Full Text of HR1056 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly are | 3 | | pleased to recognize St. Joseph
Catholic Church in Benld on the | 4 | | occasion of its Centennial Jubilee; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Construction for St. Joseph Catholic Church began | 6 | | in April of 1915; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The first mass was celebrated by the founder of | 8 | | the church, Reverend John Crosson
on April 14, 1916 and has | 9 | | continued every Sunday since; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, St. Joseph Catholic Church is celebrating its | 11 | | Centennial Jubilee on April 9, 2016; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The milestone anniversary celebrations will begin | 13 | | with a Mission Week from March 13 to March 17 and include a | 14 | | mass, lecture, and prayer service at the parish; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Centennial Jubilee celebration will include a | 16 | | Mass of Thanksgiving on April 9,
2016 that will be | 17 | | co-celebrated by Bishop Thomas Paprocki of the Diocese of | 18 | | Springfield and other Diocesan priests, with a dinner and | 19 | | reception to follow; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, St. Joseph Catholic Church is the home parish to | 2 | | 110 families; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, The parish holds annual events such as the St. | 4 | | Joseph Feast Day Celebration in
March, a salad luncheon in | 5 | | April, and a Christmas dinner in December; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Their current pastor is Reverend Michael Haag, who | 7 | | is also the pastor of Ss. Mary
and Joseph in Carlinville and | 8 | | Ss. Simon and Jude in Gillespie; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Church leadership also includes their Parochial | 10 | | Vicar, Father Marianna Sathuluri,
and Pastor Emeritus | 11 | | Monsignor Lawrence Auda; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, St. Joseph Catholic Church continues to be a | 13 | | community leader; therefore, be it
| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 15 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 16 | | congratulate St. Joseph Catholic Church on their Centennial | 17 | | Jubilee and wish them success and prosperity in the future; and | 18 | | be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to St. Joseph Catholic Church
as a symbol of our |
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