AOH 32 Division Takes Two Awards in 2008 St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Our Division was well represented in this year’s St. Patrick’ s Day Parade held on March 15.
We walked away with two impressive awards, The Sinon J. Robeson Award for the Best Marching Irish Men and the Best Commercial Float, which was created by the Division brothers, the Brother’s Riley and All-Pro Painters. Over 180 people and groups walked in this year’s parade including 16 other AOH Divisions (including Junior and LAOH).
The AOH 32 Division won Best Overall Marching Unit in the parade in both 2006 and 2007.
We want to thank everyone for joining us at the St. Patrick's Day Parade this year! We are happy to announce that our Division, AOH 32, Carengie won The Sinon J. Robeson Award (Best Marching Irish Men). Andd, more good news! The Best Commercial Float was won by our brothers of Division 32, the Brother's Riley and All Pro Painters. Congratulations everyone!
Here are a few pictures from the parade to whet your appetite. There will be more to come or you can check out the Pittsburgh Irish Network's Parade Pictures in the meantime.
Check out the link undernesath our Photo Album on the right to view 43 pictures from Pittsburgh's St. Patrick's Day Parade and the Grand Prize Winners AOH 32.
Many thanks to Leo O'Donnell and Chris Cahillane for providing the photos.
More Parade photos will be uploaded to the Album later in the week as they're developed. Enjoy.
For the second year in a row, AOH 32 won first place honors as Best Overall Marching Unit in Pittsburgh's annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday!
Congratulations everyone!
Check back later this week for pictures from the Parade! By the way, in case you missed them, here are a few articles related to the Parade which appeared in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
There has been a change in the Parade! AOH 32 has been moved up into the 1st Division. We are actually number 36 in the parade. We will be lining up on Centre Ave. (next to the Mellon Arena). The booklet listing all the entries in the parade is getting mailed today. There are 64 entries in the 1st Division, so I'd guess we'll be about halfway up the hill. The Junior Division will be right behind us.
Americans will spend an estimated $2.76 billion celebrating the St. Patrick's Day. This year, March 17 falls on a Saturday so restaurants and bars can expect bigger crowds.
Here is what Americans plan to do on this most Irish of days:
Spend on average $34.89 each, compared to last year's $27.94. By age: 18-24 year olds will spend $40.12; 25-34 year olds, $39.04; 35-44 year olds, $36.56.
Get your Irish Up this Saturday, March 3rd during our annual AOH/LAOH 32 St. Patrick's Celebration and kick off the fun days leading up to St. Patrick's Day!
Here are the details:
March 3rd Party at the Uke's Club in Carnegie from 8:00 p.m. to Midnight
$7.00 per person (payable at the door) donation includes table snacks and food at 9:45 p.m. - Cash bar
Entertainment provided by the Irish duo of Laughrey Connelly and the Emerald Society Pipe and Drum Band
For more information call Dennis Murphy at 412.279.8545 and leave a message - his dog never picks up the phone - we need to know if you're coming. Or simply email Murph.
Stop by and say "hello" and celebrate the start of the St. Patrick's Day season. Slainte!
Congratulations to AOH 32 brother Jim Lamb who is the Grand Marshal of the 2007 St. Patrick's Day Parade in Pittsburgh!
Jim joined the Ireland Institute of Pittsburgh in January of 1992 as Director of Training. He was hired to manage the Institute's Internship Program for unemployed young adults from Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Prior to that he worked for seven years with abused and neglected youth and families at Try Again Homes, Inc. He held several positions there including Director of Foster Care and Director of Counseling Services. He also worked with disadvantaged populations at Goodwill Industries and the NorthernAreaMulti-ServiceCenter.
Jim holds a Masters of Science in Education from DuquesneUniversity and a Bachelor of Science from PennsylvaniaStateUniversity. He serves on the board of the South Hills Interface Ministries and the international advisory board of RobertMorrisUniversity.
He is an advocate for reconciliation in Northern Ireland and economic development in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Western Pennsylvania. His background, working with disadvantaged populations locally and abroad, and his understanding of the ever-changing social, political, and economic challenges in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Western Pennsylvania are important elements to his work at the Ireland Institute.
Jim, his wife, Ann Burns-Lamb, and son Ciaran reside in Pittsburgh.
Congratulations again Jim - you done us Carnegie boys proud!
On Friday, March 16 at Noon a special St. Patrick's Day Mass will be held at Old St. Patrick's Church in Pittsburgh's Strip District at 17th Street and Liberty Avenue.
Our presider will be Archabbot Lambert Reilly, O.S.B. who is a native Pittsburgher and the retired Abbot of St. Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana.
Parking and seating is at a premium so be sure to arrive early!
Archabbot Lambert served as the archabbot of Saint Meinrad Archabbey in southern Indiana from June 2, 1995, to Dec. 15, 2004. He was the eighth abbot and fifth archabbot in the monastic community's 150-year history.
