The Sermon

The Sermon is a magazine story.

Plot
Every week, The Vicar writes a sermon that he reads in church on Sunday. It is one of his favorite things to do.

One Sunday, The Vicar is going to be giving a sermon at a church on the other side of the island. The Fat Controller will be taking the same train to give a speech at the town hall. Thomas arrives and the two men climb aboard Clarabel. Inside the coach, they go through their important papers. Suddenly, Thomas makes an unexpected stop and the papers go flying. A cow is on the line and The Fat Controller congratulates Thomas for stopping in time.

The Fat Controller and The Vicar pick up their papers and Thomas continues on once the line is clear. When The Vicar arrives at the pulpit, he is shocked to learn he has The Fat Controller's speech. He decides to preach a sermon about kindness to animals, in reference Thomas' encounter with the cow. At town hall, The Fat Controller also realises the papers have been mixed up and ends up giving a speech on how safe his railway is. Later, The Fat Controller and The Vicar have a laugh over the mix up.

Characters

 * Thomas
 * Sir Topham Hatt
 * The Vicar of Wellsworth
 * Trevor
 * Annie and Clarabel
 * The Mayor of Sodor

Goofs

 * In the seventh illustration, one part of the white part of Thomas' front is coloured blue.
 * This story was mistakenly previewed at the end of The Lost Coach in Issue 82 despite The Thomas Club Page showing a preview image of Christmas Greetings.