We look forward to welcoming Gillian Kingston to preach at our Harvest Thanksgiving Services on Sunday 9 October, as we continue with the theme of ‘eco-congregation’. The service in Sandford Church will be at 10am; the service at St Philip’s will be at 11.30 am.
The Parish Development Committee has been looking at ways in which our parishes can become more green and to this end we will be having an Eco-Congregation Awareness service in each church on Sunday 2 October, at 10am in Sandford and 11.30 am in St Philip’s (more details under Parish…
Bees are vital to a healthy environment. However, it is believed that one third of our wild bee species are threatened with extinction from Ireland. This is because there has been a drastic reduction in the areas that they can nest and the amount of food that our landscape provides…
Eco-Congregation/Green Church was our focus at our meeting in March. The Committee discussed what our next steps would be in this area and are in the process of putting a plan together with short-term and long-term goals. If you have a particular interest in climate change and sustainability and would…
We have had three walks since the last issue of Sandmill News and they have all been most enjoyable. Our March walk was in the Lehaunstown area near Carrickmines. On St David’s Day in beautiful sunny weather nine Strollers (seven women and two men) met in the car park of…
After a well-deserved rest following our performance of Stainer’s Crucifixion during Holy Week, the choir has begun preparing for one final special event—a service of Choral Matins on Trinity Sunday, 12 June, to mark the end of the choir term. Surviving copies of music from Sandford of more than a…
Keep an eye on the church railings at Sandford Church, to which some creative colour will be added in June!
A number of parishioners were delighted to receive Easter cards made and written by the children in our grouped parishes. The residents of The Mageough were also delighted to receive Easter cards from students in 5th and 6th classes in Sandford Parish NS.
On Saturday 21 May, the Rector and Parish Development Committee invited the children and parents of the parishes to St Philip’s hall and grounds for a special afternoon to celebrate World Bee Day. We started with a nature hunt around the grounds. It was a lovely sunny afternoon and everybody…
It is all action in St Philip’s allotments, and with the Garden Gang in particular, as we prepare for the Rathmines Open Garden Trail on Sunday 12 June (2pm – 6pm). We were invited to be participants in June 2019 and it was a spectacular success then as lots of…