Highlights of the Meeting: Father Kelley Division: The division charities were identified and discussed. Results of recent activities were identified. New members were welcomed, and the Shamrock degree was administered. Events in November and December were discussed. Actions to support the State Quarterly meeting were identified.
The meeting was called to order at 7:10 PM at the VFW Hall, 9304 Centerville Road in Manassas by President Pat Sullivan.
Recitation of the Opening Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance:
President:
- Wraps gavel once: “The Division will now come to order. Officers will assume their respective stations.” DO NOT STAND!
- Order: “Sentinel, keep closed the meeting room door until the meeting is duly open.”
- Order: “Marshal, check membership cards and ascertain if all present are duly qualified to remain”
Marshal:
- “Worthy President, I find all members to be in good standing.”
President:
- Wraps gavel once: “All members please stand.”
Opening Prayer
“In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. And in the name of St. Patrick, the Glorious Apostle of Ireland, I open this meeting and beseech our Heavenly Father to watch over us and protect us. May He grant us that peace and harmony will always prevail among us, and that Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity will inspire all our deliberations, through Christ our Lord, Amen.”
President: Say one Our Father.
President: Worthy Marshall, please lead the division in the Pledge of Allegiance.
President: Singing of Opening Ode, “O’Donnell Abu”
- We will suspend the singing of the Opening Ode
President: “I now declare this meeting duly open for the transaction of such business as may properly be brought before it.”
Wrap the gavel once “all please be seated.”
Meeting Agenda:
Recording Secretary accomplished the call of the Roll of Officers:
P: Present; E: Excused; A: Absent
| President: | Patrick Sullivan | P |
| Vice President: | Greg Gibbons | P |
| Chaplain: | Fr. Daniel Reuwer | E |
| Recording Secretary: | Michael Eggleston | P |
| Financial Secretary: | Richard Aleksy | P |
| Treasurer: | Brian Tumulty | P |
| Standing Committee: | Douglas Morrison | P |
| Marshall: | Greg Rebbert | P |
| Sentinel: | Paul Hannan | P |
| Past President: | Tom Masarick | P |
Minutes of the previous meeting. Mike Eggleston: On 2 November minutes were distributed to all members and were posted online. No changes were received. A motion to approve the minutes was made, seconded and those members present voted to approve the minutes as posted on the division website.
Presidents Report:
- Thank you all who supported the several events packed into the beginning of November:
- Deceased members mass where we had a very good showing.
- Hibernian breakfast:
- Veterans parade
- Wake and funeral for RJ Burns and Rich Aleksy’s wives
- We need to discuss the possibility of hosting the State Quarterly Meeting and Major Degree on January 27, 2024. Do we want to do this? My recommendation is yes. If we don’t do the State meeting with Major Degree, we will have to do another one of the State meetings in 2024. We have not supported a State meeting since 2018 and it’s our turn in 2024. It will include lunch which won’t cost much. Supporting the major degree is not in our budget. This will be done next year under Greg Gibbons. We need to determine the venue of the meeting first. For now, we will book two locations, the PAC, and Knights Hall. Knights Hall is available on 27 January. Pat will send the Grand Knight a request for all three rooms in Knights Hall. JP will check with Father on use of the PAC. We will need dividers in the PAC or additional rooms like Father Kelley Hall. The estimate for the total number of people attending including the Ladies is seventy-six. We will also need division members to support the meeting. All funding requirements will be paid by our division.
Communications & Correspondence, Mike Eggleston: We received no communications or correspondence.
Propositions on Candidates for Membership, Pat Sullivan: A vote was taken to accept Joseph Dubois: Those present unanimously voted to accept Joe.
Performance of the Shamrock Degree, Greg Gibbons conducted the ceremony to administer the Shamrock Degree to Timothy Mayer, Joseph Dubois, John O’Mara, and John McLaughlin.
Reports:
Nominating Committee Report, J. P. McCusker provided the Nominating Committee Report. Voting will occur at the December division meeting.
Raffle Ticket Sales, J. P. McCusker: 242 tickets have been sold.
- Cookbook Status, Mike Eggleston: We received 226 copies of the cookbook from the publisher and have 29 remaining. Copies are available for sale after this meeting.
- Calendar Events/Special Reports, Pat Sullivan reviewed the calendar:
- November
- Road Cleanup is on 2 December.
- Preparation for the beer tasting event in February needs to start. Pat Sullivan will contact Joe Martin and get with Vince Fitzpatrick on Beer Tasting.
- December
- 6 December: Officers Meeting will be at Pat Sullivan’s house.
- November
ii. 11 December: Christmas meeting, Elections, Christmas celebration.
