In lieu of the December meeting, the annual adult Christmas dinner will be held on Monday, December 7th at Hamels, Route 5, Holyoke. 6pm cocktails / 7pm dinner. Contact Joe O’Connor at 413-627-7148 if you plan on attending. Tickets are $15 for members and $25 for guests.
Peter’s calendars are now available. Tim O’Shea will serve as chairperson. These calendars make great Christmas stocking stuffers! Start your Christmas shopping early. You can get tickets at the December Christmas dinner or by contacting Tim at toshea1@comcast.net or 413.246.8785. Proceeds from this raffle will support float restorations for the parade.
Update John Gaughan: he continues to recover at Boston's Mass General. He just celebrated a birthday on the 29th (October). Please share the love and send cards to his home at 12 Richard Eger Dr, Holyoke 01040 - or - to the hospital: Mass General Hospital, Pt Name John Gaughan, Edison Building RM 1234, 55 Fruit St, Boston MA 02114-2696. Please continue to keep John and his family in your prayers. There's is power in prayer!
December 13th - Breakfast with Santa - 9a–noon at The Wherehouse? Tickets are $20 per child. There will be story time, crafts, photo with Santa and a gift. The deadline is December 1st. To make your reservation contact Kit Collamore 413.364.7484. Complete the attached sponsor form and return to Kit at kitc62@yahoo.com Flyer & welcome message with Venmo information.
AOH partnering, with the Polish National Credit Union, announce their 2026 Annual Food Drive for Providence Ministries from September 1 – December 1st. Drop-off locations are: Rush Insurance [Bresnahan Insurance] 100 Whiting Farms RD Holyoke, Rush Insurance 270 Westfield RD Holyoke [formerly PNCU Insurance]. Non-perishable items such as: pasta, mac & cheese, tuna, Chef Boyardee, soup, baked beans, rice, and cereal are requested. Please read attached September press release.
LAOH will be preparing PB&J sandwiches for Kate's Kitchen on Saturday, December 12th at 10am. All are welcomed – 25 Roland Street, Holyoke. Contact Rosalie Pratt at 413.532.1677 if you have questions.
Congratulations to JD Watson on receiving the 2026 Hibernian St. Patrick's Award. This award is presented to a member who goes above and beyond by living the motto of Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity. Thank you, JD, for all you do for the Hibernians and our community! Plaque
Contrats to Stephanie Joyce 2027 St Patrick's Day Parade President and "Mick" Corduff 2027 Grand Marshall. Irish eyes are truly smiling.
UPCOMING EVENTS – Save-the-Dates: Dec 7th Adult Christmas Party in lieu of the monthly meeting / Feb 27th Irish Night / Mar 14th Communion Breakfast / Mar 21st Parade. Details forthcoming as they are finalized.
LAOH has several items for sale. See attached order forms: Quarter ZIP Pullover; LAOH Black Jacket; LAOH Green T-Shirt. Any questions, contact Mary O'Connor at 413.627.7149
Except for Monday holidays: AOH and LAOH meetings are the first Monday of the month 6:00 p.m. for the LAOH and 7:00 p.m. for the men. There are no meetings in July and August. or December.
Thank you to the Holyoke contingent that made the drive to support AOH Watertown's Memorial Day Parade: Holyoke's banner; Parade.
Applications for the 2026 Maurice A. Donahue Memorial Scholarship are no longer being accepted. Visit our website in April 2027 for next year's announcement.
Congratulations to the 2026 AOH Man of the Year Jordan Lamieux, the LAOH Woman of the Year Catherine (Kit) Collamore, and the Christian Charity award winner Sister Betty Sullivan SSJ. Read the Republican article announcing the awards, and the Catholic Mirror article as well.
Congratulations to our LAOH Division-2 Historian, Noranne Duquette who was unanimously voted State President at the recent State Convention. Thank you Barbara Twohig for your 3-year service as LAOH State President.
If you purchased a 150th Anniversary book to celebrate Holyoke's birthday, some articles were left out when printing. These links have been provided so you can add them as inserts to your book. 150th Anniversary Supplement; Holyoke Sun Congratulates Holyoke; Original article submitted; actual Sunday Republican June 2nd article.
Read about the History of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.
AOH_LAOH announce Membership Drive. Contact AOH Fran Hennessey (413.785.5687), AOH President Joe O'Connor or LAOH President Mary O'Connor if you have candidates or need more information. Applications for membership are always availabe on the Membership page.