Always show others love and compassion. What you plant now,

you will harvest later.

Alleluia, Alleluia,Christ is with us,

We are blessed with the earth.

And so we gather. In the name of the Father…

Morning has broken, like the first morningBlackbird has spoken, like the first bird

Praise for the singing, praise for the morningPraise for the springing fresh from the word

Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heavenLike the first dewfall, on the first grass

Praise for the sweetness of the wet gardenSprung in completeness where his feet pass

Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morningBorn of the one light, Eden saw play

Praise with elation, praise every morningGod's recreation of the new day

You show us how to help others. Lord Have mercy.Lord, have mercy.

You show us how to listen to others. Christ have mercy

Christ, have mercy.

You show us how to love one another. Lord have mercyLord, have mercy.

Helena

God of love, open our ears to listen to your word. Lead us to help one another and to live our lives as you ask us to. We ask this

through Christ our Lord, Amen.

Amen.

Alexandra

Alleluia, AlleluiaAlleluia, Alleluia

A Reading from the A Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. MatthewHoly Gospel according to St. Matthew

Glory to you, Lord

This is The Gospel ofThis is The Gospel of the Lordthe Lord

Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Alleluia, AlleluiaAlleluia, Alleluia

Why do you think the man was disappointed in both his sons?

Can you think of a time when someone asked you to do something? Did you do it? Or did you just say you would do it?

When God asks us live like Jesus,do we always follow his words and actions?

The man Jesus talked about in the Gospel is God, asking us to live our lives like Jesus.

A farmer who plants and cares for his crops will be rewarded witha healthy and plentiful harvest.

If we take the time to think about our actions, and care and listen to others, we will be rewarded by our friendships

and our successes throughout our lives.

To help us remember this, I would like one person from each class to bring a Harvest offering to the focal point.

While the children are bringing up the offerings, please reflect on whether you plant seeds of love and compassion in your life.

Let us give thanks to God during this Harvest time and pray for those who do not have enough.

The response is sung, Lord hear our prayerLord hear our prayer..

We pray for world leaders: that they may continue to strive towards peace and tranquillity on our earth. Lord hear our prayerLord hear our prayer..

We pray for our brothers and sisters around the world: that with the money we raise today they will be able to grow and produce the food that they need to live healthy lives. Lord hear our prayerLord hear our prayer..

We pray for our parish, family and friends: that we may treat the earth and all that is in it with respect, never taking more than we need.Lord hear our prayerLord hear our prayer..

Knowing that our heavenly Father is listening,

Please give thanks to the food that blesses our tables

every day.

Let us say this prayer together

Blessed God,

May we remember to live our lives like your son Jesus.

Just as farmers plant seeds to grow food,may we plant seeds to grow love, joy

and forgiveness.

Amen.

Think of a world without any flowers,think of a wood without any trees,think of a sky without any sunshine,think of the air without any breeze:we thank you, Lord, for flowers and trees and sunshine;we thank you, Lord, and praise your holy name.

Think of a world without any people,think of a street with no-one living there,think of a town without any houses,no-one to love and nobody to care:we thank you, Lord, for families and friendships;we thank you, Lord, and praise your holy name.

Thanks to our Lord for being here among us,thanks be to him for sharing all we do,thanks for our church and all the love we find here,thanks for this place and all its promise true:we thank you, Lord, for life in all its richness;we thank you, Lord, and praise your holy name

Always show others love and compassion. What you plant now, you will

harvest later.