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! 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 the office open hours. See the contact page for details.
HighlightsSpecial Office Opening Hours from now until the end of June. See Contact Page.
Fruit Picking and Cream Tea Saturday 24 June. Details here.
The sermon The Mission of the Church by John Castle on Sunday 18 June is available as text and audio recording here.
The June Newsletter is available here.
Services for June can be found here. Please see also the article "Refreshing the Parish Communion Service"; go to the Services Overview page and scroll down.
Please Pray For . . .The Prayer page on this website has recently been given an overhaul. Take a look here.
The Howard Stilliard Fund, one of the charities we support regularly as a church.
See details of church prayer meetings on the News page.
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for June features St John The Baptist Church Crowthorne. See below.
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The Volunteer Church
The following article by Churchwarden Sue Campbell (adapted from The Volunteer Church by Brian Dodd) appears on the front page of the June Newsletter
As a churchwarden, I find myself asking people to take on tasks within our church, and this has led me to consider why volunteering should be seen as a benefit and not just another thing to do.
Volunteering:
One day God may say to us, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant.’ At sporting events those in the stands pay to watch the game. Those on the field get paid! The same is true for church volunteers, benefits come by taking part.
As a churchwarden, I find myself asking people to take on tasks within our church, and this has led me to consider why volunteering should be seen as a benefit and not just another thing to do.
Volunteering:
- Gives our lives greater purpose. There are lots of important and quality places to volunteer your time. When you serve your church, your efforts could result in someone’s life being changed by meeting Christ for the first time.
- Gives us a broader perspective. Serving others allows us to focus on larger issues: the ‘we’ rather than the ‘me’.
- Gives us friendship. There can be a special relationship made when you serve God together. St Michael’s is full of friendships built through joint service.
- Helps others. Living an internally focused life benefits no one. Serving others improves the quality of other people’s lives and our own.
- Will one day result in a greater reward.
One day God may say to us, ‘Well done my good and faithful servant.’ At sporting events those in the stands pay to watch the game. Those on the field get paid! The same is true for church volunteers, benefits come by taking part.
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