AOH Suffolk County, NY Featured on “Conversations with Cardinal Dolan”

6-months in the making, today AOH Suffolk County President, Bill Gorham; Past OH New York

State President, Vic Vogel and AOH Suffolk County, Director or Public Relations, Jim Killen

journeyed into Manhattan to meet with His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan.

In the September 15, 2022 Catholic Faith Network newsletter, Cardinal Dolan wrote about his

more than 2-dozen pilgrimages to Mass Rocks in Ireland. Coincidently, 3-days later on Sunday,

September 18, 2022, with AH Suffolk County Chaplain Fr. Henry Reid and committee members

Gorham, Vogel, Killen, Patrick Spero and Joe Kelly, AOH Suffolk County dedicated, blessed and

held Mass at their own new Mass Rock on the Thomas & Kathleen Clarke homesite in

Manorville, Long Island, NY.

PR Director, Jim Killen crafted a letter with photos to share with Cardinal Dolan, mentioning the

coincidence of his recent Mass Rock article. Less than 2-weeks later, a letter of congratulations

was received from Cardinal Dolan along with an invitation to be interviewed on his SiriusXM and

Catholic Faith Network shows. After months of contact with Cardinal Dolan's team and

producers at SiriusXM and CFN, the interview featuring Bill Gorham and Vic Vogel was executed.

President Gorham and Past NYS President Vogel had the opportunity on a national radio and

television platform, to share with Cardinal Dolan and the audience about the AOH and the great

charitable works they do nationwide, how to become a member and in-depth background on

AOH Suffolk County's Mass Rock, and the commitment to Irish culture, heritage and faith.

Cardinal Dolan stated he was "fascinated and startled" by receiving the letter, as one of his

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