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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Leo Wleczyk is retiring as pastor of |
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St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Lak |
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e Jackson on June |
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30, 2019, drawing to a close 54 years of service to the Catholic |
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Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in 1939 to Josie and Leo Wleczyk Sr., Leo |
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Wleczyk graduated from Brazosport High School in Freeport in 1957, |
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and he attended St. Mary's Seminary in Houston; he was ordained as a |
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priest on May 27, 1965; and |
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WHEREAS, Father Wleczyk served at St. Mary Catholic Church in |
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Port Arthur, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Galveston, and at |
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St. Joseph Catholic Church in Baytown before being appointed pastor |
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of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Palestine in 1975; he went on to |
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serve as pastor of Notre Dame Catholic Church in Houston from 1978 |
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to 1984, and on September 1, 1984, he was elevated to monsignor and |
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became the pastor of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 34-year tenure at |
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St. Michael's, Monsignor Wleczyk has overseen the congregation's |
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participation in the RENEW spiritual renewal program, the Rite of |
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Christian Initiation of Adults program, Spiritualfest, the youth |
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ministry, and the ENVISION program, among others; he has also |
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supervised a number of improvements to the church campus, including |
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the addition of a nursery and an education wing in 1985, the |
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installation of stained glass windows in 1986, the construction of |
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the Family Life Center in 1993 and the Spiritual Learning Center in |
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2000, and the completion of the church's renovation in 2012; and |
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WHEREAS, Monsignor Wleczyk served as dean of the Southern |
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Deanery from 1984 to 2008, and from 2008 to 2018, he was episcopal |
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vicar for the Southern Vicariate; his honors include the Bronze |
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Pelican award from the Boy Scouts of America, the St. George emblem |
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from the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, the Outstanding |
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Pastor Award from the Archdiocesan Catholic Committee for Youth |
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Organizations, and the St. Christopher Award from the Texas State |
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Council of the Knights of Columbus; and |
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WHEREAS, For nearly three and a half decades, Monsignor |
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Wleczyk has tirelessly dedicated himself to the spiritual welfare |
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of the parishioners of St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, |
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and he has earned the lasting respect and admiration of all who know |
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him; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Monsignor Leo Wleczyk on his |
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retirement from St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued happiness and |
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fulfillment; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Monsignor Wleczyk as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1645 was adopted by the House on May |
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24, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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