Tuesday, March 22, 2016
2016 St. Patrick's Day Parade Season
Yonkers Hibernians March in Local
St.
Patrick’s Day Parades
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| Division #1 Yonkers marching up 5th Avenue in New York City |
The Myles
Scully Division #1 of Yonkers was visible in many places this
month as its members participated in many of the local St. Patrick’s Day
Parades that were held across Westchester County.
The Division marched in a total of 4 parades over the span of 7 days in
what turned out to be one of the most successful parade seasons ever!
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| Stepping onto Mamaroneck Ave. in the White Plains Parade |
The first
parade took place in White Plains on March 12th, where
Division #1 marched proudly behind the Rockland County AOH Pipe Band up Mamaroneck Avenue.
This parade is fast becoming a favorite of the membership and we thank
the parade committee for hosting us once again this year.
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| Division #1 marching in White Plains |
The next
day, Division #1 marched in the 20th Annual Sleepy Hollow St.
Patrick’s Day Parade. This was a special
day as Dennis O’Brien, who is a
Division Officer, was chosen as an Aide to the Grand Marshal John Dunleavy.
Congratulations to the members of AOH Division #11 Tarrytown for the
great work they do in organizing this parade!
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| Division #1 Members at The Sleepy Hollow Parade |
St.
Patrick’s Day is always a special day for the AOH, and this year was no
exception as The Myles Scully Division marched in the 255th Annual
New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
It was a great day with above average temperatures and we were able to
see so many of our friends and supporters as we made our way up 5th Avenue! We were honored to march behind Senator George Mitchell, who served as
this years Grand Marshal and was instrumental in helping the Peace Process in
the North of Ireland become a reality!
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| Division #1 passes the Reviewing Stand in the NYC Parade |
Here
is a video of Division #1 in The NYC Parade
The fourth
and final Parade on March 19th was the 61st Annual
Yonkers St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Our
members take exceptional pride of a parade which was created by The Myles Scully
Division back in 1956. Dennis O’Brien was the AOH Aide to The
Grand Marshal, who this year was Patrick
Quinn. Pat Quinn was the original creator
of the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, which has risen
over $220 million toward finding a cure for ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s
disease. Division #1 led the procession into Mass at St. Barnabas Chapel and
then assisted with formation duties. Our
members did an excellent job getting the over 5,500 marching out onto McLean Ave.
We then took our place of honor as the last marching unit to come up the
Emerald Mile.
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| Division One marching in The Yonkers St. Patrick's' Day Parade |
Congratulations
to those “Iron Man” members who were able to attend all four parades this year! The members of Division #1 once again showed
how Hibernians march with respect, honor and dignity.
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| Rooftop view of Division #1 in the Yonkers Parade |
Thursday, March 17, 2016
St. Patrick's Day Message 2016
HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY!
Today Marks the 255th Annual New
York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade
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| The oldest, largest, and grandest parade in the world! |
As has become
customary, every year we re-post our St. Patrick’s Day Message first printed in 2011 for the book
entitled
“250 Years of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”
“250 Years of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”
"For 255
years we've marched, through adverse times and weather. We've marched in
this sacred parade through years of occupation, persecution, and poverty.
We've
marched through years of famine, war, discrimination and hate; years of working
the killing jobs that no one else would take.
We
triumphed over all with a courageous and joyful spirit that is uniquely Irish.
Through
it all we survived and never wavered; we held the banner high; we never let
the standard drop.
And as always, we marched.
Today we
remember the millions of marchers who came before us, those magnificent Irish
souls whose struggles have given us all we have today. We pray for them,
we honor them; and we ask God to grant us the grace to always be as strong as
they were.
On this
momentous day let us rededicate ourselves to the struggle. May we always
band together to help each other, and bravely fight to overcome the world's
adversities. May we always hold the banner high and never drop the
standard. And may we teach our children and our children's children to do
the same.
Whatever the
future brings, let us meet it with the hope, faith and happiness of our forebears.
And always…..LET US MARCH."
May God bless this parade, all who march in it, and all those who work to maintain, preserve and protect the true spirit and message of St. Patrick’s Day.
May God bless this parade, all who march in it, and all those who work to maintain, preserve and protect the true spirit and message of St. Patrick’s Day.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
President's Message for March 2016
PRESIDENT’S
MESSAGE
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| Division One President Kevin Ellis |
MARCH 2016
Brothers,
March 1st marks the beginning of the St. Patrick’s
Day Parade Season and we have a very busy schedule of events coming up over the
next several weeks. Let’s just recap things
that occurred the past few weeks before we dive into all that is in store for
us this month.
Several of our members attended the LAOH Division #19
Yonkers Annual St. Brigid’s Day Mass that was held at Clarke’s Restaurant on
February 6th and it was a great success! I am glad to see so many members actively
supporting our ladies in Yonkers!
Our Annual Communion Breakfast was held this past weekend
and it was another triumph for Brendan Murphy, who has served as chairman of the breakfast
committee for many years. I again would
like to congratulate Dennis O’Brien for being recognized as our “Hibernian of
the Year”. We were also able to make a
$1,000 donation to St. Joseph’s Seminary as well as a $500 donation to the
Xavier Society for the Blind. Great job
by everyone who helped make this event a tremendous success!
On a most serious note, I have learned that Division #1
member Jimmy Casey suffered catastrophic injuries during the blizzard several
weeks ago. I was just informed of this terrible news this past weekend, and we must keep Jimmy in all of our prayers. We will have more information and an update
on Jimmy’s condition at our membership meeting.
Now for the month of March……Division #1 is proud to
announce that we will be participating in 4 St. Patrick's’ Day Parades this
year. We will be marching in White
Plains on March 12th, Sleepy Hollow on March 13th, New York City on March 17th,
and Yonkers on March 19th. I will be
providing the specific formation times and locations for these parades at our
monthly membership meeting and thru email notifications. I expect maximum participation from our
membership since this is our 125th Anniversary Year! Please make every effort to attend as many if
not all parades on our schedule this month.
We will once again be providing a bus for The New York City Parade that will
depart Dunwoodie Golf Course at 11:00am on St. Patrick’s Day. The bus will return us to Dunwoodie where we
will host a gathering for members and their families from 4-6pm. Admission is free and we welcome our members
who have to work that day to join us there.
Sadly, the month of March is also the time of year that some
retailers make large profits by selling merchandise that is defamatory towards
the Irish. This happens every year and
we must stand up and challenge these retailers both as a group and
individually. Please notify myself or
any Division Officer if you spot local retailers selling this garbage and we
will let them know that this is not acceptable!
As we look ahead to the month of April, there are several important
dates to save. Division #1 will be
presenting the City of Yonkers with a beautiful framed copy of the 1916 Easter
Rising Declaration at the City Council Meeting on the evening of April 12th. The AOH Westchester County Board will host
its Annual Dinner Dance and 1916 Easter Rising Commemoration on Saturday, April
16th at The Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown. The AOH National Board will hold the Easter
Rising Centenary Commemorative Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral on April 23rd.
(Bus will be provided for that event as well).
Don’t forget our Annual Charity Golf Outing is Monday, May
9th!
This is the beginning of our busiest season, and I know
the schedule would be a challenging for any organization! Luckily I know that our membership is more
than up to the task!
I would like to wish you and your families a very Happy
and Blessed St. Patrick’s Day!
Yours in our Motto;
Kevin Ellis, President
Division #1, Yonkers
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.
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