St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
On the heels of the very successful re-start of the Seniors’ Thanksgiving Luncheon, Larry DeGennaro and team are deep into the planning of the Seniors’ St. Patrick’s Luncheon to be held on Saturday, March 12th. As always, we need volunteers for the prep and cooking in the lead up to the event as well as many hands on the day of. As always, a great opportunity for our youth to … [Read more...] about St. Patrick’s Day Luncheon
February 2022, AOH Division 3 President’s Message
We hope everyone is doing well. We are on the cusp of the first full-blown St. Patrick’s Day season in quite a while. It may be a bit muted compared to pre-pandemic days, but hopefully, a lot more active than the last two years, with the Emerald Ball coming up this weekend and the Rockland Parade set for March 20th.Our next division meeting will be held in person this Friday, … [Read more...] about February 2022, AOH Division 3 President’s Message
The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
January 30, 1972, was an uncharacteristically bright and sunny day for an Irish winter in Derry, Northern Ireland. It was the day of a planned peaceful protest march against the policy of internment without trial instituted by the British Army; a policy that, while allegedly created to curtail sectarian violence, was itself hypocritically sectarian in its targeting of … [Read more...] about The 50th Anniversary of Bloody Sunday
Wren Night
We held our Wren Night celebration on St. Stephen's Day, December 26th. While the crowd might have been smaller than usual due to the Covid surge, it was great to be able to hold it again and keep the tradition alive with the Irish language, music, skits, and storytelling. Special thanks go out to musicians Mike O'Sullivan, Margie Mulvihill, John Reynolds, Mairead Holt, and … [Read more...] about Wren Night