Following his resignation as archabbot, he has returned to his work of preaching and retreats. For more than 40 years, Archabbot Lambert has distinguished himself as a retreat director and speaker on issues of spirituality and prayer. He has given countless retreats, especially to bishops, priests and sisters, and has conducted parish missions throughout the nation. He has been a frequent retreat master for Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity in the United States and India. Archabbot Lambert is also an educator. He taught Latin and education courses at Saint Meinrad College, Mount Sacred Heart College in Hamden, CT, and Penn State University; he served as principal of St. Elizabeth High School, Pittsburgh, (1976-1978). He also served as a consultant to the Diocese of Peoria’s Office of Education. The 71-year-old native of Pittsburgh professed vows as a Benedictine monk in 1956 and was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1959. During his 50 years of monastic life, Archabbot Lambert has held a variety of assignments within the monastery. In addition to his retreat work and teaching, Archabbot Lambert has assisted in parishes, worked in public relations, and served as guest master, assistant oblate director and assistant to the novice master. In the fall of 1993, Archabbot Lambert served the monastic community as pro-prior during the prior-s sabbatical.
Archabbot Lambert earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy from Saint Vincent College, in 1955. He also holds master of divinity and master of religious education degrees from Saint Meinrad School of Theology, as well as a master of science in education from Duquesne University. In addition, he has undertaken graduate studies at The Catholic University of America, Georgetown University, University of Evansville and Arkansas State University.
He is the author of “Because There Is Jesus” (Abbey Press, 1997) a collection of his homilies and conferences; and “Latin Sayings for Spiritual Growth” (Our Sunday Visitor Press, 2001), which offers spiritual reflections on some of Fr. Archabbot’s favorite Latin sayings and New Testament quotes.
Get your Irish Up on Saturday, March 3rd during our annual AOH/LAOH 32 St. Patrick's Celebration and kick off the fun days leading up to St. Patrick's Day!
Here are the details:
March 3rd Party at the Uke's Club in Carnegie from 8:00 p.m. to Midnight
$7.00 per person donation includes table snacks and food at 9:45 p.m. - Cash bar
Entertainment provided by the Irish duo of Laughrey Connelly and the Emerald Society Pipe and Drum Band
For more information call Dennis Murphy at 412.279.8545 and leave a message - his dog never picks up the phone. Or simply email Murph.
Stop by and say "hello" and celebrate the start of the St. Patrick's Day season. Slainte!
Come show your support of Pittsburgh's favorite parade during the annual St. Patrick's Day Parade Fundraiser at Mullaney's Harp & Fiddle at 2329 Penn Avenue in Pittsburgh's historic Strip District on February 22 from 7;00 p.m. until close.
Pittsburgh's Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade takes place this Saturday March 11 at 10:00 a.m. in Downtown Pittsburgh.
Many thanks in advance to our good brother's Riley, who have made all the necessary arrangements to keep us warm and hydrated. At 8:00 a.m. until we begin to march in the parade, all are welcome to stay warm at the Epiphany School that is directly across the parking lot from the hall where we were last year. The Riley's were unable to secure the church hall this year, but they will have a room and more importantly coffee, beer and bathrooms. This will help us stay in top shape prior to the parade. Look for signs in the parking lot and you will find them. If you are marching with AOH 32, please make certain that you arrive no later than 9:30 a.m. on Colwell Street - next to Ephiphany school on the side (same as last year).
22ND ANNUAL ALL PRO PAINTERS ST. PATRICK'S DAY PARTY
The Delaney/Trant Party Van will be in the same parking space on the Boulevard of the Allies like previous years, but the ALL PRO PAINTERS' party (Noon to 6:00 p.m.) after the parade will take place at the Concordia Club, at 424 Second Avenue Carnegie, PA 15106 - 412.276.9972. As always this party is planned to have a good time at the best price in town, so come and enjoy! BRILLIANT!
A small donation of $10.00 will cover any adult and all kids get in free! On tap will be ice cold Miller Light Drafts and soda along with hot food and snacks - plus, music, dancing, 50/50 raffles and an activity table for the kids!
Here are the directions to the Concordia Club from town:
From Fort Pitt Bridge go into Fort Pitt Tunnels. Continue on parkway and take the Carnegie Exit (Stay to Right of Exit Ramp). The ramp will end with your first traffic light. The Northstar Dealership will be on both sides of you.
Continue straight on Mansfield through the next two lights. By the time you hit your fourth traffic light, Mansfield will have become Main Street and Cump's Bar will be on your left. Note: You will be riding parallel with the PAT busway on your right. Make a left onto Third Street.
Continue down Third Street and make a right onto Second Avenue.
The club is located at the very end on your right. Use the front entrance to the club at glass doors. There is street parking and a lot on the corner of 3rd Street and 2nd Street.
We walked away with two impressive awards, The Sinon J. Robeson Award for the Best Marching Irish Men and the Best Commercial Float, which was created by the Division brothers, the Brother’s Riley and All-Pro Painters. Over 180 people and groups walked in this year’s parade including 16 other AOH Divisions (including Junior and LAOH).
We walked away with two impressive awards, The Sinon J. Robeson Award for the Best Marching Irish Men and the Best Commercial Float, which was created by the Division brothers, the Brother’s Riley and All-Pro Painters. Over 180 people and groups walked in this year’s parade including 16 other AOH Divisions (including Junior and LAOH).
