Twenty-Sixth Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A) Sunday 27th October, 2020

Children’s Liturgy(ORATORiO)

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A)  

Sunday 27th October, 2020

Preparing the worship space

Colour: Green

Theme: Question Mark

Props: Colorings pencils or crayons, manila, ask children to draw or write what they question themselves and not been answered.

At church time, a child takes it to the ALTER.

         ====  7:00 - 7:03 ==== 

Welcome: Today we hear about two sons who are both asked to help their father. Let’s think a bit about how we can help other people today. Let’s also think about how we listen to what God asks of us and how we can do what is asked.

 

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

Entrance Song 

The B-I-B-L-E

 

The B-I-B-L-E

Yes, that's the book for me

I stand alone on the Word of God

The B-I-B-L-E x2

Give me B, B

Give me I, I

Give me B, B

Give me L E, L E!

The B-I-B-L-E

Yes, that's the book for me

I stand alone on the Word of God

The B-I-B-L-E

Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“Coin....”> <WAGE/ SALARY>  We talked about how generous God is to us.  He gives us everything even when we don’t deserve it

//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…

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.

====  7:11 - 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,         ,,

Hear the good news of his word,        ,,

Share the sound of hope we’ve heard.     ,,

God of love, Glory to God

God of splendor, Glory to God

God of life, Glory to God. ,, Glory, glory sing glory to God x2

Let us sing, Glory to God

Sing his praise, glory to God

Sing of peace, Glory to God.

Glory, glory sing glory to God x2

Opening Prayer

God of love, open our ears to listen to your word. Lead us to help one another and to live our lives as you ask of us to. We ask this through Christ our Lord.... Amen

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===  7:14 - 7:19 ====

Liturgy of the Word

Introduction of the first reading.

Today’s first reading, God is talking with Ezekiel. The people of Israel were complaining that God wasn’t fair to them. He answered back in this reading that he is fair.  He talks about people living and dying.  Listen to the reading and see if you think that God really meant actual life and death or if you think he might mean something else..

A prepared child/children come and take the reading.

Ezekiel 18:25-28 (GNT)

25 “But you say, ‘What the Lord does isn't right.’ Listen to me, you Israelites. Do you think my way of doing things isn't right? It is your way that isn't right. 26 When a righteous person stops doing good and starts doing evil and then dies, he dies because of the evil he has done.

 27 When someone evil stops sinning and does what is right and good, he saves his life. 28 He realizes what he is doing and stops sinning, so he will certainly not die, but go on living. 

This is the word of the Lord;

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Ask: What did you hear that tells about life or death?  <that if you do what God wants you to do, you will live and if you don’t you will die> Like when you look into your parent’s face after you do something wrong, what does that feel like?  <BAD> Imagine God sees those things people can’t see. Let’s insist on doing good, okay? 

Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< Remember your mercies, O Lord..…> 3x

Introducing the Gospel

Say: Today’s Gospel reading, Jesus was talking with some of the important people in the Jewish church.  He was trying to tell them about how to get to heaven.  Let us listen to another parable of a vineyard owner. This man sends two of his sons to work in his vineyard...

....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 21:28-32 (GNT)

The Parable of the Two Sons

28 “Now, what do you think? There was once a man who had two sons. He went to the older one and said, ‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’ 29 ‘I don't want to,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went. 30 Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. ‘Yes, sir,’ he answered, but he did not go. 31 Which one of the two did what his father wanted?”

“The older one,” they answered.

So Jesus said to them, “I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you. 32 For John the Baptist came to you showing you the right path to take, and you would not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. Even when you saw this, you did not later change your minds and believe him.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

Glory and 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 at children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions below…

Gospel reflection:

Ask:  What happened?  <let the children retell what they heard>  Which son did what his father asked?  <the one who said NO at first and then went to do the work>

Say:  Jesus was trying to tell the important priests that even if they did all the right things in their church, the most important thing they needed to do was to LOVE.  God asks us to love each other.  That’s number one!  God told them that the regular people who made lots of mistakes would go to heaven sooner than the important priests would because they listened and changed their behavior.  They believed in what Jesus said and they shared his love!

