Ancient Order of Hibernians | AOH JFK Div. #1 - SCHENECTADY...The Ancient Order of Hibernians was...

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Volume 11 Issue 3

Page 2 Presidents Message

Page 3-4 Upcoming Events

Page 5 Scholarship News

Page 7-8 Member Notes

Page 9 Golf Tournament

Page 10 Items of Interest

SCHENECTADY HIBERNIANS The E-newsletter of the Schenectady Ancient Order of Hibernians JFK Division 1

May/June 2019 Newsletter

Coming Up:

Degree Team meeting, Wed Apr 10th Fish Dinners, Friday Apr 12th (page 6) Music in the Pub Friday Apr 12th (page 4) AOH Division Mtg, Fri Apr 26th Communion Breakfast, Sunday, Apr 28th (page 4) NYS Board, Sat May 4th (page 10)

Coming Soon:

Major Degrees, Sunday May 19th (page 10) Golf Tournament Fri, June 7th (page 9) Fiddlers Tour Tuesdays in June NYS Convention, July 10th (page 10 )

Support Your Division By paying dues, attending meetings, volunteering to help out and by recruiting new members!

Support Your Hall By attending events, visiting the pub, and volunteering to help out!

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AOH Presidents MessageBrothers,

As I write this I am in Lake Placid at a conference. Although the mountains are still snow capped you can smell spring in the air. Beautiful spring, a time to witness rejuvenation all around us. A perfect time of year to re-dedicate ourselves to Friendship, Unity and Christian Charity. A time to reflect on the things we have accomplished and prepare for the road ahead of us.

Have you re-dedicated yourself to the Ancient Order of Hibernians and have you joined with us for another year of serving others? Have you paid your dues for 2019? We need you! We pray you are still with us.

As you know, our meetings are the first and third Fridays of the month. Please come and join us. Your attendance at meetings is crucial for the organization to succeed. While attending the meeting you will hear more about our upcoming events:

April 7 Showing of the movie "Heart of Nuba". Movie starts at 3:00 PM. Light snacks will be offered. At the hallApril 28 Annual Communion Breakfast at the hallJune 7 Annual Golf Tournament Orchard Creek Golf Club

I want to give another special Thank YOU to Worthy Vice President John Humphrey for providing our breakfast on the last Sundays of January, February, March and April. The funds raised are going toward FFAI. The breakfasts are superb! You have one more chance to experience this terrific buffet at our Communion Breakfast April 28th.

It is an honor beyond description to be the president of this division. Your help and participation are most appreciated!

In our motto,

Tom

MENS MEETING ALERT

THE NEXT MEETING OF JFK DIVISION 1 WILL BE ON FRIDAY APRIL 26, 2019. Meeting time is 7:30. The May 3d meeting is cancelled due to State Board Meeting in

East Durham. MARK YOUR CALENDARS for these meeting date changes!

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Friday, April 12th, 7:30pm in the Pub And don’t forget, it’s a Fish Dinners Friday!

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Fish Dinners! Fridays,

March 8, 22, 29, April 5, 12

5:00 - 7:00 PM Baked or Fried Haddock, starch, vegetable, dessert, coffee, tea

A non-fish offering will be available Adults $10.00 Children -- 5-10 $ 5.00

4-Under FREE

Ancient Order of Hibernian Hall 1748 State Street

Schenectady, NY 12304

518-374-9003

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Notice:NYS AOH Board Scholarship

Competition is Now Open

The NYS Board AOH is happy to announce the availability of our annual college scholarship. The 2019 NYAOH Board Scholarship totals $3000 over four years of college ($750 per academic year). All high school seniors who are members, and children or grandchildren of a member belonging to a NYS AOH division are eligible to apply. Attached is the application (PDF fillable) for the 2019 scholarship. Applicants should carefully read and follow the information and instructions found on our scholarship web page. Applicants will need to complete the application and narrative statement and submit to Dermot O. Moore at [email protected] by Friday, March 1, 2019. No late applications will be considered.

The second part of the scholarship process will involve the completion of a multiple choice exam. The applicant’s division president will administer the exam and return it NO LATER THAN SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 2019.

All of the questions on this multiple choice test will be taken from study materials that the Board has supplied.

The winner is encouraged to attend the NYS Board spring meeting on Saturday, May 4, 2019 with at least one family member to accept the award.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR PROBLEMS, PLEASE CONTACT ME.

Good luck and best regards,

Dermot O’Connor Moore 646-302-5111

2019 Scholarship Application | 2019 ScholarshipStudy Materials

2019 NYAOH Board Scholarship Web Page

Ed Note: If links don’t work, see AOH web site.

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A Little Irish History.

