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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, In June of 1957, the Archdiocese of Chicago |
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| announced that Reverend George J. Mulcahey had been appointed |
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| to organize a new parish in the Village of Wheeling; and
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| WHEREAS, Through the generosity of the Johnson family, the |
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| fledgling parish was provided with a temporary site at the |
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| Chevy Chase Country Club, where the first Mass was celebrated |
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| on August 4, 1957; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend George J. Mulcahey was officially |
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| appointed the pastor of St. Joseph the Worker Parish on August |
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| 19, 1957; and
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| WHEREAS, In October of 1957, a twenty-four acre turkey farm |
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| and home on Dundee Road in Wheeling was purchased to become the |
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| future site of the new church and school; and
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| WHEREAS, The parish's first Mass celebrated in the new |
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| church was the Christmas Midnight Mass on December 24, 1958; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, On May 3, 1959, the Right Reverend Monsignor |
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| Edward M. Burke celebrated the First Communion Mass for eighty |
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| children of the parish and presided at the blessing of the |
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| cornerstone and the dedication of the statue of St. Joseph the |
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| Worker that stands outside the church; and
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| WHEREAS, St. Joseph the Worker School opened on September |
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| 9, 1959, with an enrollment of 480 students in eight grades and |
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| a staff of four Sisters of Mercy and four lay teachers; and |
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| WHEREAS, On September 20, 1959, Archbishop Albert C. Meyer |
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| officially dedicated the new building, which consisted of the |
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| church, the parish hall, and the school; and
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| WHEREAS, Reverend George Mulcahey retired in June of 1974 |
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| and was named Pastor Emeritus; he continued his work as a much |
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| loved spiritual leader, especially in his ministry to the sick; |
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| that same year, Reverend Donald Simpson was named as the new |
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| pastor; and
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| WHEREAS, The parish's boundaries included the Village of |
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| Lincolnshire; a Mission was established in 1975 and Masses were |
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| held at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort; and |
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| WHEREAS, In May of 1978, Reverend Robert (Mick) Egan, |
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| C.V.S., a 1965 graduate of St. Joseph the Worker School, |
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| celebrated his first Mass in his parish church; and
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| WHEREAS, In July of 1982, Reverend James O'Malley was named |
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| as pastor St. Joseph the Worker Parish; that same year, |
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| Reverend George Mulcahey celebrated the 50th anniversary of his |
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| ordination; and |
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| WHEREAS, St. Joseph the Worker Parish established its first |
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| Parish Pastoral Council in 1993; and
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| WHEREAS, In July of 1994, Reverend James O'Malley was |
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| succeeded by Reverend Jacob Joerger, O.P., who was named |
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| administrator pending the appointment of the new pastor, |
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| Reverend Frederick L. Brandstrader, in November of that year; |
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| and |
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| WHEREAS, On May 21, 1995, Reverend Ronald Lewandowski, a |
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| former religious education teacher and member of the parish, |
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| celebrated his first Mass in the church; and
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| WHEREAS, St. Joseph the Worker School closed its doors for |
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| the last time on June 7, 1996, having been an integral part of |
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| the spiritual and social life of the parish for almost forty |
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| years; and
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| WHEREAS, On January 7, 1997, the Adoration Chapel opened as |
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| a special place of visitation to the Blessed Sacrament; and |
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| WHEREAS, On April 21, 2002, Deacon Peery Duderstadt |
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| celebrated his 20th anniversary as deacon at St. Joseph the |
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| Worker Parish; and
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| WHEREAS, On April 26, 2003, Deacon Steven Stecker |
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| celebrated his 5th anniversary as deacon at St. Joseph the |
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| Worker Parish; and |
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| WHEREAS, In May of 2004, Reverend Steven Bauer, a graduate |
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| of St. Joseph the Worker School, was ordained to the priesthood |
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| and celebrated his first Mass in his parish church; and |
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| WHEREAS, On October 10, 2004, Reverend Michael Joseph |
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| Thomas Bonner, S.V.D., was installed as pastor by Bishop Jerome |
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| Listecki, Vicar of Vicariate I; and |
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| WHEREAS, Over the past fifty years, St. Joseph the Worker |
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| Parish has ministered to the spiritual needs of the English, |
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| Spanish, Polish, and Filipino members of the parish; and |
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| WHEREAS, The parishioners of St. Joseph the Worker Parish |
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| have served the community through their own ministries, and in |
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| partnership with other governmental and civic organizations; |
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| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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| commend the members of St. Joseph the Worker Parish for |
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| faithfully fulfilling their mission of providing spiritual |
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| guidance to its members; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we acknowledge the importance of the |
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| academic and religious instruction provided to the students of |
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| St. Joseph the Worker School; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That we recognize the contributions made to the |
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| community by the ministries and individuals of St. Joseph the |
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| Worker Parish; and be it further |
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| RESOLVED, That we congratulate the clergy, the teachers, |
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| and the members of St. Joseph the Worker Parish for their |
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| outstanding accomplishment in reaching this 50th anniversary.
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