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Posted in Trip to Ireland Raffle

$10 raffle tickets for trip to Ireland

Purchase a $10 raffle ticket for a chance to win a 7-day trip to Ireland. The winner sets his or her itinerary by working with our travel agent. Only 1,000 tickets will be sold. The drawing is on the evening…

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Posted in Veterans

Military bracelets $5 each

Custom-made bracelets with logos for each branch of the U.S. military

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Posted in Events

Beer & Brats fundraiser for House of Mercy

Saturday evening Oct. 26 is an opportunity to enjoy an evening of beer and brats with live music from local musicians at $25 per person. The event will be held from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at Bishop Russell Hall, 9290…

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Posted in Join the AOH

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…

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Posted in Irish Cookbook

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 only 16 copies in stock. We will need to order a new printing after that, so…

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Posted in Welcome

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….

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Posted in Minutes

September 9, 2024, Division Meeting Minutes

Gerald Partsch  September 9, 2024 Minutes of the September 9, 2024 Meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division Highlights of the Meeting: The Division hosted State Chaplain Father Farrell and presented a $5,000 check to Father Farrell for the…

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Posted in Minutes

December 13, 2024 minutes

Candidate Don Driscoll was inducted as a new member. President Greg Gibbons called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. All members stood and Gibbons said the opening prayer: “In the name of St. Patrick, the Glorious Apostle of Ireland,…

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Posted in Charities

$5,000 donated for St. Patrick alcove

Our division made a $5,000 donation to the new alcove dedicated to St. Patrick at the Cathedral of St. Thomas More in Arlington to Father Joseph Farrell during our Sept. 9 monthly business meeting. In addition, Inishfail Chairman Vincent Fitzpatrick…

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Posted in Minutes

August 12, 2024, Division Meeting Minutes

 Gerald Partsch  September 9, 2024 Minutes of the August 12, 2024 Meeting of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division Highlights of the Meeting: One candidate, Chris Flynn, was welcomed into the order as a new member of the Father Kelley…

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Posted in Immigration

Ireland is now an immigration destination

Immigration report AOH September 2024 For the third consecutive year, the number of people seeking a better life in Ireland has continued to outnumber the people who left, according to a new report by Ireland’s Central Statistics Office 149,200 immigrants…

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Posted in Events

Aug. 24 Stonewall Road cleanup

Our division completed its latest quarterly cleanup of Stonewall Road on Aug. 24. This Saturday morning event drew about eight members of our division. As usual, we began with the fellowship of sharing coffee and donuts provided by past president…

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Posted in Awards Events

AOH’s past president’s dinner draws a crowd

More than 30 members of our division and their spouses attended a dinner Saturday evening at the City Tavern in Manassas to recognize Patrick Sullivan’s two years of service as our president in 2022 and 2023. Half a dozen other…

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