Thirteenth Sunday in the Ordinary Time (Year A)
Sunday 2nd July 2017
Preparing the worship
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Colour: Green
Theme: Love
Welcome:
Today we
hear about how Jesus wants us to welcome one another. God loves us and wants us
all to be happy. Let’s think about the power of God’s love today.
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ===
Entrance Song
Pilgrims United In Christ
Pilgrims
united in Christ to our home,
Firm
ahead we strive.
Christ
is the way that will lead to our goal,
Now
our hopes range high.
Long
ago we walked in darkness, now we have the light,
Yes,
with faith we search in brightness
Faith
in Jesus Christ.
Christ
is the truth and the rule of our thought,
As
we strive for peace.
Mind
then and heart we belong to the Lord
“Truth
shall make us free”.
A
Ask: What was last week’s theme? < “Two Circles. Representing? Dark and Light, Dirty and Clean,….” > “God told us that He loves us the way we
are and He is with us everywhere.”
//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…
Oh Lord Have Mercy
//Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Oh Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)// x2
Jesus Christ, Son of God have mercy x2
//Oh
Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)
Oh
Lord have mercy (Lord have mercy)// x2
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7:11 - 7:14 ====
With a
loud voice lets sing the Gloria!
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 all, you love us as your children. Help us
to welcome all our sisters and brothers, rich and poor. Help us to encourage
each other to have hope for the future. Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
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Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the
second Old Testament book of Kings. In this reading, prophet Elisha travels to
a town to spread the word of God and stops for the night. There is a rich woman who welcomes him and
lets him spend the night.... Listen attentively and hear what happened next.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
2 Kings 4:8-11, 14-16 (NRSVCE)
Elisha
and the Rich Woman from Shunem
8 One day Elisha was passing through Shunem, where a
wealthy woman lived, who urged him to have a meal. So whenever he passed that
way, he would stop there for a meal. 9 She said to her husband, “Look, I am
sure that this man who regularly passes our way is a holy man of God. 10 Let us
make a small roof chamber with walls, and put there for him a bed, a table, a
chair, and a lamp, so that he can stay there whenever he comes to us.”
11 One day when he
came there, he went up to the chamber and lay down there. “This is the word of the Lord” 14 He
said, “What then may be done for her?” Gehazi answered, “Well, she has no son,
and her husband is old.” 15 He said, “Call her.” When he
had called her, she stood at the door. 16 He said, “At
this season, in due time, you shall embrace a son.” She replied, “No, my lord,
O man of God; do not deceive your servant.”
This is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did you hear what happened? The woman was
hospitable to Elisha and Elisha was grateful. <Elisha prayed for her to give birth to a son> Can anyone
tell me why a son would be a good reward for this woman? <so that in the woman’s old age, she
may have someone to take care of her> So, it was a great thing that
Elisha did to repay her kindness.
Have you realized that
Without the woman’s hospitality, Elisha would not have prayed for her? SoGive
Love and receive Love..
Say: Let
us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Forever I will sing the goodness of the
Lord.> 3x
Introducing
the Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes from the New
Testament book of Matthew. In Matthew’s Gospel today, we hear what Jesus told
his disciples about hospitality. Pretend
that you are a child listening to what Jesus is telling the grown-ups and see
if you can decide what Jesus' message means to you.
...with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and
welcome the gospel!!
Yelele yelele Halleluiah. [G]
Chorus: Halleluiah, Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele
Halleluiah.
1. Eyende mbele,
Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah.
2. Moto, moto,
Halleluiah x3 Yelele yelele Halleluiah.
The leader reading the gospel, silently
says: “Cleanse our hearts and our lips almighty
God, that we may worthily proclaim your Holy Gospel”.
The Leader starts: The Lord be with You,
And with your Spirit.
A reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.
Glory to You, O Lord
Matthew 10:40-42 (NRSVCE)
Rewards
40 “Whoever welcomes
you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever
welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward;
and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive
the reward of the righteous; 42 and whoever gives
even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a
disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord
Jesus Christ”
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(*) Tell your prepared reflecting
story to motivate the children, but according to the Gospel and children’s
level of understanding like in the suggestions below…
Gospel
reflection:
What did
Jesus say? <let the children discuss> Who in your life spreads Jesus’
word? <parents, teachers, priests, different leaders> What can you do to show hospitality and
gratitude? <gifts, cards, meals>
Memory
Verse: John 10:40
“Whoever welcomes
you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. ....”
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 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 here.
Leader: We know that all people are equally important to
God and so we pray together:
Prayer 1.
We pray for the Church throughout the world: that God may help us to continue
to follow Jesus’ example of love and welcome for all people.. We pray to
the Lord...
Prayer2
Let
us pray for ourselves children here, that we may be inspired to show our love
for all and do all that we can to respect and protect God’s wonderful world. We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3. We
pray for our parish, family and friends: that God may encourage us to see that
all people are special, no matter whether they are rich or poor, and treat all
people with welcome and love.
We pray to the Lord....
Closing prayer: God of all that is good, you make the sun rise across the earth, you
breathe wind through the fields, you pour water from the mountains. Move us to
change our lives, and bring the power of your love, so that all may flourish.
Through Christ our Lord,
Amen.
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Silently, each one tells 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....
Bring up A child in a way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6
