H.R. No. 153
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Members of the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church
of Austin gathered together to celebrate the dedication of their
new sanctuary on December 29, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1995 with 240 parishioners, St. Vincent
de Paul Catholic Church held services at Deerpark Middle School, in
northwest Austin, during its early years; as the congregation grew,
families and the diocese worked together to build a multipurpose
worship space, which was completed in 2001; the church rolls have
grown by approximately 100 new families a year since 2004 and now
include some 1,500 registered parishioner families, many of whom
contributed to the campaign to fund the new sanctuary; and
WHEREAS, Particularly deserving of recognition for the
completion of this project are the members of the building
committee, which was established in 2007; that group was composed
of John Cooke and Mark Fair, co-chairs, along with Mari Silva, Wade
Champion, Joe Roche, Lynn Wagner, Paul Tisch, Father Daniel
E. Garcia, Mike Moyer, Mike Moore, David Ochoa, and Dave Olander;
and
WHEREAS, For more than 17 years, St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
Church has played a vital role in the community; providing area
residents with myriad opportunities for spiritual growth, it offers
a number of worthwhile programs, including service ministries,
study groups, and fellowship gatherings; and
WHEREAS, This dynamic congregation benefits from the able
leadership of Father Garcia and Father Ron Feather as well as from
the dedicated efforts of its deacons, seminarian, and staff; and
WHEREAS, Sustained by a common purpose, warm fellowship, and
inspired teaching, the members of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic
Church have remained steadfast in their faith and in their ministry
to the world around them, and it is a pleasure to join in
celebrating this special milestone in the life of their church;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby commemorate the dedication of the new sanctuary
for St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church of Austin and extend to its
members sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dale
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 153 was adopted by the House on March
7, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House