Memory Verse: Mathew

“Matthew 21:29 “…. <‘I don't want to,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.>....”

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.

We believe that God is generous and fair and so we pray together:

Leader:   We know that God loves us and so we have the courage to pray together:... 

Prayer 1.  We pray for world leaders: that they may never forget people who are poor and may make decisions for the good of all 

people…

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2 We pray for all our brothers and sisters throughout the world: that they may

have the chance to grow their way out of poverty...

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3.  

We pray for our parish, our families and our friends: that we may be moved to share what we have with others, especially those who are poor or in need…

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 4. 

Loving God, help us to work together to build a brighter world, where each of us can become the best person we can be. Let us learn from communities around the world, who are working hard to grow... 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.... 

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in the Ordinary Time (Year A) Sunday 19th September, 2020

Children’s Liturgy(ORATORiO)

Twenty-Fifth Sunday in the Ordinary Time (Year A)  

Sunday 19th September, 2020

Preparing the worship space

Colour: Green

Theme: Coin to represent Wage/Salary.

 

Welcome: Today Jesus tells us a story about some workers who all receive the same wages, even though some worked all day and some just worked for an hour. Does that sound right to you? Let’s think some more about this today. 

His ways are not our ways.

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

Entrance Song 

Chorus

 He said freely freely

 You have received

 Freely freely give,

 Go in My name

 And because you believe

 Others will know that I live

 Verse 1

 God forgave my sin in Jesus' name

 I've been born again in Jesus' name

 And in Jesus' name I come to you

 To share His love as He told me to

 Verse 2

 All pow'r is giv'n in Jesus' name

 In earth and heav'n in Jesus' name

 And in Jesus' name I come to you

 To share His pow'r as He told me too.

Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“Forgiveness....”> <70 times 7>  We talked about forgiveness.  Does anyone remember why we should forgive each other?  <so that God can forgives us too>

//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…

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.

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

Generous and giving God, you created the world with enough for all to share. Help us to share what we have been given and make sure all your people have enough.... Amen

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===  7:14 - 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. This reading from Isaiah reminds us of some of the things we have been talking about in the last few weeks.  Listen to this reading and see if you hear anything that you recognize.

A prepared child/children come and take the reading.

Isaiah 55:6-9 (GNT)

6 Turn to the Lord and pray to Him,

    now that He is near.

7 Let the wicked leave their way of life

    and change their way of thinking.

Let them turn to the Lord, our God;

    he is merciful and quick to forgive.

8 “My thoughts,” says the Lord, “are not like yours,

    and my ways are different from yours.

9 As high as the heavens are above the earth,

    so high are my ways and thoughts above yours. 

This is the word of the Lord;

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Ask: Did you hear anything that we have talked about?  <forgiveness, that God is Merciful>

And we hear that God’s ways are not like our ways.  What do you think that means?  <that we don’t always understand what God does>  God is always fair with us and loving and forgiving.

 

Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< The Lord is near to all who call upon him.…> 3x

Introducing the Gospel

Say: Today’s Gospel reading is taken from the book of Matthew.  In the Gospel today, Jesus tries to explain what heaven will be like.  He uses a PARABLE about a man who owned a vineyard, a place where grapes are grown – to make wine.  The man in the PARABLE went out one day to hire some workers to work for him picking grapes.  Later in the day he went back out and hired some more for the same amount of money.  And near the end of the day, he hired some more workers again for the same amount of money. Let’s listen to Jesus’ story and see if we can understand what happens...

....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 20:1-16 (GNT)

The Workers in the Vineyard

20 “The Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a man who went out early in the morning to hire some men to work in his vineyard. 2 He agreed to pay them the regular wage, a silver coin a day, and sent them to work in his vineyard. 3 He went out again to the marketplace at nine o'clock and saw some men standing there doing nothing, 4 so he told them, ‘You also go and work in the vineyard, and I will pay you a fair wage.’ 5 So they went. Then at twelve o'clock and again at three o'clock he did the same thing. 6 It was nearly five o'clock when he went to the marketplace and saw some other men still standing there. ‘Why are you wasting the whole day here doing nothing?’ he asked them. 7 ‘No one hired us,’ they answered. ‘Well, then, you go and work in the vineyard,’ he told them.

