Kindly Remember Division 15 in

your Will

P r e s i d e n t ’ s M e s s a g e M E N ’ S B O A R D

Chaplain: Deacon Frank Flood President: John Nolan V. Pres: William Scharen Rec. Sec: Edward McGlade Treas.: James Wall Fin. Sec.: Joe Campbell Std Comm.: Padraic Nugent Marshal: Matthew Dernaud Sentinel: Jeff Stark Newsletter Editor: Ed McGlade

Ladies’ Board Chaplain: Rev. Daniel O’Brien S.J. President: Joanne Brennan V. Pres: Helen McHale Rec. Sec.: Maureen Scharen Treas.: Elaine Galbo Fin. Sec.: Margo Moore Irish Hist.: Helen Buckley Missions: Joanne Kranz Catholic Action: Patricia Bishop Mistress at Arms: Lilly Giannelli Sentinel: Grace Doherty Grievance: Eleanor Ryan Maureen Murphy-Ade 2015 AOH Division 15: Man of the Year: Dan Roarty Lady of the Year: Kim McGuinness

Stars & Shamrocks

October 2016 Vol. 4, Issue 9

Ancient Order Of Hibernians , Michael F. Hogan Division 15 — 85 Hibernian Way (Grand Ave), Massapequa, N.Y.

www.aohdiv15.com

Well the change of seasons are upon us. Those like myself who are still on oil are at least thinking of buying or locking in on price. Hopefully Hurricane Mathew

will pass on us this weekend.

We lost a great Hibernian this last month. World War II Army Air Corp Vet-eran, AOH National Life Member, a mod-el man and brother, John Caffrey, I miss you very much. I hope you liked your Hibernian Mass with full honors, And I did not stand in front of you when leading the prayer. Rest in Peace.

And while our charter is draped we still carry on with the business of the order and continue to carry on in general. The weather held for the Long Beach Parade and we enjoyed ourselves under the AOH tent and around the town. Mayo lost to Dublin in the All-ireland gaelic foot-ball this day. The curse continues.

Brothers, great job on a successful Feis. Thank you all for taking part. Congratula-

tions Jack Ryan, a well deserved selec-tion as the honoree.

I think a few brothers are planning to at-tend the Queens County ball. Let me know if you want to go. They throw a nice dew. Our Communion Breakfast is Oct 23rd. Mass is 10:45am at William the Abbott, suits and sashes brothers please. Breakfast is back at the hall im-mediately following $17. Please sign up on Friday.

Happy Birthday Marines. We will be tak-ing a table at this event. Details to be communicated. Please see me if you want to go.

That's about all. As you were. See you down at the Hall. God Bless You and Keep You Safe. John Nolan President AOH Division 15

Happy Halloween

Support Our Troops

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Green Beret Trustees Chair: Michael Greene* Treas. Bob Brennan Rec. Sec. Ed McGlade House/Bar: Jim McCann Entertainment: Ken Ferguson

To Rent the Hall please call:

516 795-9715 To be notified of wakes please

email Ken Ferguson at

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S t a r s & S h a m r o c k s

The Piper’s Ball will be October 22, 2016 at the American Legion in Massapequa, please see a band member for more information or a tickets. Tickets are $45 per person and includes open bar, a great buffet dinner and great en-tertainment. Please come out an cele-brate with the band as we commemorate 40 years of piping and drumming. Our last parade of the year was on Octo-ber 1st in Long Beach. It was a great parade as usual. By far this parade is one of my favorite events of the year. There are rumors that it was the last pa-rade, I hope not. Speaking of the parade - congratulations to Gail McGuirke on becoming the first women member of the color guard. The story goes like this - one of the men in the color guard had an unexpected accident right in front of the Knights of Columbus hall (they lost their kilt - right to the ground P.J. style), the guard handed his flag to his compatriot next to him - now this gentlemen carried two Irish flags as best he could - when just standing on the street corner taking in the sights and sounds was Gail - who the extra flag was

thrusted upon. Gail guarded the extra flag until one of the color guardsmen took it from her - thereby making her an honorary color guard member.

The band will be having elections for band of-ficers on November 3rd between 7-9pm. If you are a band member in good standing see Ed about running for positions. As we get close to finishing the year I look back and begin preparing the budget for next year, next month I will put some of the amaz-ing statistics of this year in this column. Thursday nights from 7pm to 10pm is band practice each week. We currently have a fairly new group of students taking both the bag-pipes and the drums. If you or someone you know is interested now is the time to come on down and take lessons. The fee to join the

band is still only $100 and this includes all the equipment needed to learn. There are some minor additional items but in general we keep it very affordable to join the band and receive free lessons.

Mens Dues

Please send 2016 annual

dues: $45

Joe Campbell

85 Grand Ave

Massapequa, NY 11758

We are still looking for some one to take

over this column.

