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SONG: Let’s sing together. Glory and Praise to our God. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YculmbiRhME

SIGN OF THE CROSS: In name of the Father… OR Ki te ingoa…. Haere mai! Welcome. On Sunday we celebrate the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time. We also have an opportunity to give to the Peter’s Pence Collection.Discuss: In the first reading, a woman makes a prophet welcome. Why is it important to make people welcome? What can we do to make people welcome – anytime, anyplace.

Let’s pray this litany of welcome together.Reader AllAre you small? Christ welcomes you.Are you tall? Christ welcomes you.Are you old? Christ welcomes you.Are you young? Christ welcomes you.Are you male? Christ welcomes you.Are you female? Christ welcomes you.Are you rich? Christ welcomes you.Are you poor? Christ welcomes you.Are you black? Christ welcomes you.Are you white? Christ welcomes you.Maybe somewhere in between! Christ welcomes you.Are you sick? Christ welcomes you.Are you healthy? Christ welcomes you.Are you far away? Christ welcomes you.Or are you here? Christ welcomes you.Who does Christ welcome? Christ welcomes all!!

COLLECT The collect is a prayer near the beginning of Mass. First we are invited to pray, then is silence we pray for the things that are in our heart. Then the leader says the aloud the final part of the prayer. The silence is important for us.Let us bring to mind all the things we want to pray over. Silence about 1 min.Loving God, through grace we are children of light. Do not let us stay in the error of darkness and wrongdoing, but help us to stand always in the light of truth. Through Jesus Christ your Son who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit.

All: Amen.

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Family FridayA Liturgy of the Word in preparation for the 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time Year AThis Sunday we take up the Peter’s Pence Collection.

June 21st

Prior activities for families: What can you find out about Peter’s Pence Collection? Talk about what we do in our house to make people welcome. / find out how people are made welcome in a different culture, not yours. / Elisha lived about 800 years before Jesus was born. What can you find out about that time?Preparation – allow some time to prepare

Read through the outline beforehand Arrange seating and set a prayer focus in the centre. What symbols of welcome could

you add to your prayer focus. There are some links to open beforehand. Share the reader role, practice beforehand, pause for commas and full-stops, avoid

correcting readers.

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First READING: 2 Kings 4:8-16 International Children’s BibleIf you prefer, readers can read alternate lines. Alternatively, watch the video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W72gCrRUy-sNote: The reading below tells a shorter part of the story than the video shows.One day Elisha went to Shunem. An important woman lived there. She begged Elisha to stay and eat. So every time Elisha passed by, he stopped there to eat. The woman said to her husband, “I know that Elisha is a holy man of God. He passes by our house all the time. Let’s make a small room on the roof. Let’s put a bed in the room for Elisha. And we can put a table, a chair and a lampstand there. Then when he comes by, he can stay there.”One day Elisha came to the woman’s house. He went to his room and rested. He said to his servant Gehazi, “Call the Shunammite.”When the servant called her, she stood in front of him. Elisha told his servant, “Now say to her, ‘You have gone to all this trouble for us. What can I do

for you? Do you want me to speak to the king or the commander of the army for you?’”The woman answered, “I live among my own people.”Elisha said, “But what can we do for her?”Gehazi answered, “She has no son, and her husband is old.”Then Elisha said, “Call her.” So he called her, and she stood in the doorway. Then Elisha said, “About this time next year, you will hold a son in your arms.”The woman said, “No, master, man of God. Don’t lie to me!”But the woman became pregnant. And she gave birth to a son at that time the next year as Elisha had told her.The Word of the LordALL Thanks be to GodDiscuss: If someone came to your house, would you make them sleep on the roof – why or why not?Why do you think it was a problem for the woman that her husband was old and she had no son?How was the world different when this story was written down?When visitors come to your house, how do you look after them?Do you like having visitors? After a time of talking, allow some time for silent reflection or meditation. PSALM:Let’s join in with this Psalm. I will sing Psalm 89 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcGpyGzx0bQ

GOSPEL: Matthew 10:37-42 International Children’s BibleIf your prefer, readers can read alternate lines.“Whoever loves his father or mother more than he loves me is not worthy to be my follower. Whoever loves his son or daughter more than they love me is not worthy to be my follower. 

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Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever tries to hold on to their life will lose it. Whoever gives up their life for me will hold on to true life. Whoever accepts you also accepts me. And whoever accepts me also accepts the One who sent me. Whoever meets a prophet and accepts them as a prophet will receive the reward of a prophet. And whoever accepts a good person because that person is good will receive the reward of a good person. Whoever helps one of these little ones because they are my followers will truly get their reward. They will get their reward even if they only gave my follower a cup of cold water”.The Gospel of the LordALL Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ

Discuss: ‘Whoever tries to hold on to their life will lose it.’ What might this mean?And what about, ‘Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me.’ (Remember to welcome all answers that are given, no-one needs to feel they got something wrong.)Follow the discussion with silence. Let some words go over and over in your mind.Maybe we could join in with the dancing with this video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwipRcJO2E0

Prayer of the Faithful: In the prayer of the faithful, we pray for the needs of the whole world.READER - For the Church – that our churches will be truly welcoming places. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For international leaders – that in all countries, leaders ensure that indigenous and marginalized people are treated equally, are protected by law and live lives free from oppression. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For people who face racial discrimination – that the human family learn new ways of speaking to each other, which will help us respect each other and rejoice in the presence of people of all colours. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For travelers – that they will be thankful for the opportunity of travel, and that in in visiting new places, they will show respect to local people and their customs. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For the elderly – that they will stay connected to family and community, and in wisdom, offer gentle guidance and warm encouragement to young people.(Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

For babies carried in the womb – that they be safe, loved, and at their birth, welcomed into the world. (Silence) Reader: E te Ariki All: Whakarongo mai rā ki a mātou.

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READER: And now let us pray together as Jesus taught us: Choose Māori or EnglishMāori at this link https://www.aucklandcatholic.org.nz/liturgy/mass-readings-in-te-reo/

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name; thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

Discuss This Sunday the Peter’s Pence Collection is taken up. This money goes to Pope Francis who uses it to respond to people affected by war, oppression natural disaster and disease. What do we think is a good way to respond to this collection?

READER: We go now to love and be kind to everyone we meet. Kia tau te rangimārie ki a koutou – Peace be with you. May God bless us and all the people we meet this week. All: Thanks be to God.

SONG: A song for you to enjoy - I can only imagine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acwsBIl15zMSomething to think about – Would you like to be in a choir?

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E to mātou Matua i te rangi,kia whakatapua tōu Ingoa,kia tae mai tōu rangatiratanga,…kia whakaritea tōu hiahiai te whenua, kia pērā anō i to te rangi.Hōmai ki a mātou āianeihe taro mā mātou mō tēnei rā.Whakakāhoretia ō mātou hara,me mātou e whakakore nei,i ngā hara o te hunga,e hara ana ki a mātou;kaua mātou e tukua, kia whakawaia,engari, whakaorangia, mātou i te kino.