Ice-Cream Sunday
A popular day in our parish calendar is Ice-Cream Sunday, this year taking place on Sunday 18 June, when we will have an outdoor service in the grounds of St Philip’s, followed by ice-cream.
A popular day in our parish calendar is Ice-Cream Sunday, this year taking place on Sunday 18 June, when we will have an outdoor service in the grounds of St Philip’s, followed by ice-cream.
Following the installation of the fantastic new organ, it would be excellent if we could improve the quality of music and singing at services in St Philip’s. With this in mind, we hope to begin a new parish choir based in St Philip’s Church. This will be a separate group…
The Rathmines Garden Trail this year included our allotments at St Philip’s for the first time. The prospect of close scrutiny from knowledgeable gardeners focused the minds of Garden Gangers and made us no less curious than our substantial number of visitors. Home-baked cakes and tarts, which were particularly luscious…
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…
As the sun attempted to peek through the clouds, following a family service in St Philip’s, we were treated to delicious soft-whipped ice-cream cones. While the queue was long it didn’t take too long for everyone to have an ice-cream in hand – and some even went for seconds!
St Philip’s Church was alive with the sound of choral and organ music on the evening of Sunday, 9 June 2019 when a service was held to celebrate the rededication of the organ after its complete overhaul by Trevor Crowe Ltd. The church was packed with parishioners and guests for…
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…
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…
St Philip’s Church is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations we are having a flower festival and exhibition running from 12 to 14 May. The official opening will take place on the evening of Thursday 11 May and the celebrations will close with a special…