Many thanks to Chris Cahillane for taking some great pictures at this month's St. Patrick's Day Parade and thanks to Diane Byrnes for taking our pictures and sending them on to the Irish Echo National Newspaper and getting great press coverage for AOH 32 (See 4 pictures below).
Nearly 30 AOH men from Allegheny County attended a retreat at St. Paul of the Cross Retreat Center in the Southside of Pittsburgh the weekend of February 27, 28 and March 1, 2009. This annual event for men only gets more popular every year and per Ed Blank, "No question about it, it's the most worthwhile event I attend every year!"
AOH Divison 32 had 7 members (Mickey Abbott, Ed Blank, Denny Donnelly, Pat McCann, Brian Walsh, Pat Walsh, Charlie Yankel and Denny's friend Ted Novak, who attended with our group) attend.
Many thanks to Larry Squires, the main coordinator for Allegheny County AOH who helped our many brothers experience a weekend of spiritual enlightenment and renewal. Granted, some needed it more than others (right Mickey?).
God bless everyone - it was a great weekend of brotherhood and getting closer to our faith and Lord.
Join us at the American Ukranian Club March 7 for our AOH/LAOH Division 32 St. Patrick's Day Party with Irish entertainment from Guaranteed Irish band members Jim Lamb and Paddy Folan and the Pittsburgh Police Emerald Society Pipe & Drum Band. $10 gets you delicious food and unlimited draft beer (harp or light) from 7:00 p.m. - Midnight. Mixed drinks available at cash bar. Admission at door: Mansfield & Walnut Street, Carnegie.
It's that time of year that our attention turns to Lent and the celebration of Easter. Part of our celebration always includes the AOH/LAOH Division 32 Communion Breakfast. This year’s event is on April 19th at Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall at the Priory with mass beginning at 10:30 AM. Following mass and breakfast, a short program will take place to honor our Service Awardees, our AOH Junior Division awards, and the highlight of the day will be the awarding of the AOH and LAOH Hibernian of the Year awards.
The price for breakfast is $25.00 for adults 17 and older, $16.00 for guests in the 7 to 16 age range, and $10.00 for guests under 7 years of age. All checks should be made payable to AOH Division 32 and mailed, along with payment, to:
Tom Welch, 325 Battery Drive North, McDonald, Pa. 15057
All seats for this event are on a paid “PRESALE ONLY” basis and no walk-ins will be accepted. Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated. Please print and complete the registration form here by April 10th and forward it with payment.
2008 Hibernians of the Year Ed Blank and Kathleen Donnelly
If you'd like to nominate a brother for either Hibernian of the Year or for our Service Awards, please contact Tom by email or by phone at 724.693.9904.
Thanks to everyone who represented the AOH in Washington D.C. for March of Life on January 22. It was great to see so many of our brothers made the trip for this worthy cause! As always, brother Pat Clark did a great job organizing the trip - THANKS PADRAIG!
Please note that this amount can be paid in installments.
MAIL CHECKS TO: Ed Blank
Ed Blank, 117 Highridge Circle, Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1009 - Make checks payable to Ed Blank (his gas bill is high!) - Indicate on the check memo section - 20th Anniversary.
The National Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians (LAOH) has announced the 2009 Irish History Writing Contest Topics. The contest is open to all children in grade levels 6-12 attending public, private, parochial and home schools.
This year's subjects for grades 6, 7, 8: FROM IRELAND TO THE KENTUCKY DERBY- THE HISTORY OF IRISH INFLUENCE ON HORSE RACES (Not less than 500 or more than 1000 words) and level 2 grades 9, 10, 11, 12: THE CELTIC TIGER, WHAT IS IT (Not less than 750 or more than 1500).
Entrants should submit their writing to the local division, the winners of that level are sent to the state level then onto national level. At the national level winners receive cash prizes from $50 to $1,000.
This contest is held in every state where the LAOH has an established Division. The topics are different each year, and are selected by the National LAOH Historian.
The LAOH is an Irish Catholic Organization that perpetuates the history and traditions of the Irish people and their culture.
Deadline for the contest is January 5th, 2009. For more detailed contest rules please email Donna Ricca, LAOH Allegheny County Historian.