The fo!owing was taken "om the Division Organizational Package found on the NYS AOH web site.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians was founded in America on May 4,1836. at St. James Church in New York City. Its roots, however, are found in Ireland, dating back some 300 years. Since then, it has continued to grow and prosper and has become the largest and most influential Irish Catholic men's organization in the world.

Some history on British Penal LawsProfessor Lecky, a Protestant of` British blood and ardent British Sympathizer, says (in his history of Ireland in the 18th Century) that the objective of the Penal Laws were threefold:1. To deprive the Catholics of all civil life. 2. To reduce them to a condition of most extreme and brutal ignorance. 3. To disassociate them from the soil. He might with absolute justice have substituted 'Irish' for Catholic and added: 4. To expire the race. • The Irish Catholic was forbidden to practice their religion. • Forbidden from receiving an education.• Forbidden from entering a profession.• Forbidden from holding public office.• Forbjdden from engaging in trade or commerce.• Forbidden from living in, or within five (5) miles of a corporate town.• Forbidden from owning a horse of greater value than five pounds. • Forbidden from purchasing land.• Forbidden from leasing land.• Forbidden from accepting a mortgage on land in security of a loan. • Forbidden from voting.• Forbidden from keeping any arms for their protection.• Forbidden from holding a life annuity.• Forbidden from buying land from a Protestant.• Forbidden from accepting a gift of land from a Protestant• Forbidden from renting land worth more than thirty (30) shillings a year.• Forbidden from reaping from their land a profit exceeding a third of the rent. • Could not be a guardian to any children.• Could not, when dying, leave their infant children under Catholic guardianship.• Could not attend Catholic worship.• Was compelled, by Law, to attend protestant worship. • Could not educate their. children themselves.• Could not send their children to a Catholic teacher.• Could not employ a Catholic teacher to come to their children. • Could not send their children abroad lo receive an education.Taken from MacManus, Seamus. The Story of the Irish Race. Devlin-Adair Co., Greenwich Connecticut. 1979. pp 458-459

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Member Notes

Division Meeting Since the third Friday falls on Good Friday this month, our second Division meeting will be on April 26th. Also please note, the May 3d meeting is cancelled due to State Board meeting in East Durham. And don’t forget to play the Queen of Hearts game after Division meetings, the pot is growing!

Annual Dues Just a reminder, the annual dues for our order are now overdue. Dues should be paid by January 1st of each year - per our bylaws and constitution, members with an outstanding balance over 3 months can be placed in inactive status.

And note, a paid up dues card is required for service at the bar and attendance at meetings. As a regular member, your dues are $60 for the year, as an associate, $55, Senior $20. Clergy and active members of the military are gratis.

AOH Mugs must go! All members who have purchased a numbered beer mug are being asked to take them home, the cabinet housing them will be taken down. The unspoken for mugs are available for sale for only $20, which includes a fill-up!

Congratulations to new members Welcome to newly sworn in Brothers Tim MacTurk (Regular Member) and Charles Farnum (Associate Member).

Major Degrees The Schenectady Major Degree Team will be exemplifying the Major Degrees on Sunday, May 19th, 2019 at our Schenectady Hall. Please contact Jim Gavin at [email protected] or (518) 461-6868, or Owen Cole at [email protected] or (518) 527-5069 for additional information.

Congratulations To Peg Anderton, winner of the 4.5 liter bottle of Jameson in the Men’s Division drawing on March 16th!

New Member Apps As we encourage all members to try and recruit new members, keep in mind all applications should be going to Dave Connelly, Chairman of the Standing Committee, and the $15 initiation fee must accompany all applications. As proposer, please double check that all contact information is entered and is legible. Thanks!

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More Member NotesThanks

To the members of Albany’s Fr Henry Tansey Division 5 for the warm welcome our members of the golf committee received at their recent meeting. Division 5 President Tim Wekler welcomed Schenectady Past President Jim

Scott, Treasurer Pat Cremmins, and Financial Secretary Jim Shaughnessy to their April meeting to discuss our upcoming golf tournament. Several of their members expressed interest in putting together a foursome and joining us on June 7th. Thank you brothers!

Veterans If you are a Veteran, please let us know so we can update our records and get you in

the National database as well. Several of our members have been awarded the AOH Veterans pin and we want to make sure all of our veterans are so recognized.

East Durham Irish Festival To be held Memorial Weekend, May 25 and May 26th at the Michael J Quill Cultural Center, off Route 145 in East Durham.

On our National Website (aoh.com): • It has been over 800 days since there has been a US Ambassador to Ireland! • Reasons for Learning: An Gorta More - The Great Hunger • Speranza - Article on Oscar Wildes' mother, Jane Wilde, by AOH Historian Mike

McCormack • Various articles of interest to all Hibernians

NYS Board Website(nyaoh.com): • Biennial convention news • NYS Board meeting news • Various events listed that are happening around the state!

