Full Text of HR1441 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The Most Reverend Dr. Foley Beach has served as | 3 | | the Rector and Pastor of
Holy Cross Anglican Church in | 4 | | Loganville, Georgia since 2004; he was consecrated as the first
| 5 | | Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the South in 2010, and has | 6 | | served as the second Archbishop
of the Anglican Church in North | 7 | | America since 2014; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Archbishop Beach has shared his extensive | 9 | | ministry experience, proclaiming the Gospel of
Jesus Christ | 10 | | through his weekly broadcast, "A Word from the Lord", and in | 11 | | numerous news
articles, podcasts, and publications; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Archbishop Beach, as the highest ecclesial | 13 | | authority of the Anglican Church
in North America, has traveled | 14 | | widely to forge and deepen partnerships with Christian
| 15 | | denominations that proclaim the Gospel and care lovingly for | 16 | | the people of God; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Archbishop Beach, the | 18 | | Anglican Church in North
America was declared a Partner | 19 | | Province of the Global South in 2015, further strengthening its
| 20 | | bonds with Anglicans around the world; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, Archbishop Beach has taught that Christians are to |
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| 1 | | be relentlessly compassionate and has
worked to build and | 2 | | support parish ministries that feed the poor, serve the | 3 | | homeless, care for
orphans, and help people of all ages who are | 4 | | at risk; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Archbishop Beach has spent his time as Archbishop | 6 | | encouraging and building the Anglican
Church in North America | 7 | | to where it now numbers almost a thousand churches, with 1,700
| 8 | | clergy members, and over 350 missionaries serving abroad | 9 | | through the Global Anglican Mission
Partners; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Archbishop Beach has provided guidance and | 11 | | assistance to the 30
dioceses of the Anglican Church of North | 12 | | America, including the Diocese of Quincy and the
City of Peoria | 13 | | which it serves; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Archbishop Beach visits on the occasion of the | 15 | | 139th Synod of the Diocese of Quincy on
October 20-22, 2016; | 16 | | therefore, be it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 18 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 19 | | welcome the Most Reverend Dr. Foley Beach to Central
Illinois; | 20 | | and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to Archbishop Beach as an expression of our esteem | 2 | | and respect.
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