Central Design

The All Seeing Eye of God, our Creator, is embedded by the Eucharistic symbols and sacramental symbols which are significant in our Liturgical celebrations as Christians.

The Open Hands - extended- giving us His Son Jesus, our Saviour who willingly gave His Life by dying on the Cross

The Sun, overhead, is the sign for our salvation and rising to a new life.

These symbols are encompassed by the Dove, symbolising the Holy Spirit, who can transform
our lives as we, the people of God, shelter in the shadows of the wings of the Spirit.

We the multi-cultural parish community of Bateman Church, respect the influence and example set by St Thomas More, our parish patron. We pray for his guidance as we journey in faith, hope and love in the Jubilee Year. A year of journey, together, reaching out to others in forgiveness, repentance, justice, freedom and hope, as we enter the new Millennium.

The link of the truncated vine border is reflected in John's Gospel, Chapter 15. The vine includes a rock as a foundation, the
rock of Christ's church, and a very pruned, truncated vine that produces healthy fruit.
Jesus speaks of the vine that is pruned: "Every branch that bears fruit, He prunes to make it bear more fruit."

We find ourselves being pruned many times in our lives and this image of belonging to the vine and being strengthened by the
pruning that our Father gives is very powerful. If we are to bear good fruit, we will continually need to be pruned even though it may be painful. Jesus did not reject the will of His Father, and drank the fruit of the vine as he died. The fruits of His death we celebrated in a special way in the Year of the Jubilee.