132 Commerce St PO Box 620 Glastonbury, CT 06033 Ph. (860) 633-9691

President’s Message

Dear Members,

Congratulations to the Officers and Directors that were installed into office on October 20th. Please join me in welcoming Mary Sayers

DaMotta, our New Vice President, and Colleen Kissane to the Board of Directors. Also, please welcome Kevin Long as our new

Treasurer, Anne Purcell Murray as Assistant Membership Secretary, Margaret Moriarty as Corresponding Secretary and Ted Lloyd as

Sergeant at Arms. Congratulations to Sheila Dupuis Green on her re-election to the Board for another two years. I look forward to work-

ing with you, as well as the remaining Officers and Directors in the coming year!

Thank you to outgoing President Maureen Kennedy for all your hard work, leadership and dedication to the club and members over the

last four years! We truly appreciate all your efforts. Thank you to outgoing Director Stephen Miskell for your dedication and service, es-

pecially during the repair and renovation project. Also, thank you to the outgoing Officers, Corresponding Secretary Jenn Hedges, Assis-

tant Membership Secretary Gaia McDermott and Sergeant-at-Arms, Scott Lima. It has been a pleasure to work alongside all of you.

I look forward to serving as your President, and I encourage you to reach out to me, any Director or Officer with any thoughts, ideas or

concerns. We are here to serve you and this Society to the best of our abilities and appreciate your feedback.

There are many events and happenings this month and into December and details are in this newsletter and on our website. Our 5th an-

nual Lights of Love Carol Sing and Christmas Tree Lighting is on Friday, November 24th. It’s a wonderful way to ring in the holiday sea-

son! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for our Member’s Christmas Party Friday, December 1st. We hope to see you there!

Wishing you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving!

Respectfully,

ELIZABETH O’LEARY

President

Irish American Home Society Inc.

NOVEMBER NEWSLETTER

PUB GRUB

Nov 3

rd: Guest Chef Jim McElroy’s Steak Tips Nov 10

th: Julie’s Shepherd’s Pie

Nov 17th

: Sana’s Mac & Cheese Nov 24th

: Philly Cheesesteak

Next New Member screening: Tuesday, November 7, 2017 @7pm. Next Monthly Meeting: Friday, November 10, 2017 @ 7:30 pm.

ENTERTAINMENT Nov 3

rd: Dually Noted Nov 10

t: The Rising Nov 17

th: Jeff Conlon Band

November 24th

: Jeff Conlon 5 pm & The Brennan Brothers 8 pm

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WINTER STORM CLOSING INFORMATION

The winter season is upon us and with that brings the eventuality of ice, snow and wintry mix. The Irish American Home Society will do its best to remain open during inclement weather but will close if conditions warrant. Closing information may be found on our website and the following TV stations: WFSB Channel 3, WVIT Channel 30 and Fox 61. We ask that you refrain from parking in our lot during snow storms so that snow re-moval may be done as quickly and complete-ly as possible. If we need a plow to return to re-plow where a car sat during a storm, we pay additional snow removal costs. Thank you!!

LIGHTS OF LOVE CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING AND

CAROL SING Friday, November 24th

Please join us on the day after Thanksgiving as we welcome in the Christmas Season at the Irish American Home. Join your fellow members for an old fashioned carol sing with songs for folks of every age to enjoy, fol-lowed by the lighting of our Christmas Tree. Once the tree is lit, we will recite the names submitted to our Lights of Love Scroll of Hon-or. There will also be luminaries lit in honor of each memorial. The club opens at 2:00 p.m. and our program will begin at 5:00 p.m. with our Carol Sing led by Jeff Conlon and the Tree Lighting. Pub Grub will be available beginning at 5:00 p.m. Evening entertain-ment provided by the Brennan Brothers. Any child interested in lighting the tree during the ceremony, please drop their name and con-tact information into the Suggestion Box at the club. We will pull a name on Friday, No-vember 17th and call the lucky winner. Don’t

miss this magical event at your club!.

