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.
HighlightsOctober services are shown here.
The October Newsletter is available here.
Texts of the sermons on Mission, Sundays 11th, 18th and 25th September, are available here.
You can also discuss the issues raised at a discussion group which is meeting on four Tuesdays at 7.30 pm in the Church, starting on Tuesday 13th September. The series is entitled "Mission-shaped Church" and will also be discussed in all the regular house groups.
Text of the sermon on 28 August completing the series on the letter to the Hebrews has belatedly been uploaded here.
Tickets are on sale for the Harvest Supper on 8th October. Details here.
Situations Vacant can be found here.
Please Pray For . . .ReTrak, one of the charities we support as a church. More details and the full list of charities here.
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for October features the Benefice of Ruscombe and Twyford with Hurst. See below.
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Worship That Hits The Spot
The following article by Rev John Castle appears on the front page of the October Newsletter
How often do you come out of a service buzzing as a result of something that has happened while you've been in church? September's Choral Evensong seemed to ‘do it’ for many who were there, judging from the comments on the door. And I've had such comments at each of our regular services, usually in response to the music or the sermon, although other factors include well prepared prayers, well-led liturgy and a welcoming atmosphere.
The aim of a service, of whatever flavour, is that we meet with God in worship. Like many areas of life, what you ‘get out of it’ is often related to what you ‘put in’. If we come with an expectation of encountering God, bringing with us the hopes and concerns that are on our hearts, and open to hearing from him and responding, God will graciously meet with us.
Those of us charged with the planning and leading of services are responsible for choosing content that will best enable those who attend to be open to God, whether through music, prayers or preaching. But your prayers, as well as your feedback, will make a real difference to how people encounter God in worship.
How often do you come out of a service buzzing as a result of something that has happened while you've been in church? September's Choral Evensong seemed to ‘do it’ for many who were there, judging from the comments on the door. And I've had such comments at each of our regular services, usually in response to the music or the sermon, although other factors include well prepared prayers, well-led liturgy and a welcoming atmosphere.
The aim of a service, of whatever flavour, is that we meet with God in worship. Like many areas of life, what you ‘get out of it’ is often related to what you ‘put in’. If we come with an expectation of encountering God, bringing with us the hopes and concerns that are on our hearts, and open to hearing from him and responding, God will graciously meet with us.
Those of us charged with the planning and leading of services are responsible for choosing content that will best enable those who attend to be open to God, whether through music, prayers or preaching. But your prayers, as well as your feedback, will make a real difference to how people encounter God in worship.
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