Upcoming Events: Sept – Dec 2024
Dates for your diary! Please read on… Times to be confirmed (time of writing: 8 Sept 2024).
Eco-Congregation: Climate Justice Candle
The Grouped Parishes of Sandford and St Philip’s Milltown, Dublin, hosted the Climate Justice Candle from Thursday 9 May until Sunday 26 May 2024 during which time it was the focus of a number of serivcesand events. The candle was incorporated into the Alexandra College End of Year service on…
Summer Music at Sandford Church
For 13 weeks from May to the end of August, music lovers were treated to an eclectic programme of music recitals from Bach to Balfe and new modern compositions, from voice to piano, classical guitar to the church’s newly restored organ. It is a privilege to enjoy these lunchtime concerts…
Music Matters
Choral UnionIt has been another busy term for the Choral Union, with lots of new repertoire to be learned, and old favourites to be revised, for the upcoming end-of-year service on Sunday 26 May and the end-of-term concert on Thursday 30 May. We recently had a visit from filmmaker Neasa…
Sandmill Strollers
March 2024: FernhillThe car park at Fernhill, Stepaside, was the starting Point for Strollers’ March walk. Fernill is Dublin’s newest public park and is very much on the fringe of the city, at the foothills of the Dublin mountains. Set on 34 hectares, Fernhill is in the care of Dún…
St Philip’s Spring Bazaar
St Philip’s Spring Bazaar really is one of the luckiest events in the church calendar. I can only remember one or two years when it rained. How do they do it? We enjoyed yet another glorious day out, with a particularly bounteous plant stall, delicious burgers and the finest selection…
St Philip’s Vintage Afternoon Tea
The invitations for the St Philips Vintage Afternoon Tea dropped into the letterboxes of Mageough and Cowper Court in good time. We all remembered last year’s enjoyable event and, particularly, of the delicacies prepared by the organising committee. Well, this year, they did not disappoint. The sandwiches, delightful mouthfuls of…
Green Tips
As you may have seen recently, we have started to collect used postage stamps in aid of the Irish Peatland Conservation Council (‘IPCC’) so I thought I would explain what this latest initiative is about. Who are the Irish Peatland Conservation Council? The Irish Peatland Conservation Council (‘IPCC’) is an…
Sandmill Strollers
When: 1st Tuesday of every month, and meeting at St Philip’s Church at 1.30pm and car share. Otherwise meet up at 2pm at the walk venue – details below. We usually spend about two hours, walking at a leisurely pace and try to end with refreshments. Join us for good…
Music Matters
After spending most of January preparing for our Candlemas service, the choir has begun learning a few new anthems which we hope to sing during Lent and Easter. We are also preparing for two performances of Stainer’s Crucifixion: one in St Bartholomew’s Church as part of their ‘Come and Sing’ performance…