Full Text of HR0176 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the congregation, | 4 | | staff, and Reverend Joseph Tito of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in | 5 | | Albany Park on the 100th anniversary of the church; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1911, a group of lay people petitioned | 7 | | Archbishop Quigley to locate a Catholic church in Albany Park; | 8 | | on May 18, 1911, Archbishop Quigley asked The Reverend H.P. | 9 | | Coughlin to consider the territory that would later become Our | 10 | | Lady of Mercy Parish; on June 1, 1911, Reverend Coughlin became | 11 | | the Pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The first Eucharist was held at Patrick Henry | 13 | | School on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 1911; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, The event which was considered the testament to | 15 | | the Parish's livelihood was the baptism of Esther Traynor on | 16 | | June 13, 1911; the baptism was celebrated at the Traynor home | 17 | | because no church had been built at the time; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, On December 3, 1911, the congregation celebrated | 19 | | their first Mass in the new church; since that time, three | 20 | | churches have been erected to reflect the growth of the | 21 | | congregation; in addition, a rectory, a convent, and other |
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| 1 | | buildings were constructed to fulfill the increasing needs of | 2 | | the church community; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, A pivotal part of the history of Our Lady of Mercy | 4 | | Parish includes the Sisters of Providence; Father Coughlin | 5 | | asked the Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods, | 6 | | located in Indiana, to send sisters to the parish; three | 7 | | sisters responded to the call, and established Our Lady of | 8 | | Mercy School in 1912; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, 2011 will be a year of celebration for Our Lady of | 10 | | Mercy Parish as they look forward to the future; therefore, be | 11 | | it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 14 | | we congratulate everyone involved in the ministry of Our Lady | 15 | | of Mercy Parish in Albany Park and wish them continued success | 16 | | for years to come; and be it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to Reverend Joseph Tito, on behalf of the | 19 | | congregation of Our Lady of Mercy Parish, as a symbol of our | 20 | | respect and esteem.
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