8 “When evening came, the owner told his foreman, ‘Call the workers and pay them their wages, starting with those who were hired last and ending with those who were hired first.’ 9 The men who had begun to work at five o'clock were paid a silver coin each. 10 So when the men who were the first to be hired came to be paid, they thought they would get more; but they too were given a silver coin each. 11 They took their money and started grumbling against the employer. 12 ‘These men who were hired last worked only one hour,’ they said, ‘while we put up with a whole day's work in the hot sun—yet you paid them the same as you paid us!’ 13 ‘Listen, friend,’ the owner answered one of them, ‘I have not cheated you. After all, you agreed to do a day's work for one silver coin. 14 Now take your pay and go home. I want to give this man who was hired last as much as I gave you. 15 Don't I have the right to do as I wish with my own money? Or are you jealous because I am generous?’”

16 And Jesus concluded, “So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.” 

“The Gospel of the Lord”

Glory and 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 at children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions below…

Gospel reflection:

Ask: How much did the man pay the workers?  <a full day’s pay>  Did they all work a full day?  <no>  Do you think that the man was fair?  <discuss – the man actually did pay each worker exactly what they agreed to work for, but most of us would feel that this was not fair>

Say:  How does this story tell us about heaven?  <God promises all of us the same reward – eternal life>  From the moment we choose to follow Jesus and work hard at being good, whether we are young or old, we get the same reward.  God is very generous with sinners!

Memory Verse: Mathew

“Matthew 20:16 “…. <‘ And Jesus concluded, “So those who are last will be first, and those who are first will be last.”>....”

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.

We believe that God is generous and fair and so we pray together:

Leader:   We join together now in prayer to God who loves and forgives us:…. 

Prayer 1.  We pray for world leaders: that they may do all they can to make the world better and make sure that all people have their fair share.

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2 We pray for our brothers and sisters throughout the world, especially those who are poor: that every single person throughout the world may have what they need to live...

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3.  

We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may be generous and fair to all people in our communities…

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 4. 

Living Lord, we give You thanks for Your generosity and Love. Help us to take no more than we need, but consider others too. 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.... 

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A) Sunday 13th September, 2020

Twenty-Fourth Sunday in the Ordinary(Year A)

Sunday 13th September, 2020

Preparing the worship space

Colour: Green

Theme: Forgiveness. 

What does forgiveness mean? <it means to let go of the mean feelings in your heart towards a person>

Welcome: Today Jesus talks about forgiveness – about how God is always ready to forgive us if we say sorry. And about how we should try to forgive others if they say sorry to us. Let’s think a bit more about this today.

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

Entrance Song

Chorus

He said freely freely 

You have received Freely freely give

Go in My name

And because you believe Others will know that I live 

b

God forgave my sin in Jesus' name I've been born again in Jesus' name And in Jesus' name I come to you To share His love as He told me to.

Verse 2

All pow'r is giv'n in Jesus' name

In earth and heav'n in Jesus' name And in Jesus' name I come to you To share His pow'r as He told me to

Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“Talk in Private....”> 

<“ Last week we talked about what to do when we knew 

of someone who sinned, who did something 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.

====  7:03 - 7:08 ====

 NEWSTIME :-)

====  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.

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

Merciful God, we are truly sorry for the things that we have done wrong. Forgive us and help us to try to forgive others as your son Jesus teaches us... Amen

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===  7:14 - 7:19 ====

Liturgy of the Word

Introduce the first reading.

Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament book of Sirach. Do you know the Golden Rule?  <do to others what you would want them to do to you> Listen to today’s reading, we will hear how God will treat us.  Listen and see if it is the same.

A prepared child/children come and take the reading.

