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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 Monsignor Jerome | ||||||
| 4 | Hartlein on the 50th anniversary of his ordination; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, He was born February 18, 1933 in East St. Louis | ||||||
| 6 | and attended St. Henry's Church and School; he later attended | ||||||
| 7 | Central Catholic High School for two years before entering St. | ||||||
| 8 | Henry's Seminary in Belleville; he finished his seminary | ||||||
| 9 | training at St. Meinrad Major Seminary in southern Indiana; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, His ordination was on May 27, 1958 at St. Peter's | ||||||
| 11 | Cathedral in Belleville by Bishop Albert Zuroweste; his first | ||||||
| 12 | assignment was at St. Albert the Great Parish in Fairview | ||||||
| 13 | Heights; in 1963, he was assigned to full-time teaching at | ||||||
| 14 | Cathedral High School in Belleville and in residence at St. | ||||||
| 15 | Mary's Parish in Belleville; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, On October 19, 1965 he was assigned to St. Mary's | ||||||
| 17 | Church at Mound City with St. Raphael's Mission in Mounds; it | ||||||
| 18 | was his first pastorate; in 1969, he was asked to take over the | ||||||
| 19 | parishes of St. Catherine's in Grand Chain, and its Mission, | ||||||
| 20 | Our Lady of Fatima in Ullin, as missions to St. Mary's; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, On July 6, 1972 he was assigned to Holy Childhood | ||||||
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| 1 | Parish in Mascoutah; his first year in Mascoutah saw him take | ||||||
| 2 | over leadership of the Mascoutah Ministerial Association; | ||||||
| 3 | under his leadership the Meals Program for Seniors, the | ||||||
| 4 | Meals-on-Wheels Program, the Ecumenical Thanksgiving Day | ||||||
| 5 | Service, and many other programs and events were started in the | ||||||
| 6 | community; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, He took over the Red Cross Blood Program in 1976; | ||||||
| 8 | the program went from one drive to eight drives a year; in 1978 | ||||||
| 9 | he was asked to serve on the advisory board of the Red Cross | ||||||
| 10 | for blood recruitment and served as chairperson from 1980 to | ||||||
| 11 | 1988; he also served on the Board of Directors of the St. Louis | ||||||
| 12 | Chapter of the Red Cross for a three-year period; and his | ||||||
| 13 | community was recognized in 2003 to host the national "Save a | ||||||
| 14 | Life" tour, one of only three stops in the State of Illinois; | ||||||
| 15 | and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, He has chaired the Diocesan Building Commission | ||||||
| 17 | since 1978; he has also served on the Diocesan Priests' Senate, | ||||||
| 18 | the Clergyman's Aid Society, the Catholic Community | ||||||
| 19 | Foundation, and the Diocesan Board of Consultor's to the | ||||||
| 20 | Bishop; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Monsignor Hartlein enjoys woodworking, | ||||||
| 22 | woodcarving, leather carving, candle making, and many other | ||||||
| 23 | hobbies; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 2 | NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Monsignor Jerome Hartlein on this momentous | ||||||
| 4 | anniversary and wish him the best in his future ministry | ||||||
| 5 | opportunities; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Monsignor Jerome Hartlein as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 8 | respect.
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