Order of Mass
Sixth Sunday of
Easter (Year C)
Sunday 1st May 2016
Preparing the worship
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Colour: White
Theme:Peace
==== 7:00 - 7:03
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Entrance
Song:.
1 Peace is flowing like a river,
Flowing out through you and me;
Flowing out into the desert,
Setting all the captives free.
2 Joy is flowing like a river, ...
3 Faith is flowing like a river, ...
4 Hope is flowing like a river, ...
5 Love is flowing like a river, ...
Welcome: In
today’s gospel, Jesus gives the disciples a very special gift – the gift of
peace. Let’s think some more about peace today.
Focus: Memory Verse
John 14:27 “I leave you peace. My peace I give you.-- Don’t
be afraid..”
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
May The
Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
And the
love of God,
And the
fellowship of the Holy Spirit,
be with
you all.
And with Your Spirit.
==== 7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME :-) Who has
burning new??
==== 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
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to
the Father...x2 To Him be glory
forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to
the Son...x2 To Him be glory forever!!x2
Alleluia Amen x2
Glory to God, Glory to God, Glory to
the Spirit...x2 To Him be glory
forever!!x2 Alleluia Amen x2
Opening Prayer
God of peace, help us to
make our world a peaceful place so that all people can live free from the fear
of fighting and wars. We ask this through Christ our Lord the Prince of Peace. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:24 ====
Liturgy of the Word
First Reading
Usually
we hear a reading from the Old Testament before the Gospel reading. During the Easter season, we will hear from
the New Testament book of Acts... Does anyone remember why that would be? <because in Acts we learn about the days
of the early church – and during the Easter season, the church spends time
studying how the early church was formed in the days after Jesus’ death and
Resurrection>
Now give to
the child to start reading the first reading below.
Today’s
first reading is from the first New Testament book of Acts 15:1-2
The Meeting at Jerusalem
15
Some men came from Judea to Antioch and started teaching the believers, “You
cannot be saved unless you are circumcised as the Law of Moses requires.” 2
Paul and Barnabas got into a fierce argument with them about this, so it was
decided that Paul and Barnabas and some of the others in Antioch should go to
Jerusalem and see the apostles and elders about this matter.
Letter to Non-Jewish Believers
22
The apostles, the elders, and the whole church decided to send some of their
men with Paul and Barnabas to Antioch. They chose Judas Barsabbas and Silas,
who were respected by the believers. 23 They sent the following letter with
them:
From
the apostles and elders, your brothers.
To
all the non-Jewish believers in Antioch, Syria and Cilicia:
Dear
Brothers,
24
We have heard that some of our men have come to you and said things that
trouble and upset you. But we did not tell them to do this! 25 We have all
agreed to choose some men and send them to you. They will be with our dear
friends Barnabas and Paul— 26 men who have given their lives to serve our Lord
Jesus Christ. 27 So we have sent Judas and Silas with them. They will tell you
the same things. 28 It has pleased the Holy Spirit that you should not have a
heavy load to carry, and we agree. You need to do only these things: 29 Do not
eat any food that has been offered to idols. Do not taste blood. Do not eat any
animals that have been strangled. Do not take part in any kind of sexual sin.
If you stay away from these things, you will do well.
Good-bye.
The word of the Lord, …
Responsorial Psalm
O God, let all the nations praise you!
Introducing
the Gospel
In
today’s gospel from John, Jesus tells his disciples that he will not be with
them for much longer and he gives them an instruction for how to behave. Can
you remember what he told them to do?
..with
Alleluia!! -
Welcoming the Gospel
Good News today, Yes good news, good news today, good
news today, the news of Salavation. Alle-luiaAlle, Alle-luia, Alle- luia,
A—lleluia x2
Silently say: ”Cleanse my heart
and my lips, almighty God, that I may worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel to
your little children.
The Lord be with You,
AND with your Spirit
The Gospel reading is from
the book of...” John 14:23-29
23 Jesus answered, “If anyone loves me,
then he will obey my teaching. My Father will love him, and we will come to him
and make our home with him. 24 He who does not love
me does not obey my teaching. This teaching that you hear is not really mine.
It is from my Father, who sent me.
25 “I have told you all
these things while I am with you. 26 But the Helper will
teach you everything. He will cause you to remember all the things I told you.
This Helper is the Holy Spirit whom the Father will send in my name.
27 “I leave you peace.
My peace I give you. I do not give it to you as the world does. So don’t let
your hearts be troubled. Don’t be afraid. 28 You heard me say to
you, ‘I am going, but I am coming back to you.’ If you loved me, you should be
happy that I am going back to the Father because he is greater than I am. 29 I have told you this
now, before it happens. Then when it happens, you will believe.
“The Gospel of the Lord”,
“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:
==== 7:24 - 7:27 ====
Gospel Reflection.
Ask: So do you think this message of love/peace to others was
just for the disciples? (No)
What do you think Jesus wants us
to do?
(To have peace in us
Can you remember a time when you stopped fighting with someone
and made friends with them again?
Say: Today Jesus gives his disciples a very special gift. Can you remember
what that gift is? (Peace)
Jesus gives his disciples peace.
And he tells his disciples not to be afraid.
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:
And
the third day He rose again from the dead: He ascended into heaven,
and
seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty:
From
there He shall come again 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.
It is not always easy
to live in peace with others, and so we pray together for God’s help:
Prayer
1. Let us pray for church
world leaders: that they may do all that they can to make the world a peaceful
place for everyone to live in.. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
2.
Let us pray for countries which have war:
that they may learn to forgive each other and live together in peace We pray
to the Lord....
Prayer
3. Let us pray for our
parish, family and friends: that we may forgive those who hurt us and do all
that we can to share the gift of peace with others. We
pray to the Lord....
Prayer
4. Let us
pray we bring the light of God’s peace
to those we meet. Holy Spirit, help us not to get angry or upset with others,
but to find a peaceful way to solve our problems. We
pray to the Lord.....
Ask the children close their eyes and
give in their petitions silently and conclude after 10seconds in words below
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
Then...
Song
Interlude: Walk Walk in the light, walk walk in the light, .........
==== 7:26 - 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…
