LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Cavalry
Episcopal Church of Williamsville, New York, to be celebrated on April
28, 2012

WHEREAS, Religious institutions, and the many spiritual, social and
educational benefits they confer, play a vital role in the development
of the moral fabric of a responsible citizenry; and
WHEREAS, It is the tradition of this State and this Nation to pay
tribute to those institutions and individuals who have contributed to
the ethical and spiritual values of their communities; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body takes pleasure in commemorating the
100th Anniversary of Cavalry Episcopal Church of Williamsville, New
York, to be celebrated with a special service of rededication by the
Rev. Ethan J. Cole on Saturday, April 28, 2012; and
WHEREAS, Other Centennial events will include a Carillon Concert on
Sunday, June 24, 2012, followed by a reception in the Church's Kryder
Courtyard; the events will conclude with a special Come Home to Cavalry
dinner in October, 2012; and
WHEREAS, This year marks the 100th Anniversary of the congregation
which began gathering in 1912, in the home of Robert and Margaret Thor-
ner in Williamsville, New York; and
WHEREAS, Robert and Margaret Thorner held the first service, it is
recorded, of the core congregation that later built a small church at
Los Robles and Milton; and
WHEREAS, Groundbreaking for the congregation's Cavalry Episcopal
Church on Milton Street was held on March 11, 1951; and
WHEREAS, Cavalry Episcopal Church stands on the threshold of tomorrow,
prepared to meet the challenges of the coming decades while retaining
that spiritual resolve which characterizes its past; and
WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to take note of
enduring religious institutions and to bring such institutions to the
attention of the people of this Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 100th Anniversary of Cavalry Episcopal Church of
Williamsville, New York, fully confident that this commemoration
reflects the belief in those values which enhance the dignity and
purpose of life; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Cavalry Episcopal Church, Williamsville, New York.