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Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians Ethel Kennedy Division Newsletter January 2014

Message from the President

We have a lot to be thankful for this Please welcome our new members Sharon Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons. Keelan and Sharon Turnas. We look forward to Thankful may not be the correct word but as I seeing you both at our meetings and events. look at it, we can be thankful that we are able Fáilte! to do so much good. As usual our members have come through with their generosity, Christmas Dinner Success! above and beyond, and I would like to thank each and every one of you. I want to thank my ladies for the most beautiful bracelet given to me at the Christmas Dinner. I literally gasped when I opened the box. Much too much of course, but I love it. Hope you all had a Merry, Happy and Holy Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year, and may God Bless all of you.

Your friend and President, Thank you to Sue Walsh for organizing our Agnes wonderful Christmas Dinner. We had 27 in attendance, and a wonderful time was had by all. Dear Sisters, Brilliant evening! Happy New Year to all you lovely Irish ladies out there. May it be a peaceful, healthy and beautiful As requested at our Christmas Dinner, this is the 2014. Grace Before Meals that Agnes read: Clare God we thank you for this food For rest and home and all things good For wind and rain and sun above But most of all for those we love

Another one that we have recited at our meetings: Our next meeting will be January 6th, Social at “In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of 6:30pm and Meeting at 7:00pm sharp at the Holy Spirit, Amen”. K of C Hall. Hostesses will be Agnes Gowdy Phonetic as Gaeilge: “In anam on Aher, augus on and Michelle Anstett. We would like to try to Vic, augus on Sprid, Nave, Amen” keep the meeting time to a minimum. If you have any ideas to do this, please bring them to the meeting. One suggestion that we have is THREE DIGIT LOTTERY to send the minutes out ahead of time, so that RESULT the members can read them and all we have to do is make changes as necessary and vote to We had our raffle and once again our ladies accept. came through, we made $808 profit. Because There will be no meeting in February. We of this and the men's donation we will start illuminated the February meeting because the 2014 in a good position. The winning ticket weather in this month is usually worse than was sold by Annie Kerwin. Actually Annie January or March. Because there is no is a Nanny for the winner's children. meeting in February we need to talk about We can't just leave it there. We need to work on some of the St. Patrick's events at the January increasing our treasury and maybe putting a meeting. Our March meeting will be on the little into savings, for a rainy day. 3rd . Financial Secretary: Kathy Taranto Missions & Charities: Chris Gorsline Catholic Action: Shannon Gales Mistress at Arms: Doris McCarville “Adopt a Family” Sentinal: Mary Ann Quinsenberry On Monday December 9th, Agnes and Mary took the presents, gift cards and cash to Jennifer, the Mother of two children, Madeline 5 and Allison 1. We had four large bags of gifts. These included several outfits, several toys and candy for the children, clothes for Jennifer, gift cards and $200 cash. We were going to purchase more gift cards with the cash but changed our minds after talking to Jennifer. She had moved into a rental house in Roseville and because of this had trouble with her "bridge card". We realized that she may not have any, or very Capuchin Soup Kitchen Donation little cash, even to go to a corner store, so we Our donation to the Capuchin Soup Kitchen was gave her the cash. again outstanding, $16,000. This included $14,000 to the Soup Kitchen and $2,000 to the Jennifer accepted everything very humbly Guild. The donation to the Guild helps with the and with tears in her eyes. She did not canonization of Fr. expect to receive so much and blessed each Solanus Casey. We had a and every one of us. We think we supplied nice crowd at the Mass at everything she needed to give the children a the Monastry, after happy Christmas. which the AOH Fr. Solanus Casey division and the Ethel Kennedy division made the check presentations. This event was started by the Fr. Solanus Casey division, and because of the ladies help and hard work over the years we were made co-chairs of the event. Also, because of our help and hard work the men of the AOH Fr. Solanus Casey division donated to our ladies division $400. As we all know our treasury was down to the last few dollars so this 2014 Officers donation is extremely welcome. Congratulations to our newly elected officers: Masses 2014 President: Agnes Gowdy St. Brigid Mass will be held on January 26th, Vice President: at 3:00 PM at the AOH hall, 25300 5 Mile Mary Ochab Road, Redford. This Mass is a "National Secretary: Holiday of the Order and shall be celebrated in Michelle Anstett a manner to be determined by the State or Historian: Division" per the National Constitution. A Cyndy Canty long time ago it was agreed that these Masses Treasurer: would be organized by the State because we Stacey Blair had some divisions celebrate the Masses and some who didn't. If at all possible you should attend the State Masses. This Mass is being organized by Stacey Blair, State Catholic Action. Stacey would appreciate it if you are attending and can bring a dish to pass for refreshments after the Mass.

Please note on your calendars the following Masses that will take place during the 2014:

• St. Brigid's Mass, within the octave of the Feast Day which is February 1st. • Feast of Our Lady of Knock, August 21, again usually in the octave. • Memorial Mass for all of our deceased members, in November.

National FFAI Christmas Appeal

As the National FFAI Chairperson Agnes is collecting donations for the Christmas Appeal. The deadline for these is February 15th. I am sure that Mary Ellen will be asking the division for a donation in January, and for individual donations to the $10 club. Please mark on your Calendar:

. Jan 6 – January Meeting . Jan 26 – St Brigid Mass . Mar 3 – March Meeting . Aug 21 – Feast of Our Lady of Knock Mass . Nov – Memorial Mass

Keep in your prayers,

Rosemarie Rowley Kathleen, niece of Theresa Sands Cole, son of Ann Marie Kasperowicz Amy Hauser, daughter of Chris Gorsline Doris McCarville, special intention Ken Bodendistal, son of Mary Ann Bodendistal And for all our members and their special Cúpla Focal as Gaeilge intentions “Athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit” (ahblean phwee vhashe dit) Happy New Year