~ NOVEMBER 15 – AN ANNUAL AUTHENTIC IRISH BREAKFAST ~
The Ladies Ancient Order of
Hibernians, St Brigid-1 and the NCCIS will host an “Authentic” Irish Breakfast
Fundraiser, at the NCCIS Irish Center, to benefit Hibernian charities and the NCCIS.
The time is 9:00a.m. to 12:00p.m. The cost is $25.00 for Adults and $10.00 for
Children under 10. The menu: bangers, black/white pudding,
potato farls, brown bread, soda bread, scones; desserts; coffee, Irish tea,
Kerry butter, assorted jams; and a cash bar. There will be an Irish dance
program from the McHugh School of Irish Dance; a presentation by Kara Brigs,
author of “Images of America: Forty
Acres”; a presentation on either the origins of Halloween (Samhain) or words
of wisdom from the Goddess Hecate. There will be Tarot Card reading at $10.00
(for entertainment only); Raffle Baskets, and 50/50’s. To purchase tickets,
contact Kathy Twohig Hamelin at 302-463-4190 or Cathy Jones at 302-658-8288.
~ DECEMBER 4 – DECORATING THE IRISH CENTER FOR CHRISTMAS
~
Our ‘Tree Trimming Party’ will be held on
Thursday evening starting at 5:30 PM.
All members are invited to bring an ornament for our tree and join your
friends as we decorate the Irish Center for the holidays.
~ DECEMBER 7
– CHRISTMAS CEILI ~
Our Ceili will be held
on Sunday afternoon, from 2:00 to 5:30 PM. Attendees are asked but not required to bring
a dessert to share. Music will be
provided by DJ, John Shields. Admission is $14.00 for members, $15.00 for non-members
and $7.00 for children aged 6 to
12. Our bar will be open
to purchase your favorite beverages. For information, contact Mary Collins at
m02bc@aol.com or 302-369-0101.
~ DECEMBER
13 – COOKIE WALK ~
Do you love to bake cookies
and would like to donate to our fundraiser? Do you love to eat cookies but
don’t like to bake? We need you! We will have a “Cookie Walk” on Saturday
morning, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon. The vendors will be: Three Ladies Design,
Dread Printer, and Emi Threads. We would
appreciate it if our members would donate cookies for our fundraiser.
~DECEMBER 18 – CHRISTMAS PARTY
The Dance Class and the Pub Christmas Party will be held in the main hall on Wednesday evening, starting at 6:00 P.M. for all dancers and members. It would be greatly appreciated, but not required, if all attendees bring an appetizer or dessert to share. To avoid duplicates, call Cathy at 302-547-8390 to tell her if you will bring a dessert or an appetizer. The last 10-Week drawing will also be held during the party.
~ MONTHLY
BOOK CLUB ~
We
are starting a monthly Book Club this fall. We will meet on a Sunday
afternoon to expand the availability as much as possible. We will be taking
advantage of the Book Club that is available through the Delaware Libraries.
Each kit comes packaged with a large quantity of the titles and discussion
questions. You are, of course, welcome to acquire a copy of the monthly selection
through other means if you’d prefer. If you are interested, contact Cathy Jones
at 302.994.4231.
