Highlights of the Meeting: Father Kelley Division: The election of Father Kelley Division Officers for 2024 was accomplished. The division had its Christmas celebration. The budget for 2024 was discussed and will be approved at the next meeting. Events in January-March 2024 were discussed.
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 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 Vice President, 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 | E |
| Marshall: | Greg Rebbert | P |
| Sentinel: | Paul Hannan | P |
| Past President: | Tom Masarick | P |
Minutes of the previous meeting. Mike Eggleston: On 30 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.
Road Cleanup thank you.
Father Kelley Division will host the next Va. State Quarterly meeting and Tower Degree on 27 January 2024 — opportunity for everyone to get their major degree.
Patrick Sullivan presented the Presidents Report.
Communications & Correspondence, Mike Eggleston: We received no communications or correspondence.
Propositions on Candidates for Membership, Pat Sullivan: None.
Reports:
Raffle Ticket Sales, J. P. McCusker: 247 tickets have been sold and we have another 132 in circulation.
- Calendar Events, Greg Gibbons provided a Calendar Review.
Special Committees:
- 1.Chaplain’s Reflection,Father Daniel Reuwer. No Report.
- 2.Charities and Missions,Greg Rebbert. No Report.
- 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 Luck of the Draw.
- 6. Hibernian Hunger Project, Bart Emanuel: No Report.
7. Immigration, Brian Tumulty provided his report on Immigration Report.
- 8. Project St. Patrick, Rich Aleksy: Continue to remember priests and our seminarians in your prayers.
- 9. Pro-Life, Paul Huber provided his Pro-Life Report.
- 10. Report on the Sick/Visitation, Bill Yochem. No Report.
- 11. Publicity/Webmaster, Brian Tumulty: No Report.
- 12. Strategic Planner, Mike Riley provided his Strategic Planner Report.
- 13. Veterans Affairs, Doug Morrison: No Report.
- 14. Report from the Treasurer. Brian Tumulty.
Account ending 2658 had a beginning balance on November 1 was $21,467.01.
Unchanged balance as of Nov. 30.
Account ending 2641, which will be used for paying checks and making deposits, had a beginning balance of $951.03.
TRANSACTIONS: two checks cleared and one deposit
Nov. 14 – check #1718 for $74.17.
Nov. 20 – check #1717 for $20.34.
Nov. 22 — Deposit $578.
November income from Deposits/Credits was $578.00.
November expenses from withdrawals/debits were $94.51.
Ending balance on 11/30 was $1,434.52.
- 15. Bills and Claims: Rich Aleksy:
Income
50/50 Raffle: $18.00
Cookbooks: $15.00
Total: $33.00
Expenses
23-024 Charities: $4875.00
23-025 Name Badges: $94.00
- Unfinished Business: None.
New Business:
- Elections:
President:
Brothers, at the November Meeting, and per our division by-laws, the nominating committee presented their recommended list of officers for 2024. With that article properly accomplished and again IAW our Bi-Laws, the Election of Officers for the ensuing 2024 Term of Office is now in order. I will conduct this election in the same mode as last year. I will announce each officer’s position, and the recommended candidate, and then ask if there are any other nominations. I will do this for the entire recommended list of officers. If there are no other nominations, I will close the nominating process and ask the Recording Secretary to cast a single vote. If there is more than one nominee for any position, that position or position will be put to a written vote.
Brothers the Nominating Committee recommended the names of the following Brothers for the offices of:
For President: Greg Gibbons: Are there any other nominations (wrap gavel), are there any other nominations (wrap gavel), are there any other nominations (wrap gavel). Nominations for the office of President were closed.
The same process was accomplished for the following officers:
- Vice President: Brian Tumulty
- Recording Secretary: Gerald Partsch
- Financial Secretary: Rich Aleksy
- Treasurer: Paul Hannan
- Standing Committee: Douglas Morrison
- Marshal: Gregory Rebbert
- Sentinel: Jerry Laffey
There was “No Contest” for any office and the President directed the Recording Secretary to cast one (1) ballot for the Candidates. President then announced that brother Greg Gibbons is the newly elected 2024 President. Greg Gibbons thanked all for his opportunity to serve the division.
J. P. McCusker noted that all newly elected officers must attend the first division meeting in 2024 unless excused.
- Draft 2024 Budget Review: Brian Tumulty presented the 2024 Draft Budget. J. P. McCusker recommended that a President’s Discretionary Fund should be added. The budget will be reviewed and modified as required. It will then be presented to the division for approval at the next meeting.
Vince Fitzpatrick stated that work for St. Patrick’s Day has started, and help is needed for the parade.
Good and Welfare of the Order — Prayers:
- Chris Sozio asked for prayers for his grandfather and 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 whose 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, and 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.”
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.”
Meeting Conclusion
President: Wraps the gavel saying:
“This meeting now stands adjourned until our next regular meeting on Monday, 8 January 2024, except in case of emergency, in which event, you will be duly notified.” The meeting was adjourned at 7:55PM.
