On these pages are to be found Lay Led Liturgy Services, with a Reflection for each Sunday based on the Lectionary Readings for the current Year. Prayers of the Faithful for each Sunday are  available separately.  There are also two versions of a Communion Service, either of which might be used if there is to be a Communion Service.

This series of Lay Led Liturgies is designed mainly for people in outback areas where the people have no Prayer Books or Lectionaries. But they may help people everywhere and people are free to use them as they see fit. One important thing to be kept in mind is that these service liturgies are designed to help the local community in running their weekly liturgy. Therefore, each local community should feel free to adapt the liturgy for themselves.

     
   

Fr John O'Keefe CM

Two Readings have been chosen for each liturgy, the first one being from the Old Testament usually, and the Gospel of the day. I have chosen the Old Testament Reading because the Old Testament was the only Sacred Scripture Jesus knew. It was from the Old Testament mainly that Jesus learnt something of God and something of God’s purposes in this world of ours. It was the Old Testament that helped to make Jesus the person he was, and they can help us in the same way. 

The Prayers of Intercession are very general, and every local community should be free to include prayers for the needs of their own community. 

Those who use these liturgies are encouraged to add graphics and adapt the layout to suit the needs of their local community.  I urge everyone to make them prayerful experiences for all present. Do not go too fast, but make sure that everyone hears, understands, and is able to reflect upon all that is said and done.

Fr John O'Keefe CM
September 25, 2003

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Note:  The materials listed below are in Word Document Format, and can be  downloaded (either opened or saved) by clicking on the links indicated.  They are designed for printing on A4 paper. Further Sundays will be added as the year goes on.

LAY LED LITURGIES, REFLECTIONS AND INTERCESSIONS

         

YEAR A  - 2008
May 4	Ascension (7th Sunday of Easter)	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
May 11	Pentecost Sunday	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
May 18	Trinity Sunday	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
May 25	Body and Blood of Christ	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
Jun 1	9th Sunday Ordinary Time	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
Jun 8	10th Sunday Ordinary Time	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
Jun 15	11th Sunday Ordinary Time	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
Jun 22	12th Sunday Ordinary Time	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions
Jun 29	13th Sunday Ordinary Time	Lay Led Liturgy	Reflection	Intercessions

 

COMMUNION SERVICES
	Communion Service 1
	Communion Service 2

Additional Materials:

 More Materials for Leaders of Sunday Liturgies  may be found at: