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.

4th Sunday of Easter

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

Today Jesus talks about sheep. Jesus didn’t spend his time looking after sheep out in the fields, so who do you think Jesus’ sheep are? Who is he talking about? Jesus is a shepherd of people. He shows us the way to live our lives. He looks after us and cares for us, just as a shepherd looks after their sheep.

What does Jesus say about his sheep in the gospel reading today? Jesus says that his sheep listen to his voice. How do we listen to Jesus in our lives? (Through hearing his word in the readings, through prayer etc) Jesus also says that he knows his sheep and that they will never be lost. What do you think this means? Jesus cares for every one of us. No matter who we are or from where we come.

We are all different from each other, but we are also very alike. We all need enough food and water to live. We all like to have fun with our friends. We are all part of the same global family and so we are all very special and important. Jesus loves and cares for us all.

How does it make you feel to know that Jesus loves and cares for all of us, no matter who or where we are? What do you think this means for how we should treat each other?

Jesus asks us to treat other people as we would wish to be treated. This week, let’s try to listen to what Jesus is saying to us, and share the love that he has for us all with others.

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

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