Key Documents

Each downloadable document is a PDF type file.  Most documents have been designed to print on A4 paper, either as straightforward A4 format pages or as 2xA5 format pages.  When printing documents, it is recommended that you choose double-sided printing, if your printer has that capability.  Otherwise, copies of documents may be obtained from the Parish Office on request.

The audio recordings at the foot of the page are MP3 type files which should be playable through your computer/device.  Click on the 'Play' arrow to hear the recording.

COVID-19-related documents

• St Michael’s has a COVID-19 Risk Assessment for the use of the Church, which can be supplied on application to the Parish Office.
  

Welcome documents

• Welcome booklet - a helpful overview for visitors and newcomers to St Michael's.
• Welcome & Keeping In Touch leaflet - a welcome sheet, plus a form for your contact details.
• Contact List Update / Renewal form - a form to update your contact details (also used to renew the Contact List every 6 years)
  
• Pastoral Care leaflet - a form for requesting a pastoral care visit.

Baptism / Thanksgiving documents

• Giving Thanks For Your Baby booklet - all about Baptism & Thanksgiving services.
• Application form for Baptism - to apply for a Baptism service.
• Application form for Thanksgiving - to apply for a Thanksgiving service.

Marriage documents

• Getting Married At St Michael's - a guide for engaged couples.
• Wedding Fees 2024 - a guide to costs for weddings in 2024.
  

Funeral / Churchyard documents

• Bereavement Support - a leaflet about how St Michael's Church offers support to those who have been bereaved.
• When Someone Dies - a leaflet about commemorating a loved one with a churchyard memorial.
• What I Should Like When The Time Comes - thinking about your own funeral service.
• Churchyard Regulations - as laid down in law.
  

Bells & Ringing documents

• Bell Ringing Recruiting - a leaflet to recruit new bell-ringing learners.
  
• Ringing for Weddings - a leaflet about arranging bells for weddings.
  
• The Bells and their History - a brief history.
  

Church Hall documents

• Hall Health & Safety Briefing Note - important notes for users of the Hall.
  
• Hall Conditions Of Hire - the formal conditions for hiring the Hall after 1st July 2022 (includes a written undertaking to be printed, signed and returned by the hirer, together with the relevant COVID-related document below).
• Hall Conditions re COVID (Single Hire) - additional conditions for those making a one-off booking after 1st July 2022 (includes a written undertaking to be printed, signed and returned by the hirer).
  
• Hall Conditions re COVID (Regular Hire) - additional conditions for those making a regular booking after 1st September 2022 (includes a written undertaking to be printed, signed and returned by the hirer).

History documents

• St Michael's Church - a brief history (2 pages).
• The History of St Michael's Church - the text of a talk by Colin Cairns on Tilehurst Heritage Day, 18th September 2021 (7 pages).
  

Prayer List documents

• For the Sick - a form to update the prayer list.
  
• For the Deceased & Bereavement Service - a form to update the prayer list.
  

Christian Stewardship Planned Giving documents

• Parish Giving Scheme - the new Gift Aid scheme for giving by Direct Debit.
• Giving In Grace - a leaflet, including Gift Aid and Banker's Order forms.

Votive Candle Prayer documents

• Lord May This Candle Be A Light
  
• I Lit A Candle In St Michael's
  
• Give Me A Light That I May Tread Safely
  
• Christ Renew Us
  

What Next documents

• Initial Sermon - An introduction to the Five Marks of Mission
• Sermon on the First Mark - Tell
• Sermon on the Second Mark - Teach
• Sermon on the Third Mark - Tend
• Sermon on the Fourth Mark - Transform
• Sermon on the Fifth Mark - Treasure

Interviews broadcast by BBC Radio Berkshire

• Interview with the then Rector, Revd John Rogers - about the 2012 Restoration and St Michael's church, recorded Sept/2014
  
  
• Interview with the then Rector Revd John Rogers - about his life and his introduction to the ministry, recorded Sept/2014
  
  
• Interview with Jackie Chappell - about the Wednesday Lunches, recorded Sept/2014
  
  
• Interview with Eileen White and Glenis Kerr Elliott - about the celebrations to mark the 825th anniversary of St Michael's church, recorded Sept/2014
  
  

Other audio files

• The sound of St Michael's bells - a method known as Stedman Triples being rung by local Tilehurst ringers, recorded in 1997