HLS 19RS-3776 ORIGINAL
2019 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 318
BY REPRESENTATIVE PIERRE
COMMENDATIONS: Commends Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church on its fiftieth
anniversary
1 A RESOLUTION
2To commend Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Lafayette upon the celebration
3 of its fiftieth anniversary.
4 WHEREAS, on June 9, 1969, Bishop Maurice Schexnayder formally established the
5parish of Our Lady Queen of Peace, and land was purchased two years later on Lillian Road
6in Lafayette, now known as Martin Luther King Jr. Drive; the congregation worshiped at
7Lafayette Catholic Center until construction of the church was completed and the facility
8was dedicated by Most Rev. Gerard L. Frey, Bishop, on November 2, 1975; and
9 WHEREAS, God has blessed Our Lady Queen of Peace with spiritual shepherds
10throughout its fifty years of worship, from its first pastor, Rev. Jude Speyrer, through
11Rev. Hampton Davis, who has pastored the flock since 2007; the church's ministries are
12many and include youth, adult, and Gospel choirs; altar servers; religious education
13coordinators and catechists; vacation bible school; performing arts; ushers; Ladies Altar
14Society; St. Vincent de Paul Society; Parish Pastoral Council; lay ministers of Eucharist;
15Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary Court 206; Knights of Peter Claver Council 206
16and junior and junior daughter branches of Peter Claver; and Legion of Mary; and
17 WHEREAS, the faith of the parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace was tested in
18April 2010 when the church was destroyed by fire; Immaculate Heart of Mary, St. Anthony,
19St. Paul, and the Lafayette Parish school board's Truman Montessori gym served as
20temporary worship centers and places where marriages and funerals were conducted for the
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1membership while the church was rebuilt; a steeple was added to the building, and the first
2worship in the new sanctuary was held on Sunday, December 16, 2012; and
3 WHEREAS, after half a century, Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church remains
4a body of believers who are not limited by racial or geographical division; its members have
5been united into the family of God, and it is appropriate to commemorate the celebration of
6the fiftieth anniversary of the parish.
7 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
8Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend and congratulate Rev. Hampton Davis and
9the parishioners of Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church on the joyous celebration of
10its fiftieth anniversary; does hereby recognize and applaud the ministries that have
11strengthened the lives of those who live in the community the church serves; and does
12hereby offer best hopes and prayers that the light of God will continue to shine through Our
13Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church.
14 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Rev.
15Hampton Davis.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 318 Original 2019 Regular Session Pierre
Commends Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Lafayette on its 50th anniversary.
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