Welcome to the Website of St Michael and All Angels Church, Sandhurst, Berkshire
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. 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.
Office Administrator VacancyPlease see below the advertisement and the job description for this role.
Closing date for applications is 4 May 2026 
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 are currently away being repaired, 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. An update on the clock can be found on page 8 of the September 2025 newsletter. 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 8 of the April 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.)
APCM (Annual Parochial Church Meeting) 2026The 2026 APCM will take place on Sunday 10 May at 11.00am, in the Church
Documents for the meeting are here HighlightsThe April 2026 Newsletter is here.
April 2026 Services (from 12 April onwards) are here.
Easter 2026 Services (up to Easter Day, 5 April) are on the March Services page 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 . . .Tearfund, our chosen charity for April.
See the April Newsletter page 2 for details. See here for details of this and other charities we are currently supporting. 
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The Greatest Gift
The following article by Rev John Castle appears on the front page of the April 2026 Newsletter.
What is the most valuable gift that anyone has ever given you? Or that you’ve given to someone else?
Part of the story of Holy Week is the incident at the meal in Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13), where a woman pours a very expensive perfume over Jesus’ head. Some of his disciples are shocked at this extravagance – couldn’t she have sold the perfume and given the money to the poor? But Jesus’ response shows how meaningful her gesture is to him. He knows that in a few days he will suffer a horrible death. This extravagant gesture of love has warmed his soul.
What the woman doesn’t know is that in a few days Jesus will give something even more precious for her – and for all of us: his life. Don’t let this Holy Week pass by without reflecting on that gift – the means for each of us to be put right with God, our sins forgiven and a relationship with God that starts now and continues into eternity.
Please take some time to reflect on this question: What would you give Jesus in return? And, of course, don’t forget to give to the poor as well – our Charity of the Month provides the means to make a huge difference to the lives of others.
Part of the story of Holy Week is the incident at the meal in Bethany (Matthew 26:6-13), where a woman pours a very expensive perfume over Jesus’ head. Some of his disciples are shocked at this extravagance – couldn’t she have sold the perfume and given the money to the poor? But Jesus’ response shows how meaningful her gesture is to him. He knows that in a few days he will suffer a horrible death. This extravagant gesture of love has warmed his soul.
What the woman doesn’t know is that in a few days Jesus will give something even more precious for her – and for all of us: his life. Don’t let this Holy Week pass by without reflecting on that gift – the means for each of us to be put right with God, our sins forgiven and a relationship with God that starts now and continues into eternity.
Please take some time to reflect on this question: What would you give Jesus in return? And, of course, don’t forget to give to the poor as well – our Charity of the Month provides the means to make a huge difference to the lives of others.
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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