Sandford Parish: A History 1826 – 2026 – An illustrated bookJoin us in marking a remarkable milestone of 200 years of community, history, and heritage. Our beautifully illustrated book, “Sandford Parish: A History 1826 – 2026” captures the stories and people that shaped our parish and school from their founding…
David O’Shea has once again organised a wonderful Summer Music Series to be held in Sandford Church during the summer months. As well as enjoying and celebrating the musical talent on show, it is a great opportunity to have our church open to visitors and passers-by. My thanks to the…
After much recipe collecting, design layout and proofreading, the Sandford Parish Cookbook has been published, following sterling work by the Cookbook Committee (Chris Boyd, Linda Evans, Barbara Power-Smith, Rob Tilson, Gillian Wynne, and the Rector). Our thanks to Victoria White for proof-reading the book. We look forward to the launch…
Dear Parishioners,We are so privileged to have two wonderful places for all to worship and a sacred space where we can retreat from outside concerns. In creating this atmosphere, there are many contributors, too many to list here. One area which urgently requires assistance is that of providing and arranging…
After two years of work, the restoration of the organ in Sandford church has now been completed. The organ will be re-dedicated by the Archbishop of Dublin on Sunday 23 September at 6.30 pm and this will be followed by a recital by David Leigh.
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…
By way of special collections and donations agreed by the Select Vestries of Sandford and St Philip’s, a total of €12,144 has been given to a variety of good causes during 2016. This amount includes donations to Bishop’s Appeal, Salvation Army, Focus Ireland, Christian Aid, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, Our…
The Parish Choir is presently working on music for Lent and Palm Sunday, as well as looking forward to the 150th anniversary celebrations of St Philip’s Church in May. New members from both Sandford and St Philip’s are always most welcome to come along to rehearsals on Wednesday evenings at…
The work on the organ in Sandford Church is progressing steadily, and within the last couple of weeks the old swell soundboard was removed to make way for the installation in March of the new one. Though less than half of the organ is playing at the moment, a number…
Restoration work is due to begin shortly on the organ in Sandford Church. You will have read the details of the work in the Lent/Easter edition of SandMill News. Brian Winn, People’s Glebewarden