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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, St. Matthew's Parish in Schaumburg, Illinois, is
3 celebrating its twenty-fifth anniversary in 2001; and
4 WHEREAS, On March 1, 1975, the first Mass was celebrated
5 at Meinke Recreation Center; in June of 1975 weekend Masses
6 began at Collins School; in September of 1975 Religious
7 Education classes began; and on December 3, 1976, a
8 ground-breaking ceremony was held for the ten acre campus
9 that would become home to St. Matthew's Parish; in November
10 of 1977 the Worship Center (now the Hughes Center), the
11 Rectory, and parking areas were completed; in April of 1985
12 the new Parish Center was started due to church growth; and
13 WHEREAS, On March 21, 1976 Father Ed Hughes was
14 officially appointed Pastor of St. Matthew's Parish; on June
15 30, 1994 Father Hughes retired and became Pastor Emeritus; on
16 June 20, 1994 Associate Pastor Father Joe Wilk was named the
17 new Pastor of St. Matthew's Parish; and
18 WHEREAS, The success of St. Matthew's Parish would not be
19 possible without the efforts and good will of its thousands
20 of parishoners, both past and present; and
21 WHEREAS, St. Matthew's Parish will celebrate their
22 twenty-fifth anniversary throughout the year; therefore, be
23 it
24 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
25 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
26 we congratulate the parishoners of St. Matthew's Parish as
27 they celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary; and we wish
28 them continued good fortune as they continue to serve God in
29 their community; and be it further
30 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
31 presented to St. Matthew's Parish.