Please tell one and all and please do attend a fantastic Irish Dinner at St. Ignatius Church's Social Hall (125 Finley Ave., 412.276.2353) Sunday, November 16, 2008 from Noon to 5:00 PM.
Enjoy a great Ham Dinner or a Beef Stew Dinner, Potato Soup and Dessert. Jack Puskar has graciously donated his services and will be performing, St. Patrick will stop by and even maybe a bagpiper (he does have a previous commitment that day) a leprechaun, whatever else Maureen and Denny Donnelly can conjure up for FREE.
To help, donate or for more information, please email Maureen Donnelly.
I'm passing along the following urgent message from our good brother Tom Welch. Here it is.
Yo, everyone!
March 20 (this Thursday) is the deadline to get reservations and money to Tom Welch for the Division 32 Communion Breakfast at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, March 30, at John Graf's Priory on the North Side. We still have plenty of tickets for the event at which our Hibernian of the Year and our Service Award winner will be named and honored. John himself will emcee. Please consider joining us for what Father Jerry O'Shea recently identified as the most important event among our annual events - the one that welds our spiritual lives to our fraternal activities. Tickets are $24 for adults, $15 for ages 7-16 and $9 for ages 1-6. Bring your mother-in-law, your bus driver, your tax auditor. You never can tell; the chunky old fat guy wearing shades at the front table could be Jack Nicholson. Plus you cannot pay at the door - all guests must be prepaid. Email Tom or call him at 724.693.9904 if you need more information, or mail your check today to him at 325 Battery Drive North, McDonald, PA 15057.
Please get in touch with Tom ASAP because we sure hope to see you on March 30.
In another two months or so, we'll celebrate the 2nd anniversary of AOH 32's Blog and I thought it would be interesting to see how it's been received. From the looks of this chart and for our little group of about 130 Irishmen, it's been a welcome read. If you have any ideas to improve our Blog, please leave your comments. If they're smart comments and we sort of like you, we may consider them! Hah!
On Saturday, October 6th, the fine Irish ladies of LAOH Div #23, will be hosting their Ninth Annual Pub Crawl for Charity. Registration is $20 per person and includes lunch at their Lawrenceville headquarters, a high quality commemorative t-shirt, a program directory, and a good time to be had by all!!
The Annual Pub Crawl has proven to be the single major contributor in helping toreplenish #23's Division's charity account.
Help them continue their philanthropic ways by putting on your walking shoes and meeting your brothers and sisters for a stroll down Butler St. If your calendar is already booked, get your name in their program booklet with a "Division to Division" sponsorship.It is a wonderful way to show your support and all donations couldn’t be more greatly appreciated. If you’d like to show your support and wear it around town, event t-shirts can be purchased for $15.
Gather up a group of your own and meet the Ladies and other friends at 5203 Carnegie Street on October 6th.If you have questions or need any more information, contact either Donna Ricca at donnaricca@msn.com or 412-965-2123 or Judy Boyle at jmb@camlev.com or 412-867-6026.
On behalf of the entire AOH 32 Irish Scramble Golf Committee of 2007, we'd like to thank all of the following tee sponsors and gift donors. We encourage you to thank them in your travels and support their businesses. Their selfless contributions for our August 10th Golf Outing were a big reason for our success in raising funds for our charitable good deeds!
