Full Text of HR0723 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Our Lady of Mercy Parish | 4 | | in Albany Park on the occasion of its first annual gala; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 1911, a group of lay people petitioned | 6 | | Archbishop Quigley to locate a Catholic church in Albany Park; | 7 | | Archbishop Quigley asked Reverend H.P. Coughlin to consider | 8 | | the territory that would later become Our Lady of Mercy Parish | 9 | | on May 18, 1911; Reverend Coughlin then became the pastor of | 10 | | Our Lady of Mercy Parish on June 1, 1911; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish held its first Eucharist | 12 | | at Patrick Henry School on Pentecost Sunday, June 4, 1911; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish baptized Esther Traynor | 14 | | on June 13, 1911, and her baptism served as a testament to the | 15 | | parish's livelihood as it was celebrated at the Traynor home | 16 | | due to there being no physical church built at the time; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish celebrated its first | 18 | | Mass in its new church on December 3, 1911; since that time, | 19 | | the parish has had three churches erected to reflect the | 20 | | growth of the congregation; in addition, the parish | 21 | | constructed a rectory, a convent, and other buildings to |
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| 1 | | fulfill the increasing needs of the church community; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish experienced a pivotal | 3 | | moment in its history when Father Coughlin asked the Sisters | 4 | | of Providence of St. Mary of the Woods in Indiana to send | 5 | | sisters to the parish; three sisters responded to the call and | 6 | | established Our Lady of Mercy School in 1912, which later | 7 | | closed in 2003; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish celebrated its 100th | 9 | | anniversary in 2011; to commemorate its history in 2015, the | 10 | | parish published a book of essays titled From Everywhere to | 11 | | Our Lady of Mercy Parish: 100 Years of Faith; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish, from its location at | 13 | | 4432 N. Troy in Albany Park, acts as the heart of a | 14 | | residential, commercial, and bilingual community, serving the | 15 | | areas of Albany Park, Irving Park, and Avondale; while the | 16 | | church has seen the community change over its history, from | 17 | | German, Swedish, Irish, and Polish parishioners in its early | 18 | | years to Latino, Filipino, African American, and Anglo | 19 | | parishioners today, the church remains committed to serving | 20 | | everyone and is represented by approximately 60 nations and 46 | 21 | | languages; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish has dedicated itself to |
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| 1 | | improving the lives of people in its community through | 2 | | offering a number of services, including multilingual sermons, | 3 | | weekly bulletins in English and Spanish, financial assistance | 4 | | to families in need, and recommendations for jobs, schools, or | 5 | | immigration paperwork; the parish also has volunteer outreach | 6 | | ministries that donate more than 45,000 service hours to its | 7 | | community each year; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Our Lady of Mercy Parish will host its first | 9 | | annual gala at the Elmcrest Banquets in Elmwood Park on | 10 | | September 23, 2022; therefore, be it
| 11 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 12 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 13 | | we congratulate Our Lady of Mercy Parish on its first annual | 14 | | gala and wish the parish continued success.
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