Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2013-281

• Record #: R2013-281
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 3/13/2013
• Final action: 3/13/2013
• Title: Gratitude extended to Father Richard Andrus, SVD for service to community
• Sponsors: Dowell, Pat

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
3/13/2013		City Council	Introduced (Agreed Calendar)
3/13/2013	49319	City Council	Adopted	Pass

A Resolution Honoring Father Richard Andrus. SVP

WHEREAS, Father Richard Andrus holds an M.A. In Divinity and African-American Theology and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from the Catholic Theological Union and a Bachelor's Degree in Sociology from Divine Word College; and

WHEREAS, Father Andrus has been the Pastor of Saint Elizabeth's for thirteen years; and

WHEREAS, Saint Elizabeth's Catholic Church located at 50 East 41^st Street, is the oldest African-American Catholic Parish in Chicago having celebrated their 130^th Anniversary in November, 2011; and

WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Father Andrus, Saint Elizabeth's serves the community through multiple ministries, a weekly food pantry, and through hosting CAPS and other community meetings; and

WHEREAS, In addition to being a Pastor and the ways in which Saint Elizabeth's serves the community, Father Andrus also puts his faith into practice by serving as a Board Member for the Genesis Housing Development Corporation and the The Renaissance Collaborative, which are two organizations that provide housing and other services for Chicago's most vulnerable residents; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Chicago assembled this 13^th day of March, 2013 do hereby acknowledge the important service of Father Richard Andrus to the community around Saint Elizabeth's Catholic Church and wish him the best as he moves on to another parish; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Father Richard Andrus and his family.

 

Pat Dowell Alderman, 3^rd Ward