The Christian Faith
This section of the website provides more extended teaching on larger content areas, such as the Creed and the Sacraments. It begins with Introduction·to the Christian Faith. More content will be added in due course.
The section entitled Short Talks comprises stand-alone talks and articles on different aspects of the Christian Faith, including the teaching of Jesus, the seasons of the Church’s Year and Feasts and Festivals.·
Easter: Christian joy
St Mary Magdalene
For the Apostles and friends of Jesus, the first Easter day started as a miserable day, but it ended as the happiest day in their whole life.
Pentecost: Spanning the centuries
It was probably in the spring of the year 30 AD that Jesus was crucified, and three days later he was raised for the dead. Seven weeks after that there came the first Pentecost (Whitsunday), when God the Holy Spirit was given to the Apostles and the Christian Church was formed and has continued to grow ever since to this day. That is why Pentecost is sometimes called the Birthday of the Church.
Harvest Thanksgiving: the Bread of Heaven
Equipment
The following equipment is useful for illustrating the first part of this talk, each item being kept out of sight until needed: loaf, bag of flour, saucer of wheat, ears of wheat (if possible with long stalks), and a saucer of growing wheat. This can be prepared by sowing wheat on wet blotting or kitchen paper in a saucer three weeks beforehand For the first few days it should be kept in the dark to hasten germination. Don’t forget to keep the paper wet!