Welcome to the Website of St Michael and All Angels Church, Sandhurst, Berkshire
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 to buy in the church and from the office, or you can find extracts here. Hall and Meeting RoomsIn the Pastoral Centre next to the church we have a large hall and several meeting rooms available to rent on a one-off or regular basis. Details here.
800th AnniversaryDetails of our 800th Anniversary in 2020 with information about events can be seen here.
HighlightsText and audio recording of the sermon on Sunday 12th January by Rev John Castle can be found here.
January 2020 Services (with details of "hymns of the month") can be seen here.
The January 2020 Newsletter is available here.
Please Pray For . . .Tearfund, one of the charities we support regularly as a church. More details here.
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for January has an emphasis on Arborfield with Barkham and Christ Church Wokingham. Please follow this link.
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Into the New Year
The following article by Catherine Wilkins (Church Warden) appears on the front page of the January Newsletter.
And I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year:
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."
And he replied:
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand
into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light
and safer than a known way."
Eighty years ago, King George VI quoted these words by a little known poet, Minnie Louise Haskins, in his Christmas speech. They struck a chord with the uncertainty of a country at war, giving hope and encouragement at a very dark time in Britain’s history.
None of us knows exactly what 2020 has in store for us. We all make plans and resolutions, but things can change that are beyond our control, both on a personal level as well as nationally and internationally, and life subsequently may take a different tack from that anticipated. It is at these times that we need to step out in faith and remember that putting our hand in God’s is indeed safer than a known way.
The concluding lines of the poem are less well known, but speak of carrying on the journey side by side with God. "So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East"
As we start 2020, the year in which we will be celebrating 800 years of a church in this site, let us step out with God into the new decade with gladness and thanksgiving for all who have gone before us and all that is to come.
Happy New Year!
"Give me a light that I may tread safely into the unknown."
And he replied:
"Go out into the darkness and put your hand
into the Hand of God. That shall be to you better than light
and safer than a known way."
Eighty years ago, King George VI quoted these words by a little known poet, Minnie Louise Haskins, in his Christmas speech. They struck a chord with the uncertainty of a country at war, giving hope and encouragement at a very dark time in Britain’s history.
None of us knows exactly what 2020 has in store for us. We all make plans and resolutions, but things can change that are beyond our control, both on a personal level as well as nationally and internationally, and life subsequently may take a different tack from that anticipated. It is at these times that we need to step out in faith and remember that putting our hand in God’s is indeed safer than a known way.
The concluding lines of the poem are less well known, but speak of carrying on the journey side by side with God. "So I went forth, and finding the Hand of God, trod gladly into the night. And He led me towards the hills and the breaking of day in the lone East"
As we start 2020, the year in which we will be celebrating 800 years of a church in this site, let us step out with God into the new decade with gladness and thanksgiving for all who have gone before us and all that is to come.
Happy New Year!
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