City Council Meeting May 18, 2016
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The St. Thomas Orthodox Church of India started as a small congregation in 1972, renting various churches and buildings over the years for their Sunday services as they did not have a building of their own; and
WHEREAS, The congregation began to grow and gain support and in 1990 was able to purchase the church property located at 3735 N. Narragansett in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, This church known as the St. Thomas Orthodox Church of India is the first Orthodox Church of India in the City of Chicago with a current congregation of approximately 80 families; and
WHEREAS, Through the continued support and expansion the congregation was able to purchase a new church on January 28, 2016. This new church is located at 6099 N. Northcott Avenue in Chicago and
WHEREAS, The Vicar of the Church, Reverend Fr. Ham Joseph has announced the official consecration and inauguration of the church building will take place on Friday, July 1, 2016 and Saturday July 2, 2016 by His Holiness Moran Mar Baselius Mar Thoma Paulose II, Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and the members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, gathered in a meeting this 18th day of May, 2016, do hereby offer our heartiest best wishes to the Reverend Fr. Ham Joseph and the entire congregation of St. Thomas Orthodox Church of India, Chicago, on the consecration and inauguration of their church; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared for presentation to St. Thomas Orthodox Church of India, Chicago.
