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92_HR0219 LRB9208710RHrh 1 HOUSE RESOLUTION 2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 3 Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in 4 the history of organizations of the State of Illinois; and 5 WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that St. Anastasia 6 Parish in Waukegan, Illinois, is celebrating its 75th 7 anniversary in April, 2001; and 8 WHEREAS, St. Anastasia Parish was founded in April of 9 1926 when Father John Fleming was sent to Waukegan by George 10 Cardinal Mundelein to undertake the building of a new church 11 on the northern fringe of the town; and 12 WHEREAS, Father Fleming and the first group of 13 parishioners were welcomed by the Sisters of the Holy Child 14 Jesus as they celebrated mass on the grounds of the Holy 15 Child High School while the new church was under 16 construction; in 1927, St. Anastasia Church and School were 17 completed and dedicated in October of 1927; and 18 WHEREAS, St. Anastasia Parish's welcoming spirit has 19 become tradition for seventy-five years as a faith community 20 serving its parishioners and students; its tradition 21 continues today through a dedicated ministry to its children, 22 to the hungry, the homeless, and the troubled; and 23 WHEREAS, St. Anastasia is proud of the few original 24 parishioners that are still with the parish today, and the 25 100 or more of its school alumni that are also members of the 26 parish; therefore, be it 27 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 28 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 29 we congratulate St. Anastasia Parish in Waukegan, Illinois, 30 on the celebration of its 75th anniversary; and be it further -2- LRB9208710RHrh 1 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 2 presented to St. Anastasia Parish as an expression of our 3 esteem.