 
Senate Resolution No. 2623
 
BY: Senator JACOBS
 
        COMMEMORATING   the   100th   Anniversary  of  St.
        Margaret Parish
 
  WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social  and
educational  benefits  they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and
 
  WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and this  Nation  to  pay
tribute  to  those  institutions and individuals who have contributed to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and
 
  WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and  in  full  accord  with  its
long-standing  traditions,  this  Legislative  Body  is  justly proud to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of St. Margaret Parish on December 24,
2016; and
 
  WHEREAS, St. Margaret Parish  will  be  celebrating  its  Centennial
Anniversary  with a myriad of events during the period of September 2016
through September 2017; and
 
  WHEREAS, In the fall of 1916, St. Margaret Parish was  founded  when
the  Most  Reverend  Dennis Dougherty, Buffalo's fifth Bishop, purchased
nine acres of swampland bounded by Hertel,  Linden,  Saranac  and  North
Park Avenues; and
 
  WHEREAS,  On  December  14,  1916, construction started on the first
church, and within nine days, the small wooden structure was  completed;
the  first Mass was celebrated the next day, Christmas Eve, December 24,
1916; and
 
  WHEREAS, The Church was named after St. Margaret  of  Scotland,  who
was canonized in 1250, and whose feast day is November 16; and
 
  WHEREAS,  As  the community grew, the Church's congregation realized
it needed to create a bigger space for worship; ground  was  broken  for
the  present  church on September 9, 1956 and the first Mass was held on
June 23, 1957; and
 
  WHEREAS, Under  Reverend  Joseph  D.  Wolf's  able  leadership,  St.
Margaret  Parish  stands  on the threshold of tomorrow, prepared to meet
the challenges of the coming  decades  while  retaining  that  spiritual
resolve which characterizes its past; and
 
  WHEREAS,  It  is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such  institutions  to  the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it
 
  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate  the  100th  Anniversary  of  St.  Margaret  Parish,   fully
confident  that  this  commemoration reflects the belief in those values
which enhance the dignity and purpose of life; and be it further
 
  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Reverend Joseph D. Wolf, Pastor, St. Margaret Parish.
Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of St. Margaret Parish

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