| |
| |
|
|
R E S O L U T I O N
|
|
|
WHEREAS, The Reverend Alberto Arcilla Maullon, Jr., has |
|
|
served parishioners of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston for 25 |
|
|
years, and in celebration, he is offering a Mass of Thanksgiving on |
|
|
May 19, 2007, at St. Paul Church in Nassau Bay, and again on June 15, |
|
|
2007, at the Santuario de San Antonio in Makati City, Philippines; |
|
|
and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Born in the Philippines in 1958, Alberto Maullon |
|
|
entered the seminary at age 12, inspired by the examples of two |
|
|
uncles and a brother, and went on to graduate as valedictorian of |
|
|
Our Lady of Penafrancia Seminary in 1974; after earning a |
|
|
bachelor's degree in philosophy from the University of Santo Tomas |
|
|
in Manila, he received a scholarship from the Archdiocese of |
|
|
Galveston-Houston to continue his studies at St. Mary's Seminary at |
|
|
the University of St. Thomas in Houston, where he subsequently |
|
|
earned a master's of divinity in 1981; following a yearlong |
|
|
diaconate at St. Frances Cabrini Church, he became the first |
|
|
Filipino priest ordained in the diocese on May 8, 1982; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, Reverend Maullon served as parochial vicar of Prince |
|
|
of Peace Church, St. Francis de Sales Church, and Notre Dame Church |
|
|
before being appointed pastor and parish administrator of St. |
|
|
Bartholomew Church in Katy in 1991; he served at St. Bartholomew for |
|
|
more than 10 years, during which time he oversaw the construction of |
|
|
a new sanctuary; in 2002, he was assigned as pastor of St. Paul |
|
|
Church in Nassau Bay, where he is currently involved in building a |
|
|
new worship center; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, This esteemed clergyman also serves as a member of |
|
|
the Priests Personnel Committee and as priest representative on the |
|
|
Permanent Diaconate Personnel Committee; and |
|
|
WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Reverend Maullon has |
|
|
offered guidance and inspiration to countless parishioners in |
|
|
Southeast Texas, and it is indeed fitting to reflect on his myriad |
|
|
contributions as he commemorates this joyous occasion; now, |
|
|
therefore, be it |
|
|
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
|
|
Legislature hereby honor the Reverend Alberto Arcilla Maullon, Jr., |
|
|
on 25 years of service to the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston and |
|
|
extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
|
|
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|
|
prepared for Reverend Maullon as an expression of high regard by the |
|
|
Texas House of Representatives. |