Bill Text: NY K00109 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 90th Anniversary of the Parish of Saint Anne in Garden City, New York

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-26 - adopted [K00109 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-K00109-Introduced.html

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Assembly Resolution No. 109

BY: M. of A. Ra

        COMMEMORATING  the  90th Anniversary of the Parish
        of Saint Anne in Garden City, New York

  WHEREAS, It is the intent of this  Legislative  Body  to  honor  and
commemorate   the  distinguished  histories  of  the  communities  which
comprise the noble body of this great Empire State; and

  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the 90th Anniversary of the Parish of Saint Anne  in  Garden
City, New York; and

  WHEREAS, The Catholic community in the Garden City and Stewart Manor
villages  needed  a  place  of  worship  to  accommodate their rapid and
sustained growth; by 1929, and with the support of  the  local  Diocese,
they  were  granted  permission to establish Saint Anne's Parish and, in
June of that same year, the community celebrated its first Mass; and

  WHEREAS, That first Mass was celebrated in a temporary  location  on
Covert  Avenue  in  Stewart  Manor  while  the  still  growing  Catholic
community raised funds in order to purchase a plot of land and construct
a permanent church building; and

  WHEREAS, Finally, on June 22, 1930, the first  church  building  was
completed  and  a  dedication  Mass was held as the community celebrated
their new spiritual home; and

  WHEREAS, The still  growing  faith  community  rapidly  outgrew  the
modest  first  church  building  and by the 1960s, a convent and rectory
were constructed; continued growth meant  that  by  1964,  the  new  and
current  church  building  was  completed  and  dedicated at its present
location on Dartmouth Street in Garden City; and

  WHEREAS, Today, 90 years after its founding,  the  Parish  of  Saint
Anne  is  home  to  more  than 3,400 parishioners, and still maintains a
school which was established in 1951 which  boasts  500  students;  now,
therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate  the  90th  Anniversary  of  the  Parish  of   Saint   Anne,
recognizing  the  significance  of  the role it continues to play in the
life of the community of the State of New York; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Parish of Saint Anne.