St. Mbaaga Tuzinde
Catholic Church Kiwatule
First Sunday of Lent (Year B) Family Fast Day 18th
February, 2018
Preparing the
worship space
Theme: Desert/Prayer
Colour: Purple
==== 7:00 - 7:03 ====
Entrance Song
Prayer, Fasting, and Alms Giving,
Hands folded in prayer, hand on tummy,
outstretched hands
We are meant, to repent.
Knock on heart 3 times
40 days of sacrifice,
One hand with 4 fingers up, one hand in
shape of zero
Being super, extra nice,
Bend arms at elbows and swing back and
forth
This is Lent. This is Lent.
Right hand out like holding a tray, then
same with left.
Welcome; Today is
the 1st Sunday of Lent. The season of
Lent officially began last Wednesday on Ash Wednesday. Does anyone know what great feast comes at
the end of Lent? <Easter> What
else does anyone know about Lent?(Prayer,
fasting and almsgiving) And we hear how Jesus spent 40 days in the desert.
Deserts are dry lands where it is hard to grow food and people may get hungry
and thirsty. How do you feel when you are hungry? Let’s think a bit more about
that today.
//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.
==== 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 ====
*GLORIA*
In lent period, we
shall not sing the Gloria
because it’s a time
for us to reflect on the
quality of our life
style.
Opening Prayer
God of life, your Son Jesus went out into the desert to
talk to you in prayer. Help us to talk to you and get closer to you this Lent,
in our prayers and in our actions. Through Christ our Lord,... Amen.
=== 7:14 -
7:19 ====
Liturgy of
the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the Old
Testament book of Genesis. This reading will be familiar to many of you. It is about a special promise that God made
to a man called Noah. Do you remember
the new word for Promise? <covenant> in form of rainbow.
A prepared child/children come and take the
first reading or second reading.
First Reading
Gen 9:8-15
God makes a covenant with Noah.
8 God said to Noah and his sons, 9 “I am now making my covenant with
you and with your descendants, 10 and with all living beings—all birds and all
animals—everything that came out of the boat with you. 11 With these words I
make my covenant with you: I promise that never again will all living beings be
destroyed by a flood; never again will a flood destroy the earth. 12 As a sign
of this everlasting covenant which I am making with you and with all living
beings, 13 I am putting my bow in the clouds. It will be the sign of my
covenant with the world. 14 Whenever I cover the sky with clouds and the
rainbow appears, 15 I will remember my promise to you and to all the animals
that a flood will never again destroy all living beings.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What did you hear? <Discus>
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Your
ways, O Lord, are love and truth to those who keep your covenant...>3x.
Introduce the
Gospel
In the Gospel today, we hear about a time when Jesus lived in
the desert before fulfilling the rest of God’s promise to us, the promise of
new life after death.
Now we will stand to get ready to hear the Gospel
In lent period, we shall not sing the hallelujah,
because it’s a time
for us to reflect on the
quality of our life
style. But another song without an hallelujah can be sang
Silently the leader says:” Cleanse my heart and my lips,
almighty God, that I 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
Mark 1:12-15 (GNT)
12 At once the Spirit made him go into the desert,
13 where he stayed forty days, being tempted by Satan. Wild animals were there
also, but angels came and helped him.
Jesus
Calls Four Fishermen
14 After John had been put in prison, Jesus went to
Galilee and preached the Good News from God. 15 “The right time has come,” he
said, “and the Kingdom of God is near! Turn away from your sins and believe the
Good News!”
The Gospel
of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
==== 7:19 - 7:24 ====
(*) Tell your prepared interesting story according to the Gospel and
children’s level of understanding like in the…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: What happened?
<discuss> How did God keep
His covenant with us? <Jesus became one of us and died and rose for us>
Memory Verse: “Mark 1:15 (…..“ “The right time has come,” Jesus said,
“and the Kingdom of God is near! Turn away from your sins and believe the Good
News!”...”)
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 below.
Prayer 1. We pray for world leaders: may they help all their people get enough healthy food to give their families. We pray to the Lord…
Prayer
2.
We pray for all people who do not have enough good food to eat:
that with our help, their lives may change for the better. We pray to the Lord....
Prayer
3.
We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may make
changes to our lives this Lent that will change the lives of others around us.
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
4. We pray for those who are hungry in dry lands. Lord help us to
share generously as one global family, to make a better world.
We
pray to the Lord...
==== 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....
