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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, On April 12, 2008, the staff and congregation of 
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St. Mary Immaculate Parish in Plainfield celebrated the 100th 
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anniversary of the church; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The April 12 celebration took place 100 years to 
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the day since the first Mass was celebrated in the original 
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church location on Lockport Street in Plainfield; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Today the church has a membership of nearly 7,000 
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families and Plainfield is the home to 38,000 inhabitants, 
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significantly changed from the 1,100 residents of 100 years 
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ago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In the 1950s the parish began buying land along 
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Route 59, and started their vision by first building a school 
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staffed by Franciscan sisters from Joliet; and

 
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    WHEREAS, By 1970 the new church was completed; in August of 
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1990 an F5 tornado leveled the school and seriously damaged the 
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church, after the school was rebuilt, Masses were  held in the 
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gymnasium; the new church was completed four years later; and

 
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    WHEREAS, St. Mary Immaculate Parish has endured tough times 
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but come through it as a family; therefore, be it

 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate the many people who have been a part of the 
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history of St. Mary Immaculate Parish and wish them the best 
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during this anniversary year; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Pastor David Medow as a symbol of our respect and 
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esteem.