St.
Mbaaga Tuzinde Catholic Church Kiwatule
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in
the Ordinary Time(Year
A)
Sunday
8th October, 2017
Preparing the worship space
Colour: Green
Theme: Globe.
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Welcome: In today’s gospel Jesus talks to us about a man who has real trouble
with the tenants who are looking after his vineyard. Let’s find out some more
about this now.
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Entrance Song
He's got the whole
world in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands.
He's got my
brothers and my sisters in His hands,
He's got my
brothers and my sisters in His hands,
He's got my
brothers and my sisters in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands.
He's got the sun
and the rain in His hands,
He's got the moon
and the stars in His hands,
He's got the wind
and the clouds in His hands,
He's got the whole
world in His hands.
Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“Question mark....”> We talked
about how difficult it sometimes is to decide what is right and what is
wrong.
//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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7:03 - 7:08 ====
NEWS TIME :-)
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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
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.3
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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7:14 ====
With a loud voice lets sing the Gloria!
GLORIA
Song of Glory Sing to God,
Glory, glory sing glory to God x2
God’s own son has
come to earth,
Glory, glory sing glory to God
Celebrate his
wonderful birth, ,,
Glory, glory sing glory to God
Hear the good news
of his word, ,,
Glory, glory sing glory to God
Share the sound of
hope we’ve heard. ,,
Glory, glory sing glory to God
God of love, Glory
to God
God of splendor,
Glory to God
God of life, Glory
to God. Let us sing “Glory, glory sing glory to God x2”
Opening Prayer
Loving God, you sent
your son Jesus to show us how to live. Help us to listen to your word and care
for the world that you have given us.... Amen
.
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7:19 ====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduction of the
first reading.
Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament book of the
prophet Isaiah. In this reading, the prophet Isaiah tells a story like Jesus
did. He tells about a friend of his and his vineyard. Pretend that you are
hearing the prophet Isaiah for the first time.
A prepared child/children come and take the
reading.
Isaiah 5:1-7
(GNT)
The Song of the Vineyard
5 Listen while I sing you this song,
a song of my friend and
his vineyard:
My friend had a vineyard
on a very fertile hill.
2 He dug the soil and cleared it of stones;
he planted the finest
vines.
He built a tower to guard them,
dug a pit for treading
the grapes.
He waited for the grapes to ripen,
but every grape was
sour.
3 So now my friend says, “You people who live in Jerusalem and
Judah, judge between my vineyard and me. 4 Is there anything I failed to do for
it? Then why did it produce sour grapes and not the good grapes I expected?
5 “Here is what I am going to do to my vineyard: I will take away
the hedge around it, break down the wall that protects it, and let wild animals
eat it and trample it down. 6 I will let it be overgrown with weeds. I will not
trim the vines or hoe the ground; instead, I will let briers and thorns cover
it. I will even forbid the clouds to let rain fall on it.”
7 Israel is the vineyard of the Lord Almighty;
the people of Judah are
the vines he planted.
He expected them to do what was good,
but instead they
committed murder.
He expected them to do what was right,
but their victims cried
out for justice.
This is the word of the Lord;
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did you hear what happened? <let
the children re-tell the story>
What do you think it means? <that
the Lord was not pleased with the behavior of the Jewish people> It
sounds like he was thinking of a punishment for the people who were sinning
against God.
Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< The
vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel...…> 3x
Introducing the
Gospel
Say: Today’s Gospel reading is from Matthew. In Matthew’s
Gospel today, we hear Jesus tell another parable. This one is about a man who owned a
vineyard. This man rented it out to some
people. Can anyone tell me what the word
“RENT” means? <that the people were to farm it and use it like it was their own BUT
they had to pay the owner in order to use it> Listen to what happened to
the vineyard and to the owner. Think about
what you think you might have done if you had been the owner....
....with Alleluia!! –
We
sing while standing and welcome the gospel!!
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 21:33-43 (GNT)
The
Parable of the Tenants in the Vineyard
33 “Listen to another
parable,” Jesus said. “There was once a landowner who planted a vineyard, put a
fence around it, dug a hole for the wine press, and built a watchtower. Then he
rented the vineyard to tenants and left home on a trip. 34 When the time came
to gather the grapes, he sent his slaves to the tenants to receive his share of
the harvest. 35 The tenants grabbed his slaves, beat one, killed another, and
stoned another. 36 Again the man sent other slaves, more than the first time,
and the tenants treated them the same way. 37 Last of all he sent his son to
them. ‘Surely they will respect my son,’ he said. 38 But when the tenants saw the
son, they said to themselves, ‘This is the owner's son. Come on, let's kill
him, and we will get his property!’ 39 So they grabbed him, threw him out of
the vineyard, and killed him.
40 “Now, when the owner of
the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?” Jesus asked.
41 “He will certainly kill
those evil men,” they answered, “and rent the vineyard out to other tenants,
who will give him his share of the harvest at the right time.”
42 Jesus said to them,
“Haven't you ever read what the Scriptures say?
‘The stone which the
builders rejected as worthless.
turned out to be the most important of all.
This was done by the Lord;
what a wonderful sight it is!’
43 “And so I tell you,”
added Jesus, “the Kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a
people who will produce the proper fruits.”
“The Gospel
of the Lord”
All say “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 at children’s level of
understanding like in the suggestions below…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What happened? <let the children discuss> Jesus tells us that the kingdom of
heaven (or eternal life) belongs to
those who do God’s will. If we want to
be part of that kingdom, we need to behave the way God tells us to. The church can
want to maintain her so called important things but if they are not what God LOVE
we just need to change.
Memory Verse: Mathew
“Matthew 21:43
“…. <
“And so I tell you,” added Jesus, “the Kingdom of God will be taken away from
you and given to a people who will produce the proper fruits.”.>....”
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.
We believe that God is
generous and fair and so we pray together:
Leader: Let’s give thanks to God for the earth and all the wonders in it as we
pray together:
Prayer 1. We
pray for world leaders: that they may do all that they can to protect the earth
so that all people now and in the future can enjoy the wonders of God’s
creation.…We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2
We pray for our
brothers and sisters around the world: that they may have the chance to enjoy
God’s creation and to grow and produce the food that they need to live....
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 3.
We pray for our parish, family and friends:
that we may treat the earth and all that is in it with respect, never taking
more than we need.…
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4.
Creator God, as we listen to your word.
Teach us to care for each other and for all creation so that all people may
have what they need.... We pray to the Lord...
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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
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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....