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September 8 minutes
Posted by Recorder Paul Hannan President Greg Gibbons called the monthly business meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. He followed the procedures with the Sentinel and Marshall, rapped the gavel, and called for a prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance.Recording…
Irish music fundraising dinner success
Fifty people attended a successful charity dinner hosted by the Father Kelley Division at Bishop Russell Hall in Manassas, which raised $445 for AOH charities. Featured performer Tim Trant led the audience in singing many well-known songs, including “Molly Malone.”…
House of Mercy Charity Dinner
Sat., Oct. 25, 6:30 to 9 p.m. Bishop Russell Hall, 9290 Stonewall Rd., Manassas. Donation of $25 per person for grilled bratwurst dinner that includes hot German-style potato salad, coleslaw with apple, a giant hot pretzel and hot autumn crisp…
$10 raffle tickets for trip to Ireland
We are pleased to announce that our annual raffle for a seven-day trip to Ireland is underway. Click the “buy now” button to purchase tickets for $10 each. Only 1,000 tickets are being sold. The drawing will be held on…
Apply for Membership
This link provides a copy of the national membership application: https://aoh.com/gobansaer/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Form-41-Application-For-Membership.pdf If you live in the greater Manassas area, including western Fairfax County, Gainesville, and Haymarket, please email a copy to Division President Greg Gibbons at ggibbons52@comcast.net to expedite the…
Cookbook
Purchase a book of Irish recipes compiled by members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division based in northern Virginia: There are more than 100 copies in stock.
A hearty welcome. Céad míle fáilte. Who we are.
Céad míle fáilte means a hundred thousand welcomes in Gaelic. We are the Father Edwin Kelley Division of the Ancient Order of Hibernians with more than 70 Irish American members. Most are parishioners of All Saints Parish in Manassas, Va….
October Immigration report
Dan Dennehy AOH National Immigration Chair, held a video conference last week. Newly released data shows that only 168 Irish citizens received immigrant visas for green card status in the federal fiscal year 2024. Most of them – 144 out…
Saint Coloman of Austria
Report by Johnny McLaughlin Saint Coloman is an Irish saint notable not for what he did in Ireland, but rather for his unique case of martyrdom in Austria. There are practically no sources regarding Coloman’s life in Ireland. There is…
Hibernian attends grandson’s baptism in Rome same day as canonization
Brother Hibernian Kevin O’Connell and his wife Etie traveled to Rome in early September for the Baptism of their grandson. Frederick Joseph Florkiwicz was baptized at the Basilica San Saba by Father Antoine Kerhuel of the Society of Jesus. Also…
September 2025 bills and claims
Bills and Claims Total: $331.00 Total: $243.87 Financial Secretary, Tom MasarickTom Masarick
September: Saint Disibod
Saint Disibod was an Irish missionary bishop active in the seventh century. Born in an unknown part of Ireland to a minor chieftain at the beginning of the seventh century, with suspected dates of birth ranging from 594 to 619,…
August 11, 2025 minutes
The President called the meeting to order at 7:05 PM. Sentinel and Marshall secured the door, and membership cards were checked.Opening prayers were said, and the Pledge of Allegiance was said.Roll of Officers calledPresident Greg Gibbons PresentVice President Brian Tumulty…
Mass and breakfast commemorate Our Lady of Knock
Forty members of the Father Kelley Division and their family members attended the 9 a.m. Mass on Sunday, August 17, at All Saints Church in Manassas to commemorate the feast of Our Lady of Knock. Although the Catholic Curch celebrated…
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