Children’s Liturgy:

Order of Mass

Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

Sunday 26^th June 2016

Preparing the worship space

Colour: Green

Theme: Tell the good news.

 

Entry song

I have decided to follow Jesus,x3 Oh, no turning back. x2
The world behind me, the cross before me. x3 Oh no.....

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Welcome: Today we hear a little bit about how hard it can be to follow Jesus. Let’s think about how we can do our best to follow Jesus today and help all those who are in need.

Focus: Memory Verse

Luke 9:59“.. Jesus said to another man, “Follow Me!”...”                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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.  

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NEWS TIME :-) Who has burning new??

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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 mercy2

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

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

Christ Jesus, you call us to follow you and to live our lives as You want us to. Help us to answer that call even when it is hard and to help one another… Amen.

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Liturgy of the Word

First Reading

This reading, tells about the time when the prophet Elijah called someone else to join him.  God told Elijah who he should ask to join him.  Let’s listen closely to hear what happened.

Now give to the child to start reading the first reading below.

Today’s first reading is from the old Testament book of 1 Kings 19:16b,19-21

1 Kings 19:16

16 Then pour oil on Jehu son of Nimshi to make him king over Israel. Next, pour oil on Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel Meholah. He will be a prophet in your place.

Elisha Becomes a Prophet.

19 So Elijah left there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing a field with a team of oxen. There were 11 teams ahead of him. Elisha was plowing with the twelfth team of oxen. Elijah came up to Elisha. Elijah took off his coat and put it on Elisha. 20 Then Elisha left his oxen and ran to follow Elijah. Elisha said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother good-bye. Then I will go with you.”

Elijah answered, “That is fine. Go back. I won’t stop you.”

21 So Elisha went back. He took his pair of oxen and killed them. He used the wooden yoke for the fire. Then he cooked the meat and gave it to the people. And they ate it. Then Elisha went and followed Elijah and became his helper.

This is the word of the Lord, …

Responsorial Psalm

You are my inheritance, O Lord.

Introducing the Gospel

Today’s Gospel,St. Luke tells us that lots of people want to join Jesus.  In this reading, Jesus tells people about what it means to believe in him.  Let’s hear what Jesus had to say..

..with Alleluia!! -,

Welcoming the Gospel

You are welcome Lord of Lords,

You are welcome King of Kings

You are welcome Lord of Hosts

You are welcome Prince of Peace..

You are welcome here, Alle-lluia,

Alle..lluia Might God!!!

 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...”  

Luke 9:57-62 (ICB)

Following Jesus

⁵⁷ They were all going along the road. Someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you any place you go.”

⁵⁸ Jesus answered, “The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests to live in. But the Son of Man has no place to rest his head.”

⁵⁹ Jesus said to another man, “Follow me!”

But the man said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

⁶⁰ But Jesus said to him, “Let the people who are dead bury their own dead! You must go and tell about the kingdom of God.”

⁶¹ Another man said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and say good-bye to my family.”

⁶² Jesus said, “Anyone who begins to plow a field but keeps looking back is of no use in the kingdom of God.”

“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:  

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Gospel Reflection.

Ask:  What do you think Jesus is trying to tell us?  <discuss>  Did he sound like He really wanted people to come with Him?  Or did He sound like He was discouraging them?

When we decide to follow Jesus, we need to remember that following His command of love is the most important thing for us to do- more important than anything else.  He didn’t mean that we could or should neglect our responsibilities at home, but for us to remember that following His command is the most important thing for us to always put first in our lives. In other words,

JUST DO IT!

Ask the Holy Spirit to guide you to do the right thing in the coming week.

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 living 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.

Jesus calls us to follow him and so we pray together:

Prayer 1. We pray for our most Holy Father, Pope Francis, our archbishop Cyprian Lwanga, Priests and all the clergy that God and Lord, who chose them to serve the church, may continue helping them to have proper knowledge while preaching the word of our Lord to His people. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2. We pray for our government, and governments all over the world to work in harmony with the church. May they know that Jesus is there for all of us, and that Jesus will guide us to preach His word. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3. We pray for all people in our parish and schools: that they may be inspired by God to show Christ's love in all that they do, teach and say. We pray to the Lord....

Prayer 4. Let us pray for our families and friends who have been forced to flee their homes: that they may find a place of welcome and safety... 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, .........

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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…