Note on our own website - we are currently "under construction" and the website should be up and running shortly, we will notify all members when it is back up. Our Facebook page is a good resource for information on our events!

http://aoh.comhttp://nyaoh.comhttp://aoh.comhttp://nyaoh.com

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Schenectady AOH JFK Div. 1 Annual Golf Tournament

Friday, June 7th, 2019 Orchard Creek Golf Club

6700 Dunnsville Rd Guilderland, NY

Shotgun start at 9am

Continental Breakfast Lunch on the Turn

Dinner at the Hibernian Hall

Only $100 per Golfer Or $380 per Foursome

Make checks payable to Schenectady AOH

For more information contact Tom Lawrence at: [email protected]

$25,000 Hole-In-One Ra#es, Giveaways, and much

more!

Sponsorship Opportunities Available

Gold - $1,000; Foursome Entry, Hole/Tee sponsor, Dinner sponsor Silver - $750: Foursome Entry, Hole/Tee sponsor Bronze - $500: Entry for 2, Hole/Tee sponsor Hole Sponsor - $100

Many Thanks to Our Gold Sponsor Scotia-Glenville Legacy Planning

Daniel Cole, Financial Advisor [email protected]

Charter Sponsors: Katie O’Byrnes Irish Pub Pat Riley Contracting The Backstage Pub Gabriels Market Stoney’s Irish Grill Scott and Barbieri Family Funeral Homes Scotia Optical Lennon’s Irish Shop The SIG Insurance Agencies Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians JFK Div 1 The Corporate Board of the Schenectady AOH Clan Mackey Society USA The Mackey Family AOH Capital District Council The Past Presidents of JFK Division 1, AOH JFK Division 1 Pro-Life Prayer Angel Driscoll Foods DeCrescente Distributing Liam Condon, AOH JFK Div. 1 Scotia Cinema Whiskey and Crossbows The Hanaway Family

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Degree Team Practice for April, Wednesday, the 10th @ 7PM At the

Schenectady AOH Hall

NYS AOH Board MeetingThe NY State Board Spring Meeting will take place in East Durham on Saturday, May 4, 2019 at the Shamrock House beginning at 10:00 AM. Contact Info for the Shamrock House , Rte 145, in East Durham is 518-634-2897.

Schenectady AOH

JFK Division #1

1748 State Street Schenectady, NY 12304

Phone: 518-374-9003 E-Mail: [email protected]

Editor: Jim Shaughnessy

Email: [email protected]

Degree Team NotesThe Schenectady Major Degree Team will be exemplifying the Major Degrees on Sunday, May 19, 2019 in our hall. Candidates should report at

noon, ceremony begins at 1pm. Dress code will be "Jacket & Tie." Please contact Jim Gavin at [email protected] or (518) 461-6868, or Owen Cole

Save The Date!The 2019 Biennial Hibernian Convention will be held Wednesday, July 10th, through Saturday, July 13th, 2019. The location is the Hilton Albany (formerly the Crowne Plaza) on State and Chapel Streets in Downtown Albany. Keep up to date on all the convention news by visiting the 2019 Biennial

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AOH JFK : Hall ScheduleApril 2019

31 1 26:30pm Schen.Recycles (FR)Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

39:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)

4Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

57:30pm AOH Meeting -

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7"Heart of Nuba" 3P

86:30pm Red Hats (SR)


109:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)Men's Degree Team(BR) 7P

11Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 ASchen. WintersportsClub (BR)

12LAOH Meeting (BR) 7 PPickin' in the Pub (730P)

13LAOH Fundraiser (Kim)

1440 Days for Life (tent.)

15 16Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

179:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)Corporate Bd. Mtg.



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21 22 23Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

249:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)WoodlawnNeighborhood Assoc(BR) 7PWoodlawnPark/WoodlawnPreserve (BR) 6P

25AOH Honor Guard Mtg.Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

26 27Zane Wedding (150 ppl)

28Communion Bkfst. (BR)





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Jim Shaughnessy

Jim ShaughnessyAOH Meeting 7:30pm

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AOH JFK : Hall ScheduleMay 2019

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5 6 76:30pm Schen.Recycles (FR)Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

89:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)Men's Degree Team(BR) 7P


10LAOH Meeting (BR) 7 P

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12 136:30pm Red Hats (SR)


159:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)Corporate Bd. Mtg,(OPEN)


177:30pm AOH Meeting -Naturalization (8A)

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19Major Degrees (Hallopen to Mens membersonly)


229:00am - Rotary (Bkfst)WoodlawnNeighborhood Assoc(BR) 7PWoodlawnPark/WoodlawnPreserve (BR) 6P


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26 27 28Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A


30AOH Honor Guard Mtg.Schenectady SeniorCtr. 10 A

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