March for Life 2010 Sign-up

Sign-up’s for the March for Life 2010 are over.  Thank you to all those who took the pilgrimage in 2010!   Sign-ups for the 2011 March for Life will begin in December of 2010.

To sign-up for the March for Life on January, 22nd 2010, please fill out the form below. All information gathered will ONLY be used for March for Life 2010 purposes. Once the form has been submitted you will be contacted within 24 hours to confirm your seat on the bus. If you are under 18 years of age and wish to attend with out a parent or guardian you must print the under 18 form (click here) and return the form, signed by your parent or guardian, to St. Patrick’s Church Parish Office.

Those who are approved to take the pilgrimage to the March for Life 2010, St. Patrick’s Church, Glen Cove, will cover the cost of the bus trip to Washington, D.C. as well as the return trip. If you have not yet done so please click here to review the schedule and details of the March for Life 2010 pilgrimage.  Application and permission forms for the March for Life 2010 pilgrimage are found by clicking here. All downloaded forms should be addressed to St. Patrick’s Church, Respect Life Office, 235 Glen Street, Glen Cove new York 11542. Forms must be at St. Patrick’s Church by January 2st 2010.  Directions to St. Patrick’s are here.

For questions you may contact the Respect Life Office leader Jeffrey Moore at (516) 676-0276 or via email by clicking here.

March for Life 2010 Schedule & Details

Pilgrimage to Washington, D.C., January 22nd 2010

Each of us is Willed, each of us is Loved, each of us is Necessary.”

~ Pope Benedict XVI

Schedule & Details

Directions to St. Patrick’s Church are here.

Details

• No fee for all those who attend
• Confirmation candidates who attend will receive 5 service hours.
• Confirmation candidates and Youth Group members who attend will have their meals paid for.
• Travel in a comfortable coach bus.
• Student to Chaperon ratio, 4:1.
• Bring your Rosary!! (We supply if you forget)
• Dress Warm. No slippers or PJ’s! Wear layers.
• Family friendly environment, the March for Life is a peaceful and respectful march and rally.
• Almost two-thirds of those who attend are confirmation age and young adults.
• Each participant will receive a Green St. Patrick’s Scarf and a Precious Feet pin.

Itinerary

• Be at St. Patrick’s and board the bus at 5:30am on January 22nd.
• Bus departs St. Patrick’s at 5:45A.M. on January 22nd
• Sleep.
• Meditation on the Mysteries of the Rosary.
• Stop for Breakfast
• Arrive at March for Life
• Walk to St. Josephs on capitol hill for snacks hot cider.
• Return trip to Glen Cove.
• Reflective prayer service.
• Stop for dinner.
• Movies.
• Sleep.
• Expected Return at 10:30P.M. January 22nd.

Change Hearts, Save Lives at the March for Life 2010

Pilgrimage on January 22nd, 2010

Length: Day trip

Cost to you: Free

March for Life 2010

Urgent Bulletin from the U.S. Bishops on Health Care Reform! Click, here.

March for Life 2010 Sign-up, click here.  Photo’s are here.   Forms are here. Scroll down this page for video. Directions to St. Patrick’s are here.

This year’s March for Life bus trip is right around the corner and the St. Patrick’s Respect Life office is gearing up for another big turnout.  Can you believe this year marks  the 37th annual March for Life?  And after all these years the March for Life is still the biggest annual march and rally that takes place in Washington, D.C. with over 300,000 participants.  Also, did you know that almost two-thirds of those who attend the March for Life are confirmation age and young adults?  Praise Jesus for that!!

Sign-up for the March for Life 2010 Pilgrimage by clicking here.  Review schedule and details of the trip by clicking here.  View photos from our past March for Life Pilgrimages by clicking here.  Find all forms by clicking here. Directions to St. Patrick’s are here.

The first order of business is to thank all those who took the pilgrimage to the March for Life in 2009.  Each one of you acted with courage and guidance from the Holy Spirit.  You were an awesome sight to see, all 100 of you in a sea of 300,000,  marching peacefully and respectfully up Constitution Avenue.  And because of your presence at the March for Life our representatives are taking notice!  Last year over 25 Congressmen and Senators spoke at the pre-march rally on the Capitol Mall, pledging their commitment to protect all human life, from conception to natural death. And this year more Congressmen and Senators are expected to speak at the pre-march rally!

Since the polling question was first asked in 1995, more American’s, today, consider themselves pro-life than pro-choice.

In the last year there has been a shift in how Americans view abortion.  Since the polling question was first asked in 1995, more American’s consider themselves pro-life than pro-choice.  And as those who have attended the March for Life over the past few years can attest, this is not a temporary shift but a trend.  And in the words of Martha Stewart, this trend is a “good thing”.   This year’s March for Life takes on even more importance due the current health care legislation from the U.S. Senate which the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops calls, “unacceptable”, due to the language for federal funding of abortion.  If there was a year that your presence was needed at the March for Life,  2010 is it!

Each of us is Willed, each of us is Loved, each of us is Necessary.

