SALUTE TO FATHER MICHAEL KALLOCK. CSP
WHEREAS, Since July of 2006, Father Michael John Kallock, CSP, has been the outstanding and committed pastor of Old St. Mary's Roman Catholic Parish, the oldest Catholic congregation in this city; and
WHEREAS, Father Kallock is leaving his present position as pastor of Old St. Mary's to join the staff of St. Peter's, a Canadian Paulist parish in Toronto, Ontario where he will also serve as Director of the Paulist Centre for Catholic Evangelization; and
WHEREAS, Born on May 11, 1944 in East Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, Father Kallock received a BA in Sociology from De Pauw University in Indiana and a second BA from St. Paul's College. He was ordained a priest in the order of the Paulist Fathers on May 5, 1973 and has served the order in a variety of assignments throughout the United States before becoming the Pastor at Old St. Mary's; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1833, Old St. Mary's parish has been guided for more than a century by the vision of Paulist Fathers such as Father Kallock, welcoming those who have been away from the Catholic religion as well as building bridges of respect and collaboration with congregants of diverse backgrounds; and
WHEREAS, Father Kallock has overseen an unprecedented growth of the Old St. Mary's congregation. It's parochial school started out with 18 preschool students and now has more than 350 students from preschool through 8th grade. When the church moved to its present location in 2002, approximately 530 individuals went to Mass on a weekend. Now that attendance is more than 1,200; and
WHEREAS, The Honorable Robert W. Fioretti, Alderman of the 2nd Ward, has apprised this august body of another significant milestone achieved by this remarkable spiritual leader; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED That we, the Mayor and members of the City of Chicago City Council, gathered together on this 25th Day of June, 2014 AD, do hereby salute Father Michael John Kallock for his devoted and praiseworthy pastoral...
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