Bill Text: IL HR1284 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the pastor and parishioners at St. Catherine Laboure Parish in Glenview as they celebrate the golden anniversary of the church.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2010-05-25 - Resolution Adopted [HR1284 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HR1284-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the pastor and | ||||||
4 | parishioners at St. Catherine Laboure Parish in Glenview as | ||||||
5 | they celebrate the golden anniversary of the church in 2010; | ||||||
6 | and
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7 | WHEREAS, While celebrating his 25th anniversary of | ||||||
8 | ordination in Europe, Father William Buckley received a letter | ||||||
9 | from Msgr. Casey, the Vicar General, that Cardinal Meyer wanted | ||||||
10 | him to build a parish in the western Glenview area; it was on | ||||||
11 | this day that Father Buckley and his three traveling companions | ||||||
12 | visited the shrine of St. Catherine Laboure and knelt at the | ||||||
13 | chair where the Blessed Mother sat when she appeared to St. | ||||||
14 | Catherine Laboure; Father Buckley was so impressed with the | ||||||
15 | shrine that upon leaving, he announced that St. Catherine | ||||||
16 | Laboure would be the name of the new parish; and
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17 | WHEREAS, Upon returning home, Father Buckley was greeted by | ||||||
18 | Father Dussman and Father Ryan, from Our Lady of Perpetual | ||||||
19 | Help, who gave Father a place to live; the Superintendent of | ||||||
20 | Public Schools, then Dr. Springman, arranged for Father Buckley | ||||||
21 | to rent the Junior High School gym as a temporary place to say | ||||||
22 | Mass and hold services; and
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1 | WHEREAS, By October 1960, a Ladies' Guild and Holy Name | ||||||
2 | Society had been formed and plans were underway for a | ||||||
3 | combination church-school facility; on April 23, 1961, ground | ||||||
4 | was broken for a church-school structure; the cornerstone was | ||||||
5 | laid on August 26, 1961; Mass was celebrated in the new church | ||||||
6 | quarters on Christmas Eve, 1961 and the school was opened on | ||||||
7 | January 3, 1962; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Cardinal Meyer dedicated the new $750,000 parish | ||||||
9 | building on April 8, 1962; Father Burns was the first associate | ||||||
10 | pastor, followed by Father Paul Burke, Father James Ouletta, | ||||||
11 | Father William Barry, Father Richard Welc, Father Joseph | ||||||
12 | Altman, and Father Walter DeRoeck; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In 1965, a building at 3360 Thornwood Avenue was | ||||||
14 | purchased for use as a convent; on June 4, 1968, John Cardinal | ||||||
15 | Cody approved plans for the erection of a permanent church and | ||||||
16 | groundbreaking took place on June 9, 1968; the church was | ||||||
17 | opened officially on October 3, 1969, and dedicated on December | ||||||
18 | 14, 1969 by Cardinal Cody; in 1970, permission was granted for | ||||||
19 | construction of the 4-bedroom rectory; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In 1994, Marian Hall was constructed, the existing | ||||||
21 | Father Buckley Hall was renovated, and new meeting rooms were | ||||||
22 | created for parish use; on the Feast of Christ the King, | ||||||
23 | November 26, 1995, the Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration Chapel |
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1 | was dedicated and opened; in 1998, the church and chapel were | ||||||
2 | renovated and the Pro-Life Shrine was built; Francis Cardinal | ||||||
3 | George joined in the celebration, dedicating, and blessing the | ||||||
4 | church, chapel, and shrine on September 11, 1999; the Early | ||||||
5 | Childhood Development Center was completed and opened in the | ||||||
6 | fall of 2001; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The 50th anniversary will be celebrated with | ||||||
8 | special mass services, a dinner dance, a brunch, and a special | ||||||
9 | time of sharing; and
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10 | WHEREAS, The parish has 1300 registered parishioners, 325 | ||||||
11 | school children from pre-school to 8th grade; the current | ||||||
12 | pastor is Father P. Maina Waithaka, assisted by Associate | ||||||
13 | Pastor Father Alfredo Salera, and weekend Associate Father | ||||||
14 | Joseph O'Brien; therefore, be it
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15 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
16 | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
17 | congratulate the pastor and parishioners of St. Catherine | ||||||
18 | Laboure Parish and wish them continued success for years to | ||||||
19 | come; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
21 | presented to Father P. Maina Waithaka as a symbol of our | ||||||
22 | respect and esteem.
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