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: William Scharen V. Pres: Daniel Roarty Rec. Sec: Matthew Dernaud Treas.: James Wall Fin. Sec.: Joe Campbell Std Comm.: Padraic Nugent Marshal: Ronald Ade Sentinel: Jeff Stark Newsletter Editor: Ed McGlade

Ladies’ Board Chaplain: Rev. Daniel O’Brien S.J. President: Joanne Brennan V. Pres: Mary O’Brien Rec. Sec.: Mary Skinnon 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 2016 AOH Division 15: Man of the Year: Padraic Nugent Lady of the Year: Kathleen Murphy

Stars & Shamrocks

April 2017 Vol. 5, Issue 4

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

www.aohdiv15.com

My first 100 days in

office…. Seems so long

ago that I officially be-

came the Division’s

President as it’s been a

whirlwind of events

since mid-December to

now [3 ½ months], but I

would not have traded it away for anything.

As all my predecessors know, nothing can be

accomplished without the willingness of those

brothers who bring their talents to the fore-

front and do all the little and big things that

make our organization work so smoothly. To

all of you I give my thanks and rather than

trying to name each one of you, I would not

want to omit anyone and think they are being

overlooked.

The month of March could be called the

month of marching as that seems truer for a

lot of us whether you are in the Tara Pipe

Band either as a musician or one of our color

guard or participated in one of the parades to

support our division. There were two parades

we as a division were to march in. The first

parade was in Bethpage and I have to tell you

it was very disappointing to only have 4 mem-

bers join me for one of the closest and short-

est parades around. Then we had the NYC

parade and there were around 20 guys who

lined up behind me as we marched up 5th

Avenue although a few guys were not from

our division. It was with great pride that I

walked up “the Avenue” with the shillelagh

given to me by our Tara Pipe Band and the

weather was near perfect! The bus ride to and

from NYC is another story but is being ad-

dressed. Thanks to all who either planned

and prepared our breakfast and those who

welcomed us back with sandwiches and mu-

sic when we finally did return to our Hall.

Once again our chaplain Frank Flood served

as deacon at our Mass celebrated by Fr.

O’Brien – thanks to both men. Thanks too to

Brian Farrell for handling the bus reservations

of all the riders. Maybe next year we can fill

this bus?

\We had our annual St Patrick’s Day dinner

dance on March 11th at the American Legion

and much thanks must go to John Nolan and

Joe Campbell who co-chaired the event as

well as Ed McGlade who ordered the food

which I think was spectacular. The music pro-

vided by Gabe Hickey, Pat Jordan and Mike

Ornsby was great too and I want to thank

them for allowing Joe Saladino to sit in on a

few songs whose arm I didn’t need to twist

too much to show his stuff. Again congratula-

tions to our Man of the Year, Pat Nugent and

to the Lady of the Year, Kathleen Murphy who

not only received division plaques but cita-

tions from Joe Saladino. I also would be re-

miss if I didn’t thank Frank Ryan for all the

work he did in overseeing the Journal that we

received.

Our annual Lenten fish dinner was very well

attended as I counted about 45 people at the

Hall on March 24th. Thanks to this success

must go to Ken Ferguson, Bob Brennan and

Ed McGlade who made the miracle of the

loaves and fishes work again but this time in

Massapequa.

Hope to see you all at our No Talent Night,

April 1st, and then at our men’s monthly meet-

ing on April 12th.

Yours in our motto,

Bill Scharen

Happy Easter

Support Our Troops

M i k e ’ s T i d b i t s

T a r a P i p e s a n d D r u m s

P a g e 2

G r e e n B e r e t C l u b N e w s

Green Beret Trustees Chair: Ed McGlade Treas. Bob Brennan Rec. Sec. Ken Fergson House/Bar: Jim McCann Entertainment: Jim Wall

To Rent the Hall please call:

516 795-9715 To be notified of wakes please

email Ken Ferguson at

shamrocken47@verizon.net

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

The Band did the following events this past March: March 4 - King’s Park—very cold March 5 - Bethpage– cold March 11 - Bayshore– very cold March 11 - Marines St Patrick’s Day Party March 11 - St Killian’s St Patrick’s Day Party March 11 - AOH Div. 15 St. Patrick’s Day Party March 11 - Sister’s of Amityville St Patrick’s Day Party March 12 - Bayport/Blue Point—cold March 12 - Center Moriches– cold March 17 - St Patrick’s Day Parade NYC– beautiful March 18 - Hampton Bays– somewhat cold-no bar March 19 - Glen Cove– ok March 25 - Rockville Centre– dead last March 26 - Montauk– interesting We are also selling 2017 tour shirts for $15 see Ed McGlade Join the band—see the world—have fun Any Thursday evening at 7pm at the hall More next month…….

Men's Dues

Please send 2017 annual

dues: $45 ($40 if paid by 3/1)

Joe Campbell

85 Grand Ave

Massapequa, NY 11758

The season is over . We forgot to

pray to St. Tommy for the first few pa-

rades. But we got wiser and he took care

of us for the Big one. Yes, Fifth Ave. was

great as usual. Sad to say we did not

make TV again, maybe next year.

The Division and I would like to thank

Joanne Krantz and her elves for making

the corned beef sandwiches. As usual

the ladies did a great job.

Again Thank you ..

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.

As always dates in May are booking up - if

you need the hall call me as soon as pos-

sible.

Call Ed McGlade at 516 815-7269 for rent-

al information.

We are looking to replace our broken CD

player, if you have one please stop down.

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”

During my visit to Ireland in October 2015 there were three monastic sites that I thought would be of interest to Fr. Ken Zach who was visiting Ireland for the first time. Unfortunately, we ran out of time but the three sites [ Glendalough, Scattery Island and Lough Derg] are still on my list and of continuing interest to me.

Let me tell you about Lough Derg, which is located in County Donegal.

This information was obtained from the web site of the Diocese of Clogher,

Ireland.

A Place of Pilgrimage

St. Patrick’s Purgatory, Lough Derg, is among the oldest centres of Christian Pilgrimage in Western Europe, supposedly dating back to the sixth century. Lough Derg lies about four miles north of the village of Pettigo. Station Island, the location of the Pilgrimage is often referred to as Saint Patrick’s Purgatory or simply Lough Derg.

This is a special place of peace and personal challenge. This small lake-island, renowned in Irish Christian tradition since the time of St. Patrick, has been receiving pilgrims continuously for well over 1000 years.

Each year the traditional three day pilgrimages begin at the end of May and end mid-August. Pilgrims must be at least fifteen years of age, in good health and able to walk and kneel unaid-ed. Each pilgrimage is a three-day fast incorporating a 24-hour vigil. Pilgrims arrive n the island between 11:00 am and 3:00pm, having fasted from the previous midnight. They have one simple meal of dry toast, oatcakes and black tea or coffee on each of the three days The central prayer of the pilgrimage is called a ‘station’. Each station involves the repeated praying of the Our Father, the Hail Mary, and the Apostles Creed, as pilgrims walk, or kneel or stand, barefooted. Three such sta-tions are made on the first day. Four more stations are made in common in the Basilica during the night vigil and one is made on each of the second and third days.

Walking barefoot serves to emphasize what all have in common and creates a greater awareness of community.

After reading this call the booking office at Lough Derg 071 9861518 to make a reservation.

PEACE TO ALL AS WE CELEBRATE EASTER 2017

Deacon Frank

Right to Life Thanks again to my brother and sister Hibernians who made the annual trip to Washington. We didn't make our nation-al digest, but we did make the cover of Life News for the March 2017 newsletter of the Long Island Coalition for Life..

http://prolifeli.org/index.php/life-news-e-blast

Important Dates:

Good Friday April 14, 2017

Face the Truth Silent Vigil

Nassau University Medical Center

10:30AM - Noon.