Company Tee Sponsors Advertising Apparel, Inc., All Pro Painters, Inc., Allpointe Mortgage LP, BrandMill, Bishop Canevin Catholic High School, Carnegie Beer Outlet, Christoff Real Estate Appraisals, Collins & Ganley, P.C., Consol Energy, Conway Mill Trust, Dollar Bank, Fidelity Bank, Finnigan's Wake, Fort Cherry Golf Club, Friends of Seamus McCaffrey, Gab-N-Eat, Gateway Engineers, Inc., Gino's Malt Shop Collection, GMAC, Goodrich, Goodrich & Lazzara, P.C., Hefren-Tillotson, Inc., IMC (St. Clairsville, OH), Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh, Iron and Glass Bank, J & L Travel, J & S Vending, J. J. Trant Family Eye Care, Keystone Metals Trading, Krispy Kreme, L & L Transfer, LAOH, Division #32, Leo J. Henney Funeral Home, Martin Noone - William R. Murphy, North Star Chevrolet, Paddy's Pour House, Patrick F. McCann Enterprises, Pittsburgh Grand Hall at Priory, Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club, Pleasant Hills Chrysler-Jeep, Inc., Polish White Eagles, Priory Fine Pastries, Priory Hotel, Rampart Hydro Services, Reference Metals Co., Rollmec, Inc., Rudberg Law Offices, Schipani Holding, Seubert & Associates, Snyder Brothers Exxon, Sprint Nextel, State Farm Insurance, Swartz Campbell LLC, Tucker Arensberg, P.C., Ukrainian Club of Carnegie, Welte Roofing Co., Whiskey Hollow Grill, Wilson McGinley, Inc.
Individuals Sponsoring Tees Denny Donnelly, Congressman Mike Doyle, County Councilman Michael Finnerty, Tim Flinnerty, County Controller Mark P. Flaherty, Jim Green, Chuck Hammer, Dennis Joyce, Rep. Nick Kotik, Attorney Tom Lamb, Prothonotary Michael Lamb, Patrick McCaffrey, Asst. County Solicitor Jack McVay, Beth Meyer, Sheriff Bill Mullen, Congressman Tim Murphy, Leo and Kathy O’Donnell, Father Jeremiah O’Shea, CPA Tom Oxenreiter, Sen. John Pippy, Attorney Daniel L. Sautel, State Rep. Matt Smith, Attorney Christopher Swart, County Treasurer John Weinstein
Businesses Donating Gifts A. M. Lutheran Distributor, Advertising Apparel, Aldo Coffee Company, All Pro Painters, Busy Beaver, BrandMill, Calabria's Restaurant, Celtic Cross, Celtic Financial Services, Centimark Corp., Dick's Sporting Goods, Dollar Bank, Ferty's Sports Bar and Grill, Fort Cherry Golf Club, Frank Fuhrer Wholesale Company, Gateway Engineers, Golf Galaxy, Highmark, Imagines Restaurant, Iron and Glass Bank, Knorr's Auto, Legends on the Green at Frosty Valley, Levin Furniture, The Meadows, Mister Magic Car Wash, Pepsi-Cola, Pinera's, Pittsburgh Irish Rowing Club, Pittsburgh Marriott City Center, Pour House, Prima Donna Restaurant, Rohrich Cadillac, The Saloon, Seubert and Associates, Sharp Edge Creekhouse, Silky's Crow's Nest, Tucker Arensberg, Vocelli's Pizza, Washington Wild Things / Consol Energy Park, Wayne Crouse Beer Distributor, Whiskey Hollow Grill, Wilson-McGinley
Additional Thanks to These Supportive Individuals Keith Abbott, Dave Arison, Kevin Craver, Megan Daugherty, Dr. Jack Doyle, Edward B. Dunlap, Kevin Gorsuch, Chuck Hammer, Jim Hixon, Brian Holupka, LouAnn Huston, Hart Johnson, Pete and Paty Kamtsios, Dave Lampenfield, Robert Levin, Jason Lias, Chuck Lucci Jr., Tom Marik, Sharon McGrath, Jim McQuaid, Marilyn Raimondi, Vicki Schipani, Jim Sheppard, Jeff and Carol Smith, Dave Stoodt, Jamey Super, Alan Tiano, Vic Tome, Tim Trant Jr.
The friends of Old St. Patrick's Church and the A.O.H. invite you to a Garden Mass Sunday, August 19th at 1:00 p.m. St. Patrick's Church is located at 17th Street and Liberty Avenue inthe Strip. The Mass will honor Our Lady of Knock, the Assumption of the Blessed Mother, and the Queenship of Mary.
Here is a widely used prayer to our Lady of Knock.
Our Lady of Knock, Queen of Ireland, you gave hope to your people in a time of distress and comforted them in sorrow. You have inspired countless pilgrims to pray with confidence to your Son, remembering His promise: "Ask and you shall receive, seek and you shall find." Help me to remember that we are all pilgrims on the road to heaven. Fill me with love and concern for my brothers and sisters in Christ, especially those who live with me. Comfort me when I am sick or lonely or depressed. Teach me how to take part ever more reverently in the holy Mass. Pray for me now, and at the hour of my death. Amen. Our Lady of Knock, pray for us.
