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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2019

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S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING AND THANKING THE CHURCH OF ST. MICHAEL THE

ARCHANGEL ON 160 YEARS AS A VITAL SPIRITUAL AND SERVICE CENTER FOR

THE PEOPLE OF SOUTH PROVIDENCE AND LARGER RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY

     

     Introduced By: Senators Metts, Quezada, Ruggerio, Goodwin, and McCaffrey

     Date Introduced: February 26, 2019

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, Established in June of 1859, the Church of St. Michael the Archangel has

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served the people of South Providence and the larger Rhode Island community for 160 years; and

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     WHEREAS, From its inception, the community of St. Michael's has been a place of

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welcome for people from all over the world from its early Irish and Western European members

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to today's multicultural, multilingual community that is a reflection of the diversity of

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Providence; and

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     WHEREAS, The commitment and mission of St. Michael's is in keeping with Rhode

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Island's earliest values of inclusion, acceptance, respect for difference, religious tolerance and

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celebration of our common humanity; and

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     WHEREAS, Since its beginnings, St. Michael's has been a social justice-oriented parish.

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Initially serving the Irish and Western European immigrant populations who were often pushed to

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the sides and margins of society, St. Michael's parishioners have always come together to identify

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needs, solve problems and grow stronger together. This tradition has continued through the years

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for and with all the new groups who have come to the community and persist today; and

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     WHEREAS, As an immigrant community, St. Michael's has long responded to the day-

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to-day needs of its members and the larger community in a number of ways from direct service to

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advocacy, by formation of nonprofit groups which have since gone on to independently address

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specific needs, and through ongoing collaboration with other agencies and faith organizations;

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and

 

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     WHEREAS, The Church of St. Michael the Archangel is recognized by placement on the

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National Register of Historic Places and its iconic structure has long been a symbol of refuge and

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hope to the community; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates and thanks the Church of St. Michael the Archangel on its 160 years as a

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vital spiritual and service center for the people of South Providence and larger Rhode Island

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Community; and be it further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Rev. Robert Perron, Pastor of the Church of St.

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Michael the Archangel.

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