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9) St Thomas is the patron
saint of builders,
architects, and India. He is
some�mes known as
‘Doub�ng Thomas ‘
because he wanted to see
Jesus for himself to believe
that he had risen from the
dead.
1) We support Kirima School in
Kinkiizi Dioces, Uganda and
o(en raise money for them and
pray for them to teach well
about Jesus.
7) The stories of Jesus’s life
can be found in the four
gospels—books in the Bible
wri.en by Ma.hew, Mark,
Luke and John
2) The cross is the symbol of
Chris�anity because Jesus’
death on the cross paid for our
sin. In bap�sm, the sign of the
cross is made with water on the
forehead.
8) St Thomas’s first met in
an ordinary terraced house
before they had a building.
When was the founda�on
stone of this building laid?
3) Jesus told his followers to go
into all the world to make
disciples of people of every
na�on. You can see mission to
Oakwood in the mission
window.
4) In bap�sm we say we believe
in God—Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. The dove is a symbol of
the Holy Spirit.
10) Anyone who lives in
the parish may ask to be
bap�sed or married here.,
but they would have to
make the Chris�an
promises 5) The le.ers I H S which are on
the font are the beginning of
‘JESUS’ in Greek. They can also
be short for ‘Jesus Saviour of
Men’ and for ‘By this sign’ in
La�n.
11) Prayer is talking to
God. We pray that the wa-
ter of bap�sm will be a
reminder for us of the
promises God has made,
and that we are making. 6) Jesus said, ‘I am the light of
the world’. When it is light we
can see everything. Jesus
shows us that we do bad things,
which we call ’sin’. Bap�sm is a
sign fir a Chris�an that all the
bad things have been washed
away.
12) Churchwardens help
look a(er the people and
the building. Godparents
help the parents to bring
up children to know about
Jesus.
When you find it, you can �ck
the box or write the number of
the text box next to the feature
of the church to which it relates
Name
St Thomas is the patron saint of
builders and architects. He is
sometimes known as ‘Doubting
Thomas’ because he wanted to
see Jesus for himself to believe
that he had risen from the dead.
St Thomas’s
Oakwood first met in an ordinary
terraced house before they had a
building. When was the foundation
stone of this building laid?
Anyone who lives in the parish may
ask to be baptised or married
here., but they would have to
make the Christian promises.
Jesus told his followers to go
into all the world to make
disciples of people of every
nation. You can see mission to
Oakwood in the mission
window.
We support Kirima
School in Kinkiizi Diocese,
Uganda and often raise
money for them and pray
for
them to teach well about Jesus.
The stories of Jesus’s life can
be found in the four gospels—
books in the Bible written by
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The cross is the symbol of
Christianity because Jesus’ death
on the cross paid for our sin. In
baptism, the sign of the cross is
made with water on the forehead.
The letters I
H S which are on the font are the
first three letters of ‘JESUS’ in
Greek. They can also be short for
‘Jesus Saviour of Men’ and for ‘By
this sign’ in Latin.
In baptism
we say we
believe in
God—Father, Son and Holy
Spirit. The dove is a symbol of
the Holy Spirit.
Jesus said, ‘I am the light of
the world’. When it is light we
can see everything. Jesus
shows us that we do bad things,
which we call ’sin’. Baptism is a
sign for a Christian that all the
bad things
have been washed away.
Prayer is talking with God. We
pray that the water of baptism
will be a reminder for us of the
promises God has made, and
that we are making.
Churchwardens help the
Vicar look after the
people and the building.
Godparents help the
parents to bring up children to know about Jesus.
Look for each of the features above, and tick the box
when you find them.
Name
At baptism promises are made by an adult for themselves or for a child. If it is a child, they promise to bring them up to know God loves them, and to help them to follow Jesus as a member of the Church. Godparents promise to help the parents in this. What is baptism? Parents are thanking God for his gift of life, making a decision to start their child on the journey of faith and asking for the Church's support. For the person baptised, baptism marks the start of a journey of faith, which involves turning away from all that is evil, turning towards Christ and becoming a member of the local and worldwide Christian family.
Mark each picture with the number below if you
think this feature reflects something about:
1) the church family 2) Chris�ans in the local
community 3) Chris�an mission to the wider
world 4) something else
Christians see themselves
as part of the global
community, and try to reach
out to the wider world both
with the good news about
Jesus but also with
practical and financial help. We support a number
of missionaries, in
Africa, Japan, Serbia,
and (until recently)
South America.
Christians believe that they should share God’s love
with others. In the local community, they may be
involved in running activities for those who need
support. For example, St Thomas’s runs a social club
for the elderly and helps provide a weekly lunch for
them. We offer Parent and Toddler
groups, holiday clubs and afterschool
clubs for children and teenagers.
There are uniformed organisations
also associated with the church. Scouts and Guides
were originally set up with Christian
beliefs. Do you know their promise?
Every home in England is in a Church of
England parish, and we are connected to
the other C of E
churches in various groups. St
Thomas’s is part of the Diocese of
London. The parish
system gives the
people who live there the right to ask
to be married or baptised in the
church. We also commemorate those
from the parish who died in the wars.
The church family is the group of local
Christians who meet together to worship
God. They do this in prayer, making
music, and listening to the Bible which is
explained in a sermon.
The church family also tries to help
each other, meeting together at
other times in the week to study the
Bible and pray.
The Vicar’s
job is to organise the teaching
and worship of the church, and to
help the church family to serve God through what they
do with their lives.
The Churchwardens help the
Vicar to look after the
church family and the church
buildings.
Christians are people who believe that God is king
over all the world, but that
people rejected his rule. Jesus
was born to save us from the
punishment we deserve by dying
on the cross. With Jesus as
our king we
can look forward to being with
him in heaven. This is the
story told in the banner
beneath the organ pipes, and
by the gospel writers,
represented
above the choir stalls. Jesus
told his followers to go into all
the world to make disciples of all
nations, baptising them in the
name of the Father, the Son and
the Holy
Spirit. He said that he would
return to judge the world,
and this is illustrated by the
picture of harvest in one of
the windows.
Name
See if you can find these and learn about what they represent
for us. Mark their loca�on in the church on the plan of the
building. Pick up a copy of our weekly newssheet