Patrick Sullivan (left), Kevin O'Connell and Greg Rebbert at the 2025 beer tasting.
Posted in Veterans

2025 beer tasting

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Father Kelley Division held its annual beer tasting on February 7 at the Old Towne Sports Pub in Manassas to benefit military charities. Able Forces and Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS) are the two…

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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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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 Trip to Ireland Raffle

$10 raffle tickets for trip to Ireland

We are pleased to announce that nearly all 1,000 raffle tickets for our 2025 raffle for a seven-day trip to Ireland have been sold. As a result, there will be no sales after Sunday Masses at All Saints Church for…

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Military bracelets $5 each

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

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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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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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