MEMBER’S CHRISTMAS PARTY Please join your fellow members at our annu-al Member’s Christmas Party, on Friday, December 1st in the downstairs lounge. En-joy a ham dinner with all the trimmings plus dessert. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and dinner will be served promptly at 6:30 p.m. You must purchase a ticket in advance or make a reservation…NO WALK-INS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Tickets are $7.00 for members and $12.00 for non-member guests (limit of one guest per member). You may make reservations and purchase your tickets at the bar or by contacting Maureen Kennedy (860)550-3126 or IAHSsignup@gmail.com. Please call or purchase your tickets by Tuesday, November 28th. Adults only, please!

CHILDREN’S CHRISTMAS PARTY BREAKFAST WITH SANTA!

Our annual Breakfast with Santa will be held on Sunday, December 10th from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We ask each child to bring a new, unwrapped toy for admission (please consider toys or gift cards for older children). There is a $5.00 charge for adults that wish to dine with their children (pancakes and sausage break-fast). A photographer will be on hand to cap-ture your child’s moment with Santa. RESER-VATIONS ARE A MUST (we want to ensure we have enough crafts and food on hand). Reservations can be made by contacting Ann Purcell Murray at apurcell-murray@sbcglobal.net or (860)633-0663. Please include the number of children attend-ing, along with the number of adults attending that plan to dine with their children. If you need to reserve a table for your group, please note that, too.

HOLIDAY FAIR

Join us on Sunday, December 3rd for our an-nual Christmas Shopping Day! We begin the day with a traditional Irish Breakfast served downstairs from 8:30 am to 11:00 am. The doors open for shopping at 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Lunch will be served from 12:00 noon to 3:00 p.m. Visit the Club Booth where we will be selling all your favorite Irish foods including holiday candy and cookies along with club ap-parel that can be ordered with delivery by Christmas. The Club will also have holiday wreaths, swags, table centerpieces etc. for sale. Vendors and crafters are welcome. Space rentals are $25/$50 for members and $35/$60 for non-members. Contact Kathy Saimininkas at dumpladykat@netscape.net to rent space or for more information. Tables will be available for rent for $10 each or you can bring your own. A small booth requires 3 tables (2 ft. wide by 6 ft. long) and a large booth needs 4 tables (2 ft wide by 6 ft. long). If you don’t need all that space, you can share a booth based on availa-bility. Shared booths are $30 for a small booth and $50 for a large booth.

RESERVE YOUR HOLIDAY WREATHS

Beth Mohan will be taking orders for holiday wreaths, swags, and cemetery boxes in addi-tion to centerpieces and ice skate hangings. These gorgeous handcrafted pieces will be ready for pick up at our Annual Holiday Fair (Dec. 3, 2017). You can pre-order from Eileen to be assured that you will get one of these beautiful creations. All orders MUST be paid in advance – you can mail your check to the club or drop it off at the club. All proceeds go to our Club! Pre-orders are preferred! Please call Mary DaMotta (860)8815092.

WEEKLY CARD GAME

Enjoy playing cards? Every Thursday evening

at 7 p.m. in the downstairs lounge, members

and guests are invited to join in a friendly game

of Setback.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! We need volunteers for our annual Holi-day Fair! If you are interested in helping to create and decorate wreaths, ceme-tery boxes and more on Saturday, De-cember 2nd 9:00 a.m., please contact Beth Mohan at mohanbeth@gmail.com or call (860)368-9640. Bow makers! Con-tact Beth ASAP and help get a jump on the bows we need for December 2nd. If you would like to help sell these beautiful creations on Sunday, December 3rd, please contact Beth. If you would like to help with set up on Saturday, December 2nd in the afternoon, clean-up on Sun-day, December 3rd after 4 p.m. OR if you would like to help staff the Club Table (selling Irish products and club apparel) on Sunday, December 3rd, please con-tact Kathy Saimininkas at dumpla-dykat@netscape.net.

GAA NEWS Our hurling season will be finishing up

soon. However, we are not done yet! The

Fall Hurling Development League Fi-

nals will take place November 12th,

starting at 1pm, at the Irish American

Home Society. Come on down and sup-

port your club!

