H.R. No. 1645
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Monsignor Leo Wleczyk is retiring as pastor of
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Lak
e Jackson on June
30, 2019, drawing to a close 54 years of service to the Catholic
Church; and
WHEREAS, Born in 1939 to Josie and Leo Wleczyk Sr., Leo
Wleczyk graduated from Brazosport High School in Freeport in 1957,
and he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Houston; he was ordained as a
priest on May 27, 1965; and
WHEREAS, Father Wleczyk served at St. Mary Catholic Church in
Port Arthur, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Galveston, and at
St. Joseph Catholic Church in Baytown before being appointed pastor
of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palestine in 1975; he went on to
serve as pastor of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Houston from 1978
to 1984, and on September 1, 1984, he was elevated to monsignor and
became the pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 34-year tenure at
St. Michael's, Monsignor Wleczyk has overseen the congregation's
participation in the RENEW spiritual renewal program, the Rite of
Christian Initiation of Adults program, Spiritualfest, the youth
ministry, and the ENVISION program, among others; he has also
supervised a number of improvements to the church campus, including
the addition of a nursery and an education wing in 1985, the
installation of stained glass windows in 1986, the construction of
the Family Life Center in 1993 and the Spiritual Learning Center in
2000, and the completion of the church's renovation in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Monsignor Wleczyk served as dean of the Southern
Deanery from 1984 to 2008, and from 2008 to 2018, he was episcopal
vicar for the Southern Vicariate; his honors include the Bronze
Pelican award from the Boy Scouts of America, the St. George emblem
from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, the Outstanding
Pastor Award from the Archdiocesan Catholic Committee for Youth
Organizations, and the St. Christopher Award from the Texas State
Council of the Knights of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, For nearly three and a half decades, Monsignor
Wleczyk has tirelessly dedicated himself to the spiritual welfare
of the parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church,
and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of all who know
him; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Monsignor Leo Wleczyk on his
retirement from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and
extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness and
fulfillment; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Monsignor Wleczyk as an expression of high regard by
the Texas House of Representatives.
Bonnen of Brazoria
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1645 was adopted by the House on May
24, 2019, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House