What else are you going to do on Good Friday? Can you spare 30 minutes on this day? April 24, 2017

Long Island Coa-lition for Life General Meeting

KofC Barry Coun-cil - Hicksville 45 Heitz Place, Hicksville

7:45 PM

Winners of the High School Oratory Contest will present their winning speeches.

Open to the Public.

Come out to support our righteous youth.

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.

An bhfuil Fhios agat

The Dubliners:

What started out as a “session” in a small Dublin pub, half

a “session” small Dublin pub half a century ago grew into

one of the most influential and iconic music groups Ireland

would ever produce. In 1937, Paddy & Maureen O’Dono-

ghue opened the now famous Dublin pub in Merrion Row.

Little did they know that their quiet family pub would be by

the mid-1960s become one of the most popular gathering

places for Ireland’s traditional musicians and singers. In

the early 60’s, Ronnie Drew and Barney McKenna was a

frequent visitors to O’Donoghue’s. The Dubliners story be-

gan here one evening in 1963 when Ronnie asked if they

could play a few tunes.

Music has been played in O’Donoghue’s pub ever since. In

just a few short years with the folk revival of

the 1960’s happening, it was soon a hub

for up and coming balladeers and instru-

mentalists. The Furey family, Johnny

Moynihan, and Shamus Ennis were just a

few of the musicians to play there. Ronnie

& Barney were soon joined by Ciarán

Bourke, Luke Kelly, John Sheahan and

introduced themselves as himself and be-

came the fourth member of the band.

As they were all young local Dublin men

they decided to call themselves The Dubliners. They went

on to receive extensive airplay and eventually appeared on

“Top of the Pops” in 1967. They were critized for perform-

ing political songs (considered controversial) at the time

and Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ had placed an un-

official ban on their music from 1967–1971. During this

time the band's popularity began to spread across main-

land Europe and in the USA where they appeared on The

Ed Sullivan Show. The group's success remained steady

right through the 1980s. Members of the band over the

years are: Ronny Drew, Barney McKenna, Ciarán Bourke,

Luke Kelly, Bob Lynch, John Sheahan, Jim McCann,

Eamonn Campbell, Paddy Reilly & Patsy Watchom.

They have influenced many generations of Irish bands,

and their legacy can to this day be heard in the music of

artists such as The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys and Flog-

ging Molly.

Luke Kelly was diagnosed with a brain tu-

mor and he passes on January 30, 1984.

Ciarán Bourke collapsed on stage after

suffering a brain hemorrhage and passes

away in 1988.

Ronny Drew passed away in August 16,

2008.

Barney McKenna passed away on April 05,

2012

Ar dheis de go raibh a anam.

News About Town - The American Legion Auxilary Unit 1066 is looking for new members. Do you want to be involved in helping

our Veterans? Do you want to support us in helping our Veterans? Do you want to share our spirit in helping our Veterans? If you

answered YES to any of the above questions come ask me and I will be happy to discuss membership with you. Joyce B. Kelleher,

Auxiliary President (516) 798-6174

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

Stars & Shamrocks

L A O H April

Presidents Message

There is an Early Bird Special of $30.00. Please make your

checks payable to LAOH, Inc. Division 15. You can give

your checks to Margo Moore at our March Meeting or mail

them to her at 309 Park Boulevard, Massapequa Park, NY

11762. In an effort to save money for our Division, please

make every effort to pay your dues early. Calling posts and

postage for follow up mailings can be expensive and we

would appreciate everyone’s cooperation to pay on time.

Thank you.

DATES TO REMEMBER: 4/1 – No Talent Night 4/16 - Easter 4/17 – Ladies Meeting 4/22 – AOS Nassau County Ball 5/12 – Roast Beef Dinner 5/15 – Ladies May Meeting and Baby Shower

Please keep the following in your prayers: Emily Kolensky, Madeline O’Brien, Katie Hobi, Harold Lye, Sean Doherty, James Thompson, Richard Gautier, Joseph Bishop, Dotty Duke, Joan Krunsky, Shawn Godfrey, Sean Murphy, Chris-tina DiStefano, Mateo DiStefano, Ava DiStefano, John Papciak, Baby Langdon Richardson, Joan Polcari and Paige Accardi.

