UPCOMING ACTIVITIES

10/22&23-Richmond Celtic Festival

11/17-Monthly meeting, election of officers, St. Paul’s, 7:00 P.M.

l2/04-Annual Christmas Party at Wembly Swim and Racquet Club , members, children, grandchildren, and installation of officers, St. Paul’s, 7:00 P.M.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED NOW, PLEASE CALL Pat Naughton AT 360-2969 or Paul McFadden 550-0347

Now - To attend Celtic Festival and spend some time helping out at our booth to recruit new members, sell tickets on trip carry our flag at noon on Saturday and march in the Parade of Clans on Sunday.

Future - Recruiting at churches after masses. Telephone calls to remind members of meetings and socials (15 max.), food & beverage commissioners at monthly meeting. Volunteers for Christmas party. Ticket sellers for Trip for Two to Ireland.

Please continue to pray for those under the care of Health Professionals, Jim Cremins, Rev. Adrian Harmening, Ed Kehoe, C. Mulherin, Richard Moore, Bernie Lawson, Joe Joyce, Ron Hendricks, John Polly, and Mike Kane. If you know of others in need of our prayers, please contact Pat Naughton (360-2969 or p.naughton@comcast.net.).

Volunteers for any of the following offices should call Joe O'Brien (360-7273) or Paul McFadden (550-034?) No later than Nov.5th in order to be listed as a candidate in Dooley Dispatch for November that will be sent out via U.S and e-mail on Nov. 7^th.

Voting will be done as follows: In person - Nov. l7th meeting Absentee - in time to be recorded. by Walt Ferguson by Nov. 15th e-mail at: WRKL@MSN.COM U.S.Mail : 19214 Highland In. Montpelier, VA 23192-2455 No telephone voting.

36 string Celtic harp complete with leather cover & stand (musical) with tone meter. Includes Celtic harp music books. $5,000 or best offer. Joe Kiely - 804 285-4047

Two Kelly Green Sportcoats, 40R & 46L $45 each. Very Good condition. Paul McFadden 804 550-0347

new york times news service

DUBLIN, Ireland — Protestant mobs rioted yesterday for a second consecutive night in Belfast and in towns on the city's outskirts, seriously injuring at least 40 police officers. It was the province's worst violence in seven years.

Crowds of men wearing masks or hooded sweatshirts pulled over their faces terrorized residents and attacked security forces. Cars were set on fire at major intersections, closing a highway into Belfast.

The more than 2,000 police officers and British soldiers at the scene were bombarded with homemade explosives and bottles of flaming gasoline while they held rioters back at major intersections.

The disturbances began Saturday after the government banned a parade by the Orange Order, a Protestant men's organization, from passing through a Roman Catholic neighborhood in Belfast. The Order, which holds hundreds of parades during the summer, called for its supporters to protest. At least 1,000 Protestants, mostly paramilitaries and teenagers, took to the streets.

Hugh Orde, Northern Ireland's chief constable, said the clashes posed "one of the most dangerous riot situations in the history of policing in the United Kingdom," especially because Protestant paramilitaries attacked the police with automatic weapons. One policeman was shot in the eye and partly blinded.

"It is unique to Northern Ireland for officers to come under live fire in what was a public: order situation," Orde said.

In Bangor, rioters hijacked a bus, robbed and ejected is passengers, drove it to Belfast and set it alight; in another town, they used a stolen backhoe to knock down streetlights and tear an ATM from a wall. In Belfast, they rammed a police station's gates with a stolen car. The police arrested at least 10 people.

Sectarian tensions have repeatedly flared up since July, despite hopes that such violence would subside after the Irish Republican Army's announcement of an end to its armed campaign.

St. Malachy, whose family name was O'Morgair, was born in Armagh in 1094. St. Bernard describes him as of noble birth. He was baptized Maelmhaedhoc (a name which has been Latinized as Malachy) and was trained under Imhar O'Hagan, subsequently Abbot of Armagh. After a long course of studies he was ordained priest by St. Cellach (Celsus) in 1119. In order to perfect himself in sacred liturgy and theology, he proceeded to Lismore, where he spent nearly two years under St. Malchus. He was then chosen Abbot of Bangor, in 1123. A year later, he was consecrated Bishop of Connor, and, in 1132, he was promoted to the primacy of Armagh. St. Bernard gives us many interesting anecdotes regarding St. Malachy, and highly praises his zeal for religion both in Connor and Armagh. In 1127 he paid a second visit to Lismore and acted for a time as confessor to Cormac MacCarthy, Prince of Desmond. While Bishop of Connor he continued to reside at Bangor, and when some of the native princes sacked Connor, he brought the Bangor monks to Iveragh, County Kerry, where they were welcomed by King Cormac. On the death of St. Celsus (who was buried at Lismore in 1129), St. Malachy was appointed Archbishop of Armagh, 1132, which dignity he accepted with great reluctance. Owing to intrigues, he was unable to take possession of his see for two years; even then he had to purchase the Bachal Isu (Staff of Jesus) from Niall, the usurping lay-primate.

During three years at Armagh, as St. Bernard writes, St. Malachy restored the discipline of the Church, grown lax during the intruded rule of a series of lay-abbots, and had the Roman Liturgy adopted. St. Bernard continues: Having extirpated barbarism and re-established Christian morals, seeing all things tranquil he began to think of his own peace. He therefore resigned Armagh, in 1138, and returned to Connor, dividing the see into Down and Connor, retaining the former. He founded a priory of Austin Canons at Downpatrick, and was unceasing in his episcopal labours. Early in 1139 he journeyed to Rome, via Scotland, England, and France, visiting St. Bernard at Clairvaux. He petitioned Pope Innocent for palliums for the Sees of Armagh and Cashel, and was appointed legate for Ireland. On his return visit to Clairvaux he obtained five monks for a foundation in Ireland, under Chirstian, an Irishman, as superior: thus arose the great Abbey of Mellifont in 1142. St. Malachy set out on a second journey to Rome in 1148, but on arriving at Clairvaux he fell sick, and died in the arms of St. Bernard, on 2 November. Numerous miracles are recorded of him, and he was also endowed with the gift of prophecy. St. Malachy was canonized by Pope Clement (III), on 6 July, 1199, and his feast is celebrated on 3 November, in order not to clash with the Feast of All Souls.

The Thistle and Shamrock Dancers

Mary Smith and John Robison

Pat Naughton(L), Charlie Kelly, and Jack Cassells

Kitty Hart from Catholic Charities accepts $1000 from President Jim Fitzgerald

Joe O’Brien(L) and Paul McFadden