~ Pope Benedict XVI

In that light, the Respect Life Office has started the sign-up for the 2010 March for Life bus trip.  St. Patrick’s Church will underwrite the cost of the bus for all those who wish to take the pilgrimage.  More details will follow in next week’s bulletin and the basic information of the trip is below.  Note, as of Sunday, January 3rd, a website has been setup with a sign-up form, detailed information and contact information.  You may contact Respect Life Office leader Jeffrey Moore at (516) 322-5225.

Change Hearts, Save Lives at the March for Life 2010

Pilgrimage on January 22nd, 2010

Length: Day trip

Cost to you: Free

March for Life Confirmation Video (Set speaker level to low before you start the video)

AOH – LAOH Halloween Party – October 24th

It’s time to get your costumes out and your dancing shoes on to dance the night away on  Saturday, October 24!!

LAOH and AOH Division 8 Annual Halloween Dance Party

Staring you and your family and friends!

Bring your favorite snacks for your table!

St. Patrick’s – Pearsall Avenue, Glen Cove

8:00 p.m. until 12 midnight

Sandwiches, salads, coffee & cake will be provided

Cash Bar for beer, wine, soda & water

Don’t be left out in the dark make your reservations now by calling:

Julie Albin        676-6664
Mary Doohan         759-9094
Pam Panzenbeck        676-6732
Marianne Degen        759-5912

From Galway to Broadway

St. Patrick’s Church in Glen Cove
Beacon Music Series
Presents…
from Galway
to Broadway
the magic of Ireland and the best of Broadway

This is an exclusive Nassau County Engagement!
Sunday, November 15th, 2009 at 6:15 pm
St. Patrick’s Parish Hall
235 Glen Street, Glen Cove, NY 11542
516 676-0276

Tickets on Sale Now!        Advanced  - $35.00        At the Door – $40.00
Children’s Advanced – $10.00        At the Door – $15.00

Please call St. Patrick’s at 516 676-0276

AOH to co-sponsor Galway to Broadway night of Irish/Popular Entertainment

On November 15, 2009, Division 8 of the AOH and LAOH will be co-sponsoring “from Galway to Broadway” as part of the St. Patrick’s Beacon Music Series.  This is a Nassau County exclusive featuring the talented Ciaran Sheehan (from Broadway’s “Phantom of the Opera”) and Gay Willis (from “Showboat” and “Phantom of the Opera”).  This engagement also includes a performance by The Hibernian Festival Singers and the Celtic Harps.  An evening of pure entertainment the whole family will enjoy!  For tickets, contact John Hanley at grinder@optonline.net.Galway to Broadway

November 12, 2009 AOH DIV 8, St. Patrick’s Church

Brothers, our next meeting will take place on the 12th of November at 7:30pm in the St. Joseph’s room at St. Patrick’s Church convent.  Our tentative agenda will include the presentation of our donation to the St. Vincent DePaul Society as well as discussion of the Galway to Broadway event on November 15th.  Please make every effort to attend.  Our members our the life blood of our Division.

Irish Night at St. Pats

St. Patrick’s will be hosting its Family Festival is on June 17th through June 21st in its parking lot  Irish Night on Friday June 19th with the AOH having a big part in the day.

There will be music, Irish Soda Bread Competitions and much, much more…

So please join us!

Brother Joe McDonald Gets Major Degree

ISLAND PARK, NY – Division 8 would like to congratulate Joe McDonald for receiving his Major Degree on Sunday, April 19^th.

“It’s an honor,” said McDonald, who joined the AOH back in 2007 and served as Recording Secretary in 2008. “Going through this process allows me to understand what it is to be a brother in the AOH.”

Over 50 candidates went through the process, at Sacred Heart Parish in Island Park, NY which was attended by brothers from all the divisions in Nassau County.

Division 8 was represented by County President John O’Connell, Division President John Hanley, Immediate Past President and Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2009 Grand Marshal Robert Lynch, Standing Committee Chair Patrick Furlong, and Glen Cove St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2009 Aide to the Grand Marshal Barney Lough.

2009 NYC Parade

NEW YORK – With the weather in the mid-50s, and not a cloud in the sky, the 2009 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade was going to be a success for Division 8.

But this year was even more special, because one of our own, past Division 8 President and current Nassau County President John O’Connell, was named an Aide to the Grand Marshal.

“What a wonderful day! Glorious!” O’Connell said. “This was one of the happiest days in my life to serve as an Aide to the Grand Marshal of the NYC St. Patrick’s Day Parade.”

Backed by seven members of the men’s division and 15 of the ladies, Division 8 marched under its own flag for the first time in three years.

As the division proceeded up 5^th Avenue, crowds of three to four deep lined the streets cheered on the brothers and sisters. And the special moment came when they arrived at 63^rd Street to see O’Connell standing in front of Central Park. “One of the best moments.” O’Connell said, “was to cheer my Division 8 men on as they passed the reviewing stand.”

After the two mile walk, the division went to a local restaurant on the Upper East Side and enjoyed some well deserved refreshments.

But for the Division 8′s man of the hour, the day was just starting.

“The Cardinal’s Mass in the morning,” O’Connell said, “the happy Irish faces along the route, the grace of the Grand Marshal, seeing my loved ones in the stands, the weather, it was all so great, I will remember this day for all my life.”

All members of Division 8 are welcome to march in the parade every year. If you are Irish, Catholic and interested in joining, please follow this link for more information.

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