Sandford & St Philip's

Ice-Cream Sunday, St Philip's Church & Grounds
2023-06-18 11:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) | St. Philip’s Church
Sunday 18 June
Outdoor Family Service (joint) at St Philip’s at 11 am, followed by ice cream!
All ages welcome!

Strawberries & Wine Garden Party, the Rectory Garden
2023-06-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Sandford Rectory
Wednesday 21 June 7 – 9 pm, the Rectory Garden

Adults €10, Children €5, Pre-school children free. Family ticket €30
in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and Sandford Parish

Tickets available from members of Sandford Select Vestry, the Churchwardens and
Parish Secretary at sandfordandstphilips@gmail.com

Parents/Guardians are reminded that they have responsibility for the health, safety
and behaviour of their children for the duration of this event

Joint Family Service (outdoor) followed by Parish BBQ, St Philip's
2023-09-24 11:30 - 12:30 | St Philip’s
Sunday, 24 September at 11.30am

Soprano Helen Hancock, cellist Yue Tang and organist David Leigh, Sandford Church
2023-11-04 19:30 - 21:30 | Sandford Church
Soprano, Helen Hancock, one of the West of Ireland’s most notable talents in Classical music; cellist Yue Tang, of the RTÉ Concert Orchestra; and David Leigh, Organist of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, on piano, will perform music by Schubert, Brahms, Haydn, Berlioz, Fauré, Strauss, Brey, and Amy Beach, in a concert entitled Journey.
The concert takes place on Saturday 4 November at 19.30 in one of Dublin’s most popular locations for classical music concerts, Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh, Dublin.
Book your tickets on eventbrite
An evening of music by Schubert, Berlioz, Brahms, and others, for voice, cello and piano
THE CELLO is often said to be the instrument closest in tone, timbre, and range to the human voice, and voice and cello will combine – with piano – for a special concert in Dublin in November.
Thematically, the concert represents the journey of life, from the moment of creation until death. A second theme is the journey of travel to foreign lands.
The centrepiece will be Schubert’s evocative and beautiful Auf dem Strom for high voice, horn/cello, and piano. Written in 1828 – the year Schubert died – it explores the journey at the end of life. It is also one of the few pieces of chamber music specifically written for the human voice with a cello obbligato line.
By contrast, another piece to be performed at the concert, Verdure Clad from Haydn’s Creation, celebrates the beginning of life’s journey. Two other works by Schubert also feature, Die Forelle and An Die Musik.
Different kinds of journeys will be explored in La Captive, with lyrics by Victor Hugo and music by Berlioz. For voice, cello and piano, it focuses on the complex emotions of a young woman exiled in Asia. Meanwhile, Carter Brey’s lively tango for cello, Tango Para Llaria, and Fauré’s Mandoline – written after the composer’s stay in Venice – celebrate the sounds and cultures of foreign lands.
Two songs, Morgen by Strauss – written for piano, but often performed on violin or cello –
and Chanson d’Amour by Amy Beach, will be presented in arrangements for voice, cello and piano, and there will be a cello arrangement of Brahms’ Wie Melodien Zieht Es Mir.
“This programme is a celebration of the wonderful pairing of the human voice with the voice-like tone of the cello,” says Helen Hancock. “For centuries, the cello’s sound has been compared to the human voice, which is why, I think, it sounds so appealing to our ears. The cello’s range is quite similar to a person’s vocal range – it can really sing!”
The Journey of Life concert takes place on Saturday 4 November 2023 in Sandford Parish Church, Ranelagh, Dublin 6 from 19.30 to 21.30. Tickets are available from:
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/journey-of-life-tickets-724038307067?aff=oddtdtcreator

St Philip's Easter General Vestry meeting, St Philip's Hall
2024-03-20 19:30 - 20:30 | St Philip’s Hall
7.30pm

Sandford Easter General Vestry Meeting, SPNS
2024-03-21 20:00 - 21:00 | SPNS
8pm

Vintage Afternoon Tea, St Philip's Hall
2024-04-13 14:00 - 16:00 | St Philip’s Hall
2-4pm
€10 per person; bookings at sandfordandstphilips@gmail.com
Bookings close 9th April. All welcome!

Strawberries & Wine Garden Party, Sandford Rectory Garden
2024-06-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Sandford Rectory
7 – 9pm, the Rectory Garden.
Adults €10, Children €5, pre-school children free. Family ticket €30 in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and Sandford Parish.
Tickets available from members of Sandford Select Vestry, the Churchwardens and Parish Secretary at sandfordandstphilips@gmail.com.
Parents/guardians are reminded that they have responsibility for the health, safety and behaviour of their children for the duration of this event.

Parish BBQ, St Philip's Grounds
2024-09-15 12:30 - 14:00 | St Philip’s Hall and Grounds
12.30pm – TBC

Film Screening: "Phantom of the Opera", Sandford Church
2024-10-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Sandford Church
A special screening of Rupert Julian’s 1925 legendary silent film Phantom of the Opera
with live musical accompaniment by Rónán Murray, organist at St Joseph’s Church, Glasthule
Thursday, 17 October at 7.30pm
Tickets €15 / Family tickets (2 Adults & 2 Children) €50, available on Eventbrite.ie / Phantom of the Opera
https://www.eventbrite.ie/d/ireland–dublin/phantom-of-the-opera/
Not suitable for children under 13 – parental discretion advised

Table Quiz, St Philip's Hall
2025-02-27 20:00 - 21:30 | St Philip’s Hall
Thursday 27th February at 8pm
St Philip’s Hall, Temple Road. D06 AX71
Teams of 4 people. €12.50 per person

Daffodil Day Coffee Morning, St Philip's Hall
2025-03-28 10:00 - 12:00 | St Philip’s Hall
10am – 12pm

Sandford 200 Meeting
2025-06-03 19:30 - 20:30

Ice Cream Sunday - Outdoor Family Service (joint) & presentation of Eco-Congregation Award, St Philip's
2025-06-15 11:00 - 12:00 | St Philip’s Hall and Grounds
Outdoor Family Service (joint) at St Philip’s at 11am, followed by ice-cream! All ages welcome!

Strawberries & Wine Garden Party, Sandford Rectory
2025-06-18 19:30 - 21:30 | Sandford Rectory
Wednesday 18 June 7 – 9 pm, the Rectory Garden

Adults €10, Children €5, Pre-school children free. Family ticket €30
in aid of the Irish Cancer Society and Sandford Parish

Tickets available from members of Sandford Select Vestry, the Churchwardens
and Parish Secretary at sandfordandstphilips@gmail.com.

Parents/Guardians are reminded that they have responsibility for the health, safety
and behaviour of their children for the duration of this event

Volunteer Appreciation Evening, St Philip's Church & Hall
2025-10-16 19:00 - 20:30 | St Philip’s
Thursday 16 October at 7pm in St Philip’s Church and Hall

Table Quiz, St Philip's Hall, D06 AX71
2026-02-12 20:00 - 21:30
Teams of 4 people €50.
€12.50 per person. In aid of Parish Funds.
Raffle on the night. Everyone welcome!

Young Families Coffee morning, St Philip's Hall
2026-02-13 11:00 - 12:00
Time TBC

Parish Breakfast, St Philip's Hall
2026-03-01 09:00 - 10:00
9am

Ice Cream Sunday, St Philip's
2026-06-21 11:00 - 12:00 | St Philip’s Hall and Grounds
11am
