Full Text of HR0726 94th General Assembly
HR0726 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Church of St. Edmund (King and Martyr) is | 3 |
| celebrating its 100th anniversary of bringing Christ into the | 4 |
| lives of God's people; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1905, the Church of St. Edmund (King and | 6 |
| Martyr), then known as the Washington Park Mission, held its | 7 |
| first services in a basement room at 55th Street and Wabash | 8 |
| Avenue; in 1906, the name was changed to St. Edmunds Mission | 9 |
| and, because of its rapid growth, the church moved to 5831 S. | 10 |
| Indiana, where, under the leadership of Father Samuel J. | 11 |
| Martin, the church grew; eventually, the church acquired a new | 12 |
| facility at its current location, 6105 S. Michigan; and
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| WHEREAS, As the church grew, they established the St. | 14 |
| Edmund's Parochial School and the St. Edmund's Credit Union and | 15 |
| constructed the Father Samuel J. Martin Annex; during this | 16 |
| time, the Father Samuel J. Martin Foundation was formed to | 17 |
| provide a permanent endowment to help maintain St. Edmund's; | 18 |
| and
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| WHEREAS, In 1989, Rev. Dr. Richard L. Tolliver became the | 20 |
| rector of St. Edmund's; under his expert guidance, St. Edmund's | 21 |
| has made tremendous strides; he organized the St. Edmund's | 22 |
| Redevelopment Corporation, which has provided hundreds of | 23 |
| units of affordable housing for families in the Washington Park | 24 |
| Community; and
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| WHEREAS, The church prayerfully and joyfully celebrated | 26 |
| its 100th Anniversary with an Opening Ceremony patterned after | 27 |
| the Olympics and a solemn Mass; an African Diaspora Festival; a | 28 |
| Lenten Renewal Lecture Series; a Spring Fundraising Luncheon; a | 29 |
| golf tournament; a centennial cruise to the Bahamas; and a | 30 |
| Homecoming weekend featuring a Jazz Brunch and a Jazz Mass; in | 31 |
| December, the church will hold a special Closing Ceremony, |
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| including the passing of the torch to the younger generation, a | 2 |
| solemn Mass, and a gala reception; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 |
| we congratulate the Church of St. Edmund (King and Martyr) on | 6 |
| its 100th Anniversary; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy be presented to the rector | 8 |
| of the Church of St. Edmund (King and Martyr), Rev. Dr. Richard | 9 |
| L. Tolliver.
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