Tuesday, March 1, 2016
2016 Annual Communion Breakfast
Yonkers AOH Hosts Communion Breakfast at St. Joseph’s Seminary
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| AOH Mass at the Chapel of St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers |
The AOH Myles Scully Division #1 of Yonkers held their
Annual Communion Breakfast on Sunday, February 28th at St. Joseph’s
Seminary at Dunwoodie. Over 150 people
attended the event.
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| St. Joseph's Seminary at Dunwoodie in Yonkers |
The Mass was celebrated by
Fr. Nicholas Zientarski, who serves as The Dean of
Seminarians. Fr. Nick welcomed the
Hibernians back to the Seminary, where the breakfast has been held for the last
8 years.
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| Fr. Nicholas Zientarski welcomes the AOH to St. Joseph's Seminary |
Division #1 was honored to welcome many friends and
supporters to the breakfast, including AOH National Director Charles “Chip”
McLean, AOH New York State President Timothy McSweeney, AOH New York State
Treasurer John Manning, and AOH State District Director Tom Beirne.
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| AOH New York President Tim McSweeney speaking at breakfast |
Breakfast was held in the Seminary Refectory, where
attendees enjoyed a full hot breakfast.
Division #1 Officer Dennis O’Brien was received the
James G. McGinty Yonkers Hibernian of the Year Award for his many years of
outstanding service to both the AOH and the greater Irish Community in Yonkers. Barbara McGinty, wife of the late James, took
part in the presentation.
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| Barbara McGinty, Dennis O'Brien and Kevin Ellis |
The guest speaker was Fr. John Sheehan S.J. who
spoke of both cultural and political forces today attempting to suppress both
the Catholic Church and its teaching.
Fr. Sheehan challenged everyone in attendance to become more aware of
these threats and that Catholics needed to band together if it is to be
stopped.
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| Fr. John Sheehan S.J, was the Guest Speaker for the breakfast |
The Division was also able to present the Seminary
with a $1,000 donation to support the seminarians on campus. The Hibernians also presented a $500 donation
to the Xavier Society of the Blind, which Fr. Sheehan currently serves as the organization’s
Chairman.
