Sunday School leaders met with the Rector in September to plan some activities for this term. While Sunday School cannot meet in the usual way, plans are afoot for some fun activities between now and Christmas. Keep an eye on the parish emails!
As the autumn leaves begin to change colour and the weather is see-sawing between balmy and blustery, we in Garden Gang have been on pause pending the Government announcements about the latest Covid restrictions. As I write we have just begun Level 3 restrictions for the next three weeks. Even…
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…
When the 33rd Dublin (Sandford) Scout Group was re-opened in 2010, with Beavers and Cubs, one of the main aims was to reinstate the Scout section and the leaders have been working towards this over the past nine years. It is very exciting then and a great achievement that the…
The Beavers and Cubs had a joint day out on Sunday 3 March to Larch Hill. There is nothing quite like a hike in the rain, sleet and snow! Thankfully, we were in the woods most of the time, and everyone got to warm up around a camp fire, with…
Sandford Junior Sunday School The children have continued to have lots of fun with sharing stories and taking part in Bible crafts, and as usual animals make a weekly feature. We were also pleased to see the Easter tree in the church, which the children decorated with eggs. Rob continued…
Despite chilly late-March Saturday afternoons, the Garden Gang started back weeding and tidying up after the winter. This year’s plans include having a booklet and badges for each child as they complete tasks. Ideas brimmed, including a Minion-like planter (made from stacks of painted tyres), nesting boxes, a who-can-grow-the-tallest-sunflower competition,…
After concluding 2018 with a great day out at the Sandford Parish Christmas Bazaar on 1 December and a trip to the circus later that month, the 33rd Dublin Sandford Cub Scouts and Beavers have commenced 2019 with a range of activities. On 19 January a joint Beaver and Cub…
The Garden Gang will restart on Saturday 23 March at the slightly later time of 4 pm at the allotments in St Philip’s. It will continue every Saturday through to the end of June, excluding Easter holidays and bank holidays. Our projects for the coming months include tidying up the…
St Philip’s Sunday School have had two fun classes so far in 2019: In January we learned all about David and Goliath and drew some great pictures of the story. Last month we celebrated St Valentine’s Day by making all sorts of fun paper plate crafts. Keep an eye out…