PRINTER'S NO. 2219
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
434
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY DAVIDSON, READSHAW, RYAN, THOMAS, TOOHIL, SOLOMON,
MILLARD, VITALI, HENNESSEY, J. HARRIS, DAVIS, SAINATO, WARD,
NEILSON, DiGIROLAMO, BIZZARRO, D. COSTA, SANTORA, CORR,
KORTZ, KINSEY, W. KELLER, FABRIZIO, DONATUCCI, HILL-EVANS,
MADDEN, MARSICO, CALTAGIRONE, WATSON, FITZGERALD AND MURT,
JULY 9, 2017
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
JULY 9, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of Saint Laurence Parish.
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence Parish was founded on June 10, 1917,
under Reverend Maurice C. Cowl; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence Parish was born into newly
suburbanized farmland in Delaware County, just west of
Philadelphia; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence School was opened in 1919; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence School remains a fully accredited and
award-winning educational institution and is integral to the
parish faith formation; and
WHEREAS, On July, 1, 2013, Saint Alice Parish, Upper Darby
and Saint Laurence Parish, Highland Park, merged to form a new
Saint Laurence Parish community; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence Parish has flourished under 10
pastors and, as of 2015, the parish serves 5,425 people and
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1,934 registered households in the Upper Darby and Havertown
areas; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence is a Roman Catholic Parish of the
Archdiocese of Philadelphia and has a rich history that is
rooted in the tradition of the Roman Catholic faith and the
diversity of its cultural backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence Parish has been a beacon of faith,
hope and love in Upper Darby, Delaware County, Pennsylvania for
nearly a century; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence Parish opened its Centennial Year of
Celebration on June 5, 2016, with an Opening Mass followed by a
99th birthday banquet which was attended by more than 200
people; and
WHEREAS, Saint Laurence is closing its Centennial Year of
Celebration on June 4, 2017, with a 100th birthday mass followed
by a birthday banquet, which will be attended by Archbishop
Charles J. Chaput; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
100th anniversary of Saint Laurence Parish.
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