Children’s Liturgy

Children’s Liturgy of the Word

The children of the parish are invited to celebrate the Liturgy of The Word with their own catechists at Sunday morning Mass. Offering the children a Liturgy of The Word, which is suited to their age and adapted to their stage of development, can become one of the key ways of helping them grow in faith.

The children gather in the church and begin the Mass with everyone else. After the Sign of the Cross and the Greeting, the Priest calls the children forward, presents them with a Bible and the adult leaders process with the children to the “upper room”. The children come back into church at the offertory, where they display what they have done and then some of them take part in the Offertory procession.
This is not a closed group – all primary school age children in the church are welcome and encouraged to attend.

7th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C)

Gospel reflection: What do you remember about the gospel reading that we heard today?  

Jesus is telling the disciples how he wants them to be. He asks them to be good to everyone, even those who hate them.

He asks them to treat everyone as they would want to be treated. He asks them not to judge other people, to be kind and compassionate, and to forgive those who hurt them. And he also asks them to be generous. To give what they have to anyone who asks them.

Can you remember a time when you received a gift? Maybe it was your birthday, or Christmas or another special occasion? How did it make you feel to receive the gift? Can you remember a time when you gave someone a gift? How do you think it made them feel? And how did it make you feel when you gave it to them?

Giving is a wonderful thing. It can make us feel happy, because we are making other people happy. We don’t just have to give people presents. Can you think of some other things that we can give to people? We can give people our love, our time, our friendship, our kindness. We can give them comfort when they are sad.

This year is a special Jubilee Year, when we are called to try to share hope with others, especially those who are poor or who are treated unfairly in our world.

Jesus says that those of us who are generous will receive lots of gifts back. This doesn’t mean that we will get loads of presents. It’s not about getting more toys or sweets or things, but about being surrounded by love, peace, hope and joy. These are really important gifts.

What gift do you think you can give to others this week?

Parents, grandparents and guardians, please feel free to share today’s Gospel with your children and grandchildren alongside the activities.

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