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Children's Liturgy of the Word

Children’s Liturgy is a program in which the children are provided scripture more suited to their age and a discussion more relevant to their lives as children.  During Sunday Mass, after the opening prayer, the priest invites the children to follow an adult leader off to a separate area (usually the Music Room).  Children’s Liturgy begins with an opening prayer, followed by the first reading, and runs through the prayers of the faithful.  At the end of each Children’s Liturgy, the children are provided handouts which discuss the message from the day’s readings, and often provide activities for the children to perform to reinforce that message.  The children return to Mass at or shortly after the offertory collection.

For 2009-10, Children’s Liturgy will be held during the 11:00 AM Mass, the first and third Sundays of the month, through May 2010.  The program is for children in grades K-3, in order to conduct the Liturgy more effectively, and so that a single homily and discussion can have meaning for all children participating.