|
|
|||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| ||||||
| 2 | WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the members of the | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois House of Representatives that Father Darryl F. James, | ||||||
| 4 | rector of Messiah-St. Bartholomew Episcopal Church in the | ||||||
| 5 | Avalon Park Community of Chicago, is moving to Grace Episcopal | ||||||
| 6 | Church in Jamaica, New York; and
| ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, His journey in ministry began at Howard University | ||||||
| 8 | as a student participating in the Absalom Jones Student | ||||||
| 9 | Association; Father James received his Bachelor of Arts degree | ||||||
| 10 | in 1976 and matriculated at the Interdenominational | ||||||
| 11 | Theological Center in Atlanta for a year; and
| ||||||
| 12 | WHEREAS, The late Right Reverend John M. Burgess, first | ||||||
| 13 | African-American diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church, | ||||||
| 14 | recruited Father James to Yale University, where he received | ||||||
| 15 | his Master of Divinity degree in 1979; Father James served at | ||||||
| 16 | Trinity Cathedral in Newark, New Jersey, and SS. Matthew and | ||||||
| 17 | Joseph in Detroit, Michigan, before coming to Chicago;
and
| ||||||
| 18 | WHEREAS, For 21 years a part of his ministry has involved | ||||||
| 19 | exposing young people to opportunities in higher education; | ||||||
| 20 | Father James has encouraged and sponsored trips to colleges and | ||||||
| 21 | universities across the country; Father James serves on many | ||||||
| 22 | boards and community organizations including The Human | ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | Resources Development Institute, the Community Advisory | ||||||
| 2 | Council of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Community | ||||||
| 3 | Renewal Society, and as chair of the Community Ministers | ||||||
| 4 | Alliance; he was a member of the Chicago Board of Education, | ||||||
| 5 | and served as the National President of the Union of Black | ||||||
| 6 | Episcopalians; and
| ||||||
| 7 | WHEREAS, Father James currently serves as national | ||||||
| 8 | Vice-President for membership to the Howard University Alumni | ||||||
| 9 | Association; he has served on the Design Team that created | ||||||
| 10 | liturgies for the 2002 Episcopal Youth Event, the Benefits | ||||||
| 11 | Research Advisory Committee of the Church Pension Fund, the | ||||||
| 12 | Diocesan Excellent Disciples Committee, and currently serves | ||||||
| 13 | on the Christian Formation Commission; and
| ||||||
| 14 | WHEREAS, Father James continues the legacy of blessed | ||||||
| 15 | Absalom Jones, first black priest of the Episcopal Church, by | ||||||
| 16 | promoting peace and justice in the church and the larger | ||||||
| 17 | community; therefore, be it
| ||||||
| 18 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 19 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 20 | congratulate Father Darryl F. James on his move to Grace | ||||||
| 21 | Episcopal Church in Jamaica, New York and thank him for his | ||||||
| 22 | years of ministry and service to the citizens of the State of | ||||||
| 23 | Illinois; and be it further
| ||||||
| |||||||
| |||||||
| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Father Darryl F. James as a symbol of our respect.
| ||||||