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.

Baptism of the Lord

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

This Sunday, we remember a very special moment in Jesus’ life called the Baptism of the Lord. Jesus goes to the River Jordan, where John the Baptist is baptising people. Even though Jesus is God’s Son and has done nothing wrong, He chooses to be baptised to show us how much He loves us and to teach us how to follow God.

In the first reading, God speaks about His chosen servant, someone He loves very much and who brings peace and goodness to the world. This helps us understand that Jesus is sent by God to care for people, to be gentle, and to bring hope, especially to those who are struggling.

In the Gospel, as Jesus is baptised, something amazing happens. The heavens open, the Holy Spirit comes down like a dove, and God the Father’s voice is heard saying, “This is my beloved Son.” This tells everyone that Jesus truly is God’s Son and that God is very pleased with Him.

Today, we also remember our own baptism. Through baptism, we become part of God’s family, and God calls each of us His beloved children. Just like Jesus, we are invited to live with kindness, love others, and do good wherever we are.

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