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!
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. HighlightsText of the sermon by Rev John Castle on Sunday 12 August can be found here. Also the audio version.
August Services can be found here.
The August Newsletter is available here.
A new 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 . . .Retrak, one of the charities we support regularly as a church.
See the August Newsletter, and the Charities page. See also the prayer newsletter below from Maggie Crewes August 2018. 
The Sonning Deanery Prayer Cycle for August has a focus on Summer Holiday activities at the various churches within the Deanery. See below.
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"Who Was Your Lollipop Lady?"
The following article by Rev Jane Kraft appears on the front page of the August Newsletter.
‘We are pilgrims on a journey, fellow travellers on the road; we are there to help each other walk the mile and share the load.’ Richard Gillard
Each of us encounters throughout our life journey moments of transition and change; new home, new job, new circumstances; making the move from one to the other can often be hard.
A couple of weeks ago I was discussing spiritual development and growth with some colleagues. This led us on to think about the times of transition we experience, and the difficulties encountered when things in our lives change. One of the most helpful images which came up was that of the ‘lollipop lady’ (or man). As we travel we come metaphorically to the edge of the kerb and stop because we have to cross over to the pavement on the other side, it is the lollipop lady who helps us to make that transition.
It is a reminder that as Christians we don’t make our pilgrimage alone. We have the guidance of the Holy Spirit and we have fellow travellers to support and help us through the difficult moments, and to rejoice and share with us in the times of happiness.
Who was/is the lollipop person along your way? Thank God for them.
Each of us encounters throughout our life journey moments of transition and change; new home, new job, new circumstances; making the move from one to the other can often be hard.
A couple of weeks ago I was discussing spiritual development and growth with some colleagues. This led us on to think about the times of transition we experience, and the difficulties encountered when things in our lives change. One of the most helpful images which came up was that of the ‘lollipop lady’ (or man). As we travel we come metaphorically to the edge of the kerb and stop because we have to cross over to the pavement on the other side, it is the lollipop lady who helps us to make that transition.
It is a reminder that as Christians we don’t make our pilgrimage alone. We have the guidance of the Holy Spirit and we have fellow travellers to support and help us through the difficult moments, and to rejoice and share with us in the times of happiness.
Who was/is the lollipop person along your way? Thank God for them.
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