Sirach 27:30-28:7 (GNT)

Resentment (treated unfairly)

30 Anger and a hot temper are horrible things, but sinners have both. 28 1 The Lord is taking note of your sins, and if you take vengeance on someone, the Lord will take vengeance on you. 2 But if you forgive someone who has wronged you, your sins will be forgiven

when you pray. 3 You cannot expect the Lord to pardon you while you are holding a grudge against someone else.

4 You yourself are a sinner, and if you

won't forgive another person, you have no right to pray that the Lord will forgive your sins. 5 If you cannot get rid of your anger, you have no hope of forgiveness—you are only a human being. 6 Think about it! Some day you will die, and your body will decay. So give up hate and live by the Lord's commands, 7 the commands in the covenant of the Most High. Instead of getting upset over your neighbor's faults, overlook them.

This is the word of the Lord;

All say “Thanks be to God”.

Ask:  Did you hear how God will treat us?

<God will do to us what we do to other people>  If we forgive other people, then God will forgive us.

Let us now focus on our responsorial  Psalm:

< The Lord is kind and merciful.…> 3x

Introducing the Gospel

Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes from the New Testament book of Matthew. In the Gospel today, we hear Jesus talk about forgiveness.  St. Peter asked Jesus how many times they had to forgive people who hurt them.  He asked if 7 times was enough.  Listen to the parable Jesus told Peter and see if you can hear how many times we need to forgive each other..

....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

Matt 18:21-35 (GNT)

The Parable of the Unforgiving

Servant

21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, if my brother keeps on sinning against me, how many times do I have to forgive him? Seven times?”

22 “No, not seven times,” answered Jesus, “but seventy times seven, [a] 23 because the Kingdom of heaven is like this. Once there was a king who decided to check on his servants' accounts. 24 He had just begun to do so when one of

them was brought in who owed him millions of dollars. 25 The servant did not have enough to pay his debt, so the king ordered him to be sold as a slave, with

his wife and his children and all that he

had, in order to pay the debt. 26 The servant fell on his knees before the king.

‘Be patient with me,’ he begged, ‘and I will pay you everything!’ 27 The king felt sorry for him, so he forgave him the debt and let him go.

28 “Then the man went out and met one of his fellow servants who owed him a few dollars. He grabbed him and started choking him. ‘Pay back what you owe me!’ he said. 29 His fellow servant fell down and begged him, ‘Be patient with me, and I will pay you back!’ 30 But he

refused; instead, he had him thrown into jail until he should pay the debt. 31 When the other servants saw what had happened, they were very upset and went to the king and told him everything. 32 So he called the servant in. ‘You worthless slave!’ he said. ‘I forgave you the whole amount you owed me, just because you asked me to. 33 You should have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had mercy on you.’ 34 The king was very angry, and he sent the servant to jail to be punished until he should pay back the whole amount.”

35 And Jesus concluded, “That is how my Father in heaven will treat every one of you unless you forgive your brother from your heart.”

“The Gospel of the Lord”

Glory and 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 at children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions below…

Gospel reflection:

Ask: Did you hear how many times we are supposed to forgive each other?<70 times 7>

Say:  Tell me about the story.  <let the children retell the story> Jesus taught by using stories.  What does this story tell us?

<that we need to treat each other the way that we want God to treat us, if we want God’s forgiveness for our sins, we must forgive others>

Memory Verse: 

“Matthew 18:22 “…. <Jesus said, forgive seventy times seven>....”

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 join together now in

prayer to God who loves and forgives us:….

Prayer 1. We pray for the Church throughout the world: that it may be a living example of God’s love and forgiveness for all.

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 2, We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may do our best to treat each other better and to say sorry when we have done something wrong... We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may try to help others to see that they need to make a change, so that they no longer hurt others and the world becomes a better place for all to live.

We pray to the Lord...

Prayer 4. God of love, you forgive us when we go wrong. Encourage us to try again to be better and helps us to share your forgiveness with others. Guide us to do what is right and to make this world a fairer place. 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....

Twenty-third Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A) Sunday 6th September, 2020

Children’s Liturgy(ORATORiO)

Twenty-third Sunday in the Ordinary Time(Year A)  

Sunday 6^th September, 2020

Preparing the worship space

Colour: Green

Theme: Talk in Private.

