Bill Text: IL HR0426 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the congregants of St. Hubert Catholic Parish on the 50th anniversary of the parish.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR0426 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0426-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, St. Hubert Catholic Parish was founded in June of | ||||||
3 | 1960, in Hoffman Estates, with the appointment of Reverend Leo | ||||||
4 | Wincek as pastor; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In the beginning, masses were held in the dining | ||||||
6 | hall of the Buggy Whip Tavern on Roselle Road, near the corner | ||||||
7 | of Schaumburg Road, until a temporary church was built; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The first major building project was a brick | ||||||
9 | school on Flagstaff Lane, dedicated in 1962, with a permanent | ||||||
10 | church being erected in 1967; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In 1967, Reverend William Shields was appointed | ||||||
12 | pastor; in 1977, a 3-story building was erected to serve as a | ||||||
13 | rectory, administration building, and Religious Education | ||||||
14 | Center; and
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15 | WHEREAS, Upon Reverend Shields' retirement in 1991, | ||||||
16 | Reverend Eugene Nowak was appointed pastor, and a building | ||||||
17 | campaign was begun to fund the construction of an Early | ||||||
18 | Childhood Education Center and a Parish Ministry Center; and
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19 | WHEREAS, In 2005, with the appointment of Reverend Robert | ||||||
20 | Rizzo as pastor, the decision was made to renovate the church |
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1 | and a capital campaign was launched; thanks to the generosity | ||||||
2 | of so many, the renovated church opened its doors in November | ||||||
3 | of 2008; and
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4 | WHEREAS, St. Hubert Catholic Parish currently serves | ||||||
5 | almost 3,000 families in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, | ||||||
6 | offering various ministries and organizations, continuing its | ||||||
7 | focus on worship, education, and service; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
10 | we congratulate the congregants of St. Hubert Catholic Parish | ||||||
11 | on the 50th anniversary of the parish and wish them continued | ||||||
12 | success for years to come; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to Pastor Rizzo on behalf of the congregation of St. | ||||||
15 | Hubert Catholic Parish as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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