Special Committees:
- 1.Chaplain’s Reflection,Father Daniel Reuwer. No Report.
- 2.Charities and Missions,Greg Rebbert presented the List of the Charities.
- 3.Freedom for all Ireland (FFAI),Dominic Preston:No Report.
- 4.Report on the Standing Committee/Grievance,Doug Morrison: No Report.
- 5.Historian,Mike Eggleston: provided his report on the Al Capone and the Battle of the Corral Sea.
- 6. Hibernian Hunger Project,Bart Emanuel: No Report.
7.Immigration,Brian Tumulty: No Report.
- 8.Project St. Patrick, Rich Aleksy: Continue to remember priests and our seminarians in your prayers.
- 9.Pro-Life, Paul Huber: Mike Eggleston provided Paul’s Pro-Life Report.
- 10. Report on the Sick/Visitation, Bill Yochem. No Report.
- 11.Publicity/Webmaster, Brian Tumulty: Brian announced that our original plan to use credit cards through our bank to pay dues is no longer possible. A solution is urgently needed in order to distribute information concerning payment of dues. It was decided that the division officers would meet to resolve the issue.
- 12. Strategic Planner, Mike Riley: No Report.
- 13. Veterans Affairs, Doug Morrison: Doug Morrison provided the Veterans Affairs report and noted that his TAPS report from June should be passed to the AOH Digest.
- 14. Report from the Treasurer. Brian Tumulty: Provided his Treasurers Report.
- 15. Bills and Claims: Rich Aleksy:
Income
Dues: $24.00
Initiation Fees: $10.00
50/50 Raffle: $24.00
Ireland Trip Raffle: $505.00
Bracelets: $15.00
Total: $578.00
Expenses
23-022 Copies, Food Drive: 20.34
23-022 Food Supplies: 74.17
- Unfinished Business: Greg Gibbons reported that 2000 lbs. of food was collected during the food drive and was provided to the Bethany Food Pantry.
New Business: An AOH Certificate of Merit was presented to Vince Fitzpatrick for his outstanding achievements.
Good and Welfare of the Order — Prayers:
- Chris Sozio asked for prayers for his dad.
Wrap the gavel for all to stand:
Prayer to St. Jude:
Saint Jude, glorious Apostle, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the name of the traitor has caused you to be forgotten by many, but the true Church invokes you universally as the Patron of difficult cases, and of thing almost despaired of. Pray for us who are so helpless and alone. Intercede with God for us that he brings visible and speedy help. Come to our assistance in this great need that we may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all our necessities, tribulations, sufferings and particularly with those mentioned in the Good and Welfare of the Order and those who’s intentions are on our hearts, and that we may bless God and you with the Elect throughout Eternity.
Amen.
Wrap the gavel to be seated.
Adjournment Motion:
President: “Is there a motion to Adjourn?”
- Motion
- Second
- Discussion
- Vote
President: Wraps gavel once, asks all to stand.
Closing Prayer
“In the Name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And in the name of St. Patrick, the Glorious Apostle of Ireland, I declare this meeting closed. Grant, O Lord, who makes the minds of the faithful to be of one will, that we, Thy people may love what Thou has commanded, and desire what Thou has promised, and that amid the changes of the world our hearts may ever love and obey Thee, through Christ Our Lord, Amen.”
Chaplain or President: “Let us pray for our deceased Brothers” All say:
- Our Father
- 3 Hail Mary Mary’s
- Glory Be
President: “Eternal Rest grant to them, O Lord”
Members: “And let perpetual light shine upon them”
Chaplain or President: “May they rest in peace.”
Members: “Amen”
PRAYERS FOR VOCATIONS
President: Lead division in saying 3 Hail Mary’s
- Hail Mary
- Hail Mary
- Hail Mary
President:
“Brothers, you are cautioned against speaking of anything that has transpired at this meeting to any but those who you know to be members in good standing and bound by the same fraternal ties of Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity.”
- Closing Ode: Skip
- 50/50 Raffle Drawing: Tim Mayer won the drawing.
- President’s Drawing: Gerry Laffey won the President’s drawing.
Meeting Conclusion
President: Wraps the gavel saying:
“This meeting now stands adjourned until our next regular meeting on Monday, 11 December, except in case of emergency, in which event, you will be duly notified.” The meeting was adjourned at 8:14PM.
Following the division meeting the officers met to resolve the credit card issue. It was decided that the authorize.net service will be used for credit card payments. The service costs $25 per month plus a $.10 fee for each transaction. This service can be terminated at any time if it is not satisfactory to our needs. Initially this service will be used for our division dues, only. The ten cent fee will not be added to each dues payment and the fee will be paid by the division.
