Senate Resolution No. 225

BY: Senator GRIFFO

COMMEMORATING the 95th Anniversary of Sacred Heart
of Jesus-Holy Cross, Polish National Catholic Church
in New York Mills, New York

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 the State of New York to pay tribute
to those institutions and individuals who have contributed to the
ethical values of their communities; and

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body takes pleasure in commemorating the
95th Anniversary of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Holy Cross, Polish National
Catholic Church, to be celebrated at a banquet on Sunday, September 9,
2018, at the Roselawn Restaurant in New York Mills, New York; and

WHEREAS, Prior to this special event, The Right Reverend Bernard
Nowicki, Bishop of the Central Diocese, will administer the Sacrament of
Confirmation to six young parishioners during a Thanksgiving Holy Mass;
and

WHEREAS, In addition, A Memoriam Plaque will be initiated to connect
the past and the present members of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Holy Cross,
Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC); and

WHEREAS, Both the Sacred Heart of Jesus PNCC in New York Mills and
the Holy Cross PNCC of Utica, New York, held their first services in
January of 1923; and

WHEREAS, On April 5, 1987, over six decades later, the two churches
merged together and became one undivided church community; and

WHEREAS, The Sacred Heart of Jesus-Holy Cross, PNCC 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 95th Anniversary of Sacred Heart of Jesus-Holy Cross,
Polish National Catholic Church in New York Mills, New York, 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
transmitted to The Very Reverend Walter M. Madej, Pastor, Sacred Heart
of Jesus-Holy Cross, Polish National Catholic Church.