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90_HR0192 LRB9005756CBcbA 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO provides spiritual support and 3 succor for gay and lesbian Catholics, their families, and 4 their friends throughout the Greater Chicago area; and 5 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO provides a full program of 6 workshops, retreats, and education for gay and lesbian 7 Catholics, their families, and friends in the Greater Chicago 8 area; and 9 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO advocates for the full 10 participation of gay and lesbian Catholics within the Church; 11 and 12 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO stands in staunch support of 13 equity and justice for gay and lesbian citizens both within 14 the Catholic Church and in society; and 15 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO weekly celebrates mass for gay 16 and lesbian Catholics, their families, and their friends from 17 throughout the Greater Chicago area; and 18 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO has been a resource and a refuge 19 for gay and lesbian Catholics, their families, and their 20 friends since 1972; and 21 WHEREAS, DIGNITY/CHICAGO formally celebrates its 25th 22 anniversary on May 17, 1997; therefore, be it 23 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 24 NINETIETH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 25 congratulate DIGNITY/CHICAGO on 25 years of outstanding 26 service; and be it further 27 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 28 presented to DIGNITY/CHICAGO.