Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

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3	3	1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
5	5	3 Representatives wish to congratulate the Franciscan Sisters of
6	6	4 Chicago on the occasion of their 130th anniversary; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago was originally
8	8	6 founded as the Franciscan Sisters of Blessed Kunegunda in 1894
9	9	7 by Josephine Dudzik, also known as Sister Mary Theresa, with
10	10	8 the purpose of ministering to the poor; at the 1970 Chapter
11	11	9 Meeting of the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago, the order voted
12	12	10 to change their name to the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago,
13	13	11 hoping the new name would reflect the order's heritage with
14	14	12 the city of Chicago; and
15	15	13 WHEREAS, The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago was the first
16	16	14 religious congregation of women founded in the city of
17	17	15 Chicago; and
18	18	16 WHEREAS, In 1898, the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago opened
19	19	17 the first and oldest nursing home in Chicago, St. Joseph Home
20	20	18 for the Aged and Crippled, and built their first motherhouse
21	21	19 on the same site; these buildings not only housed the elderly
22	22	20 and the novitiate for new incoming Sisters but were also used
23	23	21 as sewing and vestment workshops where the Sisters would raise
24	24	22 funds to support themselves and their ministries; St. Joseph
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33	33	1 Home continues to serve the elderly and, in 2006, a
34	34	2 replacement community was built and named St. Joseph Village
35	35	3 of Chicago; and
36	36	4 WHEREAS, In 1899, the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago opened
37	37	5 St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum in Chicago, which was active until
38	38	6 1906 and cared for more than 500 children; and
39	39	7 WHEREAS, In 1901, The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago began
40	40	8 to minister on education, providing Sisters to teach at
41	41	9 various schools in Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Ohio,
42	42	10 Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Texas; over the years, the
43	43	11 Sisters taught in 44 grammar schools and two high schools,
44	44	12 later opening St. Elizabeth Day Nursery in Chicago; and
45	45	13 WHEREAS, The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago purchased the
46	46	14 Walker estate in Lemont, which served as the congregation's
47	47	15 novitiate for 37 years; and
48	48	16 WHEREAS, In 1963, Our Lady of Victoria Convent opened as a
49	49	17 home for retired and infirm Sisters in Lemont; the old convent
50	50	18 was renovated and turned into a senior living community named
51	51	19 Mother Theresa Home; the motherhouse stayed in use until 2002
52	52	20 when a new convent was built on the grounds; and
53	53	21 WHEREAS, The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago created the
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64	64	1 Franciscan Sisters of Chicago Service Corporation, later
65	65	2 renamed Franciscan Ministries, which was established to help
66	66	3 support, manage, and operate all facilities sponsored by the
67	67	4 order and assist them in extending their charitable mission in
68	68	5 health care, social services, pastoral care, and education;
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70	70	7 WHEREAS, In 1989, Franciscan Village, a senior living
71	71	8 community, was opened in Lemont, and the Mother Theresa Home
72	72	9 was incorporated into the community; and
73	73	10 WHEREAS, In 1998, another senior living community, Marian
74	74	11 Village, was opened in Homer Glen; and
75	75	12 WHEREAS, The Franciscan Sisters of Chicago has positively
76	76	13 affected the lives of countless people in this great state;
77	77	14 therefore, be it
78	78	15 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
79	79	16 HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
80	80	17 we congratulate the Franciscan Sisters of Chicago on the
81	81	18 occasion of their 130th anniversary, and we recognize all of
82	82	19 the contributions by the Sisters who have impacted the health
83	83	20 of their order, their communities, the country, and the world
84	84	21 for the better; and be it further
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