As of today I have not heard any news to

report. Any News please send to:

emcglade@verizon.net

The hall is open Fridays at 8pm come on

down to meet with old and new friends.

On October 7th there will be a bottle beer

special - Octoberfest is back……

If anyone is looking to host a Halloween

party at the hall on October 28th please

see either Ed, Bob, or Kenny

There will be a Green Beret Meeting on

the last Friday of the month at 9pm.

Please attend.

C h a p l a i n ’ s C o r n e r

P a g e 3 S t a r s & S h a m r o c k s “In God We Trust”

Wow, what a showing of the Division / Tara Pipes & Drums / Fr. Tim Hirten / County and State AOH officers for the funeral of the founder of the Tara Pipe Band. John (Caffrey) was a member of the Color Guard for many years and was honored by his fellow Pipe Men as they led the funeral procession from St. Rose of Lima to his burial plot in Grace Cemetery. I was privileged to lead the Rite of Committal with the assistance of Fr. Tim.

It was a fitting tribute to one who contributed so much to our Division and “JACK” will be sorely missed. I put the “JACK” in just to get his goat. Oh! How he hated to be called “Jack”!

On another note, many of you have heard Maureen Flood’s name included with the Prayers for the Sick at St. Rose. I am sad to report that she is now in hospice care and none of know when the end will be here. Please in-clude her in your prayers.

This is the one year anniversary of my trip to Ireland with Fr, Ken Zach. To say that we had a great time would be an understatement. Thirteen days in Eire is heaven for anyone of us.

Deacon Frank Chaplain

Right to Life Editor’s Note — if anyone has anything for this column please email me…..

Please Pray the Rosary for the unborn.

THERE IS HELP:

If you or someone you know is in need of help with a pregnancy call:

Life Center:

1-516-798-9100 (Massapequa) L.I. Birthright (Hot Line) -1-800-550-4900

1-516-408-6300 (Hempstead) Regina Residence -1-516-223-7888

1-631-243-2373 (Deer Park)

If you or someone you know is in need of healing from the effects of an abortion, recent or many years

past call Rachel’s Vineyard 1-516-523-0586

CONFIDENTIALITY AND PRIVACY IS RESPECTED

FOR OTHER INFORMATION OR TO BECOME INVOLVED IN PRO-LIFE WORK CALL 516-454-0993

P a g e 4 S t a r s & S h a m r o c k s

AOH MEMBER CAR RENTAL DISCOUNTS: On average, the discounts will run between 10 to 20 percent, and will

vary with location and season. For Avis use code # AWD = X265800 and for Budget use code # BCD = A766200.

Glendalough Glendalough's Monastic History

In the latter part of the sixth century, St. Kevin crossed the mountains from Hollywood to Glendalough. The path he took

later became known as St. Kevin's Way. This track facilitated the development of Glendalough, so that within 100 years

it had developed from a remote hermitage site into one of the most important monastic sites in Ireland.

It is not known where the original settlement in the Glendalough Valley was located but was possibly in the same area

as Reefert Church, on the south-eastern shore of the Upper Lake. Reefert was a sacred location as it was the burial

place of kings and chiefs. Later still, the cathedral, churches and the round tower was constructed to the east of the low-

er lake. This gradual eastern progression of the settlement made it increasingly more accessible to would-be pilgrims

and travelers.

As its fame spread, the monastery flourished and its success continued after St. Kevin died in 617AD. By the end of the

eighth century an impressive monastic settlement, capable of supporting a sizeable population, had been acquired.

Monasteries in pre-Norman Ireland were a considerable economic force, and were sufficiently well organized as to be

capable of withstanding periodic crises and famines. There was a large lay population in Glendalough. The population

there may have been around 500-1,000 people. Many of the laypersons would have been employed by the monastery -

tending flocks, tilling, sowing and harvesting. In addition to stores of treasure, most monasteries maintained substantial

stocks of food.

In the aftermath of famines, disease, drought and other natural disasters monasteries were often plundered. The loca-

tion of the Glendalough monastery, in a remote valley in an upland area, made it an easy target, and it was attacked

many times between 775 and 1095 by both local tribes and Norse invaders. Usually the churches and houses were

burned, but each time the monastery was rebuilt. That the monastery survived this constant onslaught is remarkable and

is evidence of the large number of people living there as many would have been needed to rebuild after each attack.

With the arrival of the Anglo-Normans a dramatic change occurred within the political landscape of Ireland. Both ecclesi-

astical and political activity centered around Dublin. Subsequently, Glendalough was annexed to the diocese of Dublin

and its importance declined. Despite this, the place has retained a spiritual significance.

