Saint John the Evangelist, Sandymount, Dublin 4

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St. John's is a Church of Ireland church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, located on Park Avenue in Dublin 4 D04 FD76. The Mass is sung in full each Sunday.

If you wish to make a donation towards the upkeep of St John's, please log on to our website where you will find a link to iDonate Built by Sidney Herbert, brother of the Earl of Pembroke, as a Trustee Church, in 1850 the Church Building is a largely derived from a 13th century church in Normandy, making it the only example of Neo-Norman architecture in Dublin from a time when Neo-Gothic was the

norm. While the Church of Ireland is known for her simple liturgies and Low Church ethos, St John’s has been and still is one of the few Anglo Catholic congregations on this island. Vestments, incense and Sanctus bells are used. The Church has the only Stations of the Cross and Monstrance within the Church of Ireland. The Chaplain is Father Robert Jones

02/05/2026

Services for May

The regular Solemn Eucharist Service on Sundays at 11am continues as usual during the process to find a new chaplain. Details of the services are posted on our website and here on our page. St John’s continues to be grateful to the succession of wonderful clergy who have come to officiate every Sunday during the interregnum.

All are welcome to our services.

28/03/2026

Launch of book on the history of St John's

The book detailing the history of St John's will be launched by the Rev Robert Marshall on Palm Sunday at 4pm in the church.

Copies of the book will be on sale at the launch priced at €20.

Arrangements are being made to enable the book to be purchased online. Details will be posted here in the coming days.

25/03/2026

Services for Holy Week at St John's

Palm Sunday 29th March 11am
Solemn Eucharist with the blessing of palms

Thursday 2nd April – Maundy Thursday 7pm
Solemn Eucharist followed by Stripping of the Altar and the Watch of Prayer

Friday 3rd April – Good Friday 3pm
The Liturgy of Good Friday: Veneration of the Cross

Sunday 5th April - Easter Day 11am
Festival Sung Eucharist

All are welcome to our services. For details of our regular and special services please check our back here or on our website (www.sandymount.dublin.anglican.org).

12/03/2026

History of St John's to be published shortly

The history of St John's written by Alyson Gavin Lysaght and Shabnam Vasisht, is currently at the printers and will be launched in the coming weeks. We will keep our followers up to date on the details.

Details will be posted here and and on the website (www.sandymount.dublin.anglican.org) regarding how to obtain copies of the book. For those who do not live in Dublin, arrangements will be made to enable ordering of copies via St John's website.

WATCH THIS SPACE...!

25/02/2026

Services in March
The regular Solemn Eucharist Service on Sundays at 11am continues as usual during the process to appoint a new chaplain.

Special Services in March:

Sunday 15th March at 11am: Mothering Sunday

Tuesday 17th March at 11am: The annual service in Irish and English to celebrate St Patrick’s Day will take place again this year, led by the Rev Canon David Oxley.

Sunday 29th March at 11am: Palm Sunday, bringing to a close the 175th anniversary celebrations of the founding of St John’s.

All are welcome to our special and regular services.

30/01/2026

Services for February at St John's

Sunday 1st February at 11am - Candlemas: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Led by the Ven. Gordon Linney.

Wednesday 18th February at 7pm - Ash Wednesday with the imposition of ashes. Led by the Rev Paul Houston.

The regular Solemn Eucharist Service on Sundays at 11am continues as usual during the process to appoint a new chaplain. St John’s is fortunate to have had a succession of wonderful clergy to officiate every Sunday while the appointment process has been ongoing.

10/01/2026

Services for January at St John's

Our regular Solemn Eucharist services take place weekly on Sundays at 11am.

All are welcome to St John’s. For details and updates of our regular and special services please check back here or on our website (www.sandymount.dublin.anglican.org).

01/01/2026

The Carols by Candlelight service was a great success. St John’s welcomed over 250 people, both local and from further afar, who packed the church, joining in the singing of the much loved carols and listening to the Christmas story. The voluntary collection raised €2,668, which has been split between Focus Ireland and MSF – Doctors without Borders.

St John’s is grateful to all those who prepared and decorated the church, provided the music and read the lessons, provided refreshments and, finally, who tidied up the church afterwards. Particular thanks are due to the Rev Martin Hilliard who, while the process to appoint a new chaplain to St John’s is ongoing, agreed to preside.

21/12/2025

CHRISTMAS AT ST JOHN'S

01/12/2025

The annual Community Carol Service by Candlelight will take place on Saturday 20th December at 4pm. Admission is free. There will be a voluntary collection taken up in aid of Focus Ireland and MSF - Doctors without Borders. All welcome.

Address

St John's Road, Sandymount
Ballsbridge
D04FD76

Website

http://sandymount.dublin.anglican.org/

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