November 2020 Services
For general information about the services at St Michaels please see the Services Overview page.
See also "Hymns of the Month" at the bottom of this page.
Coronavirus Update 2nd November
Government regulations coming into effect on 5th November mean that public worship cannot take place in our church building. However, we will continue to live-stream 9.30 am Parish Communion service, the
Family Service, which is held on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 11.15 am or 4.15 pm (see below), and some evening services.
Family Service, which is held on 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month at 11.15 am or 4.15 pm (see below), and some evening services.
Live Streamed services may be accessed live or after the event via our Facebook Page
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You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch this service.
http://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst
You do not need to have a Facebook account to watch this service.
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Sunday 1 November All Saints Sunday
8.00am Holy Communion In church 9.30am Parish Communion (Informal) In church and live-streamed Topic and Readings:
The Triumph of the Saints Revelation 7:9-17 Matthew 10:16-33 
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Sunday 1 November 11.15am Family Service In Church
Topic and Readings:
All Saints Revelation 7:9-17 Sunday 1 November 6.30pm Memorial Service
In church and live-streamed The Legacy of our Lives
Revelation 21:9-11, 22:1-5
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Sunday 8 November
9.30am Parish Communion (traditional) live-streamed only Topic and Readings:
Remembrance Sunday Micah 4:1-5 Matthew 5:1-12
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Sunday 8 November 10.55am
Act of Remembrance Sandhurst Town Council will not be holding the usual Act of Remembrance at the Memorial Park this year, but instead will have a short recorded service available to view on their website: http://sandhurst.gov.uk/, and their Facebook page.
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Sunday 15 November
9.30am Parish Communion (Reflective) live-streamed only Topic and Readings:
Accountable to God 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30
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Sunday 15 November 4.15pm NOTE TIME Family Service on Zoom
Click/tap here to access the meeting, or use the following login details: Meeting ID: 172 324 765 Passcode: 616996 Topic and Readings:
Using Your Talents Matthew 25:14-30 Sunday 15 November 6.30pm
Ecumenical Service on the theme of "Hope" via Zoom only. Please use the following link to join: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83301707817pwd=K1R1Mys5a1lBWllaOEdzWFEvWnFXUT09 | ||
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Sunday 22 November Christ The King
9.30am Parish Communion (Community) live-streamed only Topic and Readings:
The Sheep and the Goats Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Matthew 25:31-46
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Sunday 29 November Advent Sunday
9.30am Parish Communion (Traditional) live-streamed only Topic and Readings:
The Coming of the Son of Man Isaiah 64:1-9 Mark 13:24-37 Rev Jane Kraft's sermon is below:
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Sunday 29 November 6.30pm Advent Celebration live-streamed only
Topic and Readings:
The Forerunners of Christ Genesis 12:1-7 Isaiah 11:1-9 Luke 1:26-38 Mark 1:1-8 Rev John Castle's sermon is below:
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Hymns of the Month
This month, both hymns were originally in Latin.
All People that on Earth do Dwell
All People That On Earth Do Dwell - or as it is sometimes known the "Old Hundredth" - is based on Psalm 100.
This hymn is by William Kethe, a Scottish clergyman who had fled the persecutions of Catholics by Queen Mary (early sixteenth century) fled to Frankfurt and then to Geneva where he helped with the translation of the Geneva Bible (1560). In 1551 the Anglo-Genevan Psalter (An English language book of Psalms with music) was published in Geneva and this included “All People that on Earth do Dwell” which was set to a tune by Louis Bourgeois. William Kethe left Geneva for England in 1561, taking a copy with him, which introduced this music to the English.
It is humbling to think that this favourite hymn first came into the English language when having an English version of the bible (and this could include the Psalter) could result in death.
This hymn is by William Kethe, a Scottish clergyman who had fled the persecutions of Catholics by Queen Mary (early sixteenth century) fled to Frankfurt and then to Geneva where he helped with the translation of the Geneva Bible (1560). In 1551 the Anglo-Genevan Psalter (An English language book of Psalms with music) was published in Geneva and this included “All People that on Earth do Dwell” which was set to a tune by Louis Bourgeois. William Kethe left Geneva for England in 1561, taking a copy with him, which introduced this music to the English.
It is humbling to think that this favourite hymn first came into the English language when having an English version of the bible (and this could include the Psalter) could result in death.
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
O Come O Come Emmanuel is based on a Latin Hymn and each verse of the hymn looks at five of the seven O Antiphons (an Anitphon is a posh word for a short refrain that is based on a biblical passage). The antiphons in this hymn are all based on passages from the prophet Isaiah which foretell the birth of Jesus.
O Wisdom - Isaiah 11:2-3;
O Lord - Isaiah 33:22
O Root of Jesse - Isaiah 11:10
O key of David - Isaiah 22:22
O Dayspring - Isaiah 9:2
O King of Nations - Isaiah 2:4
O Emmanuel (God with us) - Isaiah 7:14
While this is a favourite of advent services, several artists have also recorded this hymn, and the YouTube link is from a New Zealand artist with words slightly different from the ones we normally hear.