6th Sunday of Easter
Children’s Resource
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
17th May 2020
In today’s Gospel from St. John, Jesus tells his disciples that he going away, but that He is asking God the Father to send the disciples a helper. The helper that God is sending in is the Holy Spirit who will comfort the disciples when they are lonely and afraid and help them in Gods mission on earth. Even though we cannot see Jesus or the Holy Spirit, they are with us all the time. The Holy Spirit is sometimes described like a soft breeze, you cannot see the breeze, but you can feel it on your face and see how it makes the trees and flowers move.
Activity
You will need:
A white cloth
A candle (if using a real candle, make sure the Adult lights it)
A Bible or Cross
A Statue of Mary (May Altar for Mary)
Flowers
Make the Sign of the Cross
Say the Sorry Prayer
Oh my God, I thank You for loving me.
I am sorry for all my sins,
for not loving others and not loving You.
Help me to live like Jesus and not sin again.
Amen.
Sing together the Alleluia song
(tune of if you’re happy and you know it clap your hands)
Alleluia, alleluia, praise the Lord,
Alleluia, alleluia, praise the Lord,
As we listen to the story,
Let us praise Him for His glory.
Alleluia, alleluia, praise the Lord.
Children’s version of the Gospel for the Sixth Sunday of Easter.
Listen to God’s special word.
John 14:15-21 (ICB)
The Promise of the Holy Spirit
“If you love me, you will do the things I command. I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper. He will give you this Helper to be with you forever. The Helper is the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him because it does not see him or know him. But you know him. He lives with you and he will be in you.
“I will not leave you all alone like orphans. I will come back to you. In a little while the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live, too. On that day you will know that I am in my Father. You will know that you are in me and I am in you. He who knows my commands and obeys them is the one who loves me. And my Father will love him who loves me. I will love him and will show myself to him.”
Activity
Make a windmill using the following instructions.
When you finished gently blow on the windmill to make it spin.
The activity page (59) is from the complete Children’s Liturgy Book, by Katie Thompson and Kevin Mayhew.
Intercessory Prayers for Children:
Dear God our Father, we pray for all children who were due to received the Sacraments of Confirmation and First Holy Communion and have had this special day postponed. We pray that the Spirit of the living God will encourage them to continue to prepare at home with their families until the covid 19 crisis has passed.
Lord hear us
Lord graciously hear us
Dear God our Father, we pray for all who are suffering from the coronavirus, we pray that they will be restored to full health.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us.
Dear God our Father, we pray for all frontline workers who continue to put themselves at risk so they can care for the sick and they dying.
Lord hear us
Lord graciously hear us
Dear God our Father, we pray for all in our communities who have died recently. May they Rest in Peace.
Lord hear us
Lord graciously hear us.
Dear God our Father, we pray for the lonely, the vulnerable and those who have lost hope. Pour out Your peace, hope and love upon them.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us
Dear God our Father, we pray for the leaders of each country, that they will make good decisions that will protect and care for the most vulnerable in our society.
Lord hear us
Lord graciously hear us
Dear God our Father we pray for our church leaders especially Pope Francis, Archbishop Eamon, Bishop Michael, Cardinal Sean, and all our Priests and Deacons. May they be guided by Your Holy Spirit.
Lord hear us
Lord graciously hear us
Mention your own special intentions here.
Lord hear us.
Lord graciously hear us
We offer all our prayers spoken and unspoken to God our Father.
Our Father…….
Bringing Parish Home
Killaloe Diocese has created this wonderful resource that
gives some advice on how we can ‘Bring Parish Home’ during these uncertain and difficult times.