GAA Sports Night! Join us for dinner and dancing as we celebrate all things GAA at our annual Sports Night. At this event each year the club honors a mem-ber without whom Hartford GAA would not be the club that it is today. This year the club will be honoring Hartford GAA Person of the Year Dick Edmonds! Doors Open 6pm – Dinner Start 7pm. Cash Bar, Raffle Prizes & Music by Ireland the Band! Tickets: $35 for adults, $20 for Under 21, and under 6 are free! For TICKETS and table reservations (10 or more) please contact Dan Ustach at ustachdaniel@gmail.com. For more GAA information please visit: www.hartfordgaa.com or Facebook Hart-ford GAA Club!

The Fenway Hurling Classic is returning

to Boston on Nov. 19th and the HGAA will

be running a bus so we can enjoy the

event as a club. $92 pp includes a round-

trip bus ride and tickets to the game.

Contact Paul O’Sullivan to reserve tickets

at 203-527-7253 or fota86@yahoo.com.

It’s early but don’t forget to think about

ringing in the New Year on Irish Time at

the Irish American Home Society! This is

a great family event featuring music,

games and refreshments on New Year’s

Eve. Be on the lookout for details in next

month’s newsletter or online at: hart-

fordgaa.com.

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LAST CALL!

NEW YORK BUS TRIP The annual New York Bus Trip will be held on Satur-day, November 11, 2017. Join your fellow members for a day in the city! You can spend the day dining, sightseeing or shopping. Or just take the bus trip for a day of pre-holiday fun! The cost is $35 per per-son. SEATS ARE STILL AVAILABLE. For more information, please contact Margaret Moriarty at 860-563-0804 or otkerry27@gmail.com or Kathleen Blake at (860)633-0587 or Kathleen Blake ka-blake@cox.net PLEASE NOTE: Bus pick-up is at the commuter parking lot located on Main Street in Glastonbury (near the Glastonbury-East Hart-ford town line).

IRISH LANGUAGE CLASSES Irish Language Classes will be starting back up at the Club in September. There is room in the Interme-diate Class for anyone who has previously studied the Irish language. We will also be offering a begin-ners class for anyone with little or no previous expe-rience with the Irish language. If you are interested, please contact Johannah Mackey at: Johan-nah@snet.net or (860) 982.1959

IRISH SET DANCE CLASSES

Traditional Irish country set dancing classes are

held on Wednesday evenings (except the fourth

Wednesday of the month). This is a cultural function

of the Irish American Hone Society and there is no

charge. The only requirements are hard-soled

shoes and a little stamina. Classes begin at 7:00

p.m. For more information, please call John Droney

at (860)521-2696.

The Ancient Order of Hibernians Division #2 and

Ladies AOH meets on the first Thursday of each

month at 7:30 p.m. in the Downstairs Lounge. The

AOH is an Irish Catholic organization that promotes

and encourages participation in our religion, charity

and Irish culture, following the motto, “In Friendship,

Unity and Christian Charity”. For more information

contact Jamie Forzono at (860)604-3021.

Memorial Funds

Please consider naming one of two funds the IAHS

has established over the years to receive memorial

donations upon your death. Both funds are intended

to memorialize our deceased loved ones while ben-

efiting our members . The first is our Scholarship

Fund which was established to grant educational

scholarships to the children of members in good

standing. Scholarships are awarded in June of each

year. The second fund is our Building Renovation

Fund, established to help fund the proposed new

building and renovation of the existing building.

Newsletter deadline is the 15th of the month for inclu-

sion in the next month’s edition. Send contributions,

in WORD FORMAT, to newslet-

ter@irishamericanhome.com.

Get Well: Dorothy Silvestri

SIGN IN YOUR GUESTS! PROTECT YOUR CLUB!

State liquor control laws mandate that private

clubs maintain a guest book where non-member

guests are required to register and be signed in

by the member. Please ensure that your guests

are properly signed in…help protect your

club! Failure to comply with the liquor laws

may result in fines or other penalties such as clo-

sure of our pub for a period determined by the

Liquor Control Commission. Please remember

that you are responsible for the conduct of your

guests and they must depart the premises when

you depart…no exceptions. This is your

club…protect it at all times! Thank you for your

cooperation.

Seisiun Every 1st and 3rd Sundays

Live traditional Irish music continues on the first

and third Sundays of each month at the Irish

American Home Society, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00

p.m. Come join the singers and musicians at this

open seisiun. Listen or play along with the lively

jigs and reels…sing a song if you are so in-

clined…or simply relax and enjoy the music of

Ireland. A slow music seisiun is held on the third

Sunday from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. This is an

opportunity to learn Irish music. For more infor-

mation, contact Liz Raymond (860)346-3235.

