Children’s Liturgy:

Twelfth Sunday in the Ordinary Time (Year A)

Sunday 25^th June 2017

Preparing the worship space

Colour: Green

Theme: Two Circles. Representing? Discuss: Dark and Light, Dirty and Clean, Do you fear darkness? <if yes, why?>

Welcome: Today we hear about how God takes care of us no matter who we are. We are reminded that God is with us in every part of our lives so we should not be afraid.

                  ==== 7:00 - 7:03 ===

 Entrance Son

  

He's got the whole world in his hand.

He's got the whole world in his hand.

He's got the whole world in his hand.

He's got the whole world in his hand.

He's got you and me, brother, in his hand.

He's got you and me, brother, in his hand.

He's got you and me, brother, in his hand.

He's got the whole world in his hand.

He's got you and me, sister, in his hand.

He's got you and me, sister, in his hand.

He's got you and me, sister, in his hand.

He's got the whole world in his hand.

He's got everybody here in his hand.

He's got everybody here in his hand.

He's got everybody here in his hand.

He's got the whole world in his hand. 

            He’s got the whole

           world in His hands!

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Ask: What was last week’s theme? < “The Feast Christ’s Body and Blood.” > “We learnt that anyone who eats the bread that Jesus offers will live forever.”

//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 ====

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 watch over us all with so much care. Help us to feel that you are near in all that we do. Help us to remember that everyone is precious in your sight. Amen.

===  7:14 - 7:19 ====

Liturgy of the Word

Introduce the first reading.

In today’s first reading, prophet Jeremiah shows that he has a lot of faith.  See if you can hear something in this reading that tells about Jeremiah’s faith in God.

A prepared child/children come and take the reading.

Jeremiah 20:10-12a, 13 (NRSVCE)

10 For I hear many whispering:

    “Terror is all around!

Denounce him! Let us denounce him!”

    All my close friends

    are watching for me to stumble.

“Perhaps he can be enticed,

    and we can prevail against him,

    and take our revenge on him.”

11 But the Lord is with me like a dread warrior;

    therefore my persecutors will stumble,

    and they will not prevail.

They will be greatly ashamed,

    for they will not succeed.

Their eternal dishonor

    will never be forgotten.

12 O Lord of hosts, you test the righteous,

    you see the heart and the mind;

let me see your retribution upon them,

    for to you I have committed my cause..

 “This is the word of the Lord”

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Ask: What did you hear that tells about Jeremiah’s strong faith?  <he believed that God loved him and would handle the people who were trying to trick him>  He believed that if he asked God for help, God would take care of him. >>

Say: Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< Lord, in your great love, answer me> 3x

Introducing the Gospel

Say: Today’s Gospel reading is taken from the book of Matthew (Matt 10:26–31).  In the reading today, St. Matthew tells us not to be afraid.  He tells us that God loves us so much that he will always take care of us.

...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 10:26-31 (NRSVCE)

Whom to Fear..

²⁶ “So have no fear of them; for nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. ²⁷ What I say to you in the dark, tell in the light; and what you hear whispered, proclaim from the housetops. ²⁸ Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.^[a] 29 Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. ³⁰ And even the hairs of your head are all counted. ³¹ So do not be afraid; you are of more value than many sparrows.

The Gospel of the Lord”

“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”

====  7:19 - 7:24 ====

(*) 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 happened?  <let the children retell what they heard>  Do you think that it is always easy to have this much faith in God?  <why or why not>

Say:  When we believe and trust in God, we are filled with the light of God’s love.  We bring that light with us in our behavior and our attitudes. If he can take care of the sparrows, then have faith in Him even when its so hard.

Memory Verse: John 6:56

“28 Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul; rather fear Him who can destroy both soul and body in hell.....”

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.

====  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 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 she may continue to follow Jesus’ example of respect and love for all people.. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer2

We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may never be afraid of any situation but pray because God knows what we are going through at all time. We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3.

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....

Closing prayer: God of life, help us to see the beauty of your world, and treat all members of our global family with respect and love..  Amen.

====  7:26 - 7:28 ====

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....