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!
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New Rev John Castle's sponsored bike ride on 10th September: to find out more, and to sponsor him, please click here.
Seating Arrangements at Church ServicesWe no longer have any seats blocked off. However, if you would prefer to sit apart from others, please pick up a card containing the message "Please leave a space next to me. Thank you" and place it next to you in the pew.
There is always plenty of space at the 8.00 am Holy Communion Service, and quite sufficient at other services for people to be able to keep a distance from others. Please be sensitive to the needs of everyone. Visiting the ChurchThe church is usually open for visiting and private prayer on weekdays and weekends (except during Sunday morning services), and you are welcome to light a candle as an act of prayer. This depends upon the availability of volunteers to open and lock it, but you can also phone or e-mail the office to arrange for the church to be open when you want to visit. (See contact page.)
Survey - Church Together Service / Intergenerational ChurchWe are gathering views about the Church Together Service and being an intergenerational church.
There are two surveys, one for adults and one for children, as below. For either survey you can complete the survey online, or edit the .docx file with your answers and return to us, or print the .docx or .pdf file and enter your answers by hand. ADULTS Online survey: https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/DkNOb6 Files to open as below:
CHILDREN
Online survey: https://survey.sogosurvey.com/r/o2Mi4m Files to open as below
Supporting UsAll are welcome to join in our services whether online or in the church.
We appreciate any financial contributions you would like to make, which can be easily done via our Donations Page. HighlightsThe August 2022 Newsletter is here.
August 2022 Services are here
The following YouTube stream is being used https://youtube.com/channel/UC4vYB32hY4ana2nl8NeM-lA Please Pray For . . .Sandhurst Counselling Service, our chosen charity for August 2022.
Details of this and other charities we support regularly are here. The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle (updated each month) can be found here.
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"What Do I Need?"
The following article by Youth Worker Mike Gower appears on the front page of the August Newsletter
What do I need? Wallet, keys, phone – or is it handbag, purse, phone? The pat-down process before heading out the door. Those last-minute checks before heading out of the door. Whether on a quick dash out or a trip out, do you write a check list when you're heading out? Does it include clothes, toothbrush, phone charger, money… the list can be endless.
What would you pack for your spiritual faith journey? Maybe this is not something you think about, or you don’t feel you are equipped, or 'that is more for spiritual people than me'? Don’t panic! How about a compass, (not a satnav), with three points on it:
One point being a bible, to offer narrative on your journey. Drawing on the wisdom it can offer, for encouragement and to inform your values and morals.
Another point would be tradition – learning from the heritage of Christianity. The different ways we have learnt to pray and worship.
The third point would be culture. It is all around us, it influences from what we wear to what political views you might have.
So, to guide us, it could be more bible directed at times than tradition or culture – the needle pointing us in the right direction.
As you check your compass and your directional influences, enjoy your journey.
What would you pack for your spiritual faith journey? Maybe this is not something you think about, or you don’t feel you are equipped, or 'that is more for spiritual people than me'? Don’t panic! How about a compass, (not a satnav), with three points on it:
One point being a bible, to offer narrative on your journey. Drawing on the wisdom it can offer, for encouragement and to inform your values and morals.
Another point would be tradition – learning from the heritage of Christianity. The different ways we have learnt to pray and worship.
The third point would be culture. It is all around us, it influences from what we wear to what political views you might have.
So, to guide us, it could be more bible directed at times than tradition or culture – the needle pointing us in the right direction.
As you check your compass and your directional influences, enjoy your journey.
Facebook Page
We use this public Facebook Page to make announcements about Services and Activities.
Anyone can read this page, but only designated Editors can post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst
We use this public Facebook Page to make announcements about Services and Activities.
Anyone can read this page, but only designated Editors can post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst
Facebook Group
This private Facebook Group is where members of the congregation can exchange thoughts and ideas.
You need to make a request to join this group, but any member of the group can then post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/StMichaelsSandhurst
This private Facebook Group is where members of the congregation can exchange thoughts and ideas.
You need to make a request to join this group, but any member of the group can then post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/StMichaelsSandhurst
Safeguarding
Safeguarding information can be found here.
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