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1
HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Church of St. Edmund (King and Martyr) is
3 celebrating its 100th anniversary of bringing Christ into the
4 lives of God's people; and
 
5     WHEREAS, In 1905, the Church of St. Edmund (King and
6 Martyr), then known as the Washington Park Mission, held its
7 first services in a basement room at 55th Street and Wabash
8 Avenue; in 1906, the name was changed to St. Edmunds Mission
9 and, because of its rapid growth, the church moved to 5831 S.
10 Indiana, where, under the leadership of Father Samuel J.
11 Martin, the church grew; eventually, the church acquired a new
12 facility at its current location, 6105 S. Michigan; and
 
13     WHEREAS, As the church grew, they established the St.
14 Edmund's Parochial School and the St. Edmund's Credit Union and
15 constructed the Father Samuel J. Martin Annex; during this
16 time, the Father Samuel J. Martin Foundation was formed to
17 provide a permanent endowment to help maintain St. Edmund's;
18 and
 
19     WHEREAS, In 1989, Rev. Dr. Richard L. Tolliver became the
20 rector of St. Edmund's; under his expert guidance, St. Edmund's
21 has made tremendous strides; he organized the St. Edmund's
22 Redevelopment Corporation, which has provided hundreds of
23 units of affordable housing for families in the Washington Park
24 Community; and
 
25     WHEREAS, The church prayerfully and joyfully celebrated
26 its 100th Anniversary with an Opening Ceremony patterned after
27 the Olympics and a solemn Mass; an African Diaspora Festival; a
28 Lenten Renewal Lecture Series; a Spring Fundraising Luncheon; a
29 golf tournament; a centennial cruise to the Bahamas; and a
30 Homecoming weekend featuring a Jazz Brunch and a Jazz Mass; in
31 December, the church will hold a special Closing Ceremony,

 

 

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1 including the passing of the torch to the younger generation, a
2 solemn Mass, and a gala reception; therefore, be it
 
3     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
4 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
5 we congratulate the Church of St. Edmund (King and Martyr) on
6 its 100th Anniversary; and be it further
 
7     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy be presented to the rector
8 of the Church of St. Edmund (King and Martyr), Rev. Dr. Richard
9 L. Tolliver.