Welcome to the Website of St Michael and All Angels Church, Sandhurst, Berkshire
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Our purpose:
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Knowing God for ourselves
Growing as individuals and as a church Showing God's love in the world |
Welcome by Rev John Castle, Rector
St Michael’s is a community of people who worship God together, and who want to know God better and serve him better in our daily lives.
People come to our church for all sorts of reasons - at major life events such as marriage, christenings, bereavement, to find God and his purpose for their lives or to get involved in a local Christian community.
Whoever you are, we hope you'll find what you are looking for on this site, so we can help you practically, spiritually or however we can!
People come to our church for all sorts of reasons - at major life events such as marriage, christenings, bereavement, to find God and his purpose for their lives or to get involved in a local Christian community.
Whoever you are, we hope you'll find what you are looking for on this site, so we can help you practically, spiritually or however we can!
Visiting the ChurchEveryone is welcome to come into the church, to spend some time in a quiet space away from the busy-ness of life, to take shelter from a sudden shower, or to look around; whatever the reason, you are more than welcome. We try to keep the church open as much as possible for private prayer.
If the church is locked, you can obtain a key from the office (in the centre at the bottom of the path) during office open hours. See the contact page for details. A history and guide booklet is available in the church and from the office, or you can find extracts here. HighlightsMemorial Service Sunday 20 May at 6.30pm. An opportunity to remember loved ones in a quiet reflective service. All are welcome - just turn up.
Texts of the Ascension Day sermon by Emma Hodge and the sermon on Prayer on Sunday 13 May by John Castle can be found here.
May Services can be found here.
The May Newsletter is available here.
A new CD by the Choir entitled "Anthems Psalms and Canticles For The Church Year" is on sale at £10. For details of content see the News Page.
The 2018 Annual Review - produced as input to the APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) on 29 April is available here.
Please Pray For . . .Church Mission Society, one of the charities we support regularly as a church. See the article in the May Newsletter, or the Charities page.
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for May has a focus on the four churches of St Mary's Twyford, St Nicholas Hurst, St James Ruscombe and Twyford URC. See below.
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"Christians Don't Have Problems"
The following article by Rev John Castle appears on the front page of the May Newsletter.
"How are you?" "Fine" But are you? Understandably, we don’t like admitting to other people that we’re struggling with something. Is life getting on top of you? Are you finding it hard to cope with the needs of family members (old or young)? Can’t seem to find time to pray or go to church? Are you suffering from loneliness, anxiety, addictive behaviours? Having doubts about your faith? Are things not going well in your marriage?
Human beings are social animals. God never intended us to have to cope with our problems on our own. Above all, as Christians, we should be able to seek support from other Christians, or from a priest or other ‘professional’. But all too often we are kept from doing so by pride, embarrassment or fear of what others will think.
Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2). We’re all fallible, and we all have problems. Let’s get the help and support we need from others, and also see who around us could do with a listening ear, or the assurance of our prayers.
Human beings are social animals. God never intended us to have to cope with our problems on our own. Above all, as Christians, we should be able to seek support from other Christians, or from a priest or other ‘professional’. But all too often we are kept from doing so by pride, embarrassment or fear of what others will think.
Bear one another’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ (Galatians 6:2). We’re all fallible, and we all have problems. Let’s get the help and support we need from others, and also see who around us could do with a listening ear, or the assurance of our prayers.
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