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.

Easter Sunday

Gospel reflection: What do you remember from today’s reading?

Mary Magdalene goes to the tomb where Jesus has been buried, but when she gets there the body has gone. How do you think she felt when she realised this?

She fetches Simon Peter and John and tells them that Jesus has gone. They reach the tomb and see that it is empty. The disciples finally realised that Jesus has risen from the dead and they believe in him. They know that he is the Son of God.

Jesus is risen from the dead, giving new life to us all. How does that make you feel?

Easter is a time of joy and celebration. How will you celebrate Easter today?

We are filled with hope today because Jesus’ resurrection shows us that nothing is impossible for God. God can do anything.

We love God and we give thanks and praise for the new life we have received and which we can see springing up in nature all around us.

We hope we can help each other to be the best people we can be and to live full and happy lives, wherever we are in the world.

We pray that through God’s grace we can care for one another and work together to make the world a better place for us all, and especially for those of us who are poor.

What is your hope for the world this Easter? How can we make it happen?

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

Look below for fun colouring pages and puzzles