Children's Liturgy, Sunday May 31st 2009.

PENTECOST SUNDAY

During May, we have been learning to pray the Rosary and here is the rosary we have made, which we took into church.
Today, we honour Mary, the Mother of Jesus.


We also carried a statue of Mary, which someone had given us. Some of the youngest children scattered rose petals around the rosary and statue. Everyone was given their own little statue of Mary, as a lady had visited our liturgy room during the last couple of weeks, liking our room so much, she wanted to give something to all the children.

When we begin to pray the rosary, we make the sign of the Cross, then we say 'Our Father' and three 'Hail Marys' and then the' Glory Be'. We prayed these prayers for everyone who is ill, remembering Father David, Klara's husband, someone's grandma and someone's great grandma.
We have learnt about the Mysteries of the Rosary, especially the Mysteries of Light, and we remembered that we say 'Our Father and ten 'Hail Marys' for each Mystery, counting them out on our beads, then a 'Glory Be'.
On our return into church, each of the children carried flowers for Mary, which we placed in Mary's chapel. Someone carried a cushion with a little crown of flowers, which Mags placed on Mary's head.

Today we also celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. We heard how Jesus had ascended into Heaven and now it was time for the apostles to carry on telling everyone about him. They needed courage and inspiration. The Holy Sprit came down, when flames were seen on the head of each apostle. We asked the Holy Spirit to guide and inspire us all. The prayers were the words which came to the children today. here is Megan's idea.
Someone else prayed,"Please help my Grandma get better";
someone said, "Dear God, help everyone who is hurt and died and poorly";
someone said,"Dear God, please may the Holy Spirit be in everyone in the country";
someone prayed,"Thank you for my baby sister".
 

Children's Liturgy, Sunday June 7th 2009

HOLY TRINITY SUNDAY

Today we listened to the Gospel (Matthew 28: 16-20) and talked about the Holy Trinity. St. Patrick used a shamrock to explain how the Holy Trinity works. We have made our own shamrocks to remind us.
Each petal on the clover represents a way of experiencing God. The top petal is God; the other two stand for Jesus and the Holy Spirit.


No-one made God; God has always existed. God came to earth as Jesus, a man we could see, so that everyone would know how much God loves us. You could say that the Holy Spirit is the love between God the Father and Jesus, the Son of God. After Jesus had gone back to Heaven, we could still walk with him in God's love because the Holy Spirit came to us, to guide us, help us make decisions and inspire us. Whenever God gives us something out of love, we call it the working of the Holy Spirit- and everything God gives is given out of love, so the Holy Spirit is always at work in our lives.

Father John told everyone that however we puzzle about the Holy Trinity, the most important thing to remember is that God is Love.

Dear God, we are glad that we are part of your family.
Thank you for our own family and the love we share.
Amen.