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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
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IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
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JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2010 | |
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N | |
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CONGRATULATING REVEREND MONSIGNOR BARRY R.L. CONNERTON ON THE | |
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40TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIS ORDINATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD | |
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Introduced By: Representatives Giannini, Watson, Fellela, and Wasylyk | |
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Date Introduced: May 20, 2010 | |
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Referred To: House read and passed | |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Monsignor Barry R.L. Connerton was born October 9, 1944, in |
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Newport, Rhode Island. While residing in Newport, he graduated from Hazard Memorial School |
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and De La Salle Academy. He furthered his education at Our Lady of Providence Seminary in |
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Warwick, RI, where he studied and trained for his service as a priest, and upon graduation he |
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received his Master’s of Divinity Degree from St. Mary’s Seminary. He was ordained to the |
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priesthood on May 23, 1970; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his ordination in 1970, Father Connerton was assigned to teach at |
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Our Lady of Providence Preparatory Seminary and to serve as Associate Pastor of St. Phillip |
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Parish in Greenville, RI; and |
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WHEREAS, Father Connerton was named Pastor of Mary Mother of Mankind Parish in |
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North Providence in 1984, and for the past eighteen years he has provided leadership and spiritual |
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guidance as Pastor of St. Augustine’s Church in Providence; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to providing for the spiritual needs of his parishioners, Father |
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Connerton has also proven to be a dynamic force within the community. He has gained |
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recognition for his organizational and administrative skills. Father Connerton has been a member |
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of the Catholic Press Association, American Catholic Who’s Who, and the Governor’s Advisory |
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Commission on Educational Television. In 2009, at the request of Bishop Tobin, Father |
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Connerton was named “Chaplain to His Holiness” by Pope Benedict XVI. A man dedicated to his |
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country, Father Connerton also served as Chaplain in the US Army Reserves; and |
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WHEREAS, Reverend Monsignor Connerton has spent most of his life in devout service |
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to God. Through that unification, he has served and blessed the faithful, enriched the spiritual |
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lives of many Rhode Islanders, and earned our utmost respect and admiration for his |
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achievements; now, therefore be it |
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RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and |
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Providence Plantations hereby recognizes and congratulates Reverend Monsignor Barry R.L. |
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Connerton on the occasion of his 40th anniversary in the priesthood. May he have good health and |
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many more years of benevolent service to his fellow man; and be it further |
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RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he is hereby authorized and directed to |
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transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Reverend Monsignor Barry R.L. Connerton. |
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