Although I will not be able to be with you in Washington for the Right to Life March, I will be with you in spirit and will offer my Mass for all of you and for the hope that one day Roe v. Wade will be overturned and that all Americans will recognize the inalienable Right to Life from the first moment of conception until the final
moment when Our Heavenly Father  calls us to the Eternal Kingdom.
Click on the link for Fr. Tom’s message Right to Life March 2011

With every blessing and best wish – Father Tom O’Donnell

Brothers,

On December 7, 2011 Senator Mike Stack sponsored the United Ireland Resolution and brought it before the PA State Senate in the form of Senate Resolution SR235. If you would like to contact Senator Stack’s office to thank him for sponsoring the resolution his email is: stack@pasenate.com, or by phone at (717) 787-9608 or (215) 281-2539.

Once proposed, the resolution was referred to the Rules and Executive Nominations Committee for review. Much like the House
version HR304, which is currently stalled in the Committee on State Government, we need to reach out to the Committee Chair to bring this legislation back to the Senate floor for a vote.

The Committee Chair of the PA State Senate Rules and Executive Nominations Committee is Senator Dominic Pileggi who represents PA
Senate District 9. This district consists of part of Delaware County and part of Chester County. I was informed that Senator Stack’s office is in the process of preparing a letter to send to Senator Pileggi requesting that he move the resolution through his committee and back to the Senate floor.

Senator Stack is doing his part to get this resolution passed, we need to do ours. Senator Pileggi needs to here from us. I have included his information below. While every call counts, it is important that Senator Pileggi hears from his constituents, so if you or someone you know lives in his Senatorial District (#9), please contact him, let him know the significance that the UI Resolution plays in Ireland’s quest for self determination. Remind him of the contributions that the Irish have made to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Ask when you might expect the resolution to be released back to the Senate.

Contact Information

Sen. Dominic Pileggi
Senate Box 203009
Harrisburg, PA 17120-3009
Room: 350 Capitol Building
(717) 787-4712

Sen. Dominic Pileggi
100 Evergreen Drive
Suite 113
Glen Mills, PA 19342
(610) 358-5183

Email:
dpileggi@pasen.gov

Click on the link for a copy of the resolution. Senate Resolution

Ger McHale
PA State FFAI Committee

“Everyone, Republican or otherwise, has their own particular part to play. No part is too
great or too small; no one is too old or too young to do something.”  – Bobby Sands

Tiocfaidh ár lá

This year it was held today at the Irish Channel in Washington, DC. I wish to share my 2012 article with you.
2012 Pro life talk – Kennedy

Please feel free to pass it on.

John E. McInerney
President, John F. Kennedy Division 5 (DC)
Ancient Order of Hibernians

Cell (202) 213 – 2055

If any one has calendar stubs and money or any unsold calendars please return them to
Eugene Daly      3161 Belgrade St.      Philadelphia, Pa. 19134

The next Pa. State Board meeting will be held Saturday , March 31, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel at Greentree, 101 Doubletree Drive, Pittsburgh, Pa. 15025. Meeting starts promptly at 1:00 PM.
Room rates are $119 a night. Call 412-922-8400 for reservations We have a room block under the name of “AOH“. You’ll need to mention that to obtain that rate. Otherwise the rate is much higher.

Gerry Ennis – PA State Secretary

The Montgomery County Saint Patrick’s Parade Committee is now in the works of receiving applications and sponsors for the Conshohocken Saint Patrick’s Parade that will take place on March 10th at 2 pm.

The parade committee is made up of AOH and LAOH members of the Notre Dame Division, Montgomery County and we are proud of what this parade has developed into and we work hard to improve it every year.

If you wish to take part in this parade or be a sponsor to help support this event please fill out the application
2012 parade sponsor applicaion
Parade Application 2012
and return to the parade committee.

     If you never been to our parade stop up.  The one mile parade route is lined with Pubs, restaurants and lots of great people.

Thanks,

Pete Hand

St. Patrick’s Parade Committee

Past President AOH Notre Dame Div. #1

Answers to some of the per capita assessment questions that we receive .

All per capita payments and Membership & Financial reports (aka Form 11s) must be mailed to :
National :  Thomas McNabb – National Secretary, 31 Logan St., Auburn, NY 13021-3925

PA. State : Gerald P. Ennis – PA State Secretary, P.O. Box 2232, Bristol, PA 19007-2232

County Financial Secretaries where applicable.

Reminder that National Per Capita is now $12.00 per member and is due by Feb.15,2012.

PA State Per Capita is still $2.00 per member due by March 31, 2012

If you have not submitted a Form 9 as yet, please send along with your Form 11 and Per Capita payment.

The following member status are exempt from per capita
assessments :
2 – Religious – Priests, Ordained Deacons, & Religious Brothers.
( Eucharistic Ministers and Lay Chaplains are not exempt).
3- Military – members that are on active duty only.
4- National Life Members -  eg. Designated by the National Board only.
A division life members assessment must be paid for by the division.

If you do not see the answer to your question above, then call or e-mail me.
215-785-1640 or 215-518-4917 (cell) or g.ennis@comcast.net

State Ritual & Degrees Chairman Jim Murphy has requested prayers for his wife, Betsy, who is in the hospital recovering from a stroke. Please keep them in your prayers !

Thank you,