IRISH NORTHERN AID

The Hartford Unit of Irish Northern Aid meets the

3rd Friday of every month at 8:00 p.m. in the Up-

stairs Hall of the Irish American Home. Since

1970, the Irish Northern Aid Committee has been

at the forefront in support of the struggle for free-

dom, justice, and self-determination for all the

people of Ireland. For more information, please

contact Tom McBride (860)983-0846.

HONOR GUARD

It is this Society’s tradition to honor our

deceased members by the presence of an Honor

Guard at the funeral service and interment. While

we have several dedicated members who faithful-

ly participate in this tradition, we would like to

ensure a full complement at each service. If you

are interested in participating when the need aris-

es, please contact Charlie Murray at (860)633-

0663 or Kathleen Blake (860)633-0587. The

Honor Guard will participate in the funeral

services for all members when the member

has previously requested or the family re-

quests our services. If you would like to have

an Honor Guard at a member’s funeral, please

call Charlie or Kathleen to advise them of the

arrangements.

Sympathy to the Families of: Michael Malloy

2017-2018 IAHS Officers & Board of Directors

President Elizabeth O’Leary (860)888-8200

president@irishamericanhome.com

Vice President Mary DaMotta

Recording Secretary Eileen K. Moore 860-977-9700

Ekmoore1@yahoo.com

Treasurer Kevin Long

Financial Secretary

Liz Saunders 860-951-5269

lizsaunders@comcast.net

Membership Secretary Kathy Saimininkas

dumpladykat@netscape.net

Assistant Membership Secretary Ann Purcell-Murray

apurcell-murray@sbcglobal.net

Corresponding Secretary Margaret Moriarty

(860)563-0804 otkerry27@gmail.com

Sergeant at Arms

Ted Lloyd (703) 598 -4619 Ted@tlloyd3.com

Board of Directors Peter Hart

860-568-0628 p.c.hart@comcast.net

Dan Ustach 860-989-1965 ustachdaniel@gmail.com Sheila Dupuis Green (860)633-1883

Sheiladupuis123@gmail.com Pat Whelan

860-573-3884

Colleen Kissane

Permitee Dan O’Connell 860-633-9691

GOOD AND WELFARE

If you know of any member who is ill, in the hospital or has passed away, please contact Margaret Moriarty (860)563-0804 or otker-ry27@gmail.com so that an appropriate remem-brance may be sent on behalf of the membership. If you have good news to share, i.e. birth, graduation, etc., please send the information to newslet-ter@irishamericanhome.com

HALL RENTALS Our Upstairs and Downstairs Halls are available to rent for parties and gatherings. Contact Dan O’Connell for available dates and rates (860)633-9691.

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IRISH AMERICAN HOME SOCIETY INC. 132 Commerce Street / P.O. Box 620

Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

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Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1Set Dancing 7:00 p.m. 2AOH Meeting 7:30 p.m. .

Set Back 7 p.m.

3Pub Grub 6-8PM

Dually Noted 4

5Seisiun 4:00 p.m. – 6:00

p.m. 6St. Patrick’s Pipe Band 7New member screening

7:00 p.m.

Board of Directors Meeting

8p.m.

8Set Dancing 7:00 p.m. 9Set Back 7 p.m. 10

Monthly Meeting

7:30 p.m.

Pub Grub 6-8PM

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12 13St. Patrick’s Pipe

Band 14 15Set Dancing 7:00

p.m. 16Set Back 7 p.m. 17Pub Grub 6-8PM

Jeff Conlon Band

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19Seisiun 4:00 p.m. –

6:00 p.m. 20St. Patrick’s Pipe

Band 21 22Set Dancing 7:00

p.m. 23

THANKSGIVING DAY

CLUB CLOSED!

24Pub Grub 6-8PM

Jeff Conlon 5 pm The Brennan Brothers 8 pm Lights of Love Tree Lighting 5:30PM

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26 27St. Patrick’s Pipe

Band 28 29 30Set Back 7 p.m.

NOVEMBER 2017