Please send any information for this section to our Sun-shine Lady - Helen McHale, 516-477-1431.

Annual Dues 2016

CONGRATULATIONS, CONDOLENCES & PRAYERS

I hope you all had a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day. I had

an amazing time marching in the City and seeing everyone at

the hall that evening. Even the long wait for the bus at the end

of the parade could not put a damper on the day J Thank you to

Gail McGuirk and Joanne Krantz and all of the volunteers who

worked so hard that day including baking Soda Bread and

Scones and putting together and selling the Corned Beef sand-

wiches. Days and events like this always go great because of

all of your efforts.

The St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance was held on

March 11, 2017 at the American Legion. It was a fun filled even-

ing with great food, music, step dancing and piping. Kathleen

Murphy and Padraic Nugent were awarded members of the

year. Congratulations to both recipients for this well deserved

honor.

We had a wonderful day at the Irish Craft Fair run by

Kim McGuinness on February 26th which we hope to make an

annual event. Thank you to Kim, Lily and all of the volunteers

that helped make the day a success!

At the last meeting, a vote was held to possibly move

the meeting nights to the third Tuesday of the month. The vote

passed and the change will take place as of the September

2017 meeting.

I hope you all have a wonderful Easter with your fami-

lies. Yours in Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity,

Joanne

Meetings

The next LAOH meeting will be on Monday, April 17,

2017. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:00pm and we

will be installing new members. Please make every effort

to attend.

Our annual Baby Shower will be held at our May 15, 2017

meeting. Please remember diapers and gift cards are

greatly needed along with wipes, blankets, crib sheets,

bibs, socks and infant outfits. Gifts do not need to be

wrapped.

Cake Duty

The ladies who volunteered are as follows: Sharon Tate, Nonie Ryan, Joyce Kelleher, Margaret Parisiau, Eileen Bloniarz and Helen McHale. Thank you ladies!

Roast Beef Dinner

This event will be held on May 12, 2017 from 6:00 – 8:00pm and is $20.00 per ticker. Please call Joanne Brennan at (516) 785-8479 if you would like to attend. Please bring in any items you can donate to the April Meeting or any Friday night down at the hall, thank you.

Email Addresses

If you have a change of e-mail address please notify Ed

McGlade at emcglade@verizon.net, Ken Ferguson at

shamrocken47@verizon.net and Joanne Brennan at jbren-

nanlaoh15@aol.com You can also send changes of ad-

dress and phone numbers to Joanne Brennan at 2242 Wil-

low Street, Wantagh, NY 11793

P a g e 6 S t a r s & S h a m r o c k s

1225 Montauk Hwy

West Islip, NY 11795

631-661-5644

200 East Main St

East Islip, NY 11730

631-581-5600

20 Hicksville Road

Bethpage, NY 11714

516-731-5600

Tentative List of Events Apr 1 – No Talent Night – potential event

Apr 2 – Men’s Major Degree we are hosting @ St. Martin

of Tours, Bethpage

Apr 6 – Juvenile Diabetes fundraiser

May 12 – Roast Beef Dinner

May 29 – Memorial Day Parade then bbq/stickball game

@Marine’s Hall

June 4 – 1916 Musical presentation on DVD

June 24 -Irish Night @Brady Park

July 4 – Parade through Massapequa Park

July 22 or 29 – Pub night

Aug 5 _ Picnic @ Brady Park

Sept 17 – Feis @Nickerson Beach

Sept 23 – Casino night –potential event

Oct 22 – Communion Breakfast

Nov 18 – FFAI night

Dec 9 – Installation Christmas Dinner @ Am. Legion

Dec 10 – children’s Christmas Party

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

McGlade to get onto the calendar.

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EVENTS

3/05 - Bethpage Parade

3/8 - Men’s Meeting

3/11 - St Patrick’s Dance

3/17 - St Patrick’s Day

3/19 - Glen Cove Parade

3/20 - Ladies Meeting

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Massapequa, NY 11758

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