The
Detroit Chapter of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick was founded in 1946. The National Society of The Friendly Sons of Saint Patrick is an organization dedicated to the principles of brotherhood, charity and community service. Since the founding of the organization in 1771, the society has maintained a tradition of openess to Irish as well as non-Irish men of goodwill, without regard to ethnic or religious origin. As the society moves into the new millenium our membership continues to grow and our commitment to the founding principles and traditions is strong.
With God's blessing we look forward to another century of fraternity and service.
The Wee Shop
Let's Build Our Membership and shop the Wee Shop at the same time. The words "Friendly Sons of St. Patrick" needs to get to our Irish/American community. Talk to your friends, family, business associates, dart partner, golf buddies, etc. Like the Claddagh symbol, your Club stands for love, friendship and loyalty. Every Friday evening live Irish entertainment and darters make the Club come alive. The Wee Shop sells jewelery, china tea pots and cups, novelties and too many more items to mention. The Wee Shop is open every Friday night from 9:00 to 11:00 pm and for special events.
Irish Step Dancing
Irish Step Dancing lessons every Tuesday evening at the Friendly Sons Hall. Call the Heinzman School of Irish Dance at (734) 762-0997.
Friendly Sons Hall Available
Members of the Friendly Sons may rent the hall at reasonable rates for private parties. For further information on the particulars, contact Colleen Kish at (586) 323-9342 or fsospbarmanager@hotmail.com.
Any time you would like to use the kitchen or have some food served at your event, please call Suzanne O'Haire at (586) 489-8788 and she will assist you.
Announcements
If you have birthday/wedding/etc. announcements, stories or jokes you would like to see in the newsletter, please contact the Corresponding Secretary, Mary Bungart or any of the other officers. See 'Contact Us' link for phone numbers and email addresses.
Publication of news is subject to what is deemed appropriate.
Irish Bookshelf
The Friendly Sons maintains an Irish bookshelf for its members. Items freely circulate among the members and should be returned in a timely manner. Donations of Irish reading material or with Irish subject matter--books, magazines, newspapers--are always welcome and may be dropped off whenever the hall is open. Donated items become the property of the Friendly Sons.
No, The Friendly Sons is not Closing its Doors!
Rumors have been flying.........."I hear the Friendly Sons are closing their doors"......."Is it true that the Friendly Sons is selling out and closing"........."I hear the Friendly Sons is broke......."
The anwser to these questions is........No, the Friendly Sons is not closing its doors! The Friendly Sons has been in existence for sixty years and we are currently doing a complete analysis of the club and evaluating what needs to be done to guarantee the life of the club for at least another sixty years. Every old club has problems brought on by age that needs to be addressed.