Bill Text: TX HR1645 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Monsignor Leo Wleczyk on his retirement as pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Lake Jackson.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Reported enrolled [HR1645 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1645-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1645 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Monsignor Leo Wleczyk is retiring as pastor of | ||
| St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Lak | ||
| e Jackson on June | ||
| 30, 2019, drawing to a close 54 years of service to the Catholic | ||
| Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Born in 1939 to Josie and Leo Wleczyk Sr., Leo | ||
| Wleczyk graduated from Brazosport High School in Freeport in 1957, | ||
| and he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Houston; he was ordained as a | ||
| priest on May 27, 1965; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Father Wleczyk served at St. Mary Catholic Church in | ||
| Port Arthur, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Galveston, and at | ||
| St. Joseph Catholic Church in Baytown before being appointed pastor | ||
| of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palestine in 1975; he went on to | ||
| serve as pastor of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Houston from 1978 | ||
| to 1984, and on September 1, 1984, he was elevated to monsignor and | ||
| became the pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 34-year tenure at | ||
| St. Michael's, Monsignor Wleczyk has overseen the congregation's | ||
| participation in the RENEW spiritual renewal program, the Rite of | ||
| Christian Initiation of Adults program, Spiritualfest, the youth | ||
| ministry, and the ENVISION program, among others; he has also | ||
| supervised a number of improvements to the church campus, including | ||
| the addition of a nursery and an education wing in 1985, the | ||
| installation of stained glass windows in 1986, the construction of | ||
| the Family Life Center in 1993 and the Spiritual Learning Center in | ||
| 2000, and the completion of the church's renovation in 2012; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Monsignor Wleczyk served as dean of the Southern | ||
| Deanery from 1984 to 2008, and from 2008 to 2018, he was episcopal | ||
| vicar for the Southern Vicariate; his honors include the Bronze | ||
| Pelican award from the Boy Scouts of America, the St. George emblem | ||
| from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, the Outstanding | ||
| Pastor Award from the Archdiocesan Catholic Committee for Youth | ||
| Organizations, and the St. Christopher Award from the Texas State | ||
| Council of the Knights of Columbus; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For nearly three and a half decades, Monsignor | ||
| Wleczyk has tirelessly dedicated himself to the spiritual welfare | ||
| of the parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, | ||
| and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of all who know | ||
| him; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Monsignor Leo Wleczyk on his | ||
| retirement from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and | ||
| extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness and | ||
| fulfillment; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Monsignor Wleczyk as an expression of high regard by | ||
| the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Bonnen of Brazoria | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1645 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 24, 2019, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
