Foras Cultuir Gaeil Aontuighthe United Irish Cultural Center, Inc. 2700 - 45th Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94116 Tel: 415-661-2700 Fax: 415-661-8620 E-mail: [email protected] www.irishcentersf.org BOARD MESSAGE Volume XLV No. 11 Dear Members, November 2014 As we come into the month of November, we do so with joy and excitement. October was absolutely wonderful in so many ways! Our San Francisco Giants led the way! The momentum of fall is with us, as we look forward to an absolutely wonderful November and holiday season. Events in November include some significant Sunday activities: a Library Open House on Sunday, November 2nd. Check out the library’s new look and wonderful collection of artifacts; a superb fashion show on Sunday, November 16th, sponsored by the LAOH, Division 2; the Annual Deceased Members’ Mass on Sunday, November 23rd at 10:00 a.m. It is with great respect that we celebrate the lives of those who gave 2014-2015 OFFICERS so much. BOARD OF DIRECTORS I would like to rectify an omission that occurred in the October Bulletin. When thanking the wonderful Building Committee and the incredible volunteers who helped during the August closure of the Judith Kell Center, I left out the name of one of the primary contributors on the Committee: Gerry Cassidy. Apologies President to Gerry and kudo’s to him and those who were mentioned in the October Bulletin for their stellar contribution to our beloved Center. Caitie O’Shea I am bringing my large family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving with the UICC’s incredible Vice President Thanksgiving dinner. I hope to see many of you with your family, friends and others as our very talented chefs, kitchen folks and servers are gearing up to give you the very best. John Tucker There is a surprise offering in the mix, Rosie Keehan, our Rose of Tralee, is organizing a “Last Secretary Rose of Summer” competition for those of us who “barely” miss the age cut-off for the Rose of Tralee competition. This event will serve as a kick-off for the January Rose of Tralee event. Yours truly will be in the Michael Bowler competition and more information regarding date and time will be forthcoming. Others who will admit to Treasurer being “around” my age are welcome to inquire in regard to joining the competition. More information will be forthcoming. Megan Cummins As mentioned in the email blast, there will be no General Membership Meeting in November as Michael Leboeuf Thanksgiving falls on our usual meeting date. Although we usually do not have a membership meeting in Bill Luqué December, we will have a “Membership Appreciation Meeting” in December this year. Your Board has set the date for this “first” on December 11th. Stay tuned by referring to the December Bulletin message. Additionally we are going to have a traditional Irish holiday variety show, “An Irish Christmas”, on Wednesday, December 10th. Please calendar the date. Your Board of Directors and I am thankful for the wonderful opportunity of serving as your Board this year. I would like to close with best wishes to the family of John (our former BOD President) and Arleen Gallagher on the marriage of their son, Tim, in Milwaukee (brrrrrrr) on November 22nd. The word is they have found an Irish piper and dancers for the celebration in Wisconsin!! In Caring Unity, Judith Kell, President Purpose ~ Respect ~ Organization ~ Unity ~ Determination THERE WILL BE NO GENERAL MEETING THIS MONTH THURSDAY NIGHT DINNER CLUB There will be no Thursday Night Dinner in November and December. The Dinners will resume in 2015 if there is enough interest. SILVER GAELS Friday, November 7, is the date for our Silver Gaels luncheon and card playing at 12:30 pm. All are welcome. Q Thank you everyone for the Mass cards and get well cards we received. Your good wishes helped in our speedy recovery! —Chris & Tony Sheehan Annual Memorial Mass to Honor Our Deceased Members of the United Irish Cultural Center Have you seen this Sunday, November 23, 2014 smiling man, lately? Tom, we miss you and your jokes. St. Francis Room ~ 10 am — Your Friends Brunch to follow in the main dining room. Reservations are suggested UICC 415/661-2700 DEADLINE for DECEMBER 2014 BULLETIN is NOVEMBER 15 Please call the UICC with questions at 415/661-2700. If you have specific questions contact: Adrienne Verreos Falcon Associates Inc. • tel: 415/468-4130 • fax: 415/468-3549 • email: [email protected] NOVEMBER CALENDAR ■ NOVEMBER 1, SATURDAY Music at the Bar • Irish Marvels, Past and Present Study Group 2:00pm - 4:00pm ~ UICC Board Room Everyone welcome. For more information call Jo Coffey 415/585-6506 saturday, NoveMBer 1 or email: [email protected] KeviN roche & coMpaNy ■ NOVEMBER 2, SUNDAY saturday, NoveMBer 15 • Poetry Workshop ~ 1pm Comhaltas Traditional Irish Dancing UICC Board Room Contact Sean Casey 415/668-0102 or [email protected] • Library Open House ~ 2pm - 4pm Save the Date! th ■ NOVEMBER 11, TUESDAY december 6 • 49er Goal Rusher Booster Club Dinner ~ 6:00pm reBel corK dinner Call Sue Hoffman for reservations 415/665-4483 december 7th ■ NOVEMBER 13, THURSDAY coMhaltas christMas ceili • IIPC Senior Mass & Luncheon ~ 12:15pm See Ad december 10th • Set Dancing Classes ~ 7:30pm - 9:30pm aN irish christMas For info call Josephine Brogan 415/681-4803 ecember th ■ NOVEMBER 15, SATURDAY d 11 IIPC active retirees Mass & luNch • Comhaltas West Region Convention 12 noon ~ St. Francis Room Member appreciatioN Night For info call Josephine Brogan 415/681-4803 december 12th ■ NOVEMBER 16, SUNDAY LAOH, div 1 christMas luNcheoN • S.F. Ladies Ancient Order of Hiberians Div 2 ulster christMas party San Francisco Syle Fashion Show and Lunch 11am ~ no host cocktails Noon ~ Luncheon december 21st $55 per person/$15 child RSVP by November 10 2Nd annual cooKie decoratiNg party Call Pam Naughton 415/566-1936 commuNity christMas party ■ NOVEMBER 20, THURSDAY with the IIPC aNd the GAA • Set Dancing Classes ~ 7:30pm - 9:30pm For info call Josephine Brogan 415/681-4803 ■ NOVEMBER 23, SUNDAY ■ NOVEMBER 27, THURSDAY • Annual Deceased Members Mass - 10:00am • Happy Thanksgiving! St Patrick’s Room Come & Enjoy Our • Irish Literary & Historical Society Traditional Thanksgiving Dinner 4:30pm ~ St Francis Room Make your reservations early. 415/661-2700 Dr. Matt Spangler, an award -winning playwright and theatre director, who will speak on the topic “Staging ■ NOVEMBER 28, FRIDAY Intercultural Ireland: Theatre and Inward Migration” • UICC will be closed. All business resumes ILHS Members free - Visitors $5 www.ILHSSF.org on Saturday, November 29. MEMBERSHIP CORNER IrIsh Prayer of ThanksgIvIng May you live a long life, Full of gladness and health, With a pocket full of gold, As the least of your wealth. May the dreams you hold dearest, Be those which come true, The kindness you spread, ONE NIGHT ONLY! Keep returning to you. —Unknown Happy Thanksgiving to all. Welcome to our NEW Members: Sean Cleary, Frank Dunnigan, James Ferrell, Sharon Johnson, Patricia Madigan, Margaret Overbay, Keith Poulsen, Conor Tucker Welcome to our new Transfer Members: Moira Casey, Pena Coen, Ryan Gavney, and Michael Panion Condolences to the Family and Friends of our Deceased Members: Michael Breen, Mary Coen, Jeremiah (Jerry) K Cronin, Anne Marie Duffy, Joanne Fitzpatrick, Sr Jacqueline Golden, Joseph Hession, Joan Lagan, Jeanmarie (Jeannie) Maher, Warren Maloney, Cecilia Mateik, William (Bill) McDonagh, Eugene McMahon, Maureen O’Malley, Nancy Roddick, John (Jack) Ward ****************************************************************** IMPORTANT NOTICE: Deceased Members Mass will be on November 23 at 10am. ****************************************************************** MEMBER NEWS Please tell us about your holiday and/or vacation adventures, special events or what’s on your mind. Send/share Member news items or comments for inclusion in the Membership Corner of the monthly UICC newsletter by sending them to the attention of MEMBERSHIP at UICC or e-mail news to: [email protected] Please make any comments or corrections regarding information in this Membership Section to the UICC Membership Committee at [email protected] PATRICK J. DOWLING LIBRARY NEWS TREASURES OF THE PATRICK J. DOWLING LIBRARY “ you never know what you are going to find when you go through the collection of books at the library” —Pat D’Arcy A few months ago long time volunteer, Pat D’Arcy, was sorting through some books at the library when she came upon an anthology of stories about the Bantry Bay area, It Might Have Been But Yesterday. I am not even sure why she was looking through those books since she usually catalogs Irish language books, but fortunately she did since it contains stories about her uncle, Michael Walsh, and her first cousins, Frank, Vinnie, and Noel who are still alive and residing in Bantry. The anthology chronicles the story of how her uncle was involved in the transportation of petrol that had come aground in Bantry Bay when a military ship had been torpedoed during WWI and how the petrol was used by Sinn Fein to drive voters to polling places and another story about her cousins involvement with a handball court/ social club. Pat related the stories to her Bantry cousins on Facebook, who told her to keep sending more stories. Kind of fun how the stories came to San Francisco from Bantry in the form of this little anthology and back to Bantry via Facebook. LIBRARY OPEN HOUSE EVERYONE WITH AN INTEREST IN OUR WONDERFUL LIBRARY IS CORDIALLY INVITED TO OUR OPEN HOUSE Featuring the renovations and new additions to the collection SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 FROM 2PM TO 4PM Drop by for a cup of tea and check out the library’s new look Law Offices of DINING ROOM Jack Riordan ­—­LUNCH­­— Kerry Riordan Sykes* THURSDAY­-­FRIDAY Maureen S.