Communion Breakfast - October 23rd

10:45 Mass at St. William the Abbott - wear you sash

Breakfast Buffet at the Hall afterwards - $17 per person

CASH BAR

See Patricia Bishop

P a g e 5 L a d i e s P a g e

Stars & Shamrocks

L A O H October

Presidents Message

The Dues are $30.00. Please make checks payable to

LAOH Inc. Div. 15. You can send your check to Margo

Moore whose address is 309 Park Boulevard, Massapequa

Park, NY 11762. You can also pay at any meeting.

DATES TO REMEMBER: 10/9: Nassau County Women of the Year Luncheon 10/17 - LAOH Meeting - Living Rosary 10/22 - Tara Pipes & Drums Piper’s Ball 10/23 - Communion Mass 11/6 - 6th Annual Rookie Gilmartin Memorial Pigskin Pig Roast

Congratulations to the winner of the $350.00 scholarship prize, Quinlan Kathleen Damato, granddaughter of Maureen Murphy Ade. The drawing for the scholarship was held at our September meeting. Thank you to Eileen O’Connell and Elaine Galbo for all of their hard work or-ganizing the Scholarship Drive.

Please keep the following in your prayers: Mary Hickey, Emily Kolensky, Joseph Bishop, Florence Pleffner, Gerry DeGrasse, Margaret McKeon, Baby Abby Luisi, Sean Doherty, James Thompson, Richard Gautier, William Fer-rell and Danielle Caputo.

It is with sadness that I announce the passing of our sister Barbara A Cannon, on July 24, 2016.

Please send any information for this section to Maureen Fursa 516-541-2626

Annual Dues 2016

CONGRATULATIONS, CONDOLENCES & PRAYERS

We had a very nice turnout of Division 15 Ladies at The Nassau County Feis this year. We always have a good time working at the dancing tent. Thank you to everyone that volunteered their time. A great time was also had this past weekend at the Long Beach Irish Festival. Luckily the rain held off and we were able to enjoy the festivities. If you have not been, I highly recommend attending next year. There is a parade, vendors, delicious food, great music and a wonderful chance to hang out with brother and sister Hibernians from across New York.

Yours in Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity,

Joanne

Meetings

The next meeting will be on October 17, 2016. We will

begin promptly at 8:00pm with the recitation of the rosary.

We would appreciate members arriving early to help set

up the chairs. We will also have the initiation of new

members. We will now be serving beer and wine for a

half an hour prior to the opening of the meeting (as long

as the dancers have cleared out) and for an hour after the

close of our meeting.

Cake Duty

Volunteers are needed to bring desserts for the October

meeting. Please call Joanne Brennan at 516-652-9812 if

you are able to help, thank you.

Family Communion Mass

Sunday, October 23, 2016. This is a joint event for the

LAOH and AOH. 10:45am Mass at St. William the Abbot

Church, 2000 Jackson Avenue, Seaford, NY 11783. Imme-

diately following the mass there will be a Breakfast Buffet

at the Hibernian Hall. Tickets are $17.00 per person, chil-

dren are free. There will be a cash bar. Reservations for

the Breakfast due by 10/14/16, please contact Patricia

Bishop at (516) 795-2109. Check payable to LAOH Inc.,

Division 15 and send to Patricia Bishop at 68 Connecticut

Ave., Massapequa, NY 11758.

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July-August Birthdays October

6 - John McTigue

12 - Thomas A Palmar, Jr

14 - Stephen J Cooney

17 - Peter P. Donnelly

18 - William C. Scharen, Jr

19 - Thomas McDonald

21 - Brendan T. Droge

23 - Francis DeBobes

24 - Arthur T. McQuillan

25 - John P. Devaney

30 - Richard J. Hurley

30 - Rev. Timothy Hirtin

Editors Note - if you are not listed, let

me know there is a big list of folks

whose birthdays we don’t have.

Tentitive List of Events October 22 - Piper’s Ball - American Legion

October 23 - Communion Breakfast

October 28 - Halloween Party - AOH Hall - 8pm

October 30 - Memorial Prayer Service - AOH Hall - 2pm

November 12 - Hibernian Hunger Night - AOH Hall - 8pm

$5/pp cover (free if you bring 3 pounds of canned food)

November 26 FFAI Night - AOH Hall - 8pm $5/pp

December 10 - Installation/Christmas Party

December 11 - Kid’s Christmas Party - AOH Hall 2pm

Anyone looking to host an event at the hall please see me

to get into next years calendar.

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EVENTS

10/12: Men’s Meeting (elections)

10/17: LAOH Meeting: Living Rosary

10/22: Tara Pipes & Drums Piper’s Ball

10/23: Communion Mass

11/6: Pigskin Pig Roast

11/9: Men’s Meeting (elections)

11/21: LAOH Meeting

11/26: FFAI Pub Night

12/10: Christmas Party/ Installation

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