St. Mbaaga Tuzinde Catholic
Church Kiwatule
Twenty fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year B)
Sunday 23rd
Sept. 2018
Preparing the worship
space
Colour: Green
Theme: Whole world in God’s
Hands
Welcome:
Today we
hear how Jesus valued children and thought they were important. Let’s think
about how important all children around the world are today and think of how
God has the world in His hands…
Ask: Last week you must have heard about? <“ Peter and Jesus.” > Jesus rebuked Peter the rock not to…
==== 7:00 -
7:03 ===
Entrance Song
I have decided to
follow Jesus
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 the whole world in His hands
He's got the fish of the sea in His hands
He's got the birds of the air in His hands
He's got the fish of the sea in His hands
He's got the whole world in His hands
He's got everybody here in His hands
He's got you and me, brother, in His hands
He's got everybody here in His hands
He's got the whole world...
He's got the whole world in His hands
He's got you and me, brother, in His hands
He's got everybody here in His hands
He's got the whole world...
He's got the whole world in His hands
//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
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7:11 - 7:14 ====
With a
loud voice lets sing the Gloria!
GLORIA
Glory to God who lives on High
Glory to God who lives on high, Sing glory to the
Lord x 2
Ref.: Give glory to the Father
Give glory to the Son,
And glory to the Spirit be
Sing glory to the Lord.
1.Glory to God who lives on high,
**Sing glory to the Lord
And peace on earth to all his friends,
**Sing glory to the Lord
Praise him, bless and glorify,
**Sing glory to the Lord
Give glory to God and sing his praise,
**Sing glory to the Lord. Ref
2. Almighty God and heavenly King,
**Sing glory to the Lord
To Jesus Christ his only Son,
**Sing glory to the Lord
Son of the Father Lamb of God,
**Sing glory to the Lord
You free us from the world of sin.
**Sing glory to the Lord. Ref
Opening
Prayer:
Christ Jesus, you call
us to follow you. May we have the courage to answer that call, even in the most
difficult times... Amen.
=== 7:14 - 7:19
====
Liturgy of the Word
Introduce the first reading.(taken the second reading, easier for children.)
Today’s reading is from the New
Testament, the letter of James. (James 3:16—4:13)
James tells us what our lives will be
like when we listen closely to God and follow His plan for our lives. Listen
closely to the reading and see if you can hear something that might have to do
with hands.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
First(second)reading.
James
3:16--4:3
16 Where there is jealousy and selfishness, there is also disorder
and every kind of evil. 17 But the wisdom from above is pure first of all; it is also
peaceful, gentle, and friendly; it is full of compassion and produces a harvest
of good deeds; it is free from prejudice and hypocrisy. 18 And goodness is the harvest that is produced from the seeds the
peacemakers plant in peace.
Friendship
with the World
4 Where do all the fights and quarrels among you come from? They
come from your desires for pleasure, which are constantly fighting within you. 2 You want
things, but you cannot have them, so you are ready to kill; you strongly desire
things, but you cannot get them, so you quarrel and fight. You do not have what
you want because you do not ask God for it. 3 And when you
ask, you do not receive it, because your motives are bad; you ask for things to
use for your own pleasures.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: Did you hear anything that you could do with
your hands? How might you make peace
with your hands? <sign of peace, hug, shake hands, etc. –
also the word ‘harvest’ is mentioned. One would use hands to harvest.>
Say: Let us now focus
on our responsorial Psalm:
< Give peace, O Lord, to
those who wait for you.....> x3
Introducing
the Gospel
Say: The Gospel selection today is from the
book of Mark. (Mark 9:33-37). In it,
Jesus is sitting down with His disciples talking about what it means to be
important.
Ask: What kinds of people
do you think are important? <let the children say whatever they like -
rich people, presidents, sports figures, etc.> Do you have to do things
everyone admires in order to be important? Let us listen..
...with Alleluia!! –
We sing while standing and
welcome the gospel!!
CHORUS: (‘Halle, halle,
halle’ (Caribbean))
Halle, halle, halle, lu-u-jah!
Halle, halle, halle lu-u-jah!
Halle, halle, halle lu-u-jah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
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. Mark.
Glory to You, O Lord
Mark 9:30-37
Jesus
Speaks Again about His Death
30They went on from there and passed through
Galilee. And he would not have any one know it; 31for he was
teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered
into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after
three days he will rise." 32But they did not understand the
saying, and they were afraid to ask him.
Who Is the Greatest?
33And they came to Caper'na-um; and when he was
in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?" 34But
they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was
the greatest. 35And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said
to them, "If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of
all." 36And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them;
and taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37"Whoever
receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me,
receives not me but Him who sent me."
“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:
Ask: How about servants? What kind of people serve others? <let the children respond> How about
children? Are they important? Are You important? Why?
Explain: Jesus was talking with His
disciples about importance. They had
been arguing about which one of them was the most important. Jesus told them that if they wanted the place
of honor, that is if they wanted to be important, they had to serve others.
Explain: The things you do for other
people to serve them, to make them happy are a wonderful gift. When you serve gladly because you want to,
you are doing exactly what Jesus told His disciples to do.
Memory
Verse: Mark 9:37
…“
God of hope, we know that all people are important, because they are
loved by you. Show us how to help others to see this too, so that the world can
be a fairer place and all your children may live in peace.”
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 God loves us all, just because we
are who we are, and so we have the confidence to pray together: …
Prayer 1. We pray for world leaders: that they may see the
importance of all their people, especially children, and make decisions based
on what is best for everyone, not just the rich and powerful.... We pray to the Lord...
Prayer2.
We pray for all children
throughout the world: that they may be valued and loved, and have the chance to
build a brighter future in peace and unity..... We pray to the Lord...
Prayer
3. We pray for our parish,
families and friends: that we may welcome all people, no matter who they are,
and do all that we can to help others to move forwards with hope and in peace.... We pray to the Lord....
Prayer
4. God of hope, we know
that all people are important, because they are loved by You. Show us how to
help others to see this too, so that the world can be a fairer place and all
your children may live in peace.... 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....
