tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post3522262529003109226..comments2024-03-23T16:00:11.309-04:00Comments on Worshiping With Children: Year B - 5th Sunday After Epiphany, 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time, February 5, 2012Worshiping with Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-83819262836039249942012-02-05T14:36:36.387-05:002012-02-05T14:36:36.387-05:00I'm back on line after my time away. Sorry th...I'm back on line after my time away. Sorry the last two comments did not get published in time for this year. Love the hands ideas and thanks for the heads up about who wrote the song. I'm publishing the comments now for the folks who will use these texts off-lectionary and for those who will use them when we circle back to Year B in 2015 - not as far in the future as it feels at the moment!!!Worshiping with Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-72450755823814796662012-02-04T00:04:33.089-05:002012-02-04T00:04:33.089-05:00Dear Carolyn,
Your blog is a wonderful gift to me...Dear Carolyn,<br /><br />Your blog is a wonderful gift to me week in and week out. <br /><br /> Here in Australia, the children are returning to school this week after the long summer break. We will use the Eagles Wings refrain as a blessing for them returning to school.<br /><br />Many thanks, R<br /><br />PS. There is a Josh Groban hymn called Eagle's Wings, but the words you quote are attributed in my hymnal to Michael Joncas.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-32047090355971945172012-02-03T11:07:10.699-05:002012-02-03T11:07:10.699-05:00You could get the children to cut round their hand...You could get the children to cut round their handprints and to then write a prayer on it of things they will do this week to help people. Or if you have less time, as we do, I think I will use some ready prepared hands and write a prayer on them in advance so they can take it away and think about it. Something like : Jesus, help us to think of others ....or Jesus, help us to help others this week etc. etc. There is also a nice idea at http://ourliturgy.com/book/export/html/101J Wilsonhttp://www.bestitaliancampsites.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-86430079547865074922012-01-31T09:38:52.691-05:002012-01-31T09:38:52.691-05:00Allison, the prayer I describe above is mainly a p...Allison, the prayer I describe above is mainly a prayer of confession. Could you create prayers of intercession that include hand motions in addition to laying on hands, e.g. raising up to God the world or people who are not in the room cupped in your hands or holding hands to pray for unity in the divided world, etc.?Worshiping with Childrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-10554069329802970952012-01-31T09:11:18.133-05:002012-01-31T09:11:18.133-05:00I can envision preaching a short sermon on Mark an...I can envision preaching a short sermon on Mark and then moving into a prayer service with a simple liturgy that would include laying on hands for those who were interested. (The liturgy would of course use kid-friendly language; all of ours do! I would emphasize giving kids a chance to share their prayer requests as well as the grown-ups.)<br /><br />OR ... I could ask the congregation to gather in small groups together in the pews, share prayer requests together (or, if people are too shy to do that, use the bulletin's weekly prayer list), and then have them pray for each other using a prayer included in the bulletin, again making sure kids are included in the sharing and praying process. (They're willing to pray out loud if I give them the words!) <br /><br />Decisions, decisions ...Allison in Pennsylvania :0)noreply@blogger.com