On Sunday 12 May, at both Sandford and St Philip’s services, the address was given by Mr Frank Fitzpatrick in order to highlight the housing/homelessness crisis in Ireland today. Frank is a volunteer with Focus Ireland, a charity which the parishes have supported for many years. For those of us…
Thank you to both Zara & Tim Mackey and their baby son for hosting the lovely meet-up for young families. Friendship and hospitality abound. It was a warm gathering of new babies (is there any other kind?) and happy sleep-deprived parents (again is there any other kind?). There were lots…
On Sunday 10 March our family attended the 8.30 am Holy Communion Service. This particular service was followed by breakfast in St Philip’s Parish Hall. When the service was finished we sat down with other members of the parishes to enjoy a wonderful breakfast that had been cooked for us.…
Choral Union Choral Union are busy preparing for performances of Stainer’s Crucifixion in Holy Week. The first performance will take place in St Brigid’s Cathedral, Kildare, on the evening of Palm Sunday (14 April) at 7 pm (tbc), and will be sung jointly with the cathedral choir. (This will be…
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…
Sandford Junior Sunday School We welcomed our group back at the start of the year with the story of Noah’s Ark. The children always love making animal crafts, and as we find each week, animals feature in many Bible stories. This was followed by the adventure of David and Goliath…
Our last three walks have all been along water – the Irish Sea and rivers Liffey and Dodder. In December we experienced a walk that was new to us: the first problem was discovering that I was unable to use the required technology to pay for cashless parking close to…
Hue and Cry The Sandmillers heralded the New Year with Hue and Cry the highly acclaimed two-hander at Bewley’s Lunchtime Theatre. The play, by Deirdre Kinahan, recounts the reunion of two adult cousins on the eve of a family funeral. Damian and Kevin have had very different life experiences and…