HCR134 - Commemorating the dedication of St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church in Greenwood.

      H.C.R. No. 134       HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION          WHEREAS, St. Rita of Cascia Catholic Church in Greenwood   celebrated the dedication of its new building by Bishop Michael   J. Sis of the Diocese of San Angelo on March 16, 2024; and          WHEREAS, In 2018, Bishop Sis gave permission for the   establishment of the Greenwood Catholic Community; Greenwood   Elementary School generously offered its auditorium for Sunday   services, allowing the faithful in the area to begin worshipping   closer to home; and          WHEREAS, Bishop Sis issued a decree in 2020 naming the church   for Saint Rita of Cascia; born in the Italian village of   Roccaporena, near Cascia, Saint Rita lived from 1381 until 1457,   and she is regarded as the patron saint of impossible causes; the   first oil well in West Texas, Santa Rita No. 1, was named in her   honor; and          WHEREAS, St. Rita of Cascia has been a mission of San Miguel   Arcángel Parish in Midland, with Father Patrick Akpanobong as   pastor; community members worked tirelessly to raise funds for the   construction of their church, and they purchased a six-acre   property that includes the site of the earliest school in   Greenwood; they gathered for the ground breaking on September 17,   2022; deacon Bill Scarmardo served as architect and N. C. Sturgeon   was the general contractor; and          WHEREAS, The completion of this house of worship is a tribute   to the vision and perseverance of the St. Rita of Cascia community,   and the prayerful devotion of its members will ensure that the   church continues to thrive in the years to come; now, therefore, be   it          RESOLVED, That the 89th Legislature of the State of Texas   hereby commemorate the dedication of St. Rita of Cascia Catholic   Church and extend to its clergy and parishioners sincere best   wishes for the future; and, be it further          RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be   prepared for the church as an expression of high regard by the Texas   House of Representatives and Senate.     Craddick       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.C.R. No. 134 was adopted by the House on May   23, 2025, by a non-record vote.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.C.R. No. 134 was adopted by the Senate on May   26, 2025, by a viva-voce vote.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate      APPROVED: __________________                   Date                       __________________                 Governor