October 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.
The 9.30am Parish Communion service is now held in the church building, and is open to all to attend (subject to seating restrictions), and will also be live-streamed as shown below.
The 8.00am Communion Service is held in the church building starting this month
The 11.15am Family Service is now held in the church building on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
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The 8.00am Communion Service is held in the church building starting this month
The 11.15am Family Service is now held in the church building on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
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Instructions for practical arrangements for services inside the church building are below. See also the video here.
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Live Streamed services may be accessed live or after the event via our Facebook Page
http://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst
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.
Three of the sermon topics this month continue the series on the story of Nehemiah. For an outline see the September Newsletter or the bottom of the September Services page.
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Sunday 4 October
8.00am Holy Communion In church 9.30am Parish Communion (Traditional) In church and live-streamed "Opposition and Discouragement"
Nehemiah 4:1-23 Matthew 10:16-23
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Sunday 4 October 11.15am Family Service In Church
"St Francis"
Matthew 6:25-34 Sunday 4 October 6.30pm Contemplative Evening Prayer
In church and live-streamed "Creation"
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Sunday 11 October
8.00am Holy Communion In church 9.30am All-Age Harvest Thanksgiving (NO Communion) In church and live-streamed "Harvest"
Deuteronomy 15:7-11 (8.00 only) Luke 16:19-31 |
Sunday 11 October 6.30pm
Ecumenical Service hosted by St Georges Owlsmoor |
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Sunday 18 October
8.00am Holy Communion In church 9.30am Parish Communion (Reflective) In church and live-streamed "Putting Your House in Order" click below to read the sermon
Nehemiah 5:1-13 Matthew 23:1-13
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Sunday 18 October 4.15pm NOTE TIME Family Service In Church
"St Luke"
Luke 5:17-26 | ||
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Sunday 25 October
8.00am Holy Communion In church 9.30am Parish Communion (Community) In church and live-streamed "Attending to God's Word"
Nehemiah 8:1-18 Matthew 7:21-28 |
Sunday 25 October 6.30pm Contemplative Evening Prayer
In church and live-streamed |
Hymns of the Month
This month’s hymns have a Greek link.
Come Ye Thankful People Come
Rev Henry Alford (1810-1870) was rector of Aston Standford in Buckinghamshire. The tune is St. George and was written by George Elvry when he was organist at St. George’s Windsor.
The hymn has numerous biblical references including Psalm 100:4, Matthew 13:24-30, Mark 4:26-29.
Come Ye Thankful People Come has appeared in an episode of Dad’s Army and is reputed to have been an inspiration for a poem in The Magicians Nephew by CS Lewis (part of the Chronicle of Narnia series).
Rev Alford wrote several books, one of the most important being a four-volume commentary on the Greek New Testament. There is also an Alford’s law of biblical interpretation.
Hail Gladdening Light
Hail Gladdening Light was originally written in Koine Greek, (Phos Hilaron is the Greek name) and it is the earliest known Christian hymn recorded outside the bible that is still in use today. The version we use was translated by John Keble (and for the Greek Scholars among us; there are several other translations) and it is sung as a chant, a capella and is sung at the Evensong services.