You have read about the past history of this building (and those that preceded it) and you have seen its beauty. Perhaps you have felt that it is something more than a museum of the past. If so then St Thomas's Church has spoken to you as it should. For this is not a relic of a dead past, it stands as part of a living present. In this place, a community of Christian people find their life and offer their worship to God. For hundreds of years, prayers have been offered on this spot and we hope you have captured some of this atmosphere.

The Church of St Thomas provides a focal point for its congregation. As such it must have something to inspire them. The standards of worship and music must be such that they set an example for others. The people of St Thomas's try to achieve this.

This building is the House of God to which ordinary people come Sunday by Sunday to offer their worship and their prayers, and to receive the sacraments. Here week by week, worship is offered to God. Each Sunday the services of Holy Communion, Morning Prayer and Evensong are the family gatherings for all those who call themselves members of St Thomas's Church, and also for any visitors who wish to join their prayers with those of Christian Family in this place.

Our history speaks of much faith, devotion and sacrifice. Here, for so many years, the word of God has been preached and the sacraments administered. Please pray for this Church, that this work may continue, and pray also for its clergy and people. May we today be found as faithful as those who have gone before.

Praise be to thee, O God, for all the beauty of this place, for minds that framed it and for hands that wrought it. Here, where through many generations men have found thee, grant that we too may approach the vision of thy glory; through him in whom all Christians living and departed are united, Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord.

Amen