Each year the Wake County AOH cleans up the grave site of Governor Thomas Burke, our division’s namesake. This year’s visit is scheduled for Saturday July 15th. We will meet at the grave site at 10:30am.

NOTE: This is not a rain or shine event – if there is inclement weather the event will be postponed to a later date.

If you are joining us in this activity prepare to get your hands and feet dirty by bringing work gloves and boots. We will be walking through a cow pasture to access the site. Also bring tools if possible – blower, weed trimmer, rake, or shovel for example.

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/171895362486941/

Directions

Set your GPS to Latta’s Egg Ranch and then keep driving down Governor Burke Rd, turning left at the farm buildings.

1016 Governor Burke Rd
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Latitude: 36.1028, Longitude: -79.0883

It’s time for the Hibernian Charity of Wake County Vacation for Four to Ireland raffle. This year’s drawing will occur March 11th, 2023 after the Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day parade at the Knights of Columbus Hall (4301 Columbus Club Drive Raleigh, NC 27604). 

The winner receives airfare for four, 7 days and 6 nights at a Bed and Breakfast, and a rental car. There are no blackout dates – just use it within a year of winning or you can choose $5k cash instead. 

Tickets are $100 each with only 150 sold – you need not be present to win. 

Raffle proceeds go to charities, churches, schools & scholarships that the Ancient Order of Hibernians supports locally in Wake County as well as in Ireland.

Wake County Ancient Order of Hibernians President Bob Martin passed away on Monday July 4th, 2022 after a short fight against cancer.

Bob’s family has requested that remembrances be made in the form of contributions to the Ancient Order of Hibernians via the Hibernian Charity of Wake County.

Every May we commemorate an Gorta Mor (the Great Hunger). We remember the more than one million Irish that died and the two million forced to leave their homes and country to escape the Great Hunger by participating in various Hibernian Hunger Projects. We encourage all brothers and their families to consider committing some extra time this month to help fight hunger by volunteering and/or donating to the local food bank/pantry. A list of food pantries in the area can be found at https://www.wcpss.net/cms/lib/NC01911451/Centricity/Domain/135/food%20pantry%20wake%20county.pdf .

Some of us will be volunteering at Brown Bag ministry at St Catherine’s church in Wake Forest this Saturday morning. If you’re not familiar with Brown Bag, volunteers make sandwiches and pack brown bag lunches. Then they deliver them to a low income neighborhood near downtown Wake Forest and hand them out to those in need.

If you would like to join us you can sign up at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0545a9a829a64-brown

For those outside of Wake Forest there are other locations for Brown Bag in the Raleigh area. https://brownbagministry.org/sites/

TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT FOR 2022 – THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! 

It’s time for the Hibernian Charity of Wake County Vacation for Four to Ireland raffle. This year’s drawing will occur March 12th, 2022 after the Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day parade at the Knights of Columbus Hall (4301 Columbus Club Drive Raleigh, NC 27604). 

The winner receives airfare for four, 7 days and 6 nights at a Bed and Breakfast, and a rental car. There are no blackout dates – just use it within a year of winning or you can choose $5k cash instead. 

Tickets are $100 each with only 150 sold – you need not be present to win. 

Raffle proceeds go to charities, churches, schools & scholarships that the Ancient Order of Hibernians supports locally in Wake County as well as in Ireland.

UPCOMING EVENTS IN RALEIGH

The Raleigh Diocesan Mass for Life will be held  at Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral on the 15^th of January. The Bi-Lingual Rosary will begin at 10:30 and Mass starts at 11.

The NC RTL Annual March for Life will begin at 1:00 pm on the 15^th of January at Bicentennial Plaza, the same place as last year.  

UPCOMING EVENTS IN DC

NATIONAL PRAYER VIGIL FOR LIFE

The National Prayer Vigil for Life will take place from Thursday, January 20 through Friday, January 21 at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. The Vigil program has been adjusted due to ongoing Covid concerns.   The January 20 Opening Mass will begin at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) and will be immediately followed by a 7:00-8:00 p.m. Holy Hour for Life, concluding the evening portion of the Vigil program. Both the Mass and Holy Hour will be televised live by EWTN. The following morning, the Closing Mass on January 21 will take place once again at the Basilica at 8:00 a.m. (Eastern), and will also be televised by EWTN. 

Rather than the Basilica being open to the normal crowd of 12,000+ pilgrims for the January 20-21 Vigil events, there will instead be a 3,000-person limit, arranged through an electronic reservation system through the Basilica’s website. The web reservation information will be available soon. 

DC MARCH FOR LIFE

The March for Life will take place as a normal on-site event on Friday, January 21. Please be sure to check the March for Life website directly for related updates concerning travel and other logistical details.

Last Friday was a very dark day as the House of Representatives voted to pass the most radical abortion bill ever. The so-called Women’s Health Protection Act, H.R. 3755, would:

• Allow abortion on demand nationwide throughout EVERY STAGE of pregnancy
• BAN pro-life laws in every state and local government 
• Force Americans to support abortions with their tax dollars
• Likely eliminate conscience protections for doctors—among other extreme actions

 TAKE ACTION NOW!

Of those present, all but one House Democrat voted for the bill and all House Republicans voted against. The single House Democrat to vote against the bill was Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas. You can see how your representative voted here.

In his statement responding to this vote, Archbishop Joseph Naumann, Chairman of the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, called this bill “the most extreme pro-abortion bill our nation has ever seen.”

Please contact your Representative today either to thank him/her for voting against H.R. 3755 or to express strong, but respectful, disagreement with their vote for the bill while urging him/her to reconsider support for this radical bill. 

In addition, we believe it is likely that the Senate will also vote on this bill in the very near future. So, please also contact your two Senators to strongly urge their opposition to the Senate version of this bill (S. 1975) when it comes up for a vote. 
 

TAKE ACTION NOW!

As always, we are grateful for any action you can take on this matter and for all you do to proclaim the Gospel of Life. Please also join us in praying that our nation and its leaders will fully embrace this Gospel.

Further background:

Archbishop Naumann’s letter to Congress urging opposition to this bill

This fact sheet explaining the radical nature of this bill. 

In response to the Texas Pro Life Heartbeat law, Nancy Pelosi has announced that the US House will vote on a bill to codify Roe v Wade. As Pope Francis reiterated this week, abortion is murder, and this bill legalizes murder. The bill is called H.R. 3755 the Women’s Health Protection Act.

The US Bishops are asking for help in defeating this bill.

CLICK HERE TO HELP STOP IT

Pope Francis has compared abortion to hiring a hit man. Will US taxpayers be forced to pay for the killing?

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal the Hyde and Helms Amendments. If the Senate agrees with these repeals, your tax dollars would pay for abortions in the United States and overseas.

We can still stop taxpayer-funded abortion. But we have to fight even harder now. The Senate needs to hear from many, many more people.

Take Action

Don’t let our government make you pay for the deaths of innocent babies. Sign the petition at www.notaxpayerabortion.com !

Call the Senate: https://www.votervoice.net/mobile/USCCB/Campaigns/86954/Respond