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 AnniversaryAn introduction to our 800th Anniversary in 2020 with information about the first events can be seen here.
Next 800th Event:
Make and Mull Social/Craft Evening Friday 22nd November. See poster here. HighlightsText of the sermon "Trouble Ahead" by Rev John Castle on Sunday morning 17th November can be found here.
The November 2019 Newsletter is available here.
November 2019 Services (with details of "hymns of the month") can be seen here.
Please Pray For . . .Barnabas Fund, one of the charities we support regularly as a church. More information here.
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for November has an emphasis on Sonning Deanery Synod See below.
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"Answering God's Call"
The following article by Rev John White appears on the front page of the November Newsletter.
For me the pleasures of summer are now over, and spring cannot come quick enough, but at least I can look forward to staying with my eldest daughter in Dubai in February, where the sky will be bright blue and the temperature a comfortable 25 degrees.
However, I need to come down to earth. On the first week of November I am preaching on Zacchaeus who famously climbed a sycamore tree in order to be able to see Jesus when he went by, Luke 19. Now Zacchaeus was basically a good man who, with the best intentions, became a tax collector for the Romans.
As a tax collector he soon realised that he could get very rich at other people's expense, but with his riches came isolation and hatred from his fellow countrymen.
Then one day Jesus called to him, and instantly he realised that his isolation was not only from men but was also from God, and in an instant he weighed up his wealth against his isolation from God and chose God.
We most certainly have the same choice, and miraculously when we choose God, like king Solomon, all our other needs are met in abundance. Praise the Lord..
However, I need to come down to earth. On the first week of November I am preaching on Zacchaeus who famously climbed a sycamore tree in order to be able to see Jesus when he went by, Luke 19. Now Zacchaeus was basically a good man who, with the best intentions, became a tax collector for the Romans.
As a tax collector he soon realised that he could get very rich at other people's expense, but with his riches came isolation and hatred from his fellow countrymen.
Then one day Jesus called to him, and instantly he realised that his isolation was not only from men but was also from God, and in an instant he weighed up his wealth against his isolation from God and chose God.
We most certainly have the same choice, and miraculously when we choose God, like king Solomon, all our other needs are met in abundance. Praise the Lord..
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