Ice-Cream Sunday is back too! While we had a surprise visit from the ice-cream van last June, this year we are re-introducing our official Ice-Cream Sunday. We will have an outdoor service in the grounds of St Philip’s on Sunday 19 June, followed by ice-cream.
After 3 years, I look forward to welcoming you back to the Rectory garden for our Strawberries and Wine Garden Party on Wednesday 15 June, which is an important social event for parishioners of Sandford and St Philip’s, together with children, parents and staff of our parish school.
The Garden Gang entered the St Philip’s Allotments into the recent RHSI/British Embassy/Climate Change (#COP26) competition to explain what we’ve all been doing in the allotments to help our planet. We’re delighted to say that we got a runner-up prize of €100. We’re going to spend it on mulch and…
There was some good news recently regarding recycling. On 6 September it was announced that due to advancements in Ireland’s recycling capabilities, soft plastics can now be recycled! Hurray! So here is an update and reminder on recycling: 1) Green BinIt is important to ensure that anything put into your…
Parish Choirs With the lifting of restrictions, choir rehearsals are now once again possible. I’m looking forward to welcoming members of the Choral Scholars and Choral Union back to rehearsals on Wednesday evenings from 29 September, and I hope to have members of the choirs singing at Sunday services over…
June Walk Sandmiller Strollers met on 1 June for our first walk since early December. We met at 2 pm near the Royal Dublin Golf Club on Bull Island. It was a beautiful day, quite hot but although there were a lot of people walking and cycling we were able…
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…
The SandMill Challenge 2021 had twenty-one suggestions to keep young and old busy over the summer. From blowing bubbles to growing seeds – there was something for everyone. We were really glad that the children who participated in the challenge this year enjoyed their ‘treat bags’. Each bag included supplies…
Adults and children were delighted after church on Sunday 27 June to have a surprise visit from the ice-cream van!
It was a beautiful Autumn morning for the Joint Outdoor Family Service ‘Celebrating Community in Creation’ in St Philip’s Church on 19 September, where we were reminded that we are all part of nature, it is for us to enjoy and to take good care of. It was followed by…