Editing Ancient Order of Hibernians (section)

== Activities ==
The order organised the [[New York City St. Patrick's Day Parade]] for 150 years until 1993, when control was transferred to an independent committee amid controversy over the exclusion of Irish-American gay and lesbian groups and after Mayor Dinkins for that reason had boycotted the 1992 parade.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Langan |first1=Sheila |date=30 June 2015 |title=Timeline of the NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade's LGBT Controversy |url=http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/Timeline-of-the-NYC-St-Patricks-Day-Parades-LGBT-controversy-PHOTO--VIDEO.html |website=IrishCentral |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=16 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216150013/http://www.irishcentral.com/news/politics/Timeline-of-the-NYC-St-Patricks-Day-Parades-LGBT-controversy-PHOTO--VIDEO.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

The St. Charles Ancient Order of Hibernians, Michael J. Roarty Division #1 organized a parade to honor St. Patrick and their Catholic faith. The first parade was March 17<sup>th</sup>, 2020 with 15 AOH members marching about half-way down historic Main Street -St. Charles, MO. After this, AOH was invited to partner with the City of St. Charles to create a family centric event.  In addition to the parade, AOH host a Hedge Row mass in honor of St. Patrick before the begins at 4 pm.  Each year the parade grows in tradition for St. Charles’ community, families, schools, churches, and businesses.  The 4 1/2 Annual Parade (2025) included over 70 participants, including local schools, church groups, organizations, and families with approximately 50,000 people attended with many being families with children on March 17, 2025.