It is planned to hold the annual St Philip’s Spring Bazaar in St Philip’s Hall and grounds on Saturday 16 May. If you are having a Spring Clean, please do consider donating items to the book, bric-a-brac, clothes, and toy stalls.
In June 2012, the first Sandmill Strollers walk, an initiative of Margaret Wynne, took place along Sandymount Strand to the Shelley Banks. Since then this walking group has brought people together in a spirit of activity and friendship, as parishioners, members of neighbouring parishes and people from the local community…
A Service of Confirmation will take place on Sunday 3 May at 11am in Sandford Church, when 13 young parishioners will be confirmed by the Archbishop of Dublin. The Confirmation candidates will prepare and lead a service on Sunday 17 May.
One of the highlights of the past year was our parishes being awarded the Eco-Congregation Ireland Award (‘ECI Award’) for all our environmental efforts since our registration in October 2022. Helen Prendiville and Rachel Richardson accepted the ECI Award on behalf of Sandford and St Philip’s respectively at a joint…
The members of the parish choir are working hard on preparing our Holy Week oratorio, The Passion According to Saint Mark. This dramatic and moving setting of the Passion story was conceived by the Revd Eric Milner-White, Dean of King’s College Cambridge (who also gave us the modern Nine Lessons and…
The Parish Development Committee continues to focus on strengthening parish life through practical initiatives and community-building events. Much of our recent discussion has centred on how we deepen faith, support service attendance, and create meaningful opportunities for all ages, including the next generation, to engage in parish life. The Young…