4th Sunday of the Year, Cycle C

Our Lady of Victories, Children’s Liturgy (over 5s group)

 

Welcome

 

Good morning

Good morning Lord

We praise your Holy Name

And thank You for giving us

This lovely new day

 

Sign of the cross

Ask for quiet

Ask the children to take the hand of the person next to them, ask them for their name.

Still holding their hands, saying the name, "<name>, I welcome you in Jesus' name"

 

Prayer

I have come to say sorry,

Lord Jesus,

Lord Jesus,

I have come to say sorry,

And make a fresh start.

 

And to ask you to help me,

Lord Jesus,

Lord Jesus,

To be kind and forgiving,

with all of my heart.

 

Introduction to the Gospel

Wait for quiet

 

The background --- Last week's Gospel we heard about Jesus teaching in Galilee. People all listened to him, and were very happy about what he said. When he returned to his home town, Nazareth, he read at the church. He read that God's Spirit is with him, and he will spread the good news to everyone.

 

Now in this week’s story from the Book of God’s Words, we will hear how the people couldn't believe Jesus can say all these wonderful things. They think he's only a carpenter, he’s Joseph’s son, and so he can't do all these miracles and wonderful things. Jesus tells them off. They get angry and want to throw him out of the city.

 

Sing Gospel Acclamation

We sing a song from God’s Holy Book

We sing a song of his love

Alleluia, Alleluia

We sing a song of his love

 

Gospel Reading

 

Reflections (in large group first, then in small groups is possible)

 

Closing Prayer

Lord Jesus,

Help us to listen to people who love us,

And following you by doing the things they say.

4th Sunday of the Year, Cycle C

Children’s Liturgy (over 5s group)

 

Gospel: Luke 4:21-30

Then Jesus said to them, "What you have just heard me read has come true today."
All the people started talking about Jesus and were amazed at the wonderful things he said. They kept on asking, "Isn't he Joseph's son?"

Jesus answered: You will certainly want to tell me this saying, "Doctor, first make yourself well." You will tell me to do the same things here in my own hometown that you heard I did in Capernaum. But you can be sure that no prophets are liked by the people of their own hometown.

Once during the time of Elijah there was no rain for three and a half years, and people everywhere were starving. There were many widows in Israel, but Elijah was sent only to a widow in the town of Zarephath near the city of Sidon. During the time of the prophet Elisha, many men in Israel had leprosy. But no one was healed, except Naaman who lived in Syria.

 

When the people in the meeting place heard Jesus say this, they became so angry that they got up and threw him out of town. They dragged him to the edge of the cliff on which the town was built, because they wanted to throw him down from there. But Jesus slipped through the crowd and got away.

 

Reflections

Jesus was a carpenter before he left his home to teach the world about God.

What does a carpenter do?

 

When Jesus came back and spoke at the church, his friends were all amazed.

They said, “Isn’t he Joseph’s son”?

What did they expect Jesus to do when he came back?

What did Jesus do instead?

Do you think they liked what Jesus was saying?

Why did they say isn’t he Joseph’s son?

 

Jesus tells them about prophets in the past, people who spoke about what God’s wishes were.

Can you remember some of their names?

Do you think their friends listened to what they said?

Would their friends believe them?

 

Sometimes we don’t listen to the people we are closest to. We may not hear them asking us to be good, or know that they want us to be happy

            Who can you think of who is close to you?

            Is it hard to listen to them and do what they say?

            If they tell you you’re not listening, how do you feel?

            What do you think Jesus would like you to do?

 

How can you help someone close to you to follow Jesus?

 

 

 

Word Search

(Luke 4:21-22) Then he began to say to them, "Today this scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing." All spoke well of him and were amazed at the gracious words that came from his mouth. They said, "Is not this Joseph's son?"

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