Children’s Liturgy:

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) 07/02/2016

Colour: Green

Theme: Fish.

 

Practicals: Cardboard cut-out fish, and a net for the fish to go in; pictures of people fishing around the world.

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Entrance Song:

Here I am Lord, Is it I Lord?

I, the Lord of sea and sky

I have heard your people cry

All who dwell in dark and sin

My hand will save.

I who made the stars of night

I will make the darkness bright

Who will bear my light to them

Whom shall I send?

Here I am Lord

Is it I Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night

I will go Lord

If you lead me

I will hold your people in my heart.

OR

I have decided, to follow Jesus,……

Welcome;

Today we hear about something special that happened when Jesus

went fishing, and how the fishermen left everything to follow him. Let’s think a bit about how we can follow Jesus in our lives 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.

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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

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GLORIA to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father, we worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory. Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us;You are seated at the right hand of the Father: receive our prayer. For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of the Father. Amen, A a amen A a amen !

Opening Prayer

God of love, you want the whole world to hear the message of Jesus. Give us the strength and courage to speak up for you and spread the Good News through our words and actions. We make this prayer to you through Christ our Lord,... Amen.

===  7:14 - 7:19 ====

Liturgy of the Word

First Reading, Introduce the reading.

Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament, the book of the prophet Isaiah. (Isa 6:1-2a,3-8)  This reading is about a vision that the prophet Isaiah had.

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

Isaiah Becomes a Prophet

6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord. He was sitting on a very high throne. His long robe filled the Temple. ² Burning heavenly creatures stood above him. Each creature had six wings. They used two wings to cover their faces. They used two wings to cover their feet. And they used two wings for flying. ³ Each creature was calling to the others:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of heaven’s armies.
    His glory fills the whole earth.”

⁴ Their voices caused the frame around the door to shake. The Temple filled with smoke.

⁵ I said, “Oh, no! I will be destroyed. I am not pure. And I live among people who are not pure. But I have seen the King, the Lord of heaven’s armies.”

⁶ On the altar there was a fire. One of the burning heavenly creatures used a pair of tongs to take a hot coal from the fire. Then he flew to me with the hot coal in his hand. ⁷ The creature touched my mouth with the hot coal. Then he said, “Look. Your guilt is taken away because this hot coal has touched your lips. Your sin is taken away.”

⁸ Then I heard the Lord’s voice. He said, “Whom can I send? Who will go for us?”

So I said, “Here I am. Send me!”

 “This is the word of the Lord”

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< In the sight of the angels, I will sing your praises, Lord.>3x.

Introduce the Gospel

Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of Luke.  (Lk 5:1-11)

    Does anyone remember what happened in the Gospel last week?  <Jesus was thrown out of town>!  Today we hear how Jesus continued his teaching ministry. 

Let us welcome 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.

The Lord be with You,

AND with your Spirit.

The Gospel Reading was written by (Lk 5:1-11) 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.

Jesus’ First Followers

5 One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Galilee. Many people were pressing all around him. They wanted to hear the word of God. ² Jesus saw two boats at the shore of the lake. The fishermen had left them and were washing their nets. ³ Jesus got into one of the boats, the one which belonged to Simon.^[a] Jesus asked Simon to push off a little from the land. Then Jesus sat down in the boat and continued to teach the people on the shore.

⁴ When Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Take the boat into deep water. If you will put your nets in the water, you will catch some fish.”

⁵ Simon answered, “Master, we worked hard all night trying to catch fish, but we caught nothing. But you say to put the nets in the water; so I will.” ⁶ The fishermen did as Jesus told them. And they caught so many fish that the nets began to break. ⁷ They called to their friends in the other boat to come and help them. The friends came, and both boats were filled so full that they were almost sinking.

^8-9 The fishermen were all amazed at the many fish they caught. When Simon Peter saw what had happened, he bowed down before Jesus and said, “Go away from me, Lord. I am a sinful man!” ¹⁰ James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were amazed too. (James and John were Simon’s partners.)

Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid. From now on you will be fishermen for men.”¹¹ When the men brought their boats to the shore, they left everything and followed Jesus.

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.

Gospel reflection:

Ask; who were the first people that heard Jesus’ call? Does anyone remember the occupation of the first people who answered Jesus’ call?  What was their job?  <fishermen> They followed Jesus, and became?? <Fishermen of Men:-)>

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.

Say, God is always with us, giving us the strength and courage to take action and make a difference and so we pray together::

Prayer 1. Let us pray for world leaders: that they may seek the truth and so bring peace to the world…

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2. Let us pray for all people around the world who work catching fish: that they may

stay safe while they are out in their boats, and that they may catch enough fish to meet their needs. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3.  Let us pray for our parish, families and friends: that we may grow in faithfulness and love as true followers of Christ, and that we may show this in our words and in our actions... We pray to the Lord..

Prayer 4. Let us pray and try our best to follow Jesus and serve Him more faithfully each day in our words and in how we treat others, especially our brothers and sisters around the world… 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....