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Theme: Fish
Colour: Green
Today’s theme is FISH. The first people to follow Jesus were fishermen. He said that he would make them fishers of <men>. And it’s a fish that swallowed Jonah which helped him to do God’s work.
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Entrance Song
Follow me Follow me :
Follow me, follow me, leave your home and family, Leave your fishing nets and boats upon the shore. Leave the seed that you have sown, leave the crops that yo112u have grown, leave the people you have known and follow me.
1. The foxes have their holes,
and the swallows have their nests,
but the son of man
has no place to lay down.
I do not offer comfort,
I do not offer wealth,
but in me will all happiness be found.
Ask: Does anyone remember the theme for last week? < Telephone, We should pray every day like as if we are talking to Him on phone. …>
Welcome; Today we hear about how Jesus called his disciples to follow him. They left what they were doing and went with him straight away. Let’s think a bit more about how we can follow Jesus in our lives
//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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NEWS TIME :-)
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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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GLORIA – Glory to God in the highest!!......
Opening Prayer
Christ Jesus, you call us all to follow you. Help us to answer that call and live our lives as you have asked us to... Amen.
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Liturgy of the Word
First Reading, Introduce the reading.
Say: Today’s first reading is from the Old Testament book of Jonah. (Jonah 3:1-5, 10) Does anyone here remember anything about Jonah? <swallowed by a fish> The story of Jonah is a story about how God helps us to do what he wants us to do.
A prepared child/children come and take the reading.
Jonah 3:1-5 (GNT)
Jonah Obeys the Lord.
3 Once again the Lord spoke to Jonah. 2 He said, “Go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to the people the message I have given you.” 3 So Jonah obeyed the Lord and went to Nineveh, a city so large that it took three days to walk through it. 4 Jonah started through the city, and after walking a whole day, he proclaimed, “In forty days Nineveh will be destroyed!”
5 The people of Nineveh believed God's message. So they decided that everyone should fast, and all the people, from the greatest to the least, put on sackcloth to show that they had repented.
10 God saw what they did; he saw that they had given up their wicked behavior. So he changed his mind and did not punish them as he had said he would.
“This is the word of the Lord”
All say “Thanks be to God”.
Ask: What happened when Jonah got to Nineveh? <the people listened to him and began to follow God> Even when we are uncomfortable or afraid, when we do what God asks, God will take care of us. With God’s help, each of us can make a difference in our world.
Let us focus on our responsorial Psalm:
< Teach me your ways, O Lord....>3x.
Introduce the Gospel
Today’s Gospel reading comes from the book of Mark. Mark tells us about when Jesus called his first disciples. They were ordinary men who were fishing for a living. They listened to Jesus and left their work to help teach others about Him.
Now we will stand to get ready to hear the Gospel
..with Alleluia!! – OR
Welcome the Gospel through a song
Chorus:
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Hallelujah, Hallelujah!
Yelele Yelele, Hallelujah!
Moto Moto, Hallelujah
Moto Moto, Hallelujah
Moto Moto, Hallelujah
Yelele Yelele, Hallelujah!
Silently say:” 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 1:14-20 (GNT)
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!”
16 As Jesus walked along the shore of Lake Galilee, he saw two fishermen, Simon and his brother Andrew, catching fish with a net. 17 Jesus said to them, “Come with me, and I will teach you to catch people.” 18 At once they left their nets and went with him.
19 He went a little farther on and saw two other brothers, James and John, the sons of Zebedee. They were in their boat getting their nets ready. 20 As soon as Jesus saw them, he called them; they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went with Jesus.
The Gospel of the Lord”
“Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ”
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(*) Tell your prepared interesting story according to the Gospel and children’s level of understanding like in the…
Gospel reflection:
Ask: How do you think you would feel when the two brothers left you with all the work? <maybe frustrated, maybe even angry> We don’t always understand why things work out the way they do. Sometimes our frustration and our anger closes our ears and hearts to what Jesus had to teach us
Memory Verse: “Mark 1:20 (…..“As soon as Jesus saw them, he called them; they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and went with Jesus.”)
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 below.
Leader: We try to follow Jesus in all that we do and so we pray together:
Prayer 1. We pray for the Church throughout the world: that it may continue to follow Jesus’ example and reach out to welcome and help those who are poor, sick and alone...
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 2. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may follow Jesus by sharing what we have with those who do not have enough and forgiving those who have hurt us.
We pray to the Lord....
Prayer 3. We pray for our parish, family and friends: that, even if we find it difficult, or others laugh at us, we may stand up for what we believe in and follow Jesus’ call. We pray to the Lord...
We pray to the Lord...
Prayer 4. Lord Jesus, help us to join together with other people across the world in helping others, especially those who are poor, so that all people may know that we are your followers.
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....
