Welcome to the Website of St Michael and All Angels Church, Sandhurst, Berkshire
Welcome
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. We love to welcome people, whether you're looking for a church to worship in, would like to explore the Christian faith or are interested in getting married or having a child christened, or have recently lost a loved one.
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! Feel free to e-mail or phone us - see our Contact page.
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! Feel free to e-mail or phone us - see our Contact page.
Farewell From John CastleThe final Blog from Rev John Castle written on the eve of taking up his new position in Hertfordshire is here. See also the article on page 10 of the July 2026 Newsletter.
Feedback Sheets for Church Members and the Wider CommunityTo help us in the process of choosing a new Rector, we invite you to complete a feedback sheet to let us know your views on St Michaels Church.
There are separate forms for Church Members and the Wider Community. In either case you can edit and save the Word file, or print the pdf file for completion by hand. Forms for use by Church Members
Forms for use by The wider community
If you would like to donate to a particular fund, e.g. the Spire Project, or would like to learn about making a regular monthly contribution, please visit our Donations page.
The Spire Project
Our beautiful church building needs repair. The six bells have recently been re-installed following repair, the wooden tiles (shingles) on the spire are being replaced, and the clock needs refurbishment of the face, and major repair of the mechanism if it is to tell the time again. The total cost of the whole Spire Project is around £250,000, and only a small proportion of this has yet been received in grants. We are hoping that local people and business will be willing to make some significant donations to enable our Spire, bells and clock to be returned to their former glory. For more information, and how you can donate to this appeal, please visit our WinSpire 2024 page. See also the article on Page 4 of the July 2026 Newsletter.
Visiting the ChurchThe church is usually open for visiting and private prayer on weekdays and weekends (except during Sunday morning services), and you are welcome to light a candle as an act of prayer. This depends upon the availability of volunteers to open and lock it, but you can also phone or e-mail the office to arrange for the church to be open when you want to visit. (See contact page.)
HighlightsThe September 2026 Newsletter is here.
September 2026 Services are here.
Missed a service, or want to remind yourself of the sermon? In most cases the text of the sermon is available on the Services pages; select the month using the link above or in the main menu, then scroll down to the date you want.
Our Parish Communion Service, and some others, are live-streamed on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst and also on YouTube https://youtube.com/channel/UC4vYB32hY4ana2nl8NeM-lA. The Facebook post can also be viewed immediately after the event; the Youtube video takes a few hours to be available after the service has finished. Please Pray For . . .Please pray for the process of finding a new Rector for St Michaels:
Please pray for St Michaels School. See the September Newsletter page 2.
See here for details of charities we are currently supporting. Please pray for Sandhurst:
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Past, Present, and Future
The following article by Rev Jane Kraft appears on the front page of the September 2026 Newsletter.
September sees the beginning of the new academic year and heralds autumn.
As the year changes there is a particular sense of movement which, if we are in harmony with it, reminds us that we too, like the seasons move from one stage to another throughout our lives. There are times of stability, times of change and times of uncertainty.
It is an interesting exercise to look back and see how many of our experiences in the past have proved to be a really good preparation for something else later on. Quite often circumstances guide the direction we go and the way we serve. But in all of this, what is paramount, is our willingness to be used by God, as He chooses.
Our lives are made up of past, present and future. As we look back, we recall good times and bad. Significant times and events which have had a life changing impact, and influenced the sort of people we are.
We also look forward to the future, sometimes with hope and expectancy and sometimes with apprehension and fear. But, between the past and the future is the present.
The present is important because it is the only time when we can do anything, but sometimes the present also involves a time of waiting, and preparing. With the departure of John Castle, after 21 years of ministry here, St Michael’s is 'in Vacancy' until whoever is appointed to take his place is installed and inducted as the new Rector.
The appointment process takes time and follows a specific pattern, which involves a particular group of people, but at the heart of the process is the prayerful desire to discern God’s will, and praying is the responsibility of each and every one of us.
As the year changes there is a particular sense of movement which, if we are in harmony with it, reminds us that we too, like the seasons move from one stage to another throughout our lives. There are times of stability, times of change and times of uncertainty.
It is an interesting exercise to look back and see how many of our experiences in the past have proved to be a really good preparation for something else later on. Quite often circumstances guide the direction we go and the way we serve. But in all of this, what is paramount, is our willingness to be used by God, as He chooses.
Our lives are made up of past, present and future. As we look back, we recall good times and bad. Significant times and events which have had a life changing impact, and influenced the sort of people we are.
We also look forward to the future, sometimes with hope and expectancy and sometimes with apprehension and fear. But, between the past and the future is the present.
The present is important because it is the only time when we can do anything, but sometimes the present also involves a time of waiting, and preparing. With the departure of John Castle, after 21 years of ministry here, St Michael’s is 'in Vacancy' until whoever is appointed to take his place is installed and inducted as the new Rector.
The appointment process takes time and follows a specific pattern, which involves a particular group of people, but at the heart of the process is the prayerful desire to discern God’s will, and praying is the responsibility of each and every one of us.
Facebook Page
We use this public Facebook Page to make announcements about Services and Activities.
Anyone can read this page, but only designated Editors can post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst
We use this public Facebook Page to make announcements about Services and Activities.
Anyone can read this page, but only designated Editors can post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/StMichaelsSandhurst
Facebook Group
This private Facebook Group is where members of the congregation can exchange thoughts and ideas.
You need to make a request to join this group, but any member of the group can then post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/StMichaelsSandhurst
This private Facebook Group is where members of the congregation can exchange thoughts and ideas.
You need to make a request to join this group, but any member of the group can then post to it.
http://www.facebook.com/groups/StMichaelsSandhurst
Safeguarding
Safeguarding information can be found here.
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