Full Text of HR1449 095th General Assembly
HR1449 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR1449 |
|
LRB095 22009 KXB 52277 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate the pastor and | 4 |
| congregation of St. Dominic Catholic Church in Breese as they | 5 |
| celebrate the church sesquicentennial; and
| 6 |
| WHEREAS, St. Dominic's history began after German pioneers | 7 |
| came to America looking for a better life; in the 1800s some | 8 |
| settled in Clinton County in and around Breese; following | 9 |
| completion of St. Boniface Church in Germantown in 1856, about | 10 |
| 70 Catholic families in and around Breese prepared to build | 11 |
| their own church; Father J. Fortmann, then pastor of St. | 12 |
| Boniface, laid the cornerstone of the new St. Dominic Church on | 13 |
| August 2, 1857; and
| 14 |
| WHEREAS, On October 18, 1858, Bishop Henry Juncker, first | 15 |
| bishop of Alton, accompanied by the newly ordained Father | 16 |
| August Reineke, blessed the new Roman style brick church and | 17 |
| Father Reineke was then installed as the first pastor; the new | 18 |
| parish included the settlements of Aviston, Trenton, | 19 |
| Summerfield, Lebanon, O'Fallon, and Highland; this new brick | 20 |
| building was used as the parish church from 1858 to 1868; from | 21 |
| 1868 to 1902 it was the parish school; and from 1902 to 1964 it | 22 |
| was used as a parish hall; and
|
|
|
|
HR1449 |
- 2 - |
LRB095 22009 KXB 52277 r |
|
| 1 |
| WHEREAS, In 1964 the current parish center was built; and | 2 |
| in 1973 the original church building was demolished; and
| 3 |
| WHEREAS, In 2001, a major renovation restored the interior | 4 |
| to its original architectural style; a gathering space was | 5 |
| created in the entrance, the organ was upgraded, the | 6 |
| stained-glass windows were repaired, and the exterior was | 7 |
| repaired and renovated; St. Dominic Church was rededicated on | 8 |
| May 26, 2002; and
| 9 |
| WHEREAS, Father Patrick Norman Peter has been pastor of St. | 10 |
| Dominic Church since 1995; he is only the eighth pastor who has | 11 |
| served at St. Dominic over its 150-year history; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, The parish is dedicating its sesquicentennial | 13 |
| celebration to the early members and priests of the | 14 |
| congregation; a number of special activities and events this | 15 |
| fall will honor the founders of St, Dominic Church as well as | 16 |
| the parishioners and clergy who helped the parish prosper; an | 17 |
| anniversary celebration mass will be held on September 28, | 18 |
| 2008, followed by a reception and formal dinner at the Parish | 19 |
| Center; a Heritage Day will be held October 5, 2008, including | 20 |
| a German meal, outdoor activities, an antique farm equipment | 21 |
| display, and indoor display of historical memorabilia | 22 |
| representing the parish and church over the last 150 years; | 23 |
| therefore, be it
|
|
|
|
HR1449 |
- 3 - |
LRB095 22009 KXB 52277 r |
|
| 1 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate the congregation and Father Peter as they | 4 |
| celebrate this historic time; and be it further
| 5 |
| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 |
| presented to the congregation of St. Dominic Catholic Church as | 7 |
| a symbol of our respect.
|
|