Welcome: 3

 

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

Entrance Song

I have decided, to follow Jesus.                

I have decided, to follow Jesus.                           Oh no turning back, no turning back…

The world behind me, The CROSS before me x 3

Oh, no turning back, no turning back…

 

Ask: What was last week’s theme? <“A cross....”> <“We learnt to carry our crosses though sometimes its difficult to do God’s work. Even prophet Jeremiah one time complained to God...”>

 

//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…

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

====  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

Christ Jesus, be with us now as we gather together in your name. Guide us in all that we say and all that we do, as we try to follow you ... Amen

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===  7:14 - 7:19 ====

Liturgy of the Word

Introduce the first reading.

The first reading today is from the Old Testament book of Ezekiel. In this reading, the Lord tells Ezekiel that being good is not enough.  We have to do more.  Listen closely and see if you can hear what else the Lord asks Ezekiel to do...

 

A prepared child/children come and take the reading.

 

Ezekiel 33:7-9 GNT

 

7 “Now, mortal man, I am making you a lookout for the nation of Israel. You must pass on to them the warnings I give you. 8 If I announce that an evil person is going to die but you do not warn him to change his ways so that he can save his life, then he will die, still a sinner, and I will hold you responsible for his death. 9 If you do warn an evil person and he doesn't stop sinning, he will die, still a sinner, but your life will be spared.”

 

This is the word of the Lord;

All say “Thanks be to God”.

 

Ask:  Did you hear what else God asked?  <God asked Ezekiel to help others to be good>  When someone else does wrong, can that ever be your fault? <NO – discuss>

 

Let us now focus on our responsorial Psalm:

< If today you hear God’s voice, harden not your hearts..!.…> 3x

 

Introducing the Gospel

 

Say: Today’s Gospel reading comes from the New Testament book written by St. Matthew.  This reading is about a time when Jesus was telling some people how to treat someone who sins, someone who did something wrong.  Think about that for a minute.  What do you do when you see someone do something wrong? <let the children answer, etc.> okay now listen to hear what Jesus told his friends to do.

....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

 

Matt 18:15-17 (GNT)

 

When Someone Sins

 

15 “If your brother sins against you,[a] go to him and show him his fault. But do it privately, just between yourselves. If he listens to you, you have won your brother back.

16 But if he will not listen to you, take one or two other persons with you, so that ‘every accusation may be upheld by the testimony of two or more witnesses,’ as the scripture says. 17 And if he will not listen to them, then tell the whole thing to the church. Finally, if he will not listen to the church, treat him as though he were a pagan or a tax collector.

“The Gospel of the Lord”

 

Glory and 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 at children’s level of understanding like in the suggestions below…

 

Gospel reflection:

Ask:  What did Jesus tell his friends to do? <to tell the person what they did wrong>  This is important – did Jesus say to talk to other people about it?  <no> How are we supposed to tell the person who did something wrong?  <in private – just the two of you>  Why do you think he said to tell them privately?  <to give them a chance to do better, to fix the problem, so that no one else needed to know about the sin>

 

Say:  Jesus loves us.  He wants us all to do the right thing.  But we all make mistakes and do things that are not right.  Jesus asks us to help each other to be good.

 

Memory Verse: Mathew

“Matthew 18:17 “…. if he will not listen to the church, treat him as though he were a pagan....”

 

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 are gathered here in Jesus’ name today and so we pray together….

 

Prayer 1.  We pray for the Church throughout the world: that everyone may know that she works in Jesus’ name, who came to bring good news to the poor.

We pray to the Lord...

 

Prayer 2 We pray for our brothers and sisters around the world that are suffering from COVID-19 that they may all receive the help they need. We pray to the Lord...

 

Prayer 3. 

We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may invite Jesus to be with us in all we do, and that we may treat all people as they would wish to be treated. We pray to the Lord...

 

Prayer 4. Christ Jesus, we thank you for being with us. Watch over us. Help us to work together in peace and unity, so that we do not feel discriminated in anyway. 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....

 

Bring up A child in a way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.

Proverbs 22:6