THIS FRIDAY, MAY 18 is the 4th Annual Celtic Open Golf Outing sponsored by AOH Allegheny County Board. 8:00 a.m. Shotgun start, Price per golfer is $85. Registration Denny Donnelly at 412.276.9312 or visit the County Web site.
There will be a meeting at the Pour House at 7 p.m. Monday, May 21, for everyone who will be helping Bill Delaney with the planning and execution of District 32's Aug. 10 golf scramble. May 21 supercedes the date Bill first mentioned at our general May meeting. Details: Call Bill at 412.531.2764.
Email Bernie Donnelly if you're interested in joining the AOH32 golf league which plays every other Friday at Frosty Valley Golf Course. There is a $26.00 entrance fee.
Pictured above are last year's Bob Carr Hibernian of the Year Winner Tim Trant (L) and Service Award Winner Brian Walsh (R)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS APRIL 2
Dear Members of Division #32,
It is that time of year that our attention turns to Lent and the celebration of Easter.Part of our Easter celebration always includes the AOH/LAOH Division 32 Communion Breakfast.This year’s event will held on April 15th.
The Communion Breakfast committee will be up and running in planning this year’s event. It will be held at Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall at the Priory with mass beginning at 10:30 AM.Following mass and breakfast, a short program will take place to honor our Service Awardees, our AOH Junior Division Scholarship winner, and the highlight of the day will be the awarding of the AOH and LAOH Hibernian of the Year awards.
The price for breakfast is $24.00 for adults (17 and older), $15.00 for guests in the (7 to 16) age range, and $9.00 for guests under 7 years of age.Tables of 10 are available as noted on your registration form below.All checks should be made payable to AOH Division 32 and mailed, along with payment, to:
Tom Welch 325 Battery Drive North McDonald, Pa.15057
All seats for this event for this event are on a paid “PRESALE ONLY” basis and no walk-ins will be accepted.Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.Please print and complete this post (registration form below) by April 2 and forward it with payment.
Yours in Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity,
Pictured above are last year's Bob Carr Hibernian of the Year Winner Tim Trant (L) and Service Award Winner Brian Walsh (R)
Dear Members of Division #32,
It is that time of year that our attention turns to Lent and the celebration of Easter.Part of our Easter celebration always includes the AOH/LAOH Division 32 Communion Breakfast.This year’s event will held on April 15th.
The Communion Breakfast committee will be up and running in planning this year’s event. It will be held at Pittsburgh’s Grand Hall at the Priory with mass beginning at 10:30 AM.Following mass and breakfast, a short program will take place to honor our Service Awardees, our AOH Junior Division Scholarship winner, and the highlight of the day will be the awarding of the AOH and LAOH Hibernian of the Year awards.
The price for breakfast is $24.00 for adults (17 and older), $15.00 for guests in the (7 to 16) age range, and $9.00 for guests under 7 years of age.Tables of 10 are available as noted on your registration form below.All checks should be made payable to AOH Division 32 and mailed, along with payment, to:
Tom Welch 325 Battery Drive North McDonald, Pa.15057
All seats for this event for this event are on a paid “PRESALE ONLY” basis and no walk-ins will be accepted.Your cooperation in this matter is greatly appreciated.Please print and complete this post (registration form below) by April 12th and forward it with payment.
Yours in Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity,
"The first fish fry was a big success. We sold out of fish, the turnout was good, both customers and workers. It was pleasing to see that nearly all of the workers showed up and some members dropped in and offered to help. We must keep up the interest.
Thanks to everyone who helped make our first effort a huge success can contact me or Ed Blank and choose a date to work. With the great turnout of workers the clean up and other chores were much easier to accomplish."
In tribute to the young and old lads - FISH FRY MONGERS - who performed brilliantly at our Fish Fry last "Fryday" I give you Dublin's Barry Dodd singing Molly Malone.
Email Bernie Donnelly
