Though from the outside little seems different, inside the organ huge changes are taking place. At the moment repairs and alterations to the great soundboard are being made before the installation of new pipes to replace old damaged ones. Once this is completed, a whole array of new sounds will…
The organ of St Philip’s was completed in February 1939, replacing a Telford organ built in 1896, which is now in All Saints’ Church, Grangegorman. The new organ made use of theatre organ technology, and reports at the time considered it to be state of the art. Unfortunately, the experimental…
The project continues to gather momentum and the recent granting of planning permission means that we can move towards the construction phase. The job will shortly be put out to tender with building probably commencing in Spring 2017. There are now 37 plots ‘booked’ and prices are fixed to the…
Our annual Summer Music at Sandford series concluded on Friday 26 August in spectacular fashion with a witty and entertaining piano duet recital by Jonathan Lycett and Stuart Nicholson, which completed a series of great musical variety and consistently high quality. Our thanks to all the performers, and also to…
The 2016 St Philip’s Art Sale and Exhibition will take place in St Philip’s Parish Hall from Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 November. Opening Night with guest speaker and refreshments is at 7.30 pm on Thursday 3 November and the exhibition continues on: Friday 4 November: 3 pm to 8…
Guides to the Churches Self-guided tours have been prepared for Sandford Church and St Philip’s Church and these will be launched in both churches on Sunday 25 September. These leaflets will give a brief history of each church and provide specific information about particular features in our beautiful churches. The…
The Parish Development Committee is working with the Transition Year students (2016/17) at Alexandra College to produce a ten-minute documentary on the many and varied aspects of parish life in Sandford and St Philip’s. It is envisioned at this stage that, when completed, the documentary will be shown within the…
We had a great day in Sandford Church on 21 May at our hymnathon when we were joined by various organists and choirs, with people dropping in and out throughout the day. We sang a total of ninety hymns! Thanks to those of you who took the time to drop…
Choral Compline will continue in Sandford Church every Friday evening at 6.30 pm during the month of June and will then break for July and August, recommencing in September.
Choral Scholars will sing as a guest act as part of the Ranelagh Singers concert in Sandford Church on Saturday 18 June at 8pm. Both Parish Choir and Choral Scholars are looking forward to singing jointly in both Sandford and St Philip’s for Morning Prayer on Sunday 5 June, which…