Every parishioner ought to have received correspondence either via email or post relating to GDPR, including a consent form. If by any chance you did not receive this, please contact Irene in the parish office. Please return your completed consent form to Irene at sandfordandstphilips@eircom.net or to the Data Protection…
2018 is also the Centenary of the 33rd Dublin Sandford Scout Group. To commemorate and celebrate the centenary, the Cubs will be hosting an event at St Philip’s on the afternoon/evening of Saturday 2 June for friends, family, parishioners and ex-Sandford Beavers, Cubs and Scouts. There will be a BBQ…
Choral Scholars have been working closely with Choral Union in preparation for the upcoming performance of Stainer’s ‘Crucifixion’. In addition, this term we have been working on music reading skills. On Sunday 18 February, the tenor and bass Choral Scholars sang in a special service of Choral Evensong for the…
This term Choral Union is busy preparing for the performance of Stainer’s ‘Crucifixion’ on 28 March (Wednesday in Holy Week). Members of Choral Union are working closely with the Choral Scholars in preparation for this performance. In addition, a number of members of Choral Union also sang at the joint…
For our February walk we ventured as far as the Broombridge terminus on the new cross-city LUAS line to explore that area. Having crossed the railway line and the Royal Canal we continued to Tolka Valley Park and walked westwards along the river. The park is beautifully maintained with dedicated…
In January Cllr Claire Byrne of the Green Party spoke with us about ‘Recycling at Home for the Better’ and gave us advice as to what should be put in the green bin. Some of us brought along waste items and we discovered that certain items, which many of us…
Visitors to St Philip’s over the last few months will have noticed the dramatic change in the interior of the church caused by the removal of the old organ and the subsequent redecoration of the small transept that housed it. The manufacture of the components for the new organ is…
Much progress has been made on the restoration work on the organ of Sandford Church since Christmas. A new swell pedal has been installed, and the entirely new mechanism, which this pedal controls has made a huge difference to the versatility of the organ. At the time of writing the…
The Garden of Remembrance, now constructed, is due to be planted in mid-March. Once this has taken place and the operating procedures are finalised by Select Vestry, it will be possible for interments to take place.