Full Text of HR0030 95th General Assembly
HR0030 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the | 3 |
| Illinois House of Representatives that Father Darryl F. James, | 4 |
| rector of Messiah-St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church in the | 5 |
| Avalon Park Community of Chicago, is moving to Grace Episcopal | 6 |
| Church in Jamaica, New York; and
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| WHEREAS, His journey in ministry began at Howard University | 8 |
| as a student participating in the Absalom Jones Student | 9 |
| Association; Father James received his Bachelor of Arts degree | 10 |
| in 1976 and matriculated at the Interdenominational | 11 |
| Theological Center in Atlanta for a year; and
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| WHEREAS, The late Right Reverend John M. Burgess, first | 13 |
| African-American diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church, | 14 |
| recruited Father James to Yale University, where he received | 15 |
| his Master of Divinity degree in 1979; Father James served at | 16 |
| Trinity Cathedral in Newark, New Jersey, and SS. Matthew and | 17 |
| Joseph in Detroit, Michigan, before coming to Chicago;
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| WHEREAS, For 21 years a part of his ministry has involved | 19 |
| exposing young people to opportunities in higher education; | 20 |
| Father James has encouraged and sponsored trips to colleges and | 21 |
| universities across the country; Father James serves on many | 22 |
| boards and community organizations including The Human |
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| Resources Development Institute, the Community Advisory | 2 |
| Council of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Community | 3 |
| Renewal Society, and as chair of the Community Ministers | 4 |
| Alliance; he was a member of the Chicago Board of Education, | 5 |
| and served as the National President of the Union of Black | 6 |
| Episcopalians; and
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| WHEREAS, Father James currently serves as national | 8 |
| Vice-President for membership to the Howard University Alumni | 9 |
| Association; he has served on the Design Team that created | 10 |
| liturgies for the 2002 Episcopal Youth Event, the Benefits | 11 |
| Research Advisory Committee of the Church Pension Fund, the | 12 |
| Diocesan Excellent Disciples Committee, and currently serves | 13 |
| on the Christian Formation Commission; and
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| WHEREAS, Father James continues the legacy of blessed | 15 |
| Absalom Jones, first black priest of the Episcopal Church, by | 16 |
| promoting peace and justice in the church and the larger | 17 |
| community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Father Darryl F. James on his move to Grace | 21 |
| Episcopal Church in Jamaica, New York and thank him for his | 22 |
| years of ministry and service to the citizens of the State of | 23 |
| Illinois; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 |
| presented to Father Darryl F. James as a symbol of our respect.
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