Full Text of HR1097 95th General Assembly
HR1097 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Monsignor Jerome | 4 |
| Hartlein on the 50th anniversary of his ordination; and
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| WHEREAS, He was born February 18, 1933 in East St. Louis | 6 |
| and attended St. Henry's Church and School; he later attended | 7 |
| Central Catholic High School for two years before entering St. | 8 |
| Henry's Seminary in Belleville; he finished his seminary | 9 |
| training at St. Meinrad Major Seminary in southern Indiana; and
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| WHEREAS, His ordination was on May 27, 1958 at St. Peter's | 11 |
| Cathedral in Belleville by Bishop Albert Zuroweste; his first | 12 |
| assignment was at St. Albert the Great Parish in Fairview | 13 |
| Heights; in 1963, he was assigned to full-time teaching at | 14 |
| Cathedral High School in Belleville and in residence at St. | 15 |
| Mary's Parish in Belleville; and
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| WHEREAS, On October 19, 1965 he was assigned to St. Mary's | 17 |
| Church at Mound City with St. Raphael's Mission in Mounds; it | 18 |
| was his first pastorate; in 1969, he was asked to take over the | 19 |
| parishes of St. Catherine's in Grand Chain, and its Mission, | 20 |
| Our Lady of Fatima in Ullin, as missions to St. Mary's; and
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| WHEREAS, On July 6, 1972 he was assigned to Holy Childhood |
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| Parish in Mascoutah; his first year in Mascoutah saw him take | 2 |
| over leadership of the Mascoutah Ministerial Association; | 3 |
| under his leadership the Meals Program for Seniors, the | 4 |
| Meals-on-Wheels Program, the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Day | 5 |
| Service, and many other programs and events were started in the | 6 |
| community; and
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| WHEREAS, He took over the Red Cross Blood Program in 1976; | 8 |
| the program went from one drive to eight drives a year; in 1978 | 9 |
| he was asked to serve on the advisory board of the Red Cross | 10 |
| for blood recruitment and served as chairperson from 1980 to | 11 |
| 1988; he also served on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis | 12 |
| Chapter of the Red Cross for a three-year period; and his | 13 |
| community was recognized in 2003 to host the national "Save a | 14 |
| Life" tour, one of only three stops in the State of Illinois; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, He has chaired the Diocesan Building Commission | 17 |
| since 1978; he has also served on the Diocesan Priests' Senate, | 18 |
| the Clergyman's Aid Society, the Catholic Community | 19 |
| Foundation, and the Diocesan Board of Consultor's to the | 20 |
| Bishop; and
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| WHEREAS, Monsignor Hartlein enjoys woodworking, | 22 |
| woodcarving, leather carving, candle making, and many other | 23 |
| hobbies; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate Monsignor Jerome Hartlein on this momentous | 4 |
| anniversary and wish him the best in his future ministry | 5 |
| opportunities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 |
| presented to Monsignor Jerome Hartlein as a symbol of our | 8 |
| respect.
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