Full Text of HR1283 95th General Assembly
HR1283 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 Father Thomas P. | 4 |
| May, Pastor of the Saint John Brebeuf Parish in Niles, on the | 5 |
| 25th anniversary of his ordination; and
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| WHEREAS, Thomas P. May was born on August 17, 1955 on the | 7 |
| Northwest side of Chicago; he was the second of five children | 8 |
| born to Joseph and Geraldine May; he attended Divine Savior | 9 |
| Elementary School, followed by Notre Dame High School for Boys; | 10 |
| he graduated from DePaul University in 1977 with a Bachelor of | 11 |
| Science Degree in Commerce; and
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| WHEREAS, Having received the call of the Holy Spirit, | 13 |
| Thomas May entered Mundelein Seminary in 1979; he served as a | 14 |
| Deacon at St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Parish on the Southside of | 15 |
| Chicago from 1982-1983; he was ordained a Roman Catholic Priest | 16 |
| on May 7, 1983; during his studies at Mundelein, he earned a | 17 |
| Masters of Divinity Degree; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the next 16 years, Father May served as | 19 |
| Associate Pastor at St. Benedict, St. Priscilla, and St. John | 20 |
| Fisher Parishes, faithfully serving Catholics throughout the | 21 |
| City of Chicago; during this time, he implemented many programs | 22 |
| and oversaw numerous events at his parishes, forming an |
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| unending bond with the people of faith whose lives he touched; | 2 |
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| WHEREAS, After honing his leadership skills, Father Thomas | 4 |
| May was selected as Pastor of St. John Brebeuf Parish, in | 5 |
| Niles, in 1999; there he utilized his years of experience in | 6 |
| working with the people of God, in leading a flock of his own; | 7 |
| under his direction, St. John Brebeuf Parish has flourished, | 8 |
| with over 3,500 registered parishioner families, a large | 9 |
| Elementary School, and a bustling Religious Education Program;
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| Father Thomas May led St. John Brebeuf Parish into its Golden | 11 |
| Age, having presided over the Parish's 50th Anniversary; under | 12 |
| his guidance, plans were formulated, funds were raised, and | 13 |
| construction was completed, for the renovation of everything | 14 |
| from new roofs to new parking lots; and
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| WHEREAS, One of Father Tom's finest achievements was the | 16 |
| building of the Parish Ministry Center, an 18,000 square-foot | 17 |
| community space; a Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel was | 18 |
| also added to the Parish; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, With a true sense of "One World-One Church", | 20 |
| Father Thomas May has spearheaded projects to lend aid to | 21 |
| numerous humanitarian relief missions, both in the United | 22 |
| States and abroad, such as providing assistance to an Orphanage | 23 |
| in the Dominican Republic, a School for Girls in Africa, the |
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| needs of the Church in Poland, and The Women's Center in | 2 |
| Chicago; throughout his 25 years as a priest, Father May has | 3 |
| continued to serve the Archdiocese of Chicago; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 5 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 6 |
| congratulate Father Thomas May and wish him the best as he | 7 |
| continues to serve the Lord; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Father Thomas May as a symbol of our respect and | 10 |
| esteem.
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