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 in the church and from the office, or you can find extracts here. Christmas at St MichaelsAll are welcome at our Services during the Christmas period. Details can be found here.
HighlightsText and audio recording of the sermon "The Messenger" by Rev John Castle on 9 December can be found here.
The December Newsletter is available here.
December Services are available here.
Update on Sandhurst Youth here.
Winspire update - West Window reinstated. See here.
A 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.
Please Pray For . . .The Children's Society, the charity we support at Christmas time. See article in the December newsletter, which is also available here. with a link to the Children's Society website.
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for December has a focus on the parish of St Sebastians. See below.
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"Waiting For Christ"
The following article by Rev John White appears on the front page of the December Newsletter.
We are now in the Advent season, where we, as Christians, wait in anticipation for the second coming of Christ. And while we wait for him to come we need to prepare ourselves. How are you preparing yourself for Christ's second coming?
Just over 2000 years ago John the Baptist told the Jews that just because they are Jews, members of the chosen race, was not enough for them to be saved. They also had to take personal responsibility for their own sins, to repent and turn to God, and, as a mark of their repentance and reliance on God, John baptised them.
Nothing has changed in the 2000 years since John the Baptist. Just because we call ourselves Christians, members of God's family through Christ, it is not enough to be saved. To be saved we have to take personal responsibility for our sins, to repent and turn to God, and, as a mark of our repentance and our faith in Jesus Christ, we will not only be saved but will be able to look forward to his coming with true and joyful anticipation.
Just over 2000 years ago John the Baptist told the Jews that just because they are Jews, members of the chosen race, was not enough for them to be saved. They also had to take personal responsibility for their own sins, to repent and turn to God, and, as a mark of their repentance and reliance on God, John baptised them.
Nothing has changed in the 2000 years since John the Baptist. Just because we call ourselves Christians, members of God's family through Christ, it is not enough to be saved. To be saved we have to take personal responsibility for our sins, to repent and turn to God, and, as a mark of our repentance and our faith in Jesus Christ, we will not only be saved but will be able to look forward to his coming with true and joyful anticipation.
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