Common Worship Eucharistic Prayers for Children Prayer Card [Download]
I did these so they can be laminated and placed on the altar, just like all the others.
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Common Worship Eucharistic Prayers for Children Card
The texts can be found at http://www.churchofengland.org/prayer-worship/worship/texts/additional-eucharistic-prayers.aspx
Children’s CW Prayer One
[Holy, Holy, Holy]
It is always right to give you thanks,
God our Creator,
loving and faithful,
holy and strong.
You made us
and the whole universe,
and filled your world with life.
[Holy, Holy, Holy]
You sent your Son to live among us,
Jesus our Saviour, Mary’s child.
He suffered on the cross;
he died to save us from our sins;
he rose in glory from the dead.
[Holy, Holy, Holy]
You send your Spirit
to bring new life to the world,
and clothe us with power from on high.
And so we join the angels
to celebrate and sing:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest .
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Father, on the night before he died,
Jesus shared a meal with his friends.
He took the bread, and thanked you.
He broke it, and gave it to them, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me.
After the meal, Jesus took the cup of wine.
He thanked you, and gave it to them, saying:
Drink this, all of you. This is my blood,
the new promise of God’s unfailing love.
Do this to remember me.
Great is the mystery of faith:
Christ has died: Christ is risen: Christ will come again.
Father, as we bring this bread and wine,
and remember his death and resurrection,
send your + Holy Spirit, that we who share these gifts
may be fed by Christ’s body and his blood.
[Amen, Amen, Amen.]
Pour your Spirit on us
that we may love one another,
work for the healing of the earth,
and share the good news of Jesus,
as we wait for his coming in glory.
[Amen, Amen, Amen.]
For honour and praise belong to you, Father,
with Jesus your Son, and the Holy Spirit:
one God, for ever and ever.
[Amen, Amen,] Amen.
Children’s CW Prayer Two
[Question: Why is it right to give thanks and praise?
Answer: Listen, and we will hear.]
Lord of all life, you created the universe, where all living things reflect your glory. You give us this great and beautiful earth, to discover and to cherish.
You give us sun and moon and star-lit sky, everything that gives us light, light for our eyes, our hearts, our minds.
Or
You give us the fish in the sea, the birds of the air,
and every plant and tree; the life that sleeps in the winter earth,
and awakens again in the spring.
Or
You give us friends and families busy streets for young and old,
the life of an earthly city fulfilled in your city to come.
Or
You give us your love, even when things go wrong.
Jesus knew hurt and pain. Through him you wipe away our tears,
and fill us with your peace.
Or
You give us happy times and things to celebrate.
In these we taste your kingdom, a feast for all your children.
You made us all, each wonderfully different,
to join with the angels and sing your praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
We thank you, loving Father, because, when we turned away,
you sent Jesus, your Son. He gave his life for us on the cross
and shows us the way to live.
Send your Holy Spirit
that these gifts of bread and wine
may be for us + Christ’s body and his blood.
[Question Why do we share this bread and wine?
Answer Listen, and we will hear.]
On the night before he died, when darkness had fallen,
Jesus took bread. He gave thanks, broke it,
and shared it with his disciples, saying:
‘This is my body, given for you.
Do this to remember me.’
After they had eaten, he took the cup of wine,
gave thanks, and shared it with his disciples, saying:
‘This is my blood, poured out for you and for many/all,
for the forgiveness of sins.’
So Father, with this bread and this cup
we celebrate his love, his death, his risen life.
As you feed us with these gifts, send your Holy Spirit,
and change us more and more to be like Jesus our Saviour.
[Question How do we follow Jesus Christ?
Answer Listen, and we will hear.]
Help us, Father, to love one another, as we look forward to that day
when suffering is ended, and all creation is gathered in your loving arms.
And now with Our Blessed Lady, [Saint N and] all your saints
we give you glory, through Jesus Christ, in the strength of the Spirit,
today and for ever. Amen.
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