they began to wonder whether John perhaps might be the Messiah. ¹⁶ So John said to all of them, “I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

“Glory and praise to you Lord, Jesus Christ”

  ====  7:19 - 7:24 ====

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

Gospel reflection:

What did John have to say?  What does he tell us to do?  <to share, to do what we are supposed to do and to be nice to people.  He says to be fair and to be satisfied with what we have.>   Was John the Messiah?  <no>  Who is?  <Jesus>.

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.

====  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.

All that we have is given to us by God and so we pray together:

Prayer 1. We pray for the Church throughout the world: Especially our Pope Francis, our Archbishop Cyprian Lwanga and all the clergy that it may be a shining example of God’s love, welcoming all people and spreading the message of sharing to all people.

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2. We pray for all members of our global family: that we may all recognise the importance of our brothers and sisters, and share what we have for the good of all people..  We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3.  We pray for our communities, families and friends: that we may be moved to care for one another, and share what we have so all people can live full and happy lives. We pray to the Lord..

Prayer 4.  Christ Jesus, as Christmas approaches, we look forward joyfully to your coming. Help us to prepare, to change our lives to be ready when you come, and to